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Biomedical and Molecular Sciences is home to world class research and education at Queen’s U
Kingston, Ontario
Joined July 2019
Grateful to be part of this exciting team. Terry Fox is a childhood hero of mine and we are dedicated to making a difference @HonSing @RenwickLab
Radical collaboration in action. Our researchers are part of team funded by @tfri_research to study rare, aggressive cancer tumours. Their work w/ peers @Sunnybrook + @pmcancercentre aims to improve diagnosis & treatment: https://t.co/4w4BCxBtB7
@queensuResearch
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On this week’s Gradifying Blog, we cover some helpful advice for students that are new to (or returning to) grad school this fall! Read the blog here: https://t.co/A3JhO7Vw4D
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If you’re new to Queen’s this fall and you missed the pre-arrival webinar in July, you can still attend the session on August 8! Get introduced to Queen’s and everything on offer for you as a grad student! Register here: https://t.co/Gd4rrZWz24
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Very happy to share the latest from our lab by @MitchellJeffs ! A cell-based assay that tests beta-lactamase inhibitors against beta-lactamase-producing bacteria rather than purified enzymes (evaluating factors such as cell wall permeability, etc) #AMR @QueensUHealth @DbmsTweets
Development of a Whole-Cell Biosensor for β-Lactamase Inhibitor Discovery https://t.co/Hbmn8HabK8
#biorxiv_micrbio
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“Neurons communicate with immune cells with many more signals than we thought,” Dr. Sebastien Talbot (@UdeMTalbotLab) comments on recent research regarding how immune responses could be connected to pain in @washingtonpost:
washingtonpost.com
Research shows a surprising connection between pain-sensing neurons and immune cells, which may help us understand immune processes and be a target for treatments.
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Today's research highlight: Does Native Vitamin D Supplementation Have Pleiotropic Effects in Patients with End-Stage Kidney Disease? A Systematic Review of Randomized Trials https://t.co/u7p2WKqhVd
#queensu #dbmsresearch
mdpi.com
Vitamin D has been shown to have multiple pleiotropic effects beyond bone and mineral metabolism, with purported roles in cardiovascular disease, cancer, and host immunity. Vitamin D deficiency is...
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Hats off to all of these folks for making the 2022 DBMS Faculty Retreat on education and research an enjoyable and idea-rich experience!! @QueensUHealth
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“We’re raising money for research & education that offers solutions to our biggest health challenges” – Dean @JanePhilpott on #TheNext25 at the #QueensHomecoming Health Sciences Gala. Ways to participate: https://t.co/Tp2RepI1Lj
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Mini-Me’s for Halloween! 🎃 Great costumes from our #GlycoQueens group. Everyone has imposter syndrome at some point, but maybe I’ll be super productive today!
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Celebrating @emmavleblanc’s recent @SciReports paper with some personalized swag courtesy of @ctlohans! 🥂 (Don’t worry, the mugs are still empty - we’re not drinking in the lab!)
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The Vice-Principal Research Portfolio is accepting nominations for three awards this Fall: - Royal Society of Canada Fellowship and College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists - Sloan Research Fellowships - WiSTEM2D Scholars Award Program Apply at https://t.co/9ABDRxWzlF
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Seeking volunteers to host research or neuro information booths at our event on Saturday August 28th! If you want to showcase your research or a neuro topic at our August 28th #NeurRun, please email 21dah10@queensu.ca with your ideas! #ygk @QueensuDOM @QueensUHealth @QueensSGPS
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Understanding the busy networks inside our cells can help researchers develop new #cancer treatments and prevent dangerous fungal #infections. Read the full story: https://t.co/yYJofbAslV
@queensu @EinsteinMed @DbmsTweets @QueensUHealth @CIHR_IRSC @NSERC_CRSNG @NIH
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This week’s Gradifying blog covers the most difficult topic in academia - how to explain what you do to other people. #graduatestudies Check out the blog here: https://t.co/apkDqvSFNJ
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"Researchers from @SEMC_NYSBC & @SosaLab4 report kinesin-8s alternating promotility and pro-microtubule-depolymerization states via their tubulin shape-sensing loop-2 region. @AllinghamJohn @matthieuBenoit1 @queensu #CryoEM #kinesin #microtubules
https://t.co/Ey3XAVHcTO
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Another new lab milestone: publication of our first research paper! We identify a strategy to inhibit cell entry of diverse #coronaviruses - congrats to our PhD student Emma @emmavleblanc for her excellent work leading this project! #newPI @DbmsTweets
https://t.co/1wkj4xOjzq
nature.com
Scientific Reports - The green tea catechin EGCG provides proof-of-concept for a pan-coronavirus attachment inhibitor
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#Queensu Harriet Feilotter received funding from @OICR_news to help hospitals in finding the best way to test tumours for #cancer biomarkers. A centralized lab will improve how Ontario makes genetic research available to cancer patients. Learn more: https://t.co/vjZ35z3KQo
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Three new Queen’s camps – Health Science’s Outreach and Summer Program, Connections Engineering Outreach’s Black Youth in STEM program, and All-Girls Queen’s Summer Engineering Academy – welcomed students to campus Aug. 2-5. https://t.co/pzb8sxfdFQ
queensu.ca
Three new Queen’s camps aimed at fostering diversity within health sciences and engineering welcomed students to campus.
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