Sarah Hughes
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A Medical Genetics research lab at @ualberta working with #Drosophila to understand rare diseases.
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Simmonds lab and Dept. of #CellBiology @ualberta.bsky.social alumni Matt Anderson-Baron reaches a new milestone with their #YEG biotech - Future Fields Closes Oversubscribed $8M Series A to Turn Flies Into Bioreactors share.google/RJvHTcdh4ugS...
Future Fields Closes Oversubscribed $8M Series A to Turn Flies Into Bioreactors
Company emerges as key player creating exotic and difficult-to-express proteins (DTEPs) as a biomanufacturing partner for protein AI companies and a vendor to the four trillion dollar syn-bio industry
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June 17, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Simmonds lab and Dept. of #CellBiology @ualberta.bsky.social alumni Matt Anderson-Baron reaches a new milestone with their #YEG biotech - Future Fields Closes Oversubscribed $8M Series A to Turn Flies Into Bioreactors share.google/RJvHTcdh4ugS...
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Dr. Chris Winrow, former trainee with Rick Rachubinski lists Rick's " keys to the research game", as well as his current efforts in research commercialization working at Merck. @ualberta.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Dr. Chris Winrow, former trainee with Rick Rachubinski lists Rick's " keys to the research game", as well as his current efforts in research commercialization working at Merck. @ualberta.bsky.social
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The last session of the Canadian Developmetnal Biology Conference goes into overtime with a couple of last-minute talks thanks to Dr. Katia Del Rio-Tsionis (Miami University, Ohio) and Dr. Curtis French (Memorial University of Newfoundland). #justcantstop! #newts! #CDBC2025 @socdevbio.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The last session of the Canadian Developmetnal Biology Conference goes into overtime with a couple of last-minute talks thanks to Dr. Katia Del Rio-Tsionis (Miami University, Ohio) and Dr. Curtis French (Memorial University of Newfoundland). #justcantstop! #newts! #CDBC2025 @socdevbio.bsky.social
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Next speaker in the (sadly) final session of the Canadian Developmental Biology Conference is Gabriel Bossé, Université Laval talking about “Investigating the neurodevelopmental impact of polydrug exposure using zebrafish” #CDBC2025 @socdevbio.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Next speaker in the (sadly) final session of the Canadian Developmental Biology Conference is Gabriel Bossé, Université Laval talking about “Investigating the neurodevelopmental impact of polydrug exposure using zebrafish” #CDBC2025 @socdevbio.bsky.social
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Kicking off thje last session of the Canadian Developmental Biology meeting, Gurpreet Moroak, Simon Fraser University tells us about “Tumor growth in Drosophila larval epithelial tissue induces distant organ wasting through fat body metabolic dysregulation” #CDBC2025 @socdevbio.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Kicking off thje last session of the Canadian Developmental Biology meeting, Gurpreet Moroak, Simon Fraser University tells us about “Tumor growth in Drosophila larval epithelial tissue induces distant organ wasting through fat body metabolic dysregulation” #CDBC2025 @socdevbio.bsky.social
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Continuing with the our morning session at the Canadian Developmental Biollgy Conference. Here we have Jeff Rasmussen from University of Washington telling us aobut "Building and maintaining the touch system: Insights from zebrafish skin". #CDBC2025 @socdevbio.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Continuing with the our morning session at the Canadian Developmental Biollgy Conference. Here we have Jeff Rasmussen from University of Washington telling us aobut "Building and maintaining the touch system: Insights from zebrafish skin". #CDBC2025 @socdevbio.bsky.social
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First trainee talk for Day 4 of the Canadian Developmental Biology Conference. Andy Cheng, University of Alberta, telling us about how “Lipid coordination between peroxisomes, peroxins, and lipid droplets” affects early fly development. #CDBC2025 @socdevbio.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
First trainee talk for Day 4 of the Canadian Developmental Biology Conference. Andy Cheng, University of Alberta, telling us about how “Lipid coordination between peroxisomes, peroxins, and lipid droplets” affects early fly development. #CDBC2025 @socdevbio.bsky.social
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Here we go with Day 4 of the Canadian Developmental Biology Conference! Starting us off is Brittany Carr, University of Alberta speaking abourt “The role of prominin-1 in photoreceptor development and disease”. #CDBC2025 @socdevbio.bsky.social @drbjcarr.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Here we go with Day 4 of the Canadian Developmental Biology Conference! Starting us off is Brittany Carr, University of Alberta speaking abourt “The role of prominin-1 in photoreceptor development and disease”. #CDBC2025 @socdevbio.bsky.social @drbjcarr.bsky.social
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Last talk of a long Day 3 of the Canadian Developmental Biology Conference from trainee Andreas Dauter - “A Model of the Middle: How do cell behaviours shape the embryonic face?” #CDBC2025 @socdevbio.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Last talk of a long Day 3 of the Canadian Developmental Biology Conference from trainee Andreas Dauter - “A Model of the Middle: How do cell behaviours shape the embryonic face?” #CDBC2025 @socdevbio.bsky.social
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Update from the Canadian Developmental Biology Conference Day 3! - YuXuan (Rain) Xiong, Graduate Student, UBC is seen here presenting their reserach on morphogenesis #CDBC2025 @socdevbio.bsky.social (Go Oilers! - ahead 1-0 at end of the first period)
May 28, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Update from the Canadian Developmental Biology Conference Day 3! - YuXuan (Rain) Xiong, Graduate Student, UBC is seen here presenting their reserach on morphogenesis #CDBC2025 @socdevbio.bsky.social (Go Oilers! - ahead 1-0 at end of the first period)
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Canadian Developmental Biology Conference Day 3 continues - Min Zhu Postdoctoral Fellow, Hospital for Sick Children, “Tissue stiffness mapping by light sheet elastography" #CDBC2025 @socdevbio.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Canadian Developmental Biology Conference Day 3 continues - Min Zhu Postdoctoral Fellow, Hospital for Sick Children, “Tissue stiffness mapping by light sheet elastography" #CDBC2025 @socdevbio.bsky.social
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When you want to see the talks at the Canadian Developmental Biology Conference, but Oilers are playing game 4 of the conference final! #CDBC2025
May 28, 2025 at 12:30 AM
When you want to see the talks at the Canadian Developmental Biology Conference, but Oilers are playing game 4 of the conference final! #CDBC2025
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One thing I enjoy about the Canadian Developmental Biology Conference is diversity! - here is Gonca Erdemci-Tandogan, Dept Physics and Astronomy, Western University showing how “Cell divisions challenge tissue boundaries and sharpen them through tissue fluidity” #CDBC2025 @socdevbio.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 12:02 AM
One thing I enjoy about the Canadian Developmental Biology Conference is diversity! - here is Gonca Erdemci-Tandogan, Dept Physics and Astronomy, Western University showing how “Cell divisions challenge tissue boundaries and sharpen them through tissue fluidity” #CDBC2025 @socdevbio.bsky.social
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Our first trainee talk of the Day3 evening session! Maria Sharkova, Department of Cell Biology, University of Alberta tells us about “Unveiling the Photoreceptor Outer Segment Cage Formed by Calyceal Processes, Müller Glia, and the Retinal Pigment Epithelium”. #CDBC2025 @socdevbio.bsky.social
May 27, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Our first trainee talk of the Day3 evening session! Maria Sharkova, Department of Cell Biology, University of Alberta tells us about “Unveiling the Photoreceptor Outer Segment Cage Formed by Calyceal Processes, Müller Glia, and the Retinal Pigment Epithelium”. #CDBC2025 @socdevbio.bsky.social
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The evening session for Day 3 of the Canadian Developmental Biology Conference continues with a talk from Arif Ashraf, University of British Columbia entitled "Function of nuclear envelope proteins beyond the nuclear envelope". #CDBC2025 @socdevbio.bsky.social
May 27, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The evening session for Day 3 of the Canadian Developmental Biology Conference continues with a talk from Arif Ashraf, University of British Columbia entitled "Function of nuclear envelope proteins beyond the nuclear envelope". #CDBC2025 @socdevbio.bsky.social
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Evening session at the Canadian Developmental Biology Conference starts with Heather Szabo-Rogers, from the University of Saskatchewan talking about "Insights from Robinow Syndrome reveal crosstalk between HH and Wnt/PCP pathways” #CDBC2025 @socdevbio.bsky.social
May 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Evening session at the Canadian Developmental Biology Conference starts with Heather Szabo-Rogers, from the University of Saskatchewan talking about "Insights from Robinow Syndrome reveal crosstalk between HH and Wnt/PCP pathways” #CDBC2025 @socdevbio.bsky.social
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The meeting is only half done, but I wanted to take the opportunity to thank our Canadian Developmental Biology Conference sponsors! #CDBC2025
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May 27, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The meeting is only half done, but I wanted to take the opportunity to thank our Canadian Developmental Biology Conference sponsors! #CDBC2025
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Cytonemes!
Here we have Eric Hall, University of Manitoba talking about "Uncovering cytoneme regulated signaling events in spinal cord development". Fun fact, Dr. Hall did their undergrad here at UBCO in Kelowna, the 2025 Canadian Developmental Biology Conference venue! #CDBC2025 @socdevbio.bsky.social
May 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Cytonemes!
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Heather Bruce, University of British Columbia speaks about “How the old becomes new: tracking morphological and gene network evolution over half a billion years” at the Canadian Developmental Biology Conference - Day 3 #CDBC2025 @socdevbio.bsky.social
May 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Heather Bruce, University of British Columbia speaks about “How the old becomes new: tracking morphological and gene network evolution over half a billion years” at the Canadian Developmental Biology Conference - Day 3 #CDBC2025 @socdevbio.bsky.social
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Canadian Developmental Biology Conference Day 3 - Muhammed Simsek, McMaster University speaks about “Signalling dynamics required for sequential segmentation of vertebrate embryos”. #CDBC2025 @socdevbio.bsky.social
May 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Canadian Developmental Biology Conference Day 3 - Muhammed Simsek, McMaster University speaks about “Signalling dynamics required for sequential segmentation of vertebrate embryos”. #CDBC2025 @socdevbio.bsky.social
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And here is Menghao Lu, University of British Columbia giving the first trainee talk for Day 3 of the Canadian Developmental Biology Confernce - “The functions of CaMKII and PKC in Wnt-dependent neurite pruning in C. elegans” #CDBC2025 @socdevbio.bsky.social
May 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
And here is Menghao Lu, University of British Columbia giving the first trainee talk for Day 3 of the Canadian Developmental Biology Confernce - “The functions of CaMKII and PKC in Wnt-dependent neurite pruning in C. elegans” #CDBC2025 @socdevbio.bsky.social
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Canadian Developmental Biolgy Conference Day 3 begins here in Kelowna! Starting us off is Jessica Rosin, University of British Columbia telling us about their work into "New insights into immune regulation of craniofacial morphogenesis" #CDBC2025 @socdevbio.bsky.social
May 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Canadian Developmental Biolgy Conference Day 3 begins here in Kelowna! Starting us off is Jessica Rosin, University of British Columbia telling us about their work into "New insights into immune regulation of craniofacial morphogenesis" #CDBC2025 @socdevbio.bsky.social
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Evening session at the Canadian Developmental Biology Confernce continues with - Kevin Wei, University of British Columbia tells us about “Evolved embryonic suppression of recently expanded retroelements through heterochromatin nucleation”
May 27, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Evening session at the Canadian Developmental Biology Confernce continues with - Kevin Wei, University of British Columbia tells us about “Evolved embryonic suppression of recently expanded retroelements through heterochromatin nucleation”