PhD in Biomedical Engineering studying cell therapy for osteoarthritis | University of Toronto & University Health Network | He/Him 🏳️🌈
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🚨NEW PAPER ALERT🚨
Wondering how to evaluate the immunomodulatory or angiogenic fitness of your mesenchymal stromal cells? This may help...
I'm so excited to share my first original research article from my PhD work published TODAY in @FrontImmunol 🎉👇 frontiersin.org/articles/10.…
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Join us on November 20 for Careers Beyond Academia, a virtual series by SCN and @MbD_UofT!
@KP_Robb and @spicedanielle will dive into industry roles, big vs. small companies, and translating research to the real world. 🌍
Learn more and register. ➡️ stemcellnetwork.ca/training/…
ALT Careers Beyond Academia
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Blogger @KP_Robb shares lessons learned from market-approved #MSC products at a talk @ISCTglobal with @stempeutic and @TakedaPharma signalsblog.ca/lessons-learn… #clinicaltrials #regulatoryapprovals
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Meet Atoosa Ziyaeyan, PhD Student within the Division of #Orthopedics at @SchroederInst , supervised by Dr. Sowmya Viswanathan. She is working on finding the link between gut microbiome changes and knee joint #osteoarthritis.
#TraineeTuesday
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‼️🚨 New publication alert 🚨‼️
Please #repost
Check out our paper making stem cell-derived insulin-producing cells using a monolayer-suspension hybrid bioprocess workflow in cellSTACKs and PBS Minis.
stemcellres.biomedcentral.co…
Nice to see a couple of my blogs made the Signals Top 10 list of 2023! Thank you @Signalsblogs & @msstaceyerin !
Here is the must-read blog from 2023 on Signals, compiled by @msstaceyerin signalsblog.ca/right-turn-th… @LaineBComms @KP_Robb @Sara_M_Nolte @Makuopeace @CalStrode
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Signals editor @msstaceyerin sums up a year of blogging and teases 2024. Thank you to our bloggers and readers! Wishing you all the best in the new year. signalsblog.ca/right-turn-th… @acapellascience
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It was ~8 years ago that I told an undergrad that 'Gene Therapies' are sci-fi. We had the tools, but no where near therapies.
Now, it seems like we are about to announce that we've cured every monogenic disease.
Read the @Signalsblogs (@CCRM_ca) 👉wnzl.ca/casgevy 🧵(1/4)
ALT Cartoon of CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing, which is the technology underlying a promising new drug to cure sickle cell disease.
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🚨NEW PAPER ALERT🚨
Check out our paper on hESC aggregation across multiple cell culture platforms, and their capacity to differentiate into hormone-producing cell clusters.
Shoutout to the fantastic team of co-authors🪅🎉
frontiersin.org/articles/10.…
#bioprocess #diabetes
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Allo or auto? New blogger @TylerJWenzel examines allogeneic vs autologous #celltherapies and shares methods from the research of Dr. Akitsu Hotta (@KyotoU_News), presented at #TMM2023, to reduce the risks of allogeneic cell therapies. signalsblog.ca/overcoming-th…
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New blogger Rebecca Ihilchik writes about the #HenriettaLacks lawsuit and examining scientific history from today's viewpoint. She recommends steps we can all take for incorporating #EDI to action change signalsblog.ca/hela-ethics-t…
ALT Multiphoton fluorescence image of HeLa cells. Wikimedia Commons.
My latest blog post covers the bench-to-bedside story of BlueRock's investigational cell therapy for Parkinson's disease. Link below! 👇
signalsblog.ca/a-bench-to-be……
Another talk at #TMM2023 was by Dr. Stefan Irion of @BlueRockTx on their #stemcell therapy for #Parkinsons. Read blogger @KP_Robb's post. Spoiler: BRTx has announced plans to begin enrolling patients for a Phase II #clinicaltrial in 2024 signalsblog.ca/a-bench-to-be…
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And that’s a wrap on ELSI! Look at all those smiling faces!
Big thank you again to Caroline (@UCalgary), Chris (@FChrisBennett) and Bernard (@LabThebaud) for coming out to Toronto to speak about conducting ethical science at the bench, in the hospital, and in our communities.
ALT Attendees at the ELSI panel at TMM 2023 Meeting, hosted by the Stem Cell Network
Packed room for the #TMM2023 ELSI Panel discussion. Caroline Tait, F. Chris Bennett @FChrisBennett, & Bernard Thébaud @LabThebaud are discussing the importance of ELSI in developing robust, ethical and equitable therapies #RegenMed #StemCells
Spooky Halloween season is upon us! And with that comes a story on the PhD Afterlife 🪦🧟♂️
Here I've gathered perspectives from PhD holders on the utility of a postdoc as a next step in academic or industry career paths. Article link below! 🎃
signalsblog.ca/the-phd-after……
As hundreds of Cdn trainees gather in Toronto for @StemCellNetwork's #TMM2023, former #TCC vice chair @KP_Robb explores the value of a postdoc after a PhD signalsblog.ca/the-phd-after… with @TheJenMoody @nika_shakiba #JanetRothberg #ChristineGenge
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With recent changes in the #SocialMedia landscape, where do scientists and engineers meet online for networking and #ProfessionalDevelopment? Comms expert @LaineBComms provides a helpful overview, with tips. signalsblog.ca/the-social-me… #scicomm #STEM
A tale of two pubs:
1) Our paper discussing the path forward to commercially-approved mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC) therapies is now out! The article recaps a discussion @ISCTglobal covering patient stratification, CQAs & next-gen products. Link 👇
authors.elsevier.com/c/1htyk…
2) If you're interested in this emerging cell therapy but unfamiliar with the specifics of the MSC field, you can also check out my previous @Signalsblogs post covering the same topic here! 👇
signalsblog.ca/mesenchymal-s…
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The Seeds of Science (@UHNSeedsPodcast) returns!🎧Episode 1 of UHN’s trainee-led podcast is now live, tune into to hear about the unique journeys, challenges and lives of junior researchers at UHN. @UHN @UHNtrainees
Read more about what is to come > uhnresearch.ca/news/seeds-sc…
ALT Graphic of podcast logo, which is an Erlenmeyer flask with a growing seed, along with two portraits of females pictured standing outside and smiling. Text on the graphic reads "Seeds of Science Podcast" and "with hosts, Dr. Emily Mills and Rima El-Sayed".
🚨Attention #TMM2023 attendees🚨
Here is your annual reminder to register for the interactive Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) panel, featuring a fantastic line-up of speakers discussing #bioethics & regenerative medicine
@StemCellNetwork
Want to design your experiments to maximize the societal impact of your research, while getting a chance for small group chats with cool researchers, such as @FChrisBennett, Bernard Thebaud and Caroline Tait?
👉Sign up, trainees and PIs welcome! wnzl.ca/TMM-ELSI2023 (A🧵)
Fantastic to see @StemCellNetwork's continued dedication to supporting trainees!
📢Today, the Stem Cell Network announced $1 million in funding to support research trainees across Canada who are actively engaged in SCN’s 56 ongoing projects and clinical trials. Read more: stemcellnetwork.ca/scn-annou… #StemCells #RegenMed #RegenerativeMedicine
My brilliant & multi-talented colleague @alex_m_kozlov has entered a beautiful image in CCRM's Cells I See contest. Please go vote for her image "Microscopic Mickey Mouse" by liking it at the link here! 👇 #SciArt #PeoplesChoice
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