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Dr. Sara Nunes Vasconcelos (she/her) πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡§πŸ‡·

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Senior Scientist UHN. Associate Prof UofT. John Kiston McIvor Endowed Chair in Diabetes Research. https://t.co/8A5EmUtwNf

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Dr. Sara Nunes Vasconcelos (she/her) πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡§πŸ‡·
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Really cool to have my lab’s work on vascularization in regenerative medicine featured in an article in Best Health magazine alongside fantastic work done by other outstanding women!.@StemCellNetwork .@UofT_LMP @bme_uoft .@vascularbiology @The_MCSociety .@UHN_Research @TGHRI_UHN
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Dr. Sara Nunes Vasconcelos (she/her) πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡§πŸ‡·
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Congrats to Angela from my lab - super well deserved! #ProudPI.
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#ICYMI TeamUHN members Tsz Sin (Jinny) Tsang, Angela Zhou, and Dr. Anudari Zorigtbaatar were awarded 2025 Vanier Scholarships. πŸ†. We are thrilled to see @UHN trainees recognized for their hard work among a group of incredible researchers. Congratulations to all recipients!πŸŽ‰.
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Dr. Sara Nunes Vasconcelos (she/her) πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡§πŸ‡·
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Tara is doing amazing work. Keep your eyes peeled for her lab's research diabetes community!.
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Banting & Best Diabetes Centre
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Our latest BBDC member feature looks at the research of Dr. Tara MacDonald from UofT Physiology! Learn more about the work in her new lab and her project with Dr. @YYZscientist.
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Dr. Sara Nunes Vasconcelos (she/her) πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡§πŸ‡·
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RT @MRM_Network: Yesterday the 2025 #MRMSymposium ended on a high note! .🎀 We closed with a powerful keynote by Dr. Sara S. Nunes de Vascon….
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Dr. Sara Nunes Vasconcelos (she/her) πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡§πŸ‡·
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ParabΓ©ns, Daniel! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰.
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Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Research
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πŸŒŸβ€œSurprise is always the strongest signal that you found something new.”. Research from @GairdnerAwards awardee @decarvalho_lab is unlocking powerful new tools impacting cancer clinical care, from interception, detection to therapy design and monitoring.
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Keynote speakers: James F. Martin, Texas Heart Institute and Alessandra Moretti, Technical University of Munich.@EMBLEvents
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Dr. Sara Nunes Vasconcelos (she/her) πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡§πŸ‡·
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Mark your calendars: 2nd edition of "The New Cardiobiology" #conference in Feb 2026!.Join us at #EMBL Heidelberg to explore cutting-edge #vascular, #cardiac & #engineering research where disciplines converge & innovations thrive!.πŸ”—@LabHaase @JohannesBacks.
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Dr. Sara Nunes Vasconcelos (she/her) πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡§πŸ‡·
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RT @HaoYin20: Microvessel (purified from rat adipose) - #hiPSC-cardiomyocyte cotransplantation.πŸ‘‰>100-fold⏫hiPSC-CM engraftment.πŸ‘‰β«heart func….
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RT @The_MCSociety: Check out the publication by MCS member Sara Nunes de Vasconcelos and colleagues! Strong work!! πŸ™Œ @YYZscientist . https:….
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In this article, Nunes Vasconcelos and colleagues show that co-delivery of adipose-derived microvessels and hiPSC-cardiomyocytes improves cardiomyocyte survival, graft size, and cardiac function in a...
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Dr. Sara Nunes Vasconcelos (she/her) πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡§πŸ‡·
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Happy Valentine’s day and heart month!.
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Stem Cell Podcast
6 months
πŸ–€ Dr. Sara Vasconcelos (@YYZscientist) talks about her work on model systems for cardiac #fibrosis:
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Dr. Sara Nunes Vasconcelos (she/her) πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡§πŸ‡·
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#publicationalert Xuetao's paper is hot of the 'virtual'press! ;).Check it outπŸ‘‡.
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New research: Microvessel co-transplantation improves poor remuscularization by hiPSC-cardiomyocytes in a complex disease model of myocardial infarction and type 2 diabetes.@UofT @UofT_LMP @UHN_Research @ISSCR @CellPressNews @GairdnerAwards @SickKidsNews .
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Dr. Sara Nunes Vasconcelos (she/her) πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡§πŸ‡·
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Today we celebrated Garry's amazing 45 year research career and accomplishments as we wished him luck in his retirement from the @FishLab_UHN, @kat_howe and Vasconcelos labs. He will be missed!
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Dr. Sara Nunes Vasconcelos (she/her) πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡§πŸ‡·
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RT @HedtrichLab: πŸ“’My UBC lab is recruiting two postdocs: (1) focus on topically applicable gene therapies to rescue severe skin diseases, (….
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Dr. Sara Nunes Vasconcelos (she/her) πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡§πŸ‡·
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RT @goldenglobes: Congratulations to Fernanda Torres on winning Best Female Actor – Motion Picture – Drama at the #GoldenGlobes! https://t.….
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RT @BMES_CMBE: Two thought-provoking talks, using microvessels to treat cardiac infaction in a large animal model by @YYZscientist and usin….
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RT @BMES_CMBE: πŸŽ‰ It’s the First Day of CMBE 2025! . We’re excited to kick off the conference in Carlsbad, CA! Get ready for groundbreaking….
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Dr. Sara Nunes Vasconcelos (she/her) πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡§πŸ‡·
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Leaving just as the snow begins
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Dr. Sara Nunes Vasconcelos (she/her) πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡§πŸ‡·
8 months
Good morning & Happy New Year from #YYZ!.Next stop: #CMBE2025 in San Diego. Looking forward to presenting Xuetao’s large animal data in cardiac regeneration and the respite from Canadian winter! #vasconceloslab @StemCellNetwork @UHN_Research @uhnfoundation
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Dr. Sara Nunes Vasconcelos (she/her) πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡§πŸ‡·
8 months
To the delight of my Brazilian relatives (and mine too), it seems like it will be a white X-mas after all. I love the sound of (or lack of it) the city when it snows. Happy Holidays everyone! πŸŽ„
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Dr. Sara Nunes Vasconcelos (she/her) πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡§πŸ‡·
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RT @StemCellNetwork: Yesterday's @MbD_UofT Symposium, themed "Driving Translation with Transformative Science," brought together experts to….
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