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Lara K. Mahal

@glycocode.bsky.social
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CERC in Glycomics, Director of Glycomics Institute of Alberta(www.glyco-alberta.ca), Professor of Chemistry, Univ. of Alberta. Work on #glycotime with lectin microarrays and discovering new aspects of #miRNA. Opinions are mine (she/her). www.glycocode.org

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Marcin Czerwinski @czerwinsmarcin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
How to study glycosylation using bioorthogonal glycan-based tools: now in one comprehensive review. Highly recommended! tinyurl.com/27z2rhvv #glycotime
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Beilstein-Institut @beilstein-institut.bsky.social · 10h
Mark your calendars! 🧪 Join our free online #BeilsteinTalk "Targeting the sialic acid axis to enhance immune responses to cancer," with James Paulson of The Scripps Research Institute. 📅 Oct 8, 2026 🕔 5–6 pm CEST 🔗 tinyurl.com/4m834mzp #glycobiology #glycotime #CancerBiology #BeilsteinTalks
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Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
5 potatoes cubed is still 5 potatoes because potatoes are root vegetables
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BCCHR ResDev (DM) @resdevbcch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
‼️ attention Canadian health researchers ‼️ #CIHR has posted the Project Grants Discussion Paper and a related *survey* cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/54821.html Please please participate 🙏
photo of the “help shape the future of the project grant program” announcement by CIHR. TEXT is accessible in the hyperlink in this post.
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Tom & Lorenzo @tomandlorenzo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Happy 9/25 Eve. Don't forget to leave out a plate of chicken and dumplings and a bottle of nail polish or Dolly won't come and visit you tonight
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Dr. Jey McCreight 🏳️‍⚧️🧬 @jeymccreight.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Reposting because all of my jobs have always come from someone in my network referring me or knowing someone who needs a science communicator 🤞
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Chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The 2027 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 180 tenure-track positions and 16 teaching-only positions: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #facultychemjobs #chemsky #chemchat ⚗️🧪
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The 2027 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List
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Grumpy-ish Brian🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🇮🇪 @brian770.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Anyway, this seems like a good time to re-share this post by @colincarlson.bsky.social www.carlsonlab.bio/thoughts/the...
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The only reason you’ll ever need not to write with AI — The Carlson Lab
Over the last year, our lab has been developing a policy on AI use. To do this, we did three main things: We read a lot of academic publications and tech news. We set up an #ai channel on our la...
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
“I’m a remarkable woman..always was, though none of you seemed to think so.”May Morris, English fine embroiderer, designer, feminist and socialist, dismayed by the lack of support for women artists founded the Women’s Guild of Arts, 1907 #WomensArt
Monochrome photograph of thd upper half of a sitting white woman and three more images of her embroidery depicting flowering plants
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Dilek Sayedahmed @dileksayedahmed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I truly, deeply, sincerely do think the guy flipping burgers at McDonalds should be able to afford rent, bills, and groceries with his paycheck alone. That's kind of the whole point of having a job and I can't believe this is considered a radical position.🤷🏽‍♀️
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Pathologist Dr. Elizabeth Stern's pioneering research in cytopathology transformed cervical cancer from a frequently fatal disease into a highly treatable and preventable disease. Her research revolutionized women’s healthcare. She was born #OTD in 1915. #WomenInSTEM
A black-and-white portrait of Canadian-American pathologist Dr. Elizabeth Stern (1915–1980), whose pioneering research in cytopathology transformed cervical cancer into a preventable disease. Dr. Stern is positioned slightly at an angle, facing forward with a calm, composed, and serious expression. Her dark hair is styled in a short, neat wave off her forehead, and her gaze is directed toward the camera. She wears a dark, simple collared blouse with subtle dotted textures. The composition focuses entirely on her upper shoulders and head against a stark, light-colored, uncluttered background that provides a high-contrast framing. The lighting is soft and even, highlighting her facial features. The overall mood is formal, dignified, and academic, capturing a historic visual record of an influential woman in STEM.
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Anne Simon 🧪🌱🐴🦠🍊🇨🇦🇺🇦 @annealiz1.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
My co-founded company, Silvec, gets nice write up in Wall Street Journal for our solution to citrus greening using benign virus delivery of anti-bacterial peptides. Good field trials and EPA approval for technology. Virus delivery of siRNAs & peptides is finally here! www.wsj.com/business/rac...
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The Race to Save Florida Orange Industry From Total Collapse
After groves were ravaged for decades by a disease, new EPA-approved genetic technologies are giving citrus growers a chance to rebuild.
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Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This is my favorite vaccine poster. Make your flu shot appointment before Halloween. It's sPoOkY to not get your flu shot!
A ghost shining a light on with a flashlight and it says boo to the flu. Get your flu vaccine by October 31.
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Lara K. Mahal @glycocode.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Returning from giving the Szarek lecture @ Queen’s . It is so wonderful to meet new people , talk science and interact with students. Thank you Chantelle Capicciotti for the invitation!
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Brilliant mathematician Emmy Noether was initially barred from teaching at University of Göttingen because she was a woman. She taught for 4 years as a "guest lecturer" under David Hilbert's name. Hilbert, exasperated at the stupidity of the rule: "Gentlemen, this is not a bathing establishment."
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From Algebra to Airplane Crashes, Emmy Noether’s Lasting Influence on Mathematics
Emmy Noether, whom some consider the “Mother of Modern Mathematics,” continues to shape modern research and the studies of mathematicians today; including research into the investigation of airplane c...
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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
You say that you’re not political? It’s all political. 🔊🆙
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Avast, ye! For Talk-Like-A-Pirate Day, let's learn about MOLECULAR PIRACY. Viruses that hoist the Jolly Roger & hijack other viruses... who are themselves pirating the cellular machinery of bacteria. There's no honor among pirate (viruses), me hearties.
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Tim Curry as Pirate Laughing (Long John Silver)
Alt: Tim Curry as Pirate Laughing (Long John Silver). God he's just so amazing. The costume is elaborate, and Tim Curry is just chewing up the scenery.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 19/09/2026
Every now and then I see myself referred to as an "AI Denier" and I want to be clear I acknowledge "AI" exists, it's just I think it's a massive energy drain, created from theft, implemented poorly for inappropriate tasks by loathsome tech executives who get hard at the idea of the rest of us dying
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Saturday night Juke joint, outside Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1939 by US photographer Marion Post Wolcott #WomensArt
Monochrome photograph featuring a group of Black people in an interior, with a man and woman dancing side by side smiling, the man wears a suit and hat, the woman wears a white top and jodhpur type pants and boots
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
LaToya M. Hobbs, US printmaker of Black Women of Print is one of the many hugely talented iinterviewees in the latest womensart book🧡 'Reframing Women Printmakers' 🎁 uk.bookshop.org/p/books/refr...
Print in sepia shades featuring a sitting black woman in an interior calmly looking out of a windiw
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The year is 400 BCE & you're in one of the hottest places on Earth, the Dasht-e Lut (Lut Desert) of Southeastern Iran. Wouldn't it be nice to have a refreshing sorbet? A =dessert= in the =desert=? Thanks to this structure, you can! Let's learn about ancient Iranian refrigerators called 'yakhchāl'.
Yakhchāl of Abarkuh, Iran
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Yakhchal of Yazd province
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
In the 25 years since 9/11, the United States has spent $8 trillion+ on wars that have taken millions of lives in the name of fighting "terror." Can you imagine if we had instead invested those funds here on climate, health care, housing, and education?
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · 11/09/2026
The 2026 Lasker~Bloomberg Public Service Award honors Michael J. Fox for advancing Parkinson’s research through his foundation. Randy Schekman reflects on his impact in a PNAS Perspective: ow.ly/TLef50ZMCu5 #LaskerLaureate Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation
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Caroline Bartman @cbartman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Excited to share the first published paper from my lab! Postdoc Helen Jordan led this study on 1) how metabolites change differently in inflammation in tissues versus in cells in a dish and 2) the role of one of the most-increased metabolites, soluble sialic acid www.jbc.org/article/S002...
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Metabolomics of in vivo inflammation identifies soluble sialic acid as a conserved myeloid-cell metabolite
During an immune response, metabolism changes dramatically. Metabolites are oxidized to power immune cell functions, serve as building blocks for proliferation, and act as effectors to regulate pathog...
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Iva Cheung @ivacheung.com · 10/09/2026
Spinal cord injury researchers at the University of Calgary researchers are seeking participants who: •are 18+ •live in North America •do NOT have spinal cord injury •use a wearable •are willing to use the SpineAlly app for 30 days. #ParticipateInResearch
Help advance mobile health research. We are recruiting individuals aged 18+ without a spinal cord injury to participate as controls. To participate: Use any of the supported wearables below (Apple Watch, Fitbit, Garmin, Oura, Samsung, Whoop); use the SpineAllyapp for 30 days. Compensation: Receive a $20 thank-you gift card for participating. Interested? Get in touch! restorenetwork@ucalgary.ca to learn more.

This research has been approved by the University of Calgary Conjoint Health Research Ethics Board REB23-0678
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Chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The 2027 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 139 tenure-track positions and 11 teaching-only positions: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #facultychemjobs #chemsky #chemchat ⚗️🧪
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The 2027 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List
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Lara K. Mahal @glycocode.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Amazing #glycotime opportunity to become a postdoctoral fellow for up and coming glycoscientist Prof. Kim Tsui at the CCRC! Click here sfg.memberclicks.net/post-doctora... to learn more. She is amazing. 🧪 #STEMjobs
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Post Doctoral Research Associate
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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Ruby Bridges was 6-years-old when she stepped into the history books. Bravely accompanied by her mother, she was the first Black child to desegregate an all-white school in the South. It was not long ago… Today is her birthday. She is still with us. She is 72. Happy birthday, Ruby Bridges 💜
Young Ruby Bridges, photo in black and white Ruby Bridges today, photo in full color
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Lara K. Mahal @glycocode.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
It is a true honor to have been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. I thank my students, postdocs and staff, past and present. This honor really belongs to them and their hard work.
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Steve Patterson @patterdad.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Happy 50th to the The Muppets! The coolest quinquagenarians in the world!.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Fiona Watson, visual artist based in Scotland with a diverse body of work including printmaking and digital art... #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
Print in blue of a manual typewriter facing forwards with a paper inserted with a text which states "every day I love you more. Well not every day- yesterday you were a bit annoying xx' x
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Ele Willoughby @minouette.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Vote orpiment, the toxic colour that comes from volcanoes! #MinCup26 #arthist #scicomm
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The toxic colour that comes from volcanoes
For centuries, the orange pigment was sourced from a toxic mineral. Kelly Grovier looks at a hue that alchemists believed was crucial to creating the Philosopher’s Stone.
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Lara K. Mahal @glycocode.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
It seems that this is a case of something I always tell my students, “ you only get what you look for, but what you look for is not always what you think you are measuring.” It is an issue for surrogate measurements.. and something to think about in any analytical approach or analysis
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Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
"At the session, 164 countries voted in favour of the resolution. Only the US voted no..." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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UN votes to adopt new world map that shows Africa’s true scale
Togo-sponsored resolution called to phase out traditional map that depicts continent as similar size to Greenland
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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 05/09/2026
Congratulations Chi-Huey!! #glycotime
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Lara K. Mahal @glycocode.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
🧪 #STEMjobs #academia 🇨🇦
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Matt Pratt @mattrpratt.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
@tommorelloofficial.bsky.social We are celebrating your former band mate and Nobel winner Carolyn Bertozzi’s 60th birthday in October. Over 300 people will be in attendance at Stanford. I am a former student of her’s, and a happy birthday message from you would be amazing to include.
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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I have so many. TW for the last one -1974 ♀️ can open a credit card in ther own name (I was too young for a credit card :) -1993 NIH requires women and racialized people to be included in clinical trials -1993 ♀️senators can wear pants -1993 nationwide criminalization of marital rape
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Ben Allen @evodynamics.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
It's hard to imagine anyone betraying the entire scientific community as much as Jay Battacharya has
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(Wes)tern democracy👨🏻🗳️🌐 @midwestache.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Oh, hell yes!
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🧪 #STEMjobs #academia
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Anil Seth @anilseth.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Are you a high-achieving early career researcher? Apply to be a Global Scholar in our CIFAR Brain, Mind, and Consciousness Program. CAD 100k unrestricted research support over 2 years, & access to an incredible network of peers and colleagues. cifar.ca/next-generat... (pls share)
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CIFAR Global Scholars Program - CIFAR
Support and training for the research leaders of tomorrow.
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Lara K. Mahal @glycocode.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
🧪#glycotime
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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 03/09/2026
I wouldn’t be here without her 🙏 www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Gloria Steinem, fierce feminist trailblazer, dies
A pioneering activist and journalist, Steinem was one of the women’s liberation movement’s most outspoken advocates.
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 02/09/2026
New analysis by the Pembina Institute shows the likely impact of the planned Meta centre northeast of Edmonton on the typical Albertan’s power bill from 2027 to 2031, David J. Climenhaga writes. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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New Meta Data Centre Could Cost Albertans $460 a Year | The Tyee
A Pembina Institute study found the megaproject will increase electricity costs for other users.
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Davis Bickford @davis.social · 30/08/2026
Photo of a part of the sticker wall, near the gum wall in Seattle. A large glued poster of a cat holding a sign reads, “A.I. IS DẠTA
& CAN ONLY LOOK AT WHERE WE'VE BEEN.
CREATIVITY IS TRYING TO SEE WHERE WE CAN GO.”
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
You killed my father. Prepare to die.
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Jonathan J. Park @jonathanpark.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The GIMME framework is a method for analyzing heterogeneous time-series while identifying common dynamic patterns within samples. Happy to announce that we’ve extended it to the continuous-time framework in our new R-package, ctgimme! cran.r-project.org/web/packages...
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ctgimme: Continuous-Time Subgrouping with GIMME
Estimates group-, subgroup-, and individual-level dynamic structures from multivariate intensive longitudinal data using continuous-time state-space models. The subgrouping procedure combines iterativ...
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