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Advancing research and teaching in the most dynamic and vital areas of biological research
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Profile of the Department of Cell & Systems Biology at University of Toronto
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Making the Most of the CSB
YouTube video by POP Project at UofT CSB
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Join us Friday, Oct 3 in welcoming Prof Roberto Mayor
@mayorlab.bsky.social
to speak on “Molecular and mechanical basis for collective cell migration”. We will be meeting at 11am in RW432. See you there!
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University of Toronto
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From student to Simcoe Hall: President Melanie Woodin on her academic journey — and the road ahead ➡️
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Cell & Systems Biology (CSB)
Society for Neuroscience
1 day ago
Are you presenting at
#SfN25
? Attend this upcoming webinar to learn where to start, how to visualize your ideas using text and figures, present to different audiences, and more. Register now! 🔗
vist.ly/48mkn
#neurosky
#neuroskyence
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U of T Black Research Network
1 day ago
Launching Oct. 10: The BRN's Academic Practice Lab, a monthly workshop series to support researchers on their academic journey! Our first workshop will explore how to craft strong applications & proposals at
#UofT
– including for the BRN IGNITE Grant ✍🏽
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#BlackResearchNetwork
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From student to Simcoe Hall: President Melanie Woodin on her academic journey — and the road ahead
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From student to Simcoe Hall: President Melanie Woodin on her academic journey — and the road ahead
University of Toronto President Melanie Woodin recalls sitting in Convocation Hall as a first-year student, listening to a professor explain the road to becoming a university researcher in the science...
https://www.utoronto.ca/news/student-simcoe-hall-president-melanie-woodin-her-academic-journey-and-road-ahead
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Siân Culley
2 days ago
BioImage analysis friends - King's are recruiting for a full-time, permanent facility position! Come and work with fun microscopes and fun people (and me!) - please share!
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/126345-...
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Bioimage Analysis Specialist | King's College London
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/126345-bioimage-analysis-specialist
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New from Prof Ted Erclik
@utmbiology.bsky.social
Concurrent temporal patterning of neural stem cells in the fly visual system 🧪🪰
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Concurrent temporal patterning of neural stem cells in the fly visual system - Nature Communications
The temporal patterning of stem cells generates neural diversity in the nervous system. Here, the authors show that in the Drosophila optic lobe independent temporal mechanisms pattern the symmetric vs asymmetric stages of a neural stem cell lineage.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-63416-z
2 days ago
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The Department of Cell & Systems Biology at University of Toronto invites applications for a full-time tenure stream position in the field of Animal Morphogenesis.
#CellBiology
#DevelopmentalBiology
#mechanobiology
#TissueMorphogenesis
#SystemsBiology
#ScienceJobs
5 days ago
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Profile of the Department of Cell & Systems Biology at University of Toronto
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Making the Most of the CSB
YouTube video by POP Project at UofT CSB
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6 days ago
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Cell & Systems Biology (CSB)
Council of Canadian Academies/Conseil des académies canadiennes
7 days ago
Join our team as a bilingual communication specialist and turn complex evidence into engaging content. If you are a storyteller with an eye for detail and a creative and collaborative spirit, this is your opportunity.
#CndSci
#CdnPoli
#OttJobs
#CommsJobs
go.cca-reports.ca/4nQqz9m
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Cell & Systems Biology (CSB)
Oliver Bossdorf
7 days ago
Job Alert! We're hiring a BIOINFORMATICIAN / NGS SPECIALIST to support our new Molecular Biodiversity Lab in the
@terra-cluster.org
at
@unituebingen.bsky.social
. Like the idea to use your skills for understanding biodiversity? To work on diverse questions in a wonderful place? Apply! Please repost!
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Join Cell & Systems Biology on Friday, Sept 26 for “Into the wild and digital: Virus hunting beyond the traditional” from Prof Paul Rivarez
@viromehunter.bsky.social
. See you in RW432 at 11 am!
csb.utoronto.ca/event/csb-se...
9 days ago
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Cell & Systems Biology (CSB)
U of T Department of Computer Science
9 days ago
ARIA 2025 is Toronto’s leading showcase of research and innovation. On November 13 at MTCC, explore applied R&D in AI, robotics, health tech and sustainability. Get a first look at the technologies shaping the future. Register:
bit.ly/ARIA25
#ARIA2025
#UofT
#UofTCompSci
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The Department of Cell & Systems Biology at University of Toronto invites applications for a full-time tenure stream position in the field of Animal Morphogenesis.
#CellBiology
#DevelopmentalBiology
#mechanobiology
#TissueMorphogenesis
#SystemsBiology
jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
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Assistant Professor - Animal Morphogenesis
Assistant Professor - Animal Morphogenesis
https://jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-Assistant-Professor-Animal-Morphogenesis-ON/595871017/
12 days ago
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Cell & Systems Biology (CSB)
U of T Black Research Network
14 days ago
‘The
@utsc.utoronto.ca
community has given me a lot’: Maydianne Andrade reflects on 25 years of research, leadership and impact 🔬
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#UofT
#BlackResearchNetwork
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Cell & Systems Biology (CSB)
U of T Faculty of Arts & Science
13 days ago
Sign up for Backpack 2 Briefcase before September 30! Connect with alumni through networking events and learn about how an A&S degree can lead to exciting career paths. Register now:
https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/experiential-learning/backpack-2-briefcase-program
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Cell & Systems Biology (CSB)
The Company of Biologists
13 days ago
To celebrate National Postdoc's theme of communicating your science and research, we share advice and tips from our
#SciCommConnect
webinar which discussed practical ways to help researchers deliver their message. Find out more:
thenode.biologists.com/scicommconne...
#LovePostdocs
#NPAW2025
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Insights into sustainable agriculture provided in stimulating sessions featuring Prof Keiko Yoshioka at Climate Positive Energy Research Day
csb.utoronto.ca/yoshioka-cli...
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Interdisciplinary Insights on Sustainable Agriculture from Prof Yoshioka at Climate Positive Energy Research Day - Department of Cell & Systems Biology
Scientists discuss Urban Farming, AI-guided crop science, and building trust from farmers as part of Climate Positive Energy Research Day
https://csb.utoronto.ca/yoshioka-climate-positive-sustainable-agriculture/
14 days ago
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Join us Friday, Sept 19th at 11am as we welcome Dr Xiaolan Zhang of the College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University to speak on “New components in the CLAVATA signaling pathway to control shoot apical meristem size”
csb.utoronto.ca/event/csb-se...
14 days ago
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European Research Council (ERC)
14 days ago
"We don't hire smart people to tell them what to do, we hire them to tell us what to do." ERC grantee Jan Lagerwall (quoting Steve Jobs), during this morning's
#RIDaysEU
discussion of how bottom-up funding, supporting investigator-driven frontier research, helps meet future innovation challenges.
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Altmetric
15 days ago
NEW Researcher Profiles in Altmetric Altmetric tracks research items and where they are mentioned or cited online. Searching by researcher name wasn't a feature unless you imported your own from a repository or CRIS Today we are launching a global researcher search feature. 1/5
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Loic Lepiniec
16 days ago
Arabidospis ... the last annual MASC (Multinational Arabidopsis Steering Committee) report (2024-2025) is available ! – Arabidopsis,
arabidopsisresearch.org/masc-publica...
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Volker Rudolf
18 days ago
Awesome faculty position alert! Tenure-track assistant professor position in Evolutionary Biology, with a focus on organismal responses to environmental change. Please help spread the word!
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MSU Plant Resilience Institute
19 days ago
Welcome to Lansing,
#GLPSC2025
attendees! PRI and
@chooselansing.bsky.social
are thrilled to host you for three days of networking, collaboration, and cutting-edge
#plantscience
at the 1st Great Lakes Plant Science Conference. Let’s expand horizons in plant science together! 🌍
#ChooseLansing
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Cell & Systems Biology (CSB)
U of T Indigenous Research Network
20 days ago
📬 The first edition of the IRN Insider is now in your inbox! Our monthly newsletter will highlight upcoming events, funding and research opportunities, and inspiring stories from researchers across the tri-campus. Take a look:
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Subscribe:
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#UofTIRN
#UofTIndigenous
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Sam Yeaman
21 days ago
University of Calgary is hiring a tier I CRC professorship in crop genomics. Come work in one of the most beautiful corners of the world!
careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1668764...
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Canada Research Chair (Tier I) in Translational Crop Genomics in Sustainable Agriculture in Calgary, ...
Canada Research Chair (Tier I) in Translational Crop Genomics in Sustainable Agriculture in Calgary, ...
https://careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/16687644-canada-research-chair-tier-i-in-translational-crop-genomics-in-sustainable-agriculture
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Cell & Systems Biology (CSB)
University of Toronto
23 days ago
Bikechain is your campus go-to for repairs, rentals & all things cycling (and yes, it’s open to the wider community too!). Celebrate the new school year at Bikechain’s back-to-school bike parade on Sept. 9. The ride departs from
#UofT
Student Commons at 3 p.m. on the St. George campus. 🚲
#MyUofT
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University of Toronto
23 days ago
17
#UofT
faculty members elected Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada 🍁
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Prof Shelley Lumba will be part of a special screening of Ildikó Enyedi’s film Silent Friend at TIFF, which centres on a majestic Ginkgo biloba over the centuries At a post-film Q&A, Lumba will discuss her research on the ways plants silently interact with the world 🧪🌱
tiff.net/industry-slo...
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Breakthroughs: The Sloan Science on Screen Programme
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23 days ago
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Cell & Systems Biology (CSB)
Bret Pearson
26 days ago
Our postdoc ad is up on the SDB website! Come to Portland and study regenerative neurogenesis in planarians and zebrafish:
www.sdbonline.org/resource?Res...
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Society for Developmental Biology | Resource
https://www.sdbonline.org/resource?ResourceID=4496
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U of T Faculty of Arts & Science
27 days ago
Upcoming
#UofTArtSci
deadlines: 🔹Sept. 9: Last day to request Fall 2025 graduation 🔹Sept. 15: Recommended deadline for A&S students to arrive on campus 🔹Sept. 15: Last day to enrol in F&Y courses More details:
https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/dates-deadlines/academic-dates
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The Royal Society of Canada has elected UofT Professor Daphne Goring as a Fellow of the Society! Goring is recognized for her fundamental research in key areas of plant biology, particularly plant sexual reproduction. Congratulations, Daphne!
csb.utoronto.ca/daphne-gorin...
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Professor Daphne Goring Elected to the Prestigious Royal Society of Canada - Department of Cell & Systems Biology
Goring's ground-breaking work in plant biology revealed the mechanisms behind pollen rejection in flowers
https://csb.utoronto.ca/daphne-goring-elected-to-royal-society-of-canada/
27 days ago
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C-SPIRIT
28 days ago
📌 C-SPIRIT Institutional Feature #13: University of Manitoba Team members contribute to Aims 1 & 3 by discovering bioactive metabolites and mapping the genes and pathways behind them. We are lucky to have these dedicated researchers as a part of C-SPIRIT 🔗
c-spirit.org/research
#PlantScience
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Cell & Systems Biology (CSB)
27 days ago
We’re officially a registered non-profit! 🎉 This milestone opens doors to more impact, stronger partnerships & new ways to celebrate Black excellence in STEMM across Canada. 🚀 Stay connected, become a member & join us on this journey — we’re just getting started. 😉
#CBSN
#BlackExcellenceInSTEMM
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Cell & Systems Biology (CSB)
MSU Plant Resilience Institute
28 days ago
The
@rheelab.bsky.social
at the MSU Plant Resilience Institute is now
#hiring
a postdoctoral researcher to investigate how
#nematodes
respond to chemical and environmental cues as part of
@c-spirit.org
and
@waliianhydro.bsky.social
. 🪱 Apply now at:
careers.msu.edu/jobs/researc...
#PlantSciJobs
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Cell & Systems Biology (CSB)
University of Toronto
29 days ago
In photos:
#UofT
kicks off fall term with move-in days, a clubs fair & first-day fun
#MyUofT
📸
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C-SPIRIT
29 days ago
📢 The August 2025 issue of C-SPIRIT News is live! Inside: 🧪 Aim 4 blog post w/ Nicola Patron 🌍 Spotlight on University of Tsukuba 📚 New community papers 📅 Upcoming events and more! Read 👉
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Sub 👉
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Learn more 👉
c-spirit.org
#plantscience
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Maxwell Shafer
29 days ago
Modelling sleep states in zebrafish, and conservation of multi-stage sleep in fish!
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Zebrafish sleep displays distinct sub-states
Sleep is an essential and evolutionarily-conserved behavior. While mammals and several other species have been shown to exhibit well-defined sleep sub-states, some of which have been ascribed specific...
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.28.672887v1
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Cell & Systems Biology (CSB)
EMBO
about 1 month ago
Submit your talk or poster abstract by 3 September for the ASCB | EMBO Meeting
#CellBio2025
that is taking place in Philadelphia, US, 6–10 December 2025! 🧪
www.ascb.org/cellbio2025/...
#LifeSciences
#CellBiology
#research
#conference
@ascbiology.bsky.social
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Cell Bio 2023-An ASCB|EMBO Meeting
Network, learn, and collaborate with top cell biologists from around the globe.
https://www.ascb.org/cellbio2025/abstracts/
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Tobias Warnecke
30 days ago
Please re-post: If you know (or are!) somebody who might fancy doing a PhD (Oct 2026 start) in my group
@oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social
, working on chromatin evolution in prokaryotes (or other things we're interested in), please have a look at
www.bioch.ox.ac.uk/supervisors-...
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Supervisors and Projects
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The Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR)
29 days ago
"Postdoctoral Research in Plant Science at University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK *Application Deadline: 9/26/2025" Read more here:
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOM750/post-doctoral-research-fellow-in-plant-science-fixed-term
#PlantSciJobs
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Cell & Systems Biology (CSB)
University of Toronto
about 1 month ago
Anticipation & big dreams: Meet 5 new
#UofT
students
#MyUofT
💙
uoft.me/bN3
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Alex Merz 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦
about 1 month ago
I am delighted to announce that the UW Department of Biochemistry has opened searches for TWO tenure-track positions. Descriptions and links in the following two posts.
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Daniel Durocher
about 1 month ago
JOB ALERT 🚨 We are hiring TWO principal investigators in cell, molecular, systems, or chemical biology in Toronto, Canada at
@sinaihealth.bsky.social
. We provide a generous startup, fully funded salary and academic appointment at U of Toronto.
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
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Maxwell Shafer
about 1 month ago
Now published
@natecoevo.nature.com
with
@annika-nichols.bsky.social
, our latest on the evolution of 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱 across 𝟲𝟬 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 of cichlid fishes!
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
with members of the
@schierlab.bsky.social
and Salzburger labs, as well as the burgeoning Shafer lab
@uoftcellsysbiol.bsky.social
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Maxwell Shafer
about 1 month ago
This is just the first effort of our foray into cichlid behaviour and genetics! If you are interested in working on the evolution, genomics, and neurobiology of sleep and chronobiology
@uoftcellsysbiol.bsky.social
in beautiful Toronto, please reach out!
shafer-lab.netlify.app
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Sleep Evolution Group
A highly-customizable Hugo research group theme powered by Wowchemy website builder.
https://shafer-lab.netlify.app/
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Welcome from UofT President and Cell & Systems Biology Professor Melanie Woodin!
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about 1 month ago
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Cell & Systems Biology (CSB)
U of T Faculty of Arts & Science
about 1 month ago
#DYK
: There are many funding opportunities open to
#UofTArtSci
students! Awards may be based on financial need, leadership, academic achievement and many other outstanding qualities. Learn about awards: bit.ly/3VaW7ds
#MyUofT
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Cell & Systems Biology (CSB)
U of T Black Research Network
about 1 month ago
📢 Calling all
@utoronto.ca
BRN faculty! Be featured on our Interactive Researcher Map – the first resource of its kind at
#UofT
and in Canada! By adding your profile, you'll increase the visibility of your research and strengthen your connection to the BRN 🤝🏽
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Cell & Systems Biology (CSB)
MSU Plant Resilience Institute
about 1 month ago
🚨 Less than 1 week left to register for
#GLPSC2025
! Join us September 12–14 in Lansing, MI for the 1st Great Lakes Plant Science Conference, and help expand the horizons of
#plantscience
across the Great Lakes region and beyond! ⏳ Register by August 31:
research.msu.edu/glpsc2025
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