Sonya MacParland
@MacparlandSonya
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#TGHRI #UniversityofToronto #UHN #Liver
Joined March 2018
Hey #Liver Lovers! As requested, @talandrews created a supercool app so that you can search the human spatial transcriptomics data for your favourite genes and download figures! Hope you find it useful! https://t.co/QCdXh3feS5
https://t.co/1tHzVaGkxr
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Such an exciting day! Two newly minted PhDs from the lab convocated from University of Toronto's department of Immunology. Hearty congrats to Dr. Nakib and Dr. Wood! @DianaNakib @ lawrencewood #liverlaughlove
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Towards a reference cell atlas of liver diversity over the human lifespan Human Liver Cell Atlas (HLiCA) roadmap paper is out in @NatRevGastroHep Led by Sarah Taylor, @garybader1 @MacparlandSonya & Alan Mullar https://t.co/hJkO3YGzj8
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Congratulations UHN's @PMunkCardiacCtr and @UHNTransplant on the completion of Canada’s first transplant using a heart that stopped beating before donation. This type of donation is projected to boost Canada's heart donor pool by 30%. Learn more: https://t.co/awk1sHBDgm
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Canada’s first-ever heart transplant using a heart, which had stopped beating before donation, has successfully been performed in Toronto, according to the University Health Network.
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Listening to @MacparlandSonya talk about patient-centered research. Co-building between researchers and patients is vital! PSC Partners Seeking a Cure Annual Conference
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Heads up #liverlovers! New paper alert from Damra Camat and @DianaNakib from @UHNTransplant @UHN_Research and U of T Immunology funded by @CIHR_IRSC and @MbD_UofT showing IL4-mediated myeloid and stromal cell modulation of precision cut liver slices https://t.co/04s8CbJiP4
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Congrats to our newest PhD Dr. Lawrence Wood for a successful PhD defence showcasing his work in liver cancer immunology! Thanks to Lawrence's wonderful external @MarcatoLab for excellent questions and super talk on the role of long non-coding RNAs in the tumor microenvironment
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Are you a postdoctoral fellow looking for exciting research opportunities in the exceptional translational scientific environment at @UHN? If so, reach out and apply to labs to be part of this fantastic program! #liverlovers reach out to me-our team is looking for new scientists!
Today UHN launches the Canada Leads 100 Challenge! 🇨🇦💯 We’re making an ambitious investment to recruit 100 world-leading scientists. Together, we'll drive the future of health research and position Canada as a leader in global innovation! Learn more: https://t.co/ckDcm80gWE
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Stem cells and diabetes: Canadian woman off insulin after experimental treatment
ctvnews.ca
Amanda Smith celebrates the day, August 1, nearly two years ago, when she stopped taking insulin to manage her type one diabetes, just a few months after getting a dose of experimental stem cells as...
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Congrats to Dr. @DianaNakib and her brilliant work being named the best of ILTS 2025! Such and great conference!
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Fun and exciting day for the lab! Congrats to the new Dr. @DianaNakib for a brilliant PhD defense! Huge thanks to @naglaa_shoukry for being a fantastic external and giving a super talk on the cellular response to liver injury and the exam committee for super cool questions!
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Celebrating Dr. Chaya Shwaartz on #InternationalWomensDay!🌟A trailblazing transplant surgeon, leader, and mentor, she inspires women in medicine with her dedication and excellence. Grateful for her tireless work and commitment to improving lives. @womensday @uhn
#WomenInSurgery
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March Issue: Identification of Malignancy in #PeritumoralEdema in Soft Tissue #Sarcoma : A Novel Targeted Molecular Approach @MacparlandSonya @B_C_Dickson
https://t.co/EHI5UErQvQ
@DorianGarciaMD
@SyedAAhmad5
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@UHN's Mark Reed, Sonya MacParland & Ian McGilvray have received funding to advance research on two rare diseases—one affecting the muscles & another impacting the liver. Their work could lead to much-needed treatments. Just in time for #RareDiseaseDay! 🔗 https://t.co/xQ3DkkoX6t
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Meet us in Singapore! Showcase your research at the heart of innovation. @NaziaSelzner @alfredkow @DrBhangui @RyanChadha1 @ElianoRiani @DrEmamaullee @drlizpomfret @kymwatt @MamathaBhat3 @MacparlandSonya @meier_raphael and so many other!!!
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Congrats to Dr. Atif for brilliantly defending her thesis! Thanks to the wonderful @teichlab for thoughtfully examining @jawairiaatif ‘s thesis. What a fun day!!
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Our study on in vivo functional maturation of hPSC-derived Kupffer cells is out today @CellReports. https://t.co/rkDvpjMxex
cell.com
Kent et al. demonstrate that hPSC-derived, yolk-sac-like macrophage progenitors mature into functional Kupffer cells (KCs) when transplanted into NSG mice humanized with hPSC-derived liver sinusoidal...
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Congrats Dr. Cheng @michaelchengly on a successful PhD defense and thanks to @RodRussell99 for being an excellent external examiner and presenting his unpublished work on cell death pathways induced during viral infections! #liverlaughlove
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Single-cell, single-nucleus, and spatial transcriptomics characterization of the immunological landscape in the healthy and PSC human liver #OpenAccess here👉 https://t.co/uh5NfQ1xX9
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@talandrews
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