That cardinal has nabbed the fattest caterpillar Iβve ever seen
12.02.2026 13:30
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That cardinal has nabbed the fattest caterpillar Iβve ever seen
Thatβs great! Go you!
The boyβs totes bonkers yaβll, but Peony can save him!!!?! Right!?!
Eric Green, the first NIH Director to be forced to retire by the Trump administration, has landed on this feet.
He is the new Chief Medical Officer at Illumina!
www.illumina.com/company/news...
Destroying the galactic government was a bit of a downer but he had some bangers
I donβt like sand. Itβs coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere.
We are thrilled to announce the first official release (v0.1.8) of #π―π²π±π±π²πΏ, the successor to one of our flagship tool, #π―π²π±ππΌπΌπΉπ! Based on ideas we conceived of long ago (!), this was achieved thanks to the dedication of Brent Pedersen.
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The π¨π¦ Standing Committee on Science and Research passed a modified resolution this afternoon that the requested ricouncil applicant and reviewer data can be aggregated and anonymized. Thanks to the many researchers who signed letters pointing out legitimate data privacy concerns. ππ
Now that #CCRC2025 is done, I retreat back into the shadows of the internet to wait for the next conference...
that is right!
what is patient-centered and what is not?
A question the healthcare system needs to ask itself
. @savaslab.bsky.social our healthcare system is a reactive, not proactive system. NL has approved screening for breast cancer in 40s -- task force advises against. there is a struggle between prevention and patient-centred care. #CCRC2025
. @savaslab.bsky.social talking about the importance of not dismissing non-specific symptoms because they happen in young people. Self-advocacy and systemic advocacy. Being an advocate for people who can't access the care they need or aren't believed. #CCRC2025
Watching @savaslab.bsky.social 's recorded talk at #CCRC2025!
Picture of a portion of a slide, a real estate listing for a nice looking 2 story with 4 beds and 2 baths, 1338 sqft, for $299,900. Under the listing it say βJoin us in sunny, affordable Winnipeg!β
Yale Michaels making an excellent pitch to move to Winnipeg and do some great work with CAR-T cells generated from stem cells. #CCRC2025
You know, healthcare funders are very much putting a cost on a life when they decide that $500,000 is not "cost effective" for life-saving therapy when it has a 90% chance of success in cancers like B-ALL. #CCRC2025
Just Leanne Palichuk destroying my heart with pictures of a beautiful boy with AML that didn't make it. #CCRC2025 This is why we're here
Also, the rooms at the Hyatt are a reasonable temperature (warmish). The Telus Convention Centre Mcleod Hall was conference-usual temperatures (scarf weather). #CCRC2025
Bringing you the real talk from #CCRC2025: surprisingly comfortable, semi-reclining seats at the Hyatt for the concurrent sessions.
Nelson: Several CAR-T cell immunotherapy clinical trials underway: Reduce cost of therapy from $520k > $100k / patient, good response. #CCRC2025 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36601119/
Last talk this plenary: Dr Brad Nelson, Engineering the immune response to cancer: local efforts in a global context. the CLIC Canadian Led Immunotherapy Collaborative is working on improving accessibility and cost of CAR-T immunotherapies. #CCRC2025
Dr Donna Senger gave the next talk: Harnessing the power of macrophages for cancer therapy #CCRC2025
- 40% of a glioblastoma tumour can be recruited pro-tumour macrophages!
- inhibiting the expression of nuclear IL-33 reduces this recruitment/transformation
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Dr Vanderhyden identified three major challenges (and opportunities) in immunotherapy for ovarian cancers:
1. Increase infiltration anti-tumour T-cells: IL-33
2. Rescue presentation of neoantigens: FGL2
3. Up-regulate biomarkers that increase responsiveness to immunotherapies: NLCR5
#CCRC2025
No word on the social media policy from @ccralliance.bsky.social, so I'll stick to talking about published things for now at #CCRC2025
@ccralliance.bsky.social What's the social media policy on social media posting at #CCRC2025? I see that I shouldn't photograph (and obviously post) posters, does that extend to talks?
In the first Plenary now, with Barbara Vanderhyden: Overcoming the Barriers to Effective Immunotherapy (in ovarian cancer). #CCRC2025
(brb, checking the social media policy before livetweeting)
The organizers of #CCRC2025 have done an amazing job for integrating both Indigenous voices and patient advocates deeply into this conference.
I got to write a Python script on Tuesday and Wednesday. Nothing too complicated, just querying some APIs and formatting the results. But itβs been so long since Iβve done anything like that and it was so much fun. I miss it!
Wellcome Connecting Science Curating the Clinical Genome Course dates: 11-13 June 2025 Registration deadlines In person: 13 May Virtual: 3 June
Gain an understanding of how to maximise clinical data insights to improve patient care! #CCG2025
Register for an in-person place to join leading #genomics and #biodata experts at Curating the Clinical Genome 2025. #ClinicalGenetics
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Deadline: 13 May
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#ClinicalGenetics
A rabbit in a bee suit
CRISPR is amazing.
