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scienceartnews.bsky.social @scienceartnews.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

#Agenda The Immunity by Design In Vivo Immune Cell Engineering Conference 22-23 October 2026 Palestra et Odeum, Lund @juditarvelund.bsky.social, Özcan Met. Tina C. Ivkovic, Mikael Mattsson, Anahita Bakochi @cellreprolab.bsky.social / @lund-university.bsky.social Info: immunitybydesign.se

The Immunity by Design
In Vivo Immune Cell Engineering Conference

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22 October 2026
Palestra et Odeum, Lund

The Immunity by Design
In Vivo Immune Cell Engineering Conference

Scilifelab Infrastructures

23 October 2026
Palestra et Odeum, Lund

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Dr. Jen Gunter @drjengunter.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

I am so excited to be moving to BC!

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Sinclair Cancer Research Institute @sinclaircri.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Cancer research lost a star this week with the passing of Dr Juliet Daniel @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social Juliet was a proud @queensalumni.bsky.social that studied hard to treat cancers like TNBC. Send your tributes to her family and continue her legacy www.circleoflifecbc.com/obituaries/D...

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Obituary information for Dr. Juliet Michelle Daniel

View Dr. Juliet Michelle Daniel's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.

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Lois Mulligan @mulliganlab.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Scientist, Educator, EDIAA champion, Legend. We will miss her as a colleague, friend, mentor and partner in mischief!

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Both of Marco Rubio’s parents were born in Cuba. Marco Rubio was born in Miami in 1971, before they became US citizens. He is a US citizen because he was born in the US under birthright citizenship. #Hypocrites

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Kristin Connor @kconnor.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Congratulations to this year’s Gairdner winners. 🏅WAY TO GO KAREN MAXWELL!!🏅 @uoftmedicine.bsky.social (very sad and not ok to see but one female awardee)

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The Gairdner Foundation @gairdnerawards.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Congratulations Karen Maxwell, recipient of the 2026 Peter Gilgan Canada Gairdner Momentum Award. Full bio: www.gairdner.org/winner/karen... #2026GairdnerAwards

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Sinclair Cancer Research Institute @sinclaircri.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Introducing our 2026 Sinclair Summer Studentships in Cancer Research awardees! We look forward to working with these outstanding students this summer! #cancerresearch #undergrads @queensuhealth.bsky.social @queensuresearch.bsky.social

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Jia (Jenny) Liu MD PhD @jiajennyliu.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

The TIGIT catastrophe‼️ 30 agents 220 trials ~50,000 patients >$3B+ invested 0 approvals. This is herding in drug development. In BMJ Oncol we examine why it happens, the hidden costs, and what needs to change. It’s already happening again in ADCs... 🔗: t.co/dvbS49jGkF

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Ally Raymond @allyraymond.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

The difference between a POS posing as a president, and an ACTUAL president.

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Sinclair Cancer Research Institute @sinclaircri.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Join us next week for a talk hosted by our Director @andrewcraigscri.bsky.social featuring Dr. Xian Wang #SmithEngQueens! Everyone is welcome to attend. Questions? Email us at scri@queensu.ca. #QueensuResearch

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Dylan Burnette @mag2art.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Two cells isolated from a fish scale videoed through a DIC microscope. The cells are cool but now all I see are extracellular vesicles floating by in the media and stuck to the substrate....... #CellBiology

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Andy Fraser @andyfraser.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

I hate 3-on-3 about as much as I hate soccer penalties to decide games.

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Daniel MacPhee 🇨🇦 @d-macphee.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

“they should be careful not to deprioritize the kind of curiosity-driven, investigator-led research that has a strong track record in advancing humanity’s knowledge, producing the types of innovation that prosperity and well-being depend on.” 🧪 #Research www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Don’t deprioritize curiosity-driven research

Around the world, governments are demanding that research funding follow broader political priorities. They should be careful what they wish for.

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Devin Heroux @devinheroux.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

GOLD FOR CANADA 🇨🇦 MEGAN OLDHAM HAS DONE IT Canada's Megan Oldham wins gold in Women's Big Air. It’s her second medal of the Games and Canada’s second gold medal of the Games.

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Lara @getupswinging.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

As a stage 4 cancer patient, my hatred toward secretary brainworms knows no bounds.

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Carolina Tropini (TropiniLab@UBC) @ctropini.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

CIHR funding rate: 13.6%. Early 2000s: 30%+. Canada’s new $1.7B Impact+ program recruits talent — but without increased Tri-Council base funding, we risk further strain on an already stretched system. We’re calling for $1B over 5 years. Support here: tinyurl.com/33c5av46

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Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI) @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Congratulations to TFRI's @marathonofhope.bsky.social executive director, Dr. André Veillette, and his team at IRCM & UdeM on discovering SLAMF6, an internal brake on the immune system, and developing antibodies to neutralize it. Learn more about this breakthrough: www.tfri.ca/updates/news...

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Unraveling the mystery of why some cancer treatments stop working

Cancer researchers working on immunotherapies have made a big discovery: SLAMF6, a molecule on the surface of immune cells that prevents T-c...

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Science Magazine @science.org · 04/02/2026

A new generation of radiotherapies promises a more targeted attack on cancer. Learn more on #WorldCancerDay: scim.ag/3ZheTlG

An illustration shows how antibodies, peptides, and other molecules can be used to target the radioisotope to a specific type of cancer cell, which it kills by damaging its DNA. Alpha particle emitters affect a smaller number of cells (5 to 10 per particle) but do more damage, causing double-strand DNA breaks, whereas beta emitter particles affect a wider area (75 to 100 cells per particle) but cause only single-strand DNA breaks.

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Michael Hendricks 🇨🇦 @michaelhendricks.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

I was maybe 2.5 years into my position as an Assistant Professor when my phone rang, and it was Kirsty Duncan, the new federal science minister, calling out of the blue. I had never met her. She asked me what she could do for early career investigators. /1

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Metastasis Research Society @metastasisresearch.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Are you as excited as we are for the 2026 MRS Biennial Meeting? As we get closer, we’ll be highlighting speakers each week, starting today!

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Pew Research Institute (2023): • Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants • Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants • Blue State Minnesota has 130,000. And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration." It's *not* about immigration.

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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Lol...😅🤣😂

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 16/01/2026

Pictured: Someone who actually won a Nobel Peace Prize

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Dr. Hello Bonjour @hellobonjour.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Thank you Carney and Toyota! 🍁

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Michael Hendricks 🇨🇦 @michaelhendricks.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Almost every scientist I know in Canada is trying to reduce the size of their lab because of the tenuous operating funding situation, meanwhile govt throws $$$ at recruitment.

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Paola A. Marignani @pmarignani.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

All the very best for 2026. Good health, good friendships and good science.

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

They died because they were women. December 6, 1989. National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

🚨 NEW: One of the largest COVID-19 vaccine studies ever (28 MILLION people in France) just dropped. Results? • 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19 • 25% lower risk of all-cause mortality • No increase in 4-year mortality #BlueSky #MedSky #IDSky #SciSky #NewsSky #PedsSky #ObSky #NurseSky

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Canadian Association for Neuroscience @canacn.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

New opportunity at Queen's University: Tenured Tier 1 Canada Research Chair / Tenure-Track or Tenured Faculty Position supported by the Bruce Mitchell gift (Mitchell Chair). can-acn.org/tenured-tier... #neurojobs

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Tenured Tier 1 Canada Research Chair / Tenure-Track or Tenured Faculty Position supported by the Bruce Mitchell gift (Mitchell Chair). – Canadian Association for Neuroscience

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The Canadian Cancer Trials Group @cctg.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

#RemembranceDay - Today we remember and pay tribute to the Canadian armed forces members who have died in the line of duty. #CCTG honours everyone who continues to serve and who defend our values and freedoms. #LestWeForget

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Leonard Cohen recites “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae | Legion Magazine youtu.be/cKoJvHcMLfc?... #RemembranceDay #LestWeForget

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Canadian Cancer Society @cancersociety.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Introducing Cancer Trials Canada - a new website to make it easier than ever to find cancer clinical trials happening across Canada. Clinical trials test new ways to prevent, detect and treat cancer. They help advance research that can lead to better care and save lives.

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eric lai @lucksmith.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

new Lai lab paper @natsmb.nature.com! Dicer is specifically mutated in cancer, but we don't fully understand its molecular/reg impacts. with @danweihuangfu.bsky.social, we characterized the first knockin Dicer hotspot in hESCs, and found unexpected defects in miRNA biogenesis! 🧬 1/4 rdcu.be/eOc0q

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Human DICER1 hotspot mutation induces both loss and gain of miRNA function

Nature Structural & Molecular Biology - Jee et al. study a cancer hotspot allele of DICER1 that disrupts RNaseIIIb activity. Beyond ablating 5p hairpin cleavage, 3p passenger strands are...

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Paola A. Marignani @pmarignani.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

#Windsor taking over Creative Destruction Lab-Cancer Always nice to meet up with Dr. Jason Cross, Scientist and Windsorsite at MD Anderson. #ScienceSaves #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #CancerCures

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The Canadian Cancer Trials Group @cctg.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

The Canadian cancer research conference #CCRC2025 is now a wrap and #CCTG had a number of poster presentations and an oral presentation on the Development of Patient Priorities in Cancer Research by Judy Needham! Find out more: buff.ly/PSMnJ4S

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

How much are MPs entitled to know about research grants? Not as much as they think. A parliamentary committee is asking for researchers' personal information in what seems like an anti-DEI crusade, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com

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Opinion: How much are MPs entitled to know about research grants? Not as much as they think

A parliamentary committee is asking for academics’ private information on a strange anti-DEI crusade

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Michael Hendricks 🇨🇦 @michaelhendricks.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

The Canadian government has seemingly never read a single one of its own commissioned reports on what Canadian science needs. (It's not more people.)

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Sevtap Savas, PhD🫐 🇨🇦🍁 @savaslab.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

don't miss this session folks I have a prerecorded advocacy focused talk and three of my colleagues have their talks Young folks (younger than 50 yrs of age) are showing a rise in certain cancer's rates, which is alarming It is global and we have work to do #Advocacy #YoungCancerPatients

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Andrew Craig @andrewcraigscri.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Cancer cases registered differently in most provinces in 🇨🇦 but Dr Craig Earle and CPAC have converted 900 hr manual curation to <1 hour using AI methods! #CCRC2025

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Andrew Craig @andrewcraigscri.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Impressive talk from Dr Marco Marra that shows the promise of precision oncogenomics that builds from BC cancer to @marathonofhope.bsky.social 🇨🇦wide program #CCRC2025

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Andrew Craig @andrewcraigscri.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Masterclass in session with Dr Nada Jabado who has led efforts to understand oncohistone mechanisms and potential treatments for pediatric cancers #CCRC2025 @ccralliance.bsky.social

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Andrew Craig @andrewcraigscri.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Some exciting updates on made in Canada cell therapies for solid tumours and blood cancers (much lower cost than SOC). 🇨🇦 researchers competing very well in this space @ccralliance.bsky.social @biocanrx.bsky.social

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Andrew Craig @andrewcraigscri.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Very interesting talk on revving up macrophages responses using a treatment with IL33 in Glioblastoma models by Dr Donna Senger #CCRC2025

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Andrew Craig @andrewcraigscri.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Great progress shared by Dr Barb Vanderhyden to improve immunotherapy options for ovarian cancer using mouse models, several promising lines of study 👏#CCRC2025

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