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MedCannKids Research @c4tcanada.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Science is better when it’s built by a community. Meet the people behind C4T’s clinical trials — united by one goal: better answers for kids. Visit our website to learn more about our ongoing clinical trials 🔗 medcannkids.ca #ClinicalTrialsMonth

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Daniel Hardy @dbhardylab.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Looking forward to this exciting @schulichmeddent.bsky.social/CHRI seminar with @pharmalauren.bsky.social!

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IMPaCT @impactrials.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Excited to kick off the 2025 IMPaCT Summit today with a welcome from our co-director, Dr. Lauren Kelly @pharmalauren.bsky.social ! 🎉 Big thanks to Dr. Christine Chambers @drcchambers.bsky.social, Scientific Director of CIHR IHDCYH, for the warm welcome to our summit attendees! #IMPaCTSummit2025

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ACOG @acog.org · 22/09/2025

ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. bit.ly/47Wxc59

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

This is the most anti-science thing I have watched today. What is most shocking about this is all of these statements are being made without any scientific evidence to back it up. There are very few safe options to treat pain and fever in pregnancy so this is also an attack on women's health.

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Lauren Kelly PhD @pharmalauren.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

Cannot believe how much we got done in a few short days. Fall Project Grant is revised and ready to go 🤞🏻

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Jibran Khokhar @drjkhokhar.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

In preparing for the 2025 Cannabinoid GRC next month, I have put together a starter pack! Please tag folks I might have missed: go.bsky.app/JmeZk14

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IMPaCT @impactrials.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

⭐ Top 10 Tips for Engaging with Patients on Trials ⭐ Straight from the IMPaCT Youth and Parent Mentors - practical, powerful advice on how to truly connect and collaborate with youth and families on trials. #InternationalClinicalTrialsDay #ICTD2025

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Janet 🇨🇦 @jansplanet.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, issued the following statement on World Press Freedom Day “In a sea of foreign media and disinformation, we need Canadian voices more than ever.” #DefendDemocracy #CdnPoli

World Press Freedom Day

May 3, 2025
Ottawa, Ontario
Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, issued the following statement on World Press Freedom Day:

“In this time of crisis, we must protect what it means to be Canadian. A strong, independent, and free press both defines and defends our values. My new government will protect reliable Canadian public forums, so we can tell our own stories in our own languages.

“Central to this work is strengthening our public broadcaster, CBC/Radio-Canada, which has stitched this nation together, reporting from Corner Brook to Trois-Rivières to Whitehorse to Comox, bringing Canadians together at critical moments. My new government will also protect and fund more local news, including those with Indigenous perspectives.

“In a sea of foreign media and disinformation, we need Canadian voices more than ever.”

https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/statements/2025/05/03/statement-prime-minister-carney-world-press-freedom-da

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Lauren Kelly PhD @pharmalauren.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

This is a super helpful way for cannanerds to get started on BlueSky 🌱 Thanks for putting that together @justinrmatheson.com and @noufissakabli.bsky.social for bringing it to my attention 🥰

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Toronto Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Consortium @tc3consortium.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Day 2 of the #Canadian #cannabis #Reserach Summit at the @uoft.bsky.social is underway with Dr. Lauren Kelly and Dr. Robert Laprairie. Looking forward to insightful talks and data!@ccicbluesky.bsky.social @umanitoba.bsky.social @pharmalauren.bsky.social @usask.bsky.social @c4tcanada.bsky.social

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Just to be clear, this is a violation of the fundamental ethical principle in clinical trial design called "equipoise." Equipoise means that no-one is exposed to excess risk just to test the therapy. That's specifically *why* vaccine trials don't use placebo arms. Ethical violation as POLICY.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr will require all new vaccines to undergo placebo testing, WaPo reports

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr intends to shift the way vaccines are tested, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing a spokesperson from the HHS.

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Lauren Kelly PhD @pharmalauren.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Forever grateful for these experts working together to improve outcomes for children and families. (Also for @noufissakabli.bsky.social photography skills). Want to join us? Find me today at @tc3consortium.bsky.social and CCIC meeting. Learn more about @c4tcanada.bsky.social 👉MedCannKids.ca

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Lauren Kelly PhD @pharmalauren.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

This is a super helpful way for cannanerds to get started on BlueSky 🌱 Thanks for putting that together @justinrmatheson.com and @noufissakabli.bsky.social for bringing it to my attention 🥰

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Lauren Kelly PhD @pharmalauren.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

In case any Winnipegers needed some inspiration to get out to St. Vital Mall for the Book Market this weekend - all books are donated and the funds raised support the children’s hospital 🥰 It’s on all weekend and they have even more non-kid options including puzzles, magazines and more 💙🩷

Picture of many kids booked laid out on the floor.

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Lauren Kelly PhD @pharmalauren.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

These two and their team of young leaders are committed to delivering appropriate and evidence-based information for youth. Learn more about their hard work and awesome knowledge products here: getsensible.org and watch below.

getsensible.org

Get Sensible – Realistic and evidence-based cannabis education for youth?

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Lauren Kelly PhD @pharmalauren.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Woooo! Our work designing pain clinical trials with youth is a top viewed article 👏👏 @wiley.com @impactrials.bsky.social

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Benjamin Haibe-Kains @bhaibeka.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

www.nature.com/articles/d41... So let me get this straight 1. Academics spend decades building the PDB openly 2. A company trains AlphaFold on it, releases limited code under pressure 3. Academics work hard to create fully open versions 4. Companies then use the open models to build closed products

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McMaster Autism Research Team @macautism.ca · 24/03/2025

🎉 Some big news from the Autism Alliance of Canada! The Offord Centre (@offord-centre.bsky.social) and the McMaster Autism Research Team are excited to be part of this initiative that will see the creation of a National Autism Network. 📰 Learn more here: autismalliance.ca/nan-joint-st...

autismalliance.ca

Joint Statement from Autism Alliance of Canada and the Sinneave Family Foundation - Autism Alliance of Canada

We are honoured to have been selected, alongside the Sinneave Family Foundation (Sinneave) through an open and competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) process to help lead the creation of a National Au...

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Healthy Brains, Healthy Lives @hbhlmcgill.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Join us on April 9 at @theneuro.bsky.social for a must-attend event on sex- and gender-based analysis plus (SGBA+) in neuroscience research! Hear from experts @liisagalea.bsky.social & @rpjuster.bsky.social, join the discussion on #SGBA+ and network with colleagues. 👐 Register now: mcgill.ca/x/i3G

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WesternU Research @westernuresearch.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

ICYMI: The Western Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is accepting applications for the 2025 cohort! This fellowship offers a competitive stipend package over two years - learn more about the program on our website: uwo.ca/research/fun...

uwo.ca

Western Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

Western University, in vibrant London, Ontario, delivers an academic and student experience second to none.

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Lauren Kelly PhD @pharmalauren.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

@mainstreetproject.bsky.social provides life saving programs and services here in Winnipeg. If you can spare some funds, there are lots of teams you can support for their INTO THE COLD challenge here p2p.onecause.com/intothecold?... until March 31.

p2p.onecause.com

Into the Cold

Take the challenge and help a great cause.

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Lauren Kelly PhD @pharmalauren.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Super thrilled to share that Dr. Manik Chhabra was successful at his PhD oral defence today. Your clear delivery today with a legendary examiner (Dr. Denovan-Wright 🤩) was the perfect ending. A huge congratulations from all of us @um-pharmacology.bsky.social 🥳 🎉

Photo shows four examiners, graduate student and exam chair on zoom.

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Krembil Brain Institute 🧠 @kbi-uhn.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

💜 Meet Dr. Esther Bui, Clinician Educator at UHN's Krembil Brain Institute 🔗: www.instagram.com/krembilresea... #EpilepsyAwareness #BrainHealth #EndEpilepsy #ResearchMatters #NoResearchNoCure #PurpleDay #EpilepsyFact

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MedCannKids Research @c4tcanada.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Wishing all women a happy #InternationalWomensDay from all of us at C4T! We're honoured to have so many amazing women on our team. 👧🏿👧🏽👧🏻👧🏾 #IWD2025 #womensupportingwomen #girlpower #medicalcannabis #pediatrichealth #childhealth #medicalcannabisresearch #medicalcannabisforkids

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Dr. Jen Gunter @drjengunter.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

You can find more about Bruce at brucefanjoy.ca

brucefanjoy.ca

Bruce Fanjoy

Carleton Deserves Better

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U of T Black Research Network @uoftbrn.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Are you a Black undergrad interested in a research career? 🧐 The Undergraduate Student Research Award, administered by Canada’s three granting agencies, offers opportunities to engage in meaningful research projects, including at @uoft.bsky.social 📚 buff.ly/BLUgdUe #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

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Black Research Network: Undergraduate Student Research Award – NSERC, CIHR and SSHRC

The Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA) is administered jointly by Canada’s three granting agencies: NSERC, CIHR and SSHRC. It offers Black students...

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Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research @uviccisur.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Are you an undergraduate student looking for experience with research at CISUR? Check out our summer undergrad internship program! We have 2 part-time, 6-week positions available that pay a stipend of $1250. Learn more: bit.ly/cisurintern

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Adriana Guatame-García @adriguatame.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

A friend included this anti-acknowledgement section on her PhD thesis. She also added the proposition: “Systematic bullying and undermining of girls and women in STEM starts early on and is the reason why they do not stay in science and related fields.” Absurd we still need to go through this 🧪👩‍🔬

There have been people less than helpful in my journey here. I wanted to acknowledge those too, bc I know I am not unique in this experience.
No thank you to the physics study assoc that made me sing songs about how women couldn't study physics without sleeping with the professor, the day I stepped into university life. No thank you to the 5th year physics student that decided to assign me a stripper name within the first minute of meeting me in the physics coffee corner in my first year. No thank you to the technician that was responsible for onboarding me on the use of the cluster in my third year who raised his eyebrows and asked me if that meant I was some sort of computer girl. No thank you to the senior researcher that sent me utterly inappropriate texts after a conference, then proceeded to apologise months later by telling me they had not been meant for me anyway so no hard feelings remain hopefully And no thank you to him for attending every conference I've been to since. No thank you to the people who told me that it was surprising that I was doing a PhD since I was a girl. No thank you to the man who mistook me for a coffee lady at a conference, and after having to correct him two times that I did not work there, responded with you should consider it. No thank you to the researcher that asked me what I was wearing underneath my outfit during a conference. No thank you to the physicist who declared to a room full of other physicists that biologists don't know how to design an experiment. No thank you to the people who have called me scary instead of strong and intimidating instead of intelligent.
And finally, no thank you to the exec board of the TU Delft, whose knee-jerk reaction to being held up a mirror about the social safety at the university, was to sue the party holding up the mirror instead of looking at the problems they highlighted.
... You have made me feel like I do not belong in science & I cannot forgive you for that.

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Lauren Kelly PhD @pharmalauren.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Woo! 160+ people are registered for this trial start-up masterclass. If you have questions about trial initiation or regulatory approvals, join us live tomorrow. The session will be recorded. You can leave questions here if you can’t attend. @impactrials.bsky.social @um-radyfhs.bsky.social

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IMPaCT @impactrials.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

On #RareDiseaseDay2025, we stand together to advocate for equitable access to diagnosis, treatment, and support. We partnered with RareKids-CAN to provide training for clinical trials. The goal is to make discoveries and advances in treatments for kids, teens, and their families here in Canada.

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waterloosci @waterloosci.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

On March 6th, join Dr. Andre Isaacs for a conversation on modern strategies that capitalize on the unique learning styles of the younger generation, with special attention to students from historically marginalized groups. Register today: uwaterloo.ca/science/even...

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Canadian Women in STEM @cdnwomenstem.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Looking for a faculty position? How about a postdoc position? Canadian Women in STEM launches an easy to use Job Board. canadianwomeninstem.org/job-board/

canadianwomeninstem.org

Canadian Women in STEM - Job Board

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Lauren Kelly PhD @pharmalauren.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Catch yours truly for two episodes on clinical trials! @impactrials.bsky.social

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U of M Rady Faculty @um-radyfhs.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

The Emerging Scholar Podcast is designed as a resource for medical trainees and residents to help guide them on their journey to becoming a clinician scientist. Hosted by Dr. Jonathan McGavock, professor of pediatrics and child health at the Max Rady College of Medicine. #Medsky

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UM professor creates novel podcast as resource for emerging scholars

A Rady researcher and faculty member, working closely with local radio station UMFM, launched a podcast designed as a resource for medical trainees and residents to help guide them on their journey to

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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Thank goodness for the American Medical Association. Here is their YouTube page. Please share far and wide. Right now bird flu is spreading throughout our country and most people have no clue. Please stay updated and bookmark this page for your health and well-being. www.youtube.com/@americanmed...

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 11/02/2025

Tesla sales are dropping around the world. In the first month of this year, sales were down 63% in France, 59.5% in Germany, 38% in Norway, and 8% in the UK. sherwood.news/tech/tesla-s...

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Stacey Marjerrison, MD @staceymarj.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Next Tuesday @oniblackstock.bsky.social will be joining @macupediatrics.bsky.social to discuss ‘Resisting Backlash to Progress: Planting Seeds for a Just Future’ - if you’re feeling lost in the world of advocacy in the current climate, consider joining healthsci.mcmaster.ca/events/facul...

healthsci.mcmaster.ca

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University of Toronto Engineering @engineering.utoronto.ca · 11/02/2025

🔬 On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we reflect on how EDI can be integrated into the core activities of engineering research & education. Read our Q&A with Marisa Sterling, P.Eng., and Profs Ariel Chan, Cathy Chin & Ning Yan: uofteng.ca/245c63 #UofT

uofteng.ca

EDI in action: Celebrating diversity of identities and the impact of women leaders at CSChE 2024

The conference included a unique session in memoriam of Professor Jane Phillips (ChemE)

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Lauren Kelly PhD @pharmalauren.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Looking to keep up with the IMPaCT team or find trial training opportunities? Sign up for our free newsletter

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IMPaCT @impactrials.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

📨 Stay connected with IMPaCT - join our mailing list for the latest updates and opportunities! ➡️ bit.ly/3Ulkx4C

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IMPaCT @impactrials.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

ICYMI: "Developing Teams and Management Practices for Clinical Trials Incorporating EDI" is now available to watch on YouTube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbE3...

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Developing teams and management practices for clinical trials incorporating EDI

YouTube video by IMPaCT

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