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CIRTN-R2FIC
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We are the Canadian Islet Research and Training Network / Réseau de researche et formation sur les îlots du Canada.
Find out more at Islets.ca
Note: Account is primarily run by the volunteer trainee committee.
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Hello! Welcome to the CIRTN-R2FIC BlueSky account! Our group focuses on researching pancreatic islet biology and pathology related to islets such as type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
Here you will find bi-weekly updates from the scientists from across Canada that make up CIRTN-R2FIC.
Happy New Year ! 🎆 We hope everyone had a wonderful winter holiday.
We have uploaded our fourth Islets in a Pod episode. Here we interview Dr. Andrew Pepper from the University of Alberta.
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#4 Islets in a Pod with Dr. Andrew Pepper
YouTube video by CIRTN-R2FIC
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January 6, 2026 at 4:43 AM
New Islets in a Pod video! Interview #3 with Dr. Greg Korbutt from the University of Alberta.
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#3 Islets in a Pod with Dr. Greg Korbutt (from University of Alberta)
YouTube video by CIRTN-R2FIC
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December 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
A new video by Islets in a Pod is up! In this interview, we have Dr. Elizabeth Rideout from the University of British Columbia.
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#2 Islets in a Pod with Dr. Elizabeth Rideout
YouTube video by CIRTN-R2FIC
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December 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM
(🧵1/10) We are coming to the end of 2025! We are wishing everyone a cheerful winter holiday ❄️. This month we have had publications from drs: Ferron, Levings, Light, Giacca, Mulvihill, Rabasa-Lhoret, Riddell and Woo. Mini-interview posts from Islets in a Pod to follow!
December 20, 2025 at 1:55 AM
(🧵1/10) Diabetes Awareness Month has come to a close, and CIRTN Labs had many publications!🤩
For the second half of Nov. 2025 we have papers from Drs. Giacca, MacDonald, Rabasa-Lhoret, Rideout, Johnson, Rocheleau, Rutter, Shapiro, Taubert and Thompson.
December 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
CIRTN-R2FIC is currently running in Toronto its 4th Annual Meeting. During this meeting we have launched our mini interview series called "Islets in a Pod" ! Our first interview is with Dr. Patrick MacDonald from the University of Alberta.
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#1 Islets in a Pod with Dr. Patrick MacDonald
YouTube video by CIRTN-R2FIC
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November 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
🧵(1/12) November is Diabetes Awareness Month, and we have many works coming out from the CIRTN labs focusing on islet biology and diabetes. For the beginning of Nov 2025, we have papers from Drs Thompson, Verchere, Chen, Dhanvantari, Hill, Hoesli, Kin, Levings, Lynn, Riddell, Rutter and Wheeler.
November 17, 2025 at 11:26 PM
🧵(1/4) We have finished up October 2025 🎃, and the CIRTN groups had several more publications coming from the labs of Drs Rennian Wang, Megan Levings and Marc Prentki.
November 3, 2025 at 7:42 PM
🧵(1/4) For the first half of October 2025 we have 3 publications from the CIRTN labs🍁. These papers are from the groups of Drs. Bruce Verchere, Yi-Chun Chen, Francis Lynn, James Shapiro, Tatsuya Kin and Guy Rutter!
October 16, 2025 at 1:57 AM
🧵(1/7)We are now out of September🍁! From the last two weeks we have had publications from the CIRTN labs of Drs Jenny Bruin, Mourad Ferdaoussi, Peter Light, Patrick MacDonald, James Shapiro and Bruce Verchere!
October 1, 2025 at 8:50 PM
🧵(1/3) Our first post highlighting publications coming from CIRTN groups (first half of September 2025)! We have works from the labs of Drs. Marc Prentki, Timothy Kieffer and Mathieu Ferron.
1)“From β soloist to endocrine symphony: Subtype-complete islets conduct glucose harmony” PMID 40912231
September 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Hello! Welcome to the CIRTN-R2FIC BlueSky account! Our group focuses on researching pancreatic islet biology and pathology related to islets such as type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
Here you will find bi-weekly updates from the scientists from across Canada that make up CIRTN-R2FIC.
September 12, 2025 at 9:12 PM