He/him, diabetes researcher at BC Children's Hospital Director UBC @CMMT_UBC & @BCDiabResNet. Twitter silent for now; off to Bluer Skies.
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I will not be active on this platform, at least for the time being. Hope to see you elsewhere (Bluesky, LinkedIn) and maybe back here one day.
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Diabetes is one of the most common childhood disorders, affecting approximately 40,000 youth in Canada. For #DiabetesAwarenessMonth, we'll be sharing what @BCCHResearch investigators are working on to improve diabetes treatment for children in BC and beyond. Follow for more info!
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Such a cool scientific morning here at our Annual Meeting!
Thank you to the Centre's lead PI's for sharing all your updates on Year 3's progress 💪
@mklevings @nictitate @BruceVerchere @JimJohnsonSci and Tim Kieffer!
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Join @TeresaMastracci , @claus_jorgensen , Maureen Gannon, and me at the Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Pancreatic Diseases in June - "where the endocrine and exocrine pancreas meet". Registration is now open grc.org/pancreatic-diseases-…
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Call for Abstracts Alberta-British Columbia Islet Workshop 2025: event.fourwaves.com/abc2025/…
ALT CALL FOR ABSTRACTS CONFERENCE: A-BC ISLET WORKSHOP 2025 FEBRUARY 11-13, 2025 A-BC MEETING WEBSITE: https://event.fourwaves.com/abc2025/pages Key dates: December 11 Abstract Submission Deadline January 10 Registration Deadline We would like to extend an invitation to scientists and trainees to attend the Alberta-British Columbia Islet Workshop 2025. This meeting will be held at the Silver Star Mountain Resort, British Columbia between February 11-13, 2025. Invited Keynote Speakers: Dr Amelia K. Linnemann Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Director of the Indiana Diabetes Research Center Optical Microscopy Core, Associate Director of Pediatrics Pipeline Program Development Indiana University Dr Scott Soleimanpour, MD Associate Professor, Departments of Molecular & Integrative Physiology and Internal Medicine Director, Michigan Diabetes Research Center University of Michigan
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CBC interview with @JasmineMaghera : Why Alberta needs to opt in to federal pharmacare
cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6…
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Huge congratulations to @bcellorg the winner of this year’s Grodsky Lecture. Extraordinary scientist and incredible collaborator - fantastic lecture - what a treat!
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What an incredible group of Islet Biologists - making #WRISG2024 memories - @annagloyn @JulieBSneddon @HuisingLab
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And we are off!!!!! Intros & welcome from @annagloyn @HuisingLab @JulieBSneddon before the science starts! Don’t stop that microphone ball @BruceVerchere #WRISG2024
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Reduced beta cell PC1/3 and increased alpha cell PC1/3 in #islets from donors with type 1 diabetes may encourage the design of therapeutic targets via leveraging alpha cell adaptation in #diabetes @DiabetologiaJnl link.springer.com/article/10… #T1D @BruceVerchere
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This was a wonderful honour and experience. @DREAM_trainees are not only a big part of Canada's bright future in diabetes research but are also amazing hosts! Thanks for the invite and for sharing your time, energy, and hospitality.
I highly recommend visiting @DREAM_diabetes!
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Gone too soon. Professor David Wasserman @VUMChealth @NatMetabolism #exercise @MouseCentral nature.com/articles/s42255-0…
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Honored to join @WIELDvoice’s *Navigating the Storm* panel on Oct 23 to share my own journey through divorce & career. Join us for support & insight! #WomenInDiabetes
Join us for our latest webinar on 10/23/24 at 12-1 CDT. Topic is Navigating the storm: Divorce and career responsibilities in tough times. A much needed panel discussion! Come join us, share your story, or just listen.
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Beautiful work from @nictitate and @TaubertLab elucidating MED15's role in beta cells, have watched this story evolve and grow over the years and nice to see it published!
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Are you attending #IDSBruges2024?
Sign up for our @WIELDvoice networking session.
#networking #WomenInScience
Join us on Nov 7th at 7:30 PM for the #WIELD event at ‘De Vloamse Trine’ in Bruges! ✨Connect, share insights & expand your network in #diabetes research. Limited spots—register now! #WomenInScience
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We are recruiting likeminded young scientists to join our team! Available projects examine B and T cell metabolism and function in diseases such as cancer, autoimmunity, and metabolic inflammation. Positions are available at both PhD and postdoc levels.
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Important notice for US diabetes researchers heading to @ImmDiabSoc:
Vote before you leave for the meeting in Bruges!
I hope you’ll be joining us at the 20th Congress of the @ImmDiabSoc November 4-8 in Bruges. Don’t forget to make arrangements to vote early or by mail before your travels! Civic duty ✅. #itsanimportantone 😱 @VoteGov
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Fantastic resource for the diabetes and islet research community from a great team led by @bcellorg
Online @Cell_Metabolism - a Focus on Humanislets.com. Views on data accessibility, sharing, quality, and general thoughts on the field.
“HumanIslets.com: Improving accessibility, integration, and usability of human research islet data”
authors.elsevier.com/a/1jsQ9…
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