Reposted by Sherri Christian 🇨🇦Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Different communities. Diverse perspectives. One shared vision: Bringing new hope to patients across Canada.🍁 We asked MOHCCN Consortium Leads what the $80M investment from the federal government means for their regions and the communities they serve. Scroll through to hear what they had to say. ➡️ 025
Reposted by Sherri Christian 🇨🇦Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Read the full announcement: www.marathonofhopecancercentres.ca/impact/news-...marathonofhopecancercentres.caGovernment of Canada invests $80 million to expand precision oncology across Canada through the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres NetworkThe Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI) and Terry Fox Foundation (TFF) welcome a new $80-million investment from the Government of Canada that will help expand access to precision oncology and acceler... 076
Reposted by Sherri Christian 🇨🇦Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI) @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Going the extra mile for cancer research 💜👟 On Sunday, Terry Fox-funded researchers across Canada came together once again for this year's Terry Fox Run Challenge, raising over $182K — and counting! — for cancer research! A huge thank you to everyone who participated! www.tfri.ca/updates/news... 063
Reposted by Sherri Christian 🇨🇦Radical Centrist @procedurepols.bsky.social · 17/09/2026We're the test case. If Canada stands up to him successfully, other countries realize they can do the same and he can't bully anyone into submission: kevinboucher32.substack.com/p/canada-isn...kevinboucher32.substack.comCanada Isn't Turning to China. It's Doing Something Much More Dangerous.The fight over Canada isn't about trade. It's about whether a sovereign country can diversify its way out of dependence — and what happens to American power if it does. 075
Reposted by Sherri Christian 🇨🇦The Conversation Canada @ca.theconversation.com · 15/09/2026How bacteria hijack viruses to shuffle their own DNAtheconversation.comHow bacteria hijack viruses to shuffle their own DNABacteria have transformed some viruses — now called gene-transfer agents — into a means of exchanging genetic material among themselves. 023
Reposted by Sherri Christian 🇨🇦Brittlestar @brittlestar.com · 27/08/2026A helpful reminder you can wear ✌️❤️🇨🇦 peacelovecanada.ca/products/gre... 1732068
Reposted by Sherri Christian 🇨🇦💀 Clawdric Moanses 🧛 @audricmoses.bsky.social · 27/08/2026"Their hydronyms" 🤣💀. I want Carney to go full Gavin Newsom on him 👊. #cdnpoli 65813
Reposted by Sherri Christian 🇨🇦Mommy Has Cancer @mommyhascancer.ca · 26/08/2026Never thought my terminal cancer diagnosis would help shape cancer research, yet it has.I always knew of Terry Fox, but my diagnosis showed me his true impact. I’m proud to help write this piece: scientific & patient expertise aren't competing—they're complementary. Click 👇 to read full article. 171
Reposted by Sherri Christian 🇨🇦Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 25/08/2026🍁"Scientific expertise and patient expertise are not competing perspectives. They are complementary ones.“🍁 Read the latest Network Voices piece by our Patient Working Group to hear how they helped shape Phase 1 and what genuine partnership can make possible: tinyurl.com/4a5n4yxw 083
Reposted by Sherri Christian 🇨🇦Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Today I learned…. (I guess the ill wind did blow in something good!) 35920
Reposted by Sherri Christian 🇨🇦Reese Richardson @reeserichardson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026A massive update: At least ~15 companies~ are selling scientists antibodies using faked validation data. We've documented 18,000+ manipulated images on 17,000+ products sold by leading laboratory suppliers including Thermo Fisher, Abcam, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Millipore Sigma and Bio-Techne. 1/🧵 18455329
Reposted by Sherri Christian 🇨🇦Mommy Has Cancer @mommyhascancer.ca · 24/08/2026My friend nominated me for a free roof giveaway, and I'm one of 5 finalists! Winning is based on votes, so please vote for me before Aug 26, 11:59pm, and share with others too! 😊 ardentroofsystems.com/about-us/fre...ardentroofsystems.comFree Roof Giveaway | Calgary - Ardent Roof SystemsThe first annual Ardent Roof Systems Free Roof Giveaway in CALGARY happens this summer! 172
Sherri Christian 🇨🇦 @sherrichristian.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Eileen is an inspiration to me daily! She brings passion and true dedication to her work, everyday. I am grateful she agreed to come back to the the Atlantic Cacer Consortium @canceratlantic.bsky.social after her cancer diagnosis and treatments ❤️ 030
Reposted by Sherri Christian 🇨🇦Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 20/08/2026🍁“My own cancer journey gave me a new perspective on the Network’s mission”: A Q&A with Eileen Bruce, project coordinator and patient partner for the Marathon of Hope - Atlantic Cancer Consortium🍁 Read the full story: www.marathonofhopecancercentres.ca/impact/news-... 084
Reposted by Sherri Christian 🇨🇦Hilding Neilson @astrojipjawej.bsky.social · 26/05/2026I’m excited to announce that new courses at @memorialu.bsky.social @memorialuscience.bsky.social were approved. They are Science 2155: Indigenous Astronomies and Worldviews and Science 3155: Outer Space and Society. These courses are a big part of building astronomy at MUN. 164
Reposted by Sherri Christian 🇨🇦Mark D. Berry 🇨🇦 @markdberry.bsky.social · 25/06/2026And if you want to get qualified, @memorialuscience.bsky.social is the place to be where you can choose between Human Biosciences for molecular approaches to Nutrition or dietetics for clinical. 022
Sherri Christian 🇨🇦 @sherrichristian.bsky.social · 21/07/2026It’s so exhausting- Every. Single. Email. 030
Reposted by Sherri Christian 🇨🇦Daniel MacPhee 🇨🇦 @d-macphee.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Using these methods and tools is a good idea to increase engagement and avoid AI cheating. #Canada #Education www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caSome profs are taking an old-school approach to classes. Here's why they think it helps students | CBC NewsHand-written notes. Problem-solving through discussion. Using a typewriter to complete an assignment. In-depth Q&As after oral presentations. These are some of the classroom methods from the past that... 064
Reposted by Sherri Christian 🇨🇦💀 Clawdric Moanses 🧛 @audricmoses.bsky.social · 30/06/2026WOW — absolute 🔥 from @canmntofficial.bsky.social's coach, US citizen Jesse Marsch. Americans like this: we still love you guys ♥️! #uspoli #canadasoccer #cdnpoli 22410
Reposted by Sherri Christian 🇨🇦Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 27/06/2026Having kids in grad school comes with more costs for women than men. "Citation scores for women who started to have children before the age of 30 were 14% lower than comparable men and 21% less than women who waited until their late 30s to start having children." www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgHaving a child during grad school is especially hard on womenNew study highlights the need for more institutional support for parents 716060
Reposted by Sherri Christian 🇨🇦Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 11/06/2026"Survivor" is a powerful word, but it doesn't tell the whole story. Kirsten Efremov, 3-time cancer survivor and MOHCCN Patient Working Group member, sat down with us to share what she wishes people understood beyond the label "cancer survivor." Visit the MOHCCN Patient Hub: tinyurl.com/wkmy7fma 142
Reposted by Sherri Christian 🇨🇦Reese Richardson @reeserichardson.bsky.social · 05/06/2026The Thermo Fisher situation keeps getting worse. We've now collected 450+ problematic images presented as verification data in TF's antibody catalog. This includes: 🖌️ Dozens more images with duplications or painting 🖨️ Hundreds of blots that all share the same background (behold slideshow below) 18590367
Reposted by Sherri Christian 🇨🇦The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 02/06/2026Newfoundland hosted nearly 100,000 American troops during the Second World War. As debates over Canadian sovereignty and US ambitions in Greenland intensify, writer Trevor Corkum explores why that history is shaping how many in the province see the future: ow.ly/4wbE50Z6ojw 0116
Reposted by Sherri Christian 🇨🇦Dr Jamie Gallagher @jamiebgall.co.uk · 02/06/2026It’s Pride 🏳️🌈 Spare one repost for a small creator? 🥺 My science and sci fi pins raise money for homeless LGBTQ+ people. Just sent another £800 to @aktcharity.bsky.social bringing total to £47,521 New for Pride 2026: 🌈Scientist🌈 🏳️🌈🐥🦜🦅🏳️🌈 🌈pronouns🌈 www.jamiebgall.co.uk/shop 231097771
Reposted by Sherri Christian 🇨🇦Daniel MacPhee 🇨🇦 @d-macphee.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Saskatoon's Hearth ranked among best 100 restaurants in Canada It’s excellent! #Saskatchewan #Saskatoon #Restaurants www.westcentralonline.com/articles/sas...westcentralonline.comSaskatoon's Hearth ranked among best 100 restaurants in CanadaOne of Saskatchewan's most celebrated dining destinations has earned a place among the country's culinary elite. Hearth Restaurant, located inside Saskatoon's Remai Modern museum, was ranked 81st on C... 074
Reposted by Sherri Christian 🇨🇦Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Sometimes I think “hey, Canada can fix its over reliance on U.S. science & research if it really wanted to.” And then my colleague reminds me of stuff like: the NIH budget is 46x bigger than the CIHR budget, and more than 1 in 4 Canadian science pubs are collabs with US researchers. 45413
Reposted by Sherri Christian 🇨🇦Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 01/06/2026One dog did this in two minutes. Original post 40776341215
Reposted by Sherri Christian 🇨🇦TK (Takashi DY) Kozai @bioniclab.bsky.social · 30/05/2026🪼 Your tax dollars paid a scientist to squeeze jellyfish through cheesecloth. Osamu Shimomura processed tens of thousands on an NSF grant to understand why they glow. He found a protein that glowed green under UV light. Called it "green protein." Nobody cared. For decades. 622922923
Reposted by Sherri Christian 🇨🇦Reese Richardson @reeserichardson.bsky.social · 28/05/2026TL;DR: We've identified more than 100 cases of apparent manipulation in Thermo Fisher Scientific's antibody verification data. @sholtodavid.bsky.social @johanduchene.bsky.social reeserichardson.blog/2026/05/28/h...reeserichardson.blogHow much of Thermo Fisher’s antibody data has been manipulated?We’ve documented more than 100 instances of apparent data manipulation in Thermo’s catalog 23591312
Reposted by Sherri Christian 🇨🇦💀 Clawdric Moanses 🧛 @audricmoses.bsky.social · 24/05/2026I feel like the Indigenous Chiefs might be somewhat opposed to being "summoned" to a meeting by a bigoted white man. If he actually wanted to consult in good faith, he'd be driving his own ass around the province, to meet the Chiefs at *their* homes. 0133
Reposted by Sherri Christian 🇨🇦Reese Richardson @reeserichardson.bsky.social · 21/05/2026@johanduchene.bsky.social @sholtodavid.bsky.social Spent the last hour looking, found ten more apparently manipulated Western blots in Thermo Fisher's antibody verification data (across eight different catalogued products). Thread below. www.thermofisher.com/antibody/pro... 1517388
Reposted by Sherri Christian 🇨🇦Dr. Holly Walters @manigarm.bsky.social · 17/05/2026I'm sorry, what? In writing my first monograph, I spent six weeks trying to track down a citation in TWO languages I didn't know. And good thing too, because the citation was wrong. That's scholarship. That's research. You know, the thing we're trained to do?!? 484112322254
Reposted by Sherri Christian 🇨🇦Sholto David @sholtodavid.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Surprised to discover that Thermo Fisher appears to show a fake western blot for the validation of one of their p53 antibodies. I've added a diagram to show the very similar bands. This does not appear to be one of the "published figures" but their own internal data. 22272114
Reposted by Sherri Christian 🇨🇦Craig McCormick @craigmccormick.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Grateful to research participants like Teresa Arthur, and proud of my colleagues and their research. 153
Reposted by Sherri Christian 🇨🇦Graham Dellaire @docdellaire.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Nice Good News Story for the weekend #ImmuneTherapy #OvarianCancer www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...ctvnews.caDalhousie scientists make breakthroughs in ovarian cancer researchA team of researchers at Dalhousie University is making major strides in ovarian cancer research with an investment of $725,000 from Ovarian Cancer Canada. 325168
Reposted by Sherri Christian 🇨🇦Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 07/05/2026🍁 What it really takes to build a national cancer research resource 🍁 5 years ago, we set out to build Canada’s largest and most comprehensive cancer resource. While we achieved our goal (and even exceeded it!), getting there wasn't straightforward! Here's what we learned: tinyurl.com/5n6dmykr 163
Sherri Christian 🇨🇦 @sherrichristian.bsky.social · 02/05/2026So grateful for new funding to study #metastasis in #BreastCancer #NLHRF gazette.mun.ca/research/hol...gazette.mun.caHolistic approachA wave of health-related research is gaining momentum. 010
Sherri Christian 🇨🇦 @sherrichristian.bsky.social · 02/05/2026I am looking for a new investigator who researches #ExtracellularVesicles in #Immunity to suggest as a speaker for next year's Canadian Society for Immunology conference. I am putting together the package for a potential plenary now and need names ASAP! International or Canadian will be considered 038
Reposted by Sherri Christian 🇨🇦W. Andy Knight @knight54.bsky.social · 29/04/2026We’ve lost a dear friend, colleague, and brilliant scholar, Dr Juliet Daniel (to my left in this photo). She was a McMaster University Distinguished Professor, a proud Barbadian-Canadian, a fierce EDI advocate & a leader of the Canada Caribbean Initiative (CCI). May her soul rest in eternal peace. 1157
Reposted by Sherri Christian 🇨🇦Ignacio GHOULlup-Diaz @igallupd.bsky.social · 19/04/2026"Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial: Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later."nbcnews.comPancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trialScientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later. 15997282889
Reposted by Sherri Christian 🇨🇦Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Phase 1 Innovation Report - Key Impact #5: Increasing access to precision oncology across Canada Learn more about this unique national effort and other ways MOHCCN is helping transform cancer care: www.marathonofhopecancercentres.ca/innovation-r... 241
Reposted by Sherri Christian 🇨🇦Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl.bsky.social · 29/03/2026After 30 years after the nerves inside the penis were mapped, the same mapping has been completed on the clitoris. Cultural taboos about female sexuality have held back scientific study. The clitoris wasn't in standard anatomy textbooks until 1995. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...theguardian.comFull network of clitoral nerves mapped out for first timeAnatomy of one of least studied human organs could improve outcomes for women who have pelvic surgery 26335
Reposted by Sherri Christian 🇨🇦Daniel MacPhee 🇨🇦 @d-macphee.bsky.social · 27/03/2026“Gero and his colleagues show that two “matrilines”—independent, female-led groups—of sperm whales in Unit A appeared to cooperate to assist in the calf’s birth. This behavior has never been observed in such detail before in this species.” #Whales 🧪 #Birth www.scientificamerican.com/article/sper...scientificamerican.comScientists saw a sperm whale giving birth. And then things got weirdSperm whales are known to socialize, but scientists were stunned when they saw a group of sperm whales gather as one of them gave birth 16633
Reposted by Sherri Christian 🇨🇦Adam van Koeverden @avankoeverden.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Promise made, promise kept. Recognizing a historic milestone for our country, today our government has been recognized by NATO for achieving our 2% defence spending target. Huge thanks to all Canadians in uniform. 1276
Reposted by Sherri Christian 🇨🇦Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 24/03/2026This is wild: a company is secretly scanning the internet for Zoom meeting links and turning them into AI-generated podcasts for $$$. Some meeting participants only found out after we told them. Included meeting on protecting kids from ICE, was supposed to be private www.404media.co/this-company...404media.coThis Company Is Secretly Turning Your Zoom Meetings into AI PodcastsWebinarTV hosts 200,000 “webinars.” A Zoom call you may thought was private might be one of them. 331528916
Sherri Christian 🇨🇦 @sherrichristian.bsky.social · 23/03/2026"Bias boosted" and "Neglect at Home" pretty much sums up this programnature.comThe problem with Canada’s plan to buy scientific prestigeThe government’s plans to poach 100 US researchers might make good economic sense. But what about the existing community? 000
Sherri Christian 🇨🇦 @sherrichristian.bsky.social · 23/03/2026If you needed another reason no to travel to or via the US 031