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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Unfortunately I wasn't able to be there in person for the day, but thank you so much to the organizers and sponsors! I couldn't be prouder with how lab members Aiyana Lopez, Adi Singh, and Sakshi Verma all received Rapid-Fire Awards! 🎉

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Just reiterating, but thanks to the organizers, those who shared their amazing research, and the amazing people who I was able to talk to during the meeting. Really an overall fantastic scientific community 😁

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Faisal Mahdi's review made the cover🎉 what a great end to a long first week of the semester! Interested in how cytonemes may be regulating how cancers and TME communicate? Check out the review! www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/27...

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Morning rant: I'm getting really sick of seeing ECR grants and awards that require applicants to be within "X" years of PhD completion, usually six years. It's way too common in Canada at every level. Half of us are either just starting our labs or are only now getting onto the job market.😡

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Thanks Esther! They really do. It's been incredible to see how much new students can do in a few short months.

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Congratulations to all four students on an outstanding summer, and best of luck with the upcoming academic year! 🎉I am sorry to see them head back to class already!

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Last, but definitely not least, is our fantastic returning co-op student, Christina Bernados. She investigated the role of cytonemes in lung health and developed machine-learning pipelines to automate cytoneme quantification, something we will be using in the lab for years to come!

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Aiyana Lopez, a NERSC USRA recipient, did some incredible work investigating how the Notch protein regulates cytonemes and, conversely, how cytonemes regulate Notch signaling!

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Next, we have another first-year student, Avany Dela Cruz, the recipient of a @chrimanitoba.bsky.social studentship this summer. Her work focused on cytoneme formation in different pediatric brain cancers.

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

First, Adi Singh, a first-year student who joined us through a @cancercaremb.bsky.social summer studentship, started a brand-new project investigating DNA transfer between cells in brain cancers. His presentation was awarded Best Overall Presentation at the CCMB Summer Studentship Research Day!🎉

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

And that’s a wrap for the 2026 summer research team! 🧪🔬We had a fantastic summer with four very talented @umanitoba.bsky.social undergraduate researchers joining us, each working on a different project.

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Big shout out to Master's student Sheikh Faisal Asadullah Mahdi for his first publication in the lab!🎉

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

New review out!🎉🧪🔬 Cancer cells don't just broadcast signals, but deliver them directly. TNTs and TMs get most of the hype, but our review explores how cytonemes are reshaping our understanding of tumor communication and the TME. www.mdpi.com/4048006

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

For #FluorescenceFriday 🧪🔬, angiogenesis in the brain🧠🐟! You can see long filopodia coming off the tip cells 🟢 in the adult zebrafish. Image acquired by Honors student Mira Hollenberg.

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

New "summer students", PI Ellie remains unconvinced they possess the sufficient qualifications, but is willing to train them.

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Was testing out some antibody concentrations, and Notch1 does a surprisingly good job at marking purkinje cells. Depth shaded to give some contrast.

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

For #FluorescenceFriday we have, "TNTs, cytonemes, and migrasomes, oh my!"

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Kind of wild to think about… Less than 2 years ago: just me, sitting in an empty lab 😅 Now: every bench is full, people everywhere, ideas flying, organized chaos in the best way. And shoutout to grad students @sakshiverma.bsky.social and Sheikh Faisal winning poster awards along the way!

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Feels good to be back at the bench sectioning tissue. AND I didn't even break anything!

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Stacey Ogden 🦔 @labogden.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Interested in contact-mediated intercellular communication? ✅ out this review postdoc @christinaadaly.bsky.social and I co-authored with Shiyu Liu and Chiara Zurzolo! 🧪 #cytonemes #tunnelingnanotubes #migrasomes

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Ellie is very concerned about why im jumping around and shouting at the TV.

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Goals!!! 🇨🇦 🍁 ⚽️🎉

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Yikes! Its not a game to miss a second of! Go 🇨🇦 !!!

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

I saw a scarlet tanager 2 weeks ago, and the first thing I thought was I need to take a picture to confirm with you! Alas it was to fast

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Thank you! Aside from the arctic winters, the city is nice and the lab is productive, so no complaints from me!

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Further north, yes. It's on the bucket list to seen one in the wild. But at a much further distance than this photo was taken!

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Big day in the lab yesterday! First time presentations for Faisal giving a poster and Sakshi giving a talk at CCMB Research day! They crushed it!

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Spent the weekend visiting family and reconnecting with the locals! 🐻

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Its always fun watching the logging sports competition back home for the May long weekend.

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Ellie is overwhelmed by this evenings neighborhood nature show. Extra mad at us because we won't let her out to go after all the critters.

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Ahh, I miss neural tube imaging!

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Cytonemes, TNTs & tumor microtubes may represent a lesser‑known but powerful layer of communication in breast cancer brain metastases, supporting long‑range signal transfer, metabolic coupling, and potentially therapy resistance.🧪

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Breast cancer brain metastases don’t just invade the brain, they rewire it! Our new review covers how metastatic breast cancer cells hijack neurotransmitters, synapses, astrocytes, and calcium signaling, to thrive in the brain. Possibly through #Cytonemes and #TNTs ! www.mdpi.com/3849806

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Same! It's always great to see cool new work on EGFR.

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

The elk are big and do not care!

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

The 69th CSMB meeting in Banff has been fantastic so far! Great science, and great researchers. The most concerning thing is keeping a safe distance from the local wildlife!

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FocalPlane @focalplane.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

🔦🔬Imaging spotlight: Minimally invasive live tissue clearing with SeeDB-Live In this paper highlight, Shigenori Inagaki & Takeshi Imai @imailab.bsky.social share their tips & tricks on implementing SeeDB-Live. focalplane.biologists.com/2026/04/01/i...

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Imaging spotlight: Minimally invasive live tissue clearing with SeeDB-Live - FocalPlane

Imaging spotlight: Minimally invasive live tissue clearing with SeeDB-Live - News

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I hope today's results are not an April Fools joke! 😅

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

This a great example by lab manager Shakila Sultana of a MIP (left) and depth shaded GFP (right) of cytonemes and other extensions migrating through growing spheroids. Happy #FluorescenceFriday

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Cells use proteins like morphogens to talk to each other in order to build and maintain 3D tissue structures. But how do these morphogens reach distant cells when they are all packed together? We think long #cytonemes play a big role in shaping how cells talk to one another for growth.

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FocalPlane @focalplane.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Following on from her beautiful featured image post on FocalPlane, Christina Daly @christinaadaly.bsky.social shares her top tips for imaging cytonemes. @labogden.bsky.social. focalplane.biologists.com/2026/01/19/c...

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Cytoneme Imaging Tips and Tricks - FocalPlane

Cytoneme Imaging Tips and Tricks - How to

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

It's #FluorescenceFriday , while the original image of cancer cells interacting by cytonemes is already great. I had a little fun with some filters!

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Amazing imaging by a former lab mate!

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

A great end of term presentation by co-op student Christina Bernados, followed by lab lunch to celebrate! We're looking forward to having you back this summer, to keep investgating cytonemes and Notch signaling!

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