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Graham Dellaire
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Cancer biologist, environment and cancer, guitarist, would-be evolutionary molecular biologist, bread baker, sometimes coder, amateur photographer, professional microscopist, & gardener. Lab site: https://blogs.dal.ca/dellairelab/
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🔥12 years in the making!🔥
So excited our paper is finally out in Cell Reports!
Great collaboration with Dr. Robert Huber @ Trent U, funded by NSERC and CIHR.

The evolutionarily conserved PRP4K-CHMP4B/vps32 splicing circuit regulates autophagy: www.cell.com/cell-reports...
The evolutionarily conserved PRP4K-CHMP4B/vps32 splicing circuit regulates autophagy
Mis-splicing of autophagy genes contributes to diverse pathologies including cancer. Mathavarajah et al. report that depletion of tumor suppressor and splicing kinase PRP4K leads to impaired autophagy...
www.cell.com
Reposted by Graham Dellaire
Reposted by Graham Dellaire
New preprint from the lab! We identify the ZnF protein Mulberry as a condensation-dependent structural regulator of genome topology that organizes “multi-way regulatory hubs” in early Drosophila embryos.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
February 5, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Reposted by Graham Dellaire
Happy to announce that our latest paper is now out! Have you ever wondered how neural tissues control their size? In this paper, we show that cell division orientation is critical in both the cortex and retina. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Oriented cell divisions induce basal progenitors and regulate neural expansion across tissues and species
A fundamental role for division orientation in progenitor output driving cortical and retinal growth is revealed.
www.science.org
February 4, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Crazy they chose “vanishing anus” as the point of interest to get people to click on the story. #Based but probably worked… I did 🙃
February 4, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Reposted by Graham Dellaire
'We demonstrate that replication stress initiates the rapid induction of an NF-κB-mediated innate immune response prior to elevated DNA damage or micronuclei formation. This response is driven by IFI16 and STING but is independent of cGAS.'
#Immunology #InnateImmunity
IFI16 senses and protects stalled replication forks
Gamble et al. demonstrate that detection of stalled replication forks by the innate immune sensor IFI16 induces an early STING-dependent pro-inflammatory cytokine response independently of cGAS and DN...
www.cell.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Medieval remedy for the win!

A kind of European ethnobotany but with modern mechanism. How Bald’s Eyesalve works - a 10th-century Anglo-Saxon medicinal remedy made of onions, garlic, wine and cow bile.
Excited to share our preprint that describes the mechanism of action of an historical infection remedy called Bald’s Eyesalve. In this preprint, we show that Bald’s Eyesalve has multifaceted mechanism of action against both S. aureus and A. baumannii (1/n).
February 3, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Reposted by Graham Dellaire
Principal investigator job alert @ircm.bsky.social! We are recruiting a new junior faculty member working in the field of cancer. Apply before February 22nd. Contact me if you have more questions.

www.ircm.qc.ca/en/position-...
Research Unit Director – IRCM Cancer Research Center
Job reference code: IRCM-Cancer
www.ircm.qc.ca
February 2, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Part of the JCB Autophagy 2026 special issue
The #autophagy protein ATG-9 regulates #lysosome function and integrity. From Kangfu Peng, Hong Zhang and colleagues (Institute of Biophysics, CAS): rupress.org/jcb/article/...

📕 Part of #Autophagy 2026 👉 rupress.org/jcb/collecti...
#KSAutophagy26
February 2, 2026 at 6:27 PM
The poop on enhancing immunotherapy for lung cancer and melanoma. 👇👇
February 2, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Really interesting study!
Incoming - new preprint alert from the Parkes lab led by @brunobeernaert.bsky.social Full bluetutorial follows! 1/ 11 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
February 2, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Just goin' to leave this here 👇https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/minnesota-join-canada-jesse-ventura-9.7067000
'Minnetoba'? Some Minnesotans want to join Canada as tensions flare with Trump administration | CBC News
A former Minnesota governor recently pitched a novel solution to the state’s clashes with the Trump administration: join Canada. He's not the first, nor only, one in the state looking north.
www.cbc.ca
February 1, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Reposted by Graham Dellaire
Fantastic program and initiative by @socdevbio.bsky.social for postdocs going on the job market - register!
#devbio #PILife
#Postdocs! Going on academic job market? Apply for SDB GetHIRED! Take stock of what you want, know your options, prepare an outstanding job packet, organize your research & chalk talks, perfect your interview. Deadline: March 5 sdbonline.org/gethired
January 30, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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#fluorescencefriday 🧠 from AppNL-G-F mouse model triple stained for amyloid beta (Cyan) IBA1 (microglia magenta) and CD31 (blood vessels yellow) thanks to @shahrzadbahrampour.bsky.social @nadiahaghbinphd.bsky.social and @arashsalah.bsky.social @mind-western.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 11:14 AM
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Chromosome-scale #genomes from newly sequenced spiders & the whip scorpion, the genetic basis of spinneret emergence in spiders & the complex history & functional importance of arachnid genome #evolution www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #biodiversity #genomics
An ancient genome duplication event drives the development and evolution of spinnerets in spiders
A genome duplication event during the Silurian played a crucial role in the evolutionary emergence of spinnerets in spiders.
www.science.org
January 30, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Reposted by Graham Dellaire
Our paper on the evolution of XIST regulatory network in primates is now published in Science Advances! Check out the paper www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... or a digest of our findings emmanuelczt.github.io/posts/2026/0... A short 🧵 of our main findings 👇
Remodeling of XIST regulatory landscape during primate evolution
How gene regulation strategies rapidly evolve across short evolutionary timescales is explored.
www.science.org
January 28, 2026 at 3:48 PM
"Pet shop" mice for the win! What an interesting paper on allergy and cross-reactive adaptive immune imprinting!
January 29, 2026 at 3:46 AM
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Best gene synthesis company that does not involve sending #$CAD from taxpayers' money south of the border? #synbio
January 28, 2026 at 9:19 PM
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New planet just dropped and it

1) is almost exactly Earth-sized

2) has a year that's almost exactly 1 Earth year.

3) orbits a star that is not a 💢temperamental little shit M-dwarf 💢but is instead a 🧡 good orange boi 🧡

Me for @science.org based on results presented at #RockyWorlds4: 🔭🧪
Earth-size planet spotted with yearlong orbit
Long-overlooked Kepler signal discovered by citizen scientists reveals promising world worth a closer look
www.science.org
January 28, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Reposted by Graham Dellaire
Are you a fermentation researcher outside of Canada ? We're looking for a Canada Impact+ Research Chair in Sustainable Food Fermentation Systems. Tenured at Associate or Full Professor. Come join @umanitoba.bsky.social the Harvard of the Prairies ! #share viprecprod.ad.umanitoba.ca/DEFAULT.ASPX...
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January 28, 2026 at 4:34 PM
What could possible go wrong in transferring repetitive telomere DNA into a cell? Yet... evidence of rejuvenation via telomere-containing vesicles 😱 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Original finding of telomere transfer here: Lanna et al., 2022 Nat. Cell Biol. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36109671/
CD4⁺ T cells confer transplantable rejuvenation via Rivers of telomeres
The role of the immune system in regulating organismal lifespan remains poorly understood. Here, we show that CD4⁺ T cells release “telomere Rivers” into circulation after acquiring telomeres from antigen-presenting cells (APCs). River formation requires fatty acid oxidation at the T cell–APC synapse, which selectively excludes glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) from the telomere vesicles. The resulting Rivers are depleted of glycolytic enzymes but enriched in T cell–derived stemness factors, enabling targeted rejuvenation of senescent tissues across multiple organs. In aged mice, adoptive transfer of young or metabolically reprogrammed CD4⁺ T cells triggered River production in vivo , and Rivers isolated from these animals could be transplanted into other aged mice to propagate the rejuvenation phenotype independently of T cells. River therapy extended median lifespan by ∼17 months, with several mice surviving to nearly five years. This immune-driven telomere transfer pathway is conserved across kingdoms, including plants, defining the first systemic, transplantable programme of youth. ### Competing Interest Statement A.L. is a shareholder to Sentcell ltd and the sole inventor of the DOS pharmaceutics (PCT/IT2021/000059) and of methods to generate artificial Rivers where Sentcell ltd figures as the Applicant. A.L. and F.R. are supported by Sentcell ltd.
www.biorxiv.org
January 28, 2026 at 12:23 AM
TL;DR A message from the frontline of the battle against radon-induced lung cancer - get your house tested! youtu.be/PLYMBdJ5SvI
The cancer-causing gas hiding in millions of homes
YouTube video by CBC News: The National
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January 28, 2026 at 12:16 AM
My colleague and collaborator, Dr. Aaron Goodarzi @ucalgary.bsky.social in the news with the Evict Radon Study and their goal to develop a non-invasive test for past radon exposure using toenails! www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
A toxic gas was hiding inside his home for decades. It's radon, and scientists are tackling its deadly rise | CBC News
Radon gas, an invisible health threat that can build up in your home, is putting more Canadians at risk of deadly lung cancer. A national research team is using throwaway toenail clippings to find mar...
www.cbc.ca
January 26, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Reposted by Graham Dellaire
Huge congrats to @manuelthery.bsky.social and all the Cytomorpho lab. The "Living Architectures" performance at @museeorsay.bsky.social was breathtakingly beautiful
January 25, 2026 at 9:22 AM
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#LivingArchitectures is a glorious convergence of science and art.
@manuelthery.bsky.social and the #CytoMorphoLab turn the Orsay into a living canvas - its walls and ceilings pulsating with life. Cytoskeletal asters bloom. Cells stream, pause and surge. Magnifique!
January 25, 2026 at 10:48 AM