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Sherri Christian 🇨🇦

@sherrichristian.bsky.social
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Immunologist- B cell biology & extracellular vesicles; cancer researcher- breast cancer, leukemia, & extracellular vesicles; cell-cell communication; Professor; @MemorialUniversity 🇨🇦@AtlanticCancerConsortium

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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Different 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. ➡️
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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Read the full announcement: www.marathonofhopecancercentres.ca/impact/news-...
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Government of Canada invests $80 million to expand precision oncology across Canada through the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network
The 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...
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Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI) @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Going 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...
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Radical Centrist @procedurepols.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We'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...
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Canada 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.
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The Conversation Canada @ca.theconversation.com · 15/09/2026
How bacteria hijack viruses to shuffle their own DNA
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How bacteria hijack viruses to shuffle their own DNA
Bacteria have transformed some viruses — now called gene-transfer agents — into a means of exchanging genetic material among themselves.
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Brittlestar @brittlestar.com · 27/08/2026
A helpful reminder you can wear ✌️❤️🇨🇦 peacelovecanada.ca/products/gre...
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💀 Clawdric Moanses 🧛 @audricmoses.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
"Their hydronyms" 🤣💀. I want Carney to go full Gavin Newsom on him 👊. #cdnpoli
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Mommy Has Cancer @mommyhascancer.ca · 26/08/2026
Never 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.
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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
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Today I learned…. (I guess the ill wind did blow in something good!)
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Reese Richardson @reeserichardson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
A 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/🧵
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Mommy Has Cancer @mommyhascancer.ca · 24/08/2026
My 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...
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Free Roof Giveaway | Calgary - Ardent Roof Systems
The first annual Ardent Roof Systems Free Roof Giveaway in CALGARY happens this summer!
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Sherri Christian 🇨🇦 @sherrichristian.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Eileen 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 ❤️
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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-...
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Hilding Neilson @astrojipjawej.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
I’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.
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Mark D. Berry 🇨🇦 @markdberry.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
And 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.
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Sherri Christian 🇨🇦 @sherrichristian.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
It’s so exhausting- Every. Single. Email.
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Daniel MacPhee 🇨🇦 @d-macphee.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Using these methods and tools is a good idea to increase engagement and avoid AI cheating. #Canada #Education www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Some profs are taking an old-school approach to classes. Here's why they think it helps students | CBC News
Hand-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...
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Sherri Christian 🇨🇦 @sherrichristian.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Happy Canada Day!
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💀 Clawdric Moanses 🧛 @audricmoses.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
WOW — absolute 🔥 from @canmntofficial.bsky.social's coach, US citizen Jesse Marsch. Americans like this: we still love you guys ♥️! #uspoli #canadasoccer #cdnpoli
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 27/06/2026
Black text on a white page that reads:

Today marks 11 years since Obergefell v. Hodges affirmed a simple, profound truth: everyone has the right to marry the person they love.

It's a day to celebrate the generations of LGBTQ+ people and organizers who fought to make that promise a reality. When so many protections are being challenged, we should remember what it looks like when the Supreme Court expands freedoms instead of revoking them.

Love is always worth defending. Happy Pride.
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 27/06/2026
Having 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...
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Having a child during grad school is especially hard on women
New study highlights the need for more institutional support for parents
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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
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PHD Comics @phdcomics.com · 11/06/2026
World Cup vs. the Ph.D.
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Reese Richardson @reeserichardson.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
The 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)
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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 02/06/2026
Newfoundland 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
On the left: Photo illustration shows a line of soldiers marching against a black background towards a red map of Newfoundland and Labrador. On the right: text that reads “How America’s “friendly invasion” of Newfoundland and Labrador could turn sour. The US military has used the province as a staging ground since the Second World War. Amid rising tensions, is that a good thing?
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Dr Jamie Gallagher @jamiebgall.co.uk · 02/06/2026
It’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
Pin badge “scientist” in rainbow motif Two bird pins. A series if birds sitting on a branch. Each bird is the colour of a stripe on the rainbow flag. Pronoun pins with rainbow motif:
She her 
He him 
She they 
He they 
They them An array of pride themed science and sci fi pins.
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Daniel MacPhee 🇨🇦 @d-macphee.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Saskatoon's Hearth ranked among best 100 restaurants in Canada It’s excellent! #Saskatchewan #Saskatoon #Restaurants www.westcentralonline.com/articles/sas...
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Saskatoon's Hearth ranked among best 100 restaurants in Canada
One 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...
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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Sometimes 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.
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
One dog did this in two minutes. Original post
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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.
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Reese Richardson @reeserichardson.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
TL;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...
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How 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
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💀 Clawdric Moanses 🧛 @audricmoses.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
I 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.
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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...
Apparent manipulation in the antibody verification data in Thermo Fisher's online catalog
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Dr. Holly Walters @manigarm.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
I'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?!?
The reactions of some researchers on Twitter finally being held responsible for not having read the very paper they submitted are... something. Mainly, they don't think they should have to check every citation or make sure the data is real and accurate. Because it's too hard, I guess.
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Sholto David @sholtodavid.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Surprised 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.
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Craig McCormick @craigmccormick.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Grateful to research participants like Teresa Arthur, and proud of my colleagues and their research.
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Graham Dellaire @docdellaire.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Nice Good News Story for the weekend #ImmuneTherapy #OvarianCancer www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
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Dalhousie scientists make breakthroughs in ovarian cancer research
A team of researchers at Dalhousie University is making major strides in ovarian cancer research with an investment of $725,000 from Ovarian Cancer Canada.
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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
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Sherri Christian 🇨🇦 @sherrichristian.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
So grateful for new funding to study #metastasis in #BreastCancer #NLHRF gazette.mun.ca/research/hol...
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Holistic approach
A wave of health-related research is gaining momentum.
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Sherri Christian 🇨🇦 @sherrichristian.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
I 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
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W. Andy Knight @knight54.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
We’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.
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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."
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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.
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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Phase 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...
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Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
After 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...
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Full network of clitoral nerves mapped out for first time
Anatomy of one of least studied human organs could improve outcomes for women who have pelvic surgery
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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...
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Scientists saw a sperm whale giving birth. And then things got weird
Sperm whales are known to socialize, but scientists were stunned when they saw a group of sperm whales gather as one of them gave birth
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Adam van Koeverden @avankoeverden.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Promise 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.
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
This 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...
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This Company Is Secretly Turning Your Zoom Meetings into AI Podcasts
WebinarTV hosts 200,000 “webinars.” A Zoom call you may thought was private might be one of them.
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Sherri Christian 🇨🇦 @sherrichristian.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
"Bias boosted" and "Neglect at Home" pretty much sums up this program
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The problem with Canada’s plan to buy scientific prestige
The government’s plans to poach 100 US researchers might make good economic sense. But what about the existing community?
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Sherri Christian 🇨🇦 @sherrichristian.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
If you needed another reason no to travel to or via the US
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