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Carol Chen

@carolchen.bsky.social
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Studying epigenetic mechanisms of brain cancer & neurodevelopmental diseases. Scientist, BC Cancer | Assistant Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia.

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UBC Biochemistry & Molecular Biology @ubcbiochemistry.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
📢 Faculty Opportunity at UBC The Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and the Michael Smith Laboratories invite applications for a Canada Impact Chair (Emerging Leader) in AI-based Protein Modeling and Design. 🗓️ Deadline: Nov 14 🔗Learn more: ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ubcfac...
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Maitreya Dunham @maitreya.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Exciting news: @uwgenome.bsky.social will be hiring for two tenure-track faculty positions this year, one open rank and one assistant professor. Both are “Genome Sciences” interpreted broadly so we welcome applicants working in a variety of fields and methods. Ad will be out shortly.
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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“On Thursday, scientists reported that they had found another gene-editing defense in nature, this one in viruses… This system, called VIPR, appears to be more than four billion years old, and it seems be the evolutionary ancestor of CRISPR… It may prove to be the more powerful gene-editing tool”
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The Next Gene-Editing Technology May Also Be the Oldest
Scientists have discovered a powerful gene-targeting system in viruses. Billions of years old, VIPR seems to predate CRISPR and may be even more effective.
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Vijay Ramani @vram142.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Everything you wanted to know about single-molecule epigenomics but were too afraid to ask! Wonderful to co-write (h/t ENORMOUS lift by @arnaudkr.bsky.social) this primer on our nascent field. Also, a 💯 example of wonderful colleagues building something *together*, not in competition =)
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A practical guide to studying genome function using single-molecule genomics
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology - Single-molecule genomics methods are used to study the activity of regulatory factors on individual DNA molecules genome-wide, thereby enabling...
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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Come be our colleague. I have been in this Division for 27 years (4 as a postdoc and 23 as a PI). It is an amazing place to work, collaborate, and be inspired. If you are applying to be an Assistant or Associate Professor this Fall, don't miss this deadline.
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Jehannine (J9) Austin @j9austin.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
As head of the @ubcmedicine.bsky.social Dept of Medical Genetics, I am delighted to share that in collaboration with @bcchresearch.bsky.social we are recruiting a tenure track Assistant Professor clinician scientist: ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcfacultyjo... There's 0.4FTE clinical attached!
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Assistant Professor (Tenure Track)
Academic Job Category Faculty Bargaining Job Title Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) Department Department of Medical Genetics | Faculty of Medicine | Provost and VP Academic (Jehannine Austin) Posti...
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Max Haase @maxhaase.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Our paper is now out in Nature: “Ancient co-option of LTR retrotransposons as yeast centromeres” www.nature.com/articles/s41... A short thread on how retrotransposons helped give rise to yeast point centromeres. 1/14
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Ancient co-option of LTR retrotransposons as yeast centromeres - Nature
Evolutionarily related ‘proto-point’ centromeres providing resolution to the evolutionary origins of point centromeres are identified in yeast, and comparison shows they evolved in an ancestor with re...
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W. Brent Derry @wbderry.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Job alert! Assistant professor position in the Department of Molecular Genetics (University of Toronto). Amazing department and city. jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-... Please share.
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Assistant Professor - Virology
Assistant Professor - Virology
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Andrew Pruszynski @andpru.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Come join us. Western University invites applications from outstanding early career investigators for a full-time probationary faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the area of neural circuits in NHPs. www.nature.com/naturecareer...
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Probationary (TenureTrack) Faculty Position-Systems Neuroscience in Higher Order Cognitive Circuits - London, Ontario (CA) job with Western University - Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry | 128...
Full-time probationary faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the area of neural circuits in non-human primates.
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Wyeth Wasserman @wywywa.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
UBC is hiring elite senior faculty for the generously funded Canada Impact+ Research Chairs Program. Requires recruitment from outside Canada, but welcomes Canadians abroad to come home. Expressions of interest due 15 January. research.ubc.ca/federal-rese...
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UBC Recruitment for Canada Impact+ Research Chairs
Ad start date: December 15, 2025Ad closing date: June 15, 2026UBC’s Expression of Interest deadline for the program's March intake: January 15, 2026
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Rob Klose @robklose.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
An early Christmas present for those interested in chromatin and transcription! Fantastic work from @au-ho-yu.bsky.social and @aleksszczurek.bsky.social . Thanks to Inge and Michiel for their help. Please repost! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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SET1/MLL complexes control transcription independently of H3K4me3
Histone H3 lysine 4 trimethylation (H3K4me3) at gene promoters is thought to play a central role in gene transcription. H3K4 methylation is deposited by the SET1 (A/B) and MLL (1-4) multi-protein comp...
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Timothy O'Leary @timothyoleary.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
We are opening a FACULTY POSITION (tenure track, permanent) in the University of Cambridge at the interface of control and biology, interpreted broadly. Theorists and wet lab quantitative biologists with backgrounds in control, EE, applied math, ... apply by Jan 28! www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/univers...
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University Assistant/Associate Professor in Control Theory and Systems Biology
Applications are invited for a University Assistant/Associate Professorship in the broad area of Control Theory and Systems Biology. The successful candidate will join the Control Group
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Lars Jansen Lab @jansenlab.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
A new and fascinating story from @bencarty.bsky.social and the group, with crucial help from the teams of @naltemose.bsky.social, Simona Giunta, and @dfachinetti.bsky.social. Many thanks to all for a fantastic collaboration. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
differential contribution of H3K9 methyltransferases to boundaries at satellites
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Carol Chen @carolchen.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Dr. Connie Eaves is a pioneer of stem cell biology and a beloved mentor. BC Cancer and the School of Biomedical Engineering is now recruiting for an Associate Professor or Professor (tenure-track) to hold the Dr. Connie Eaves Chair at UBC. Please distribute ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcfacultyjo...
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Paul Gribble 🇨🇦 @gribblelab.org · 04/11/2025
a gross parliamentary overreach — article by @picardonhealth.bsky.social in the globe and mail; #academicsky #neuroskyence #psychscisky www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/91587b9...
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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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Paul Gribble 🇨🇦 @gribblelab.org · 04/11/2025
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Cell & Systems Biology (CSB) @uoftcellsysbiol.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
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
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Brian Strahl @brianstrahl.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Ever wondered what else SETD2 does beyond transcription? 🧬 Check out our new ‪@natcellbio.nature.com‬ study. Awesome work from Abid Khan in the lab SETD2 moonlights during mitosis to keep the genome safe from chaos.showing how SETD2 moonlights to safeguard the genome during cell division.
SETD2 moonlights during mitosis to keep the genome safe from chaos.https://www.nature.com/articles/s41556-025-01723-9
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The Lewis Lab @peterlewislab.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
We are excited to share our new preprint demonstrating that nucleic acid interactions with SUZ12 constrain PRC2 activity, establishing a kinetic buffer essential for targeted gene silencing and revealing vulnerabilities in diffuse midline gliomas. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Mathew Kiang @mathewkiang.com · 25/06/2025
Karolinska is looking for 20 (!!) assistant professors and offering 6 year appointments with ~1M USD startup packages. ki.se/en/about-ki/...
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Call for 20 Assistant Professor positions
Karolinska Institutet is a world-leading medical university with a long and proud history of ground-breaking research. We are now recruiting outstanding early-career researchers with particularly exce...
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UBC Microbiology and Immunology @ubcmicroimmuno.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Microbiology and Immunology and the Michael Smith Labs are seeking candidates for an Assistant Professor of Teaching in STEM Public Engagement position. Learn more and apply at: www.msl.ubc.ca/careers/ #IndigenousinSTEM #BlackInNature #WomenInSTEM #MinoritiesInSTEM #DiversityInSTEM #STEMEducation
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UBC Computer Science @cs.ubc.ca · 03/07/2025
The Departments of Computer Science and Medicine at #UBCVancouver are recruiting an outstanding researcher to be nominated for the #CERC in AI for Improving Patient Outcomes and Enhancing Health Service Delivery. Apply here before August 1st: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30195
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University of British Columbia, Department of Computer Science, and<br>Medicine
Job #AJO30195, Canadian Excellence Research Chair in Artificial Intelligence for Improving Patient Outcomes and Enhancing Health Service Delivery, Department of Computer Science, University of Britis...
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Mike Feigin 🥯 @mikefeigin.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Are you looking for a faculty job? We are hiring in my department at Roswell Park NOW. Contact me for details as I await the formal ad. (Please RT.)
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Esther Verheyen 🇨🇦 @estherverheyen.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
SFU invites applications from world renowned researchers for the prestigious Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC) 2026 Competition. Please see the ad to see if you qualify. In Vancouver, BC www.sfu.ca/vpacademic/a...
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Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC) 2026 Competition
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Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (DMCBH) @dmcbrainhealth.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
In a new opinion piece published in @thetyee.ca, DMCBH members Drs. Catharine Winstanley (@unidentifieditem.bsky.social) & Liisa Galea (@liisagalea.bsky.social) sound the alarm on political rhetoric that threatens academic freedom and scientific progress.
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By Attacking Science, Poilievre Takes a Page from Trump’s Playbook | The Tyee
Professors find this chilling and warn of the costs.
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
“From April 14-18, select UBC graduate programs at UBC Vancouver will re-open their applications for US citizens to be considered for Sept 2025 or Jan 2026 entry - they are ready to provide quick admissions decisions for these applicants“ #gradstudent #gradschool www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...
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US Applicant Week
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Jim Woodgett @jwoodgett.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Excellent Op-Ed by Peter Zandstra on improving 🇨🇦 science at a time when 🇺🇸 is throttling their golden goose. Instead of bespoke, targeted & ultimately short term solutions limited to a few people, build a deep, more attractive ecosysyem. The best will thrive. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/46242ee...
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Canada’s U.S. brain gain is risky without more foundational support for science
Scientists want to come to Canada not only to escape the chaos and uncertainty emerging in U.S. science but also because they are drawn to the energy here
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Sylvain Baillet @sylvainbaillet.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
🚨We're hiring another tenure-track at McGill University: focus on brain-body science! 👇 mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/mcgill...
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Mathieu Ferron @mathieuferron.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Fantastic opportunity if you are interested in moving your lab to Montreal, Canada! Through this program, Chairholders will be awarded up to $1 million per year for a period of 8 years. Contact me if you are interested. www.nature.com/naturecareer...
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Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC) - Montréal, Quebec (CA) job with University of Montreal (UdeM) | 12838461
Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC)
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Jared Simpson @jaredsimpson.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
We are recruiting a Principal Investigator in Computational Biology at @oicr.on.ca: oicr.bamboohr.com/careers/378. This position is in downtown Toronto, adjacent to the University of Toronto where your university appointment would be. Please contact me if you have any questions!
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Mid-Career to Senior Principal Investigator
About OICR   OICR is Ontario’s cancer research institute. We bring together people from across the province and around the world to improve the lives of everyone affected by cancer. We take on the big...
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Dr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦 @watershedlab.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
🚨 HUGE news from Canada's tricouncils who are harmonizing their scholarship & fellowship programs, upping the total number (huzzah!), and critically, allowing foreigners to apply for doctoral and postdoc fellowships. Want to work with me? Get in touch! 🇨🇦🧪⚒️ www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NewsDetail-D...
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NSERC - Latest News - Launch of the new Harmonized Tri-agency Scholarship and Fellowship programs
As announced in Budget 2024, the scholarship and fellowship programs administered by the three federal research funding agencies – the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) – have been streamlined into a new harmonized talent program called the Canada Research Training Awards Suite (CRTAS) that will open for applications in summer 2025.
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Dr Karen Pinder 🇨🇦 🔬 @drkarenpinder.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
We are hiring our next Department Head. If interested, you will be joining a great team of committed researchers and teachers. 👇 www.med.ubc.ca/careers/admi...
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Head, Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences - UBC Faculty of Medicine
Ranked among the world’s top medical schools with the fifth-largest MD enrollment in North America, the UBC Faculty of Medicine is a leader in both the science and the practice of medicine. Across Bri...
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Carol Chen @carolchen.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
My alma mater, the University of British Columbia, Dept of Medical Genetics, is hiring for a tenure track junior faculty position specializing in chromatin regulation / gene regulatory mechanisms. Beautiful city and vibrant epigenetics research. Please share! medgen.med.ubc.ca/assistant-pr...
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Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) | Department of Medical Genetics | Life Sciences Institute (LSI) - Department of Medical Genetics
The Department of Medical Genetics, in collaboration with the Life Sciences Institute (LSI), invites applications for a full-time faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor, tenure track with...
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Duncan Sproul @sproullab.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
We've been awarded a UKRI MRC grant to examine the causes and consequences of #heterochromatin hypomethylation in cancer 🥳. #postdoc opportunity coming in the near future. #epigenetics. Please share with anyone who might be interested.
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Lucas Farnung @lucas.farnunglab.com · 12/12/2024
Ever wondered how transcription choreographs histone modifications? Our work reveals the basis of co-transcriptional H3K36me3 by SETD2. We visualize how a histone writer coordinates with the transcription machinery! This is the magnus opus of @jonmarkert.bsky.social! tinyurl.com/setd2
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Side-hustle activated. Stoked to have this popular science piece out in Aeon Magazine: aeon.co/essays/after...
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After 3,000 years of science, the embryo is very different | Aeon Essays
For 3,000 years, humans have struggled to understand the embryo. Now there is a revolution underway
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