@derrickgibbings.bsky.social
Cell biology, RNA, therapeutics and disease. Professor and Associate Vice President at University of Ottawa. Founder
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There should be a word for that strange mix of naive optimism & existential dread that you experience in the brief period between submitting your scientific manuscript & having it desk-rejected by the journal editor.
October 16, 2025 at 10:53 AM
There should be a word for that strange mix of naive optimism & existential dread that you experience in the brief period between submitting your scientific manuscript & having it desk-rejected by the journal editor.
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omg
Hell of a thing to put next to a statue of Joan of Arc. (h/t David Pilling)
October 6, 2025 at 3:35 AM
omg
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"We added the requested experiments and thank the reviewers for their helpful suggestions"
September 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
"We added the requested experiments and thank the reviewers for their helpful suggestions"
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A few months ago, when asked if his Nobel prize changed his science, David Baltimore said "I got into science because I love data. And the only thing I really care about in my life is data. And for that reason I didn't stop doing science because I won an award."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqUK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqUK...
CSHL Keynote, Dr. David Baltimore, Caltech
YouTube video by CSHL Leading Strand
www.youtube.com
September 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM
A few months ago, when asked if his Nobel prize changed his science, David Baltimore said "I got into science because I love data. And the only thing I really care about in my life is data. And for that reason I didn't stop doing science because I won an award."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqUK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqUK...
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Losier, Russell et al. @uottawa.ca identify distinct kinase signaling pathways that differentially regulate bulk and selective #autophagy. Using kinome-wide #CRISPR screening, they reveal both shared and pathway-specific regulators rupress.org/jcb/article/...
August 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Losier, Russell et al. @uottawa.ca identify distinct kinase signaling pathways that differentially regulate bulk and selective #autophagy. Using kinome-wide #CRISPR screening, they reveal both shared and pathway-specific regulators rupress.org/jcb/article/...
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Zelensky has said seeing as Donald won't send Ukraine weapons, can he at least give Russia SpaceX rockets instead.
June 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Zelensky has said seeing as Donald won't send Ukraine weapons, can he at least give Russia SpaceX rockets instead.
This is incredible. They lost patent rights in Ozempic for $450. Expect some wild crossborder shopping, smuggling and policing.
Now how the heck did Novo Nordisk end up with such poor patent coverage for Ozempic/Wegovy in Canada? Incompetence cannot be ruled out:
Novo Nordisk's Canadian Mistake
www.science.org
June 12, 2025 at 1:16 AM
This is incredible. They lost patent rights in Ozempic for $450. Expect some wild crossborder shopping, smuggling and policing.
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It has been a week since the Ontario government proposed taking away universities' right to determine their own student selection policies in Bill C-33.
Not a peep from the universities yet.
This is not a good sign.
Not a peep from the universities yet.
This is not a good sign.
June 6, 2025 at 2:11 AM
It has been a week since the Ontario government proposed taking away universities' right to determine their own student selection policies in Bill C-33.
Not a peep from the universities yet.
This is not a good sign.
Not a peep from the universities yet.
This is not a good sign.
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Hello out there! Are you looking for a friendly community to share your RNA research and hear about some cool RNA biology? Register for @trendrna.bsky.social on July 10-11 now! Oral abstract deadline is May 30th! Co sponsored by @rnacanada.bsky.social!
We are excited to announce that registration for this year's Toronto RNA Enthusiasts' Day (TREnD) is now open!
July 10th, 1pm-4pm ET ONLINE for everyone
July 11th, 9am-7pm ET ONLINE across Canada and IN PERSON in Toronto
event.fourwaves.com/trend25/regi...
July 10th, 1pm-4pm ET ONLINE for everyone
July 11th, 9am-7pm ET ONLINE across Canada and IN PERSON in Toronto
event.fourwaves.com/trend25/regi...
May 23, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Hello out there! Are you looking for a friendly community to share your RNA research and hear about some cool RNA biology? Register for @trendrna.bsky.social on July 10-11 now! Oral abstract deadline is May 30th! Co sponsored by @rnacanada.bsky.social!
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PSE spending as a percentage of total provincial spending, 2006-07 to 2025-26, Canada and select provinces. It's down everywhere, but the Alberta slump has been especially pronounced.
May 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
PSE spending as a percentage of total provincial spending, 2006-07 to 2025-26, Canada and select provinces. It's down everywhere, but the Alberta slump has been especially pronounced.
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If the party platforms prove anything, it's that Canadians love the economy of the 1960s and instinctively avoid anything resembling the "knowledge economy". This is the basic PR challenge for universities and colleges and better GR isn't going to help. higheredstrategy.com/the-deeper-m...
The Deeper Meaning of Election 2025 | HESA
So, it’s voting day. I am pretty sure the Liberals are going to win a stonking majority, but regardless of … Continued
higheredstrategy.com
April 28, 2025 at 11:43 AM
If the party platforms prove anything, it's that Canadians love the economy of the 1960s and instinctively avoid anything resembling the "knowledge economy". This is the basic PR challenge for universities and colleges and better GR isn't going to help. higheredstrategy.com/the-deeper-m...
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Maaan, this fact check gives equal space for statements from each leader but Poilievre's are doozies, and one of Poilievre's falsehoods appears under a fact check on Singh!
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
The economy, housing, pipelines: Not all claims in the federal election campaign were true | CBC News
Over the course of the federal election campaign, CBC's Election Fact Check Unit looked into dozens of statements made by the leaders of Canada's four largest parties. Here's some of what they said th...
www.cbc.ca
April 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Maaan, this fact check gives equal space for statements from each leader but Poilievre's are doozies, and one of Poilievre's falsehoods appears under a fact check on Singh!
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Indiana state legislature just staged a hostile takeover of IU, functionally eliminating tenure, promising to close smaller (hum) majors, taking over the IU board, and cutting the IU budget. This is so bleak
April 25, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Indiana state legislature just staged a hostile takeover of IU, functionally eliminating tenure, promising to close smaller (hum) majors, taking over the IU board, and cutting the IU budget. This is so bleak
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Apart from the fact that US Attorneys have no business in trying to intimidate academic journals, why the acting US Attorney for *Washington DC* is going after a journal based in Massachusetts suggests he has some confusion about jurisdiction.
Breaking News: A federal prosecutor interrogated the The New England Journal of Medicine — which is considered the world’s most prestigious medical journal — in what its editor described as a “vaguely threatening” letter.
‘Vaguely Threatening’: Federal Prosecutor Queries Leading Medical Journal
The New England Journal of Medicine received a letter suggesting that it was biased and compromised by external pressure. Other journals have also received the letter.
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Apart from the fact that US Attorneys have no business in trying to intimidate academic journals, why the acting US Attorney for *Washington DC* is going after a journal based in Massachusetts suggests he has some confusion about jurisdiction.
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The Trump regime is now using US Attorneys to intimidate academic journals by sending them letters demanding they explain how they ensure ‘viewpoint diversity.’ Journal editors should be public about this and coordinate to refuse to comply with these fascist tactics.
April 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The Trump regime is now using US Attorneys to intimidate academic journals by sending them letters demanding they explain how they ensure ‘viewpoint diversity.’ Journal editors should be public about this and coordinate to refuse to comply with these fascist tactics.
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Now there's a memorable stat!
"Colleges and universities are among America’s most competitive international exporters. In dollar terms, last year, the United States sold more educational services to the rest of the world than it sold in natural gas and coal combined."
wapo.st/3EvzMCI
"Colleges and universities are among America’s most competitive international exporters. In dollar terms, last year, the United States sold more educational services to the rest of the world than it sold in natural gas and coal combined."
wapo.st/3EvzMCI
Opinion | Trump is killing one of our strongest exports
The president wants to balance U.S. trade deficits? He can’t do it without this industry he hates.
wapo.st
April 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Now there's a memorable stat!
"Colleges and universities are among America’s most competitive international exporters. In dollar terms, last year, the United States sold more educational services to the rest of the world than it sold in natural gas and coal combined."
wapo.st/3EvzMCI
"Colleges and universities are among America’s most competitive international exporters. In dollar terms, last year, the United States sold more educational services to the rest of the world than it sold in natural gas and coal combined."
wapo.st/3EvzMCI
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Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
April 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
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“vietnam has been very unfair to america and owes us compensation” is a wild take
April 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
“vietnam has been very unfair to america and owes us compensation” is a wild take
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If Pierre Poilievre can't handle the media, who else will he avoid confronting? The Conservative leader’s tightly-controlled media circus is disquieting, by @justinling.ca www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... via @thestar.com #journalism
April 8, 2025 at 11:20 AM
If Pierre Poilievre can't handle the media, who else will he avoid confronting? The Conservative leader’s tightly-controlled media circus is disquieting, by @justinling.ca www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... via @thestar.com #journalism
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Stay tuned for an exciting announcement tomorrow. Time for Canada to lead
We’re unveiling a bold new initiative at UHN🍁💯
Join us for a livestream tomorrow, April 7, 2025 @ 11:45AM EST to learn more!
www.uhn.ca/corporate/Ab...
Join us for a livestream tomorrow, April 7, 2025 @ 11:45AM EST to learn more!
www.uhn.ca/corporate/Ab...
April 6, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Stay tuned for an exciting announcement tomorrow. Time for Canada to lead
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From city on a cill to pariah state
Playing around with CBP airport processing data this morning to see how much air travel by non-US passengers is cratering.
April 6, 2025 at 10:46 AM
From city on a cill to pariah state
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They want to imprison anyone for burning down a Tesla.
For 20 years.
How much for burning down the stock market?
For 20 years.
How much for burning down the stock market?
April 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
They want to imprison anyone for burning down a Tesla.
For 20 years.
How much for burning down the stock market?
For 20 years.
How much for burning down the stock market?