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Toronto RNA Enthusiasts’ Day (TREnD): a student-led, trainee focused event, bringing RNA researchers together since 2016. Save the dates #TREnD2026 August 20-21! trend-rna.ca event.fourwaves.com/trend26/pages

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TREnD @trendrna.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

DEADLINE EXTENSION - July 31st🚨‼️ don’t miss out on your final chance to sign up to attend #TREnD2026

TREnD @trendrna.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

The deadline to register for TREnD is quickly approaching! Don’t forget to sign up and submit your poster abstracts before the deadline on July 24th! RNArt is also running again this year, submit your masterpiece before the deadline to have your art featured in-person at TREnD this year! 🎨

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TREnD @trendrna.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Good news!! The deadline to submit an abstract for an oral talk at #TREnD2026 has been EXTENDED to Friday July 10th. Don’t miss your chance to share your work 🚨

TREnD @trendrna.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

DON’T MISS OUT🚨! The deadline to submit an abstract for an oral talk at #TREnD2026 is THIS FRIDAY (July 3rd)

TREnD @trendrna.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

We are proud to be a part of the @rnacanada.ca network again, and welcome RNA researchers from across Canada in our second iteration of TREnD & Friends 2026. Our virtual day programming on August 20th will feature speakers from our friends across the country and the world!

TREnD @trendrna.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Have you registered for TREnD2026?!?! TREnD is an action packed international RNA symposium organized BY trainees FOR trainees! Join us online on August 20th online & August 21st online and in person for some good RNA vibes 😎🧬 (pretend that’s not a DNA emoji)

TREnD @trendrna.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Dr. Benoit Chabot from the Université de Sherbrooke is discussing “CRISPR/dCas13Rx-Based Identification and Correction of Splicing Defects in Leukodystrophies” on September 2nd in the Donnelly Centre Red Room!

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Dr. Julie Claycomb @farmgirlphd.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Excited to hear from patients, advocates, and clinicians about RNA-related diseases at our @rnacanada.bsky.social patient advocacy panel. These conversations are so important to connect researchers, families, and clinicians. Thanks for sharing your stories! @trendrna.bsky.social #TREnD2025

TREnD @trendrna.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

RNA-based Disease Advocacy Panel: RNA as Cause and Cure, moderated by TREnD organizers Rasangi Tenakoon and Sharanja Premachandran #TREnD2025

TREnD @trendrna.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Happening now! #TREnD2025

TREnD @trendrna.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Our secret message #TREnD2025 🕵️🥳

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Dr. Julie Claycomb @farmgirlphd.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

And for our final trainee talk of the day, we'll hear for Carina Lyons of Ji-Young Yoon's lab at Sick Kids/U of Toronto. She's talking about her work on how phosphorylation regulates the ALS associated protein TDP-43. @trendrna.bsky.social #TREnD2025

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Dr. Julie Claycomb @farmgirlphd.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Now we'll hear from Tyler Henderson from Sabine Cordes' lab at LTRI/U of Toronto. He's telling us about his PhD work on the role of the trafficking protein/non-canonical RBP Tubby in RNA transport. @trendrna.bsky.social #TREnD2025

TREnD @trendrna.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Our last trainee talk of the day is underway by Carina Lyons! #TREnD2025

TREnD @trendrna.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Our penultimate trainee talk is presented by Tyler Henderson from University of Toronto! #TREnD2025

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Dr. Julie Claycomb @farmgirlphd.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Next up: Jack Li from the Blencowe and Taipale labs at U of Toronto talks about his work on using dCasRx-RBM25 to control endogenous splicing events. ✂️ @trendrna.bsky.social #TREnD2025

TREnD @trendrna.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Next up we have Jack Daiyang Li telling us about his research! #TREnD2025

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Dr. Julie Claycomb @farmgirlphd.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Next we'll hear from Cian Ward from Pat O'Donaghue's lab at Western University about tRNA anticodon variants to read through ALS-causative PTCs. 🛑🏁 @trendrna.bsky.social #TREnD2025

TREnD @trendrna.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Thanks Cian Ward for sharing your science with us! #TREnD2025

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Dr. Julie Claycomb @farmgirlphd.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

After a fantastic mentor/mentee lunch and an action-packed poster session, we're back with another round of trainee talks! Up next is Qingyu Shi from @haissi-cui.bsky.social lab at the University of Toronto. She's sharing her work on a rare disease variant of SSRM2. @trendrna.bsky.social #TREnD2025

TREnD @trendrna.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Have you voted for your favourite RNArt yet? Don’t forget to do so before the end of the current talk session! #TREnD2025

TREnD @trendrna.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Qingyu Shi, from @haissi-cui.bsky.social lab at University of Toronto, presented the first talk of the second trainee session! #TREnD2025

TREnD @trendrna.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Brittney Remnant (TREnD organizer) is moderating our second trainee talk session starting now! #TREnD2025

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Dr. Julie Claycomb @farmgirlphd.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Our final trainee talk of this session is by Nuo Xu from the lab of Dr. Shreejoy Tripathy at the University of Toronto. Nuo is telling us about using long read RNA sequencing to identify splice variants in cortical neurons. @trendrna.bsky.social #TREnD2025

TREnD @trendrna.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Thank you Samuel Nyandwi (TREnD Organizer) for moderating the first talk session! #TREnD2025

TREnD @trendrna.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Nuo Xu from University of Toronto will present our last talk of the first trainee session today! #TREnD2025

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Dr. Julie Claycomb @farmgirlphd.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Now we'll shift gears to lncRNAs! We're hearing from Eric Wang about a topical RNA therapy targeting a lncRNA to treat diabetic retinopathy. Eric is in the lab of Dr. Subrata Chakrabarti's lab at Western University. @trendrna.bsky.social #TrEnD2025 👁️🧬

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Dr. Julie Claycomb @farmgirlphd.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Now we'll hear from Tanya Prashar from Dr. Kathy Hudak's lab at York University about the outcomes of rRNA damage on ribosome stability! @trendrna.bsky.social #TREnD2025

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Dr. Julie Claycomb @farmgirlphd.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Now we'll hear from Ryan Goldbach from Thomas Duchaine's lab at McGill about his work on mRNA decapping (or not!) in C. elegans. 🪱🧢 @trendrna.bsky.social #TREnD2025

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Dr. Julie Claycomb @farmgirlphd.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Our next speaker is Dr. Victoria Garcia Castiglioni from our lab! She's talking about her work as a Curie fellow, looking at the interplay between Argonautes and Orsay virus in C. elegans! @trendrna.bsky.social #TREnD2025🪱🐙

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Dr. Julie Claycomb @farmgirlphd.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Kicking off our trainee talks is Ayeisha Desjardins, a graduate student in the Palazzo @ribonucleicacids.bsky.social lab, telling us about the interplay between RanBP2 and RISC in regulating cytokine RNAs!

TREnD @trendrna.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

We will be hearing from Eric Wang next! #TREnD2025

TREnD @trendrna.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Thanks to Adam Greasley for sharing his project with us! #TREnD2025

TREnD @trendrna.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Next we are hearing from Tanya Prashar! #TREnD2025

TREnD @trendrna.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Next up we have Ryan Goldbach! #TREnD2025 Excited to hear about your work!

TREnD @trendrna.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Great talk by Victoria G Castiglioni from @farmgirlphd.bsky.social lab! Thanks for sharing your science with us! #TREnD2025 📈

TREnD @trendrna.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Thank you to Ayeisha Desjardins, for kicking off our first trainee talk of the day! #TREnD2025 🥳

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Dr. Julie Claycomb @farmgirlphd.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Student representatives from @rnacanada.bsky.social tell us about the organization's goals and efforts, and invite all trainees to become members! @trendrna.bsky.social #TREnD2025

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Dr. Julie Claycomb @farmgirlphd.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Fantastic talk about his lab's extensive efforts to characterize thousands of RNA Binding proteins by Gene Yeo @trendrna.bsky.social #TREnD2025! RNAs are not naked! (And great intro slides!)

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Dr. Julie Claycomb @farmgirlphd.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

#TREnD2025 @trendrna.bsky.social day 2 starting now, with organizer @farnazmansouri.bsky.social introducing our Keynote speaker, Dr. gene Yeo! Ready for a great day of RNA biology in Toronto!

TREnD @trendrna.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Second in person day coming up soon!! #TREnD2025

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TREnD @trendrna.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

#TREnD2025 virtual day is here!! First talk starting now! 🥳

TREnD @trendrna.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Join us for a special RNA Canada-sponsored Patient Advocacy Panel taking place in Toronto on Friday, July 11th at 5:30-7:00 PM (ET) at the SickKids Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning.

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RNA Canada @rnacanada.ca · 03/07/2025

RNA Canada is incredibly proud to sponsor a Patient Advocacy Panel which will take place on Thu July 11th 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM (ET) in Toronto at the SickKids Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning. It will also be made available online to RNA Canada members! www.rnacanada.ca/etn/trend-rn...

Poster of the event entitled "RNA-based Disease Advocacy Panel: "RNA as Cause and Cure" which will feature perspectives from Kris Noakes, Sinder-Marie Pascal Patterson, Dr. Greg Costain, Dr. Angelica Moresco and Dr. Victoria Mok Siu.

TREnD @trendrna.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Join us for a special RNA Canada-sponsored Patient Advocacy Panel taking place in Toronto on Thursday, July 11th at 5:30-7:00 PM (ET) at the SickKids Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning.

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RNA Canada @rnacanada.ca · 25/06/2025

2 more days before registration closes! Send in your abstracts.

TREnD @trendrna.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Reminder: The #TREnD25 deadline to submit your POSTER PRESENTATION Abstracts is June 27th! Don't miss your chance to showcase your work! event.fourwaves.com/trend25/subm...

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TREnD @trendrna.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Reminder that TREnD2025 abstract submission deadline for ORAL PRESENTATIONS is TODAY, June 6th! Please register and submit your abstracts through the event page: event.fourwaves.com/trend25/pages

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TREnD @trendrna.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Reminder: Today is the LAST DAY to submit an oral talk abstract for #TREnD2025

TREnD @trendrna.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Good news! The TREnD oral abstract submission deadline has been EXTENDED to Friday June 6th 🎉 event.fourwaves.com/trend25/subm...