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Brain Tumour Research Lab at SickKids. We have moved onto Bluesky! Please follow us on Bluesky @hawkinslab.bsky.social 💙
Toronto, Canada
Joined March 2022
RT @NatureMedicine: In a prospective study including 2,300 pediatric and adult patients with liquid and solid tumors, RNA sequencing provid….
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Nature Medicine - In a prospective study including 2,300 pediatric and adult patients with liquid and solid tumors, RNA sequencing provided actionable molecular information in 87% of cases, with...
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Hawkins Lab BBQ 2025! Another year celebrating our collective hard work, dedication, and achievements 🎉 Fueled by support and connection, united in our effort to advance the field. Cheers to our incredible team 📸 Thank you to our hosts, Dr. Hawkins and family!
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🎉 We are excited to share our publication in Nature Medicine by Dr. Siddaway and colleagues, “Clinical utility of targeted RNA sequencing in cancer molecular diagnostics" 📊
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Nature Medicine - In a prospective study including 2,300 pediatric and adult patients with liquid and solid tumors, RNA sequencing provided actionable molecular information in 87% of cases, with...
In a prospective study including 2,300 pediatric and adult patients with liquid and solid tumors, RNA sequencing provided actionable molecular information in 87% of cases, including for diagnostic and therapy matching purposes. @CHawkinsLab.
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Congratulations Dr. Levine on becoming a double doctor! Today he successfully defended his PhD! Well done and wishing you much success in the future 🎉🔬
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Pictured in this thread we have our presenters: Cyril, Richard, Rianne, Suba, and Tamara!
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Well done Hawkins lab! This week Hawkins lab members presented their work at the 26th Annual DPLM Laurence Becker Symposium at SickKids. 🥼 A special congratulations to Suba and Richard for winning the best poster awards! Great work team!
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A special congratulations to Dr. Arun Kumaran Anguraj Vadivel, selected as one of the three proteomics highlights of the year from early career researchers by the Human Proteome Organization! 🎉 HUPO world congress will be held in Toronto this November (.
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Join us in Toronto for HUPO 2025, November 9-13, to explore 'One Health Powered by Proteomics' and advance health across all life forms.
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Following the recent publication from Dr. Julie Bennett and Dr. Hawkins in Nature Cancer, SickKids shares this moving story highlighting the importance of this work 🤍.
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Research highlights the need for age-specific treatment strategies that consider a tumour’s molecular origin, not just patient age at diagnosis.
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Also, if you haven’t already followed us on Bluesky check out our account as we transition to the platform: 🏙️
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Happy to share Dr. Hawkins’ most recent publication in Brain Pathology 🔬 “cIMPACT-NOW update 10: Recommendations for defining new types for central nervous system tumor classification”.
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Click on the article title to read more.
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To the X community, we would like to share that we have shifted our social media presence to Bluesky and are going to be sharing our updates and work on this new platform. Please give us a follow and we hope to connect with you all there:
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RT @ayabraincancer: New in Nature Cancer: CANON co-lead Dr. Julie Bennett and team show that 31% of AYA gliomas carry pediatric-type altera….
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Nature Cancer - Bennett et al. conducted a population-based study in adolescents and young adults with gliomas, revealing the specific molecular alterations and identifying potential...
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🎉 Congratulations Dr. Bennett, Dr. Levine, Dr. Nobre and the contributing authors on our @NatureCancer publication “A population-based analysis of the molecular landscape of glioma in adolescents and young adults reveals insights into gliomagenesis”
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Finally, he also received the Garron Family Cancer Centre (GFCC) Trainee Excellence Award celebrating outstanding achievements in cancer research at SickKids🥼🧬 @arunkumaranAV Congratulations on all you have accomplished, truly well-deserved! 🎉.
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Have a listen to Dr. Iyad Alnahhas interview with Drs. Cynthia Hawkins and Arun Vadivel about their recent manuscript entitled: "The proteomic landscape of diffuse midline glioma…”
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Neuro-Oncology: The Podcast · Episode
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Congratulations to our post doc Dr. @arunkumaranAV on an eventful week highlighting your accomplishments in our lab! This week the Society of Neuro-Oncology released an editorial on his DMG proteomics paper, which was followed by the release of a podcast with Dr. Hawkins!.
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RT @arunkumaranAV: A podcast on our recent findings in DMG
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Neuro-Oncology: The Podcast · Episode
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Hawkins Lab PhD student Stefanie-Grace joined fellow BTRC teammates Dr. Dirks and his PhD student Caitlin at the @chadtough annual workshop! Thank you to @chadtough foundation for your support and for organizing such an informative and inspiring event. 🧡
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💚Today Hawkins lab and other members from the BTRC joined in the annual @meaganbebenek hug! Such an incredible event supporting brain tumour research and showing love to the children and families @sickkids 🩷
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Congratulations @wajeehazaheer5, one of our dedicated PhD students, on being awarded the prestigious CIHR Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral (CGSD) award! CGSD funds high-calibre doctoral students at Canadian institutions, and we are so proud of Wajeeha for this achievement!
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