TRIDENT Preclinical Trials
@tridentpct.bsky.social
Multi-site, transformative preclinical evaluation of novel neurotherapeutics through a Government of Canada $24M New Frontiers In Research grant. Check out our website tridentpreclinicaltrials.org for more info or email info@tridentpreclinicaltrial.org!
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The TRIDENT proof-of-concept platform began in 2023 through the incredible support of a $24M grant from the Government of Canada's New Frontiers In Research Fund- Transformation stream.
Check out our website tridentpreclinicaltrials.org or the video below ๐ #NFRF
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Check out our website tridentpreclinicaltrials.org or the video below ๐ #NFRF
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCr3...
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Join us Jan. 29 to hear from former BrainsCAN #researchers who have followed different #career paths after #neuroscience. Register here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/theres-lif...
January 9, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Join us Jan. 29 to hear from former BrainsCAN #researchers who have followed different #career paths after #neuroscience. Register here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/theres-lif...
New year, great reflections! 2025 was an incredible year of #collaboration + knowledge sharing + #neuroscience discovery. Check out our site info@tridentpreclininicaltrials.org or our recap video linked here to learn more ๐ฌ๐๐ค#NFRF:
www.youtube.com/shorts/kpp3p...
www.youtube.com/shorts/kpp3p...
TRIDENT 2025 In Review Recap Video
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January 7, 2026 at 7:08 PM
New year, great reflections! 2025 was an incredible year of #collaboration + knowledge sharing + #neuroscience discovery. Check out our site info@tridentpreclininicaltrials.org or our recap video linked here to learn more ๐ฌ๐๐ค#NFRF:
www.youtube.com/shorts/kpp3p...
www.youtube.com/shorts/kpp3p...
Keep it inside, with ๐ pride!!!! Insightful article below by #TRIDENT lead @richardgold.bsky.social
! ๐๐๐Article link here: globe2go.pressreader.com/article/2819...
! ๐๐๐Article link here: globe2go.pressreader.com/article/2819...
โthe federal governmentโฆshould fund mission-oriented research that focuses on the intersections of Canadaโs research strengths not only in AI and quantum, but also in health, gaming, aerospace, agri-food and energy.โ
@richardgold.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
@richardgold.bsky.social
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Opinion: Canadaโs innovation policy: designed in Ottawa, owned in America
This country must stop copying U.S. policies developed under circumstances of abundance
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January 5, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Keep it inside, with ๐ pride!!!! Insightful article below by #TRIDENT lead @richardgold.bsky.social
! ๐๐๐Article link here: globe2go.pressreader.com/article/2819...
! ๐๐๐Article link here: globe2go.pressreader.com/article/2819...
Thank you @douglasresearch.bsky.social for highlighting this time of year!
โก๏ธ Check out their incredible work below!
โก๏ธ See the website tridentpreclincialtrials.org to see how our research platform is throwing everything we got at accelerating a cure for brain disease ๐๐ง ๐ฌ! #NFRF
โก๏ธ Check out their incredible work below!
โก๏ธ See the website tridentpreclincialtrials.org to see how our research platform is throwing everything we got at accelerating a cure for brain disease ๐๐ง ๐ฌ! #NFRF
January 2, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Thank you @douglasresearch.bsky.social for highlighting this time of year!
โก๏ธ Check out their incredible work below!
โก๏ธ See the website tridentpreclincialtrials.org to see how our research platform is throwing everything we got at accelerating a cure for brain disease ๐๐ง ๐ฌ! #NFRF
โก๏ธ Check out their incredible work below!
โก๏ธ See the website tridentpreclincialtrials.org to see how our research platform is throwing everything we got at accelerating a cure for brain disease ๐๐ง ๐ฌ! #NFRF
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It is a clickbait: Mice donโt have Alzheimerโs so they canโt cure something that does not exist. The question is what symptoms were modelled and how well they were measured? There is an abundance of over claims and poor experimental design on drug effects. Check out @tridentpct.bsky.social
December 31, 2025 at 12:31 PM
It is a clickbait: Mice donโt have Alzheimerโs so they canโt cure something that does not exist. The question is what symptoms were modelled and how well they were measured? There is an abundance of over claims and poor experimental design on drug effects. Check out @tridentpct.bsky.social
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Happy Holidays to our amazing #TRIDENT team and supporters. It was an incredible year of collaboration + knowledge sharing + scientific discovery #NFRF. Check out our site info@tridentpreclininicaltrials.org or our 2025 recap video linked here to learn more ๐ฌ๐๐ค: youtube.com/shorts/kpp3p...
December 15, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Happy Holidays to our amazing #TRIDENT team and supporters. It was an incredible year of collaboration + knowledge sharing + scientific discovery #NFRF. Check out our site info@tridentpreclininicaltrials.org or our 2025 recap video linked here to learn more ๐ฌ๐๐ค: youtube.com/shorts/kpp3p...
Thank you @westernuresearch.bsky.social for an amazing summary of all the incredible research going on, including at #TRIDENT. Check it out below! ๐๐คฉ๐ฌ๐๐
This has been another really productive year for research at #WesternU.
We are excited to share our 2025 Research Year-In-Review, which highlights some of Western's research successes in the past year:
www.uwo.ca/research/202...
We are excited to share our 2025 Research Year-In-Review, which highlights some of Western's research successes in the past year:
www.uwo.ca/research/202...
December 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Thank you @westernuresearch.bsky.social for an amazing summary of all the incredible research going on, including at #TRIDENT. Check it out below! ๐๐คฉ๐ฌ๐๐
It's here! Check out the #TRIDENT 2025 Annual General Meeting Report available on our website www.tridentpreclinicaltrials.org/2025agm. Great summary of the knowledge sharing and #collaboration at this incredible event! ๐ง ๐ค๐ฌ๐#NFRF #neuroscience #drugdiscovery #braindisease
December 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
It's here! Check out the #TRIDENT 2025 Annual General Meeting Report available on our website www.tridentpreclinicaltrials.org/2025agm. Great summary of the knowledge sharing and #collaboration at this incredible event! ๐ง ๐ค๐ฌ๐#NFRF #neuroscience #drugdiscovery #braindisease
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Come work with us. Huge strengths in MRI, neuroscience and musculoskeletal health and their intersections such as pain, child development or ageing. Preclinical and clinical research and translation are also big opportunities. Shoot me a note if you have questions.
๐ Launched! Hereโs our call for applicants to the Canada Impact+ Research Chairs Program at @westernu.ca. This is a remarkable opportunity for us to recruit outstanding scholars who are currently working internationally:
www.uwo.ca/research/can...
www.uwo.ca/research/can...
Canada-Impact-Plus - Research - Western University
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December 17, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Come work with us. Huge strengths in MRI, neuroscience and musculoskeletal health and their intersections such as pain, child development or ageing. Preclinical and clinical research and translation are also big opportunities. Shoot me a note if you have questions.
ICYMI Monday....wondering what we do with Lightsheet over here at Western, and #TRIDENT? Take a peek, below! ๐๐๐ฌ๐
It's a Happy #FluorescenceFriday when we get a personal tour of the Western Lightsheet Microscopy Core, part of @touchscreencog.bsky.social + an integral part of #TRIDENT! ๐ง ๐ฌ Sound intriguing? See more below๐ค! @mind-western.bsky.social @lifecanvastech.bsky.social #NFRF
youtube.com/shorts/AA91I...
youtube.com/shorts/AA91I...
Western Lightsheet Microscopy Core Lab Tour
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December 15, 2025 at 8:31 PM
ICYMI Monday....wondering what we do with Lightsheet over here at Western, and #TRIDENT? Take a peek, below! ๐๐๐ฌ๐
Happy Holidays to our amazing #TRIDENT team and supporters. It was an incredible year of collaboration + knowledge sharing + scientific discovery #NFRF. Check out our site info@tridentpreclininicaltrials.org or our 2025 recap video linked here to learn more ๐ฌ๐๐ค: youtube.com/shorts/kpp3p...
December 15, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Happy Holidays to our amazing #TRIDENT team and supporters. It was an incredible year of collaboration + knowledge sharing + scientific discovery #NFRF. Check out our site info@tridentpreclininicaltrials.org or our 2025 recap video linked here to learn more ๐ฌ๐๐ค: youtube.com/shorts/kpp3p...
Spinal tap into this! Rad imaging from the Western Mouse squad ๐๐๐ง ๐ธ๐คฉ
December 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Spinal tap into this! Rad imaging from the Western Mouse squad ๐๐๐ง ๐ธ๐คฉ
It's a Happy #FluorescenceFriday when we get a personal tour of the Western Lightsheet Microscopy Core, part of @touchscreencog.bsky.social + an integral part of #TRIDENT! ๐ง ๐ฌ Sound intriguing? See more below๐ค! @mind-western.bsky.social @lifecanvastech.bsky.social #NFRF
youtube.com/shorts/AA91I...
youtube.com/shorts/AA91I...
Western Lightsheet Microscopy Core Lab Tour
YouTube video by TRIDENT Preclinical Trials
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December 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM
It's a Happy #FluorescenceFriday when we get a personal tour of the Western Lightsheet Microscopy Core, part of @touchscreencog.bsky.social + an integral part of #TRIDENT! ๐ง ๐ฌ Sound intriguing? See more below๐ค! @mind-western.bsky.social @lifecanvastech.bsky.social #NFRF
youtube.com/shorts/AA91I...
youtube.com/shorts/AA91I...
Incredible imaging for #fluorescencefriday @maximoprado.bsky.social and team!
#fluorescencefriday microglia (yellow) and Abeta plaques (magenta) in our AD mouse model in 3D from a cleared ๐ง using @lifecanvastech.bsky.social SHIELD Courtesy of @shahrzadbahrampour.bsky.social and @nadiahaghbinphd.bsky.social with @mind-western.bsky.social and @neuroak.bsky.social Low-res.
December 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Incredible imaging for #fluorescencefriday @maximoprado.bsky.social and team!
Congratulations to this group of brilliants, including @tedfon.bsky.social, also #TRIDENT iPSC & Organoid lead researcher! ๐๐๐ฌ
Congratulations to Jack Antel, Douglas Arnold, Edward Fon, Bratislav Misic and Ronald Postuma who are among the worldโs top 1% most cited scientists, according to Clarivateโs 2025 ranking, which brings together the most cited researchers in the world based on the scope and integrity of their work.
Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2025
The Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list identifies and celebrates individuals who have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their fields of research. Through rigorous selection criteria andโฆ
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December 11, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Congratulations to this group of brilliants, including @tedfon.bsky.social, also #TRIDENT iPSC & Organoid lead researcher! ๐๐๐ฌ
We are so proud of you Jesleen, one of our valuable #TRIDENT HQP! Thank you for highlighting this incredible achievement assisted by our ongoing collaboration with @lifecanvastech.bsky.social. #neuroscience #collaboration #braindisease #NFRF ๐คฉ๐ค๐ฌ๐ง
Congratulations to Jesleen Saini on her recent thesis defense! A Master's student at @westernu.ca, Jesleen used SmartBatch+ #tissueclearing of intact marmoset brains to investigate how synucleinopathies develop in this model species: bit.ly/4aC30NS
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December 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
We are so proud of you Jesleen, one of our valuable #TRIDENT HQP! Thank you for highlighting this incredible achievement assisted by our ongoing collaboration with @lifecanvastech.bsky.social. #neuroscience #collaboration #braindisease #NFRF ๐คฉ๐ค๐ฌ๐ง
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If you are an MRI researcher interested in moving to ๐จ๐ฆ for $500k a year or $1M a year for 8 years with a possibility of renewal at a reduced rate, take a look at our equipment cfmm.uwo.ca and this program www.canada.ca/en/impact-pl... . MSK, neuroscience, cardiac, cancer applications all encouraged!
Canada Impact+ Research Chairs - Canada.ca
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December 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM
If you are an MRI researcher interested in moving to ๐จ๐ฆ for $500k a year or $1M a year for 8 years with a possibility of renewal at a reduced rate, take a look at our equipment cfmm.uwo.ca and this program www.canada.ca/en/impact-pl... . MSK, neuroscience, cardiac, cancer applications all encouraged!
ICYMI Monday...check out an incredible interview below and learn all about the TRIDENT Living Lab.... #neuroscience + #collaboration + #innovation. ๐๐ค๐ค๐๐ฌ#NFRF
#TRIDENT's Open Science, Practices, and Partnerships Core is tri-pronged, with a team focused on transdisciplinary and multi-institutional teamwork & collaboration, advancing a novel "living lab" philosophy. Learn about their work from Dr. Richard Vagnino, below! #NFRF ๐๐ค๐ฌ
youtu.be/_ZvE8UCSFYA?...
youtu.be/_ZvE8UCSFYA?...
Dr Richard Vagnino HQP Interview
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December 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
ICYMI Monday...check out an incredible interview below and learn all about the TRIDENT Living Lab.... #neuroscience + #collaboration + #innovation. ๐๐ค๐ค๐๐ฌ#NFRF
#Fluorescencefriday post from the Western Mouse team...clearly captivating imaging happening in the lab! ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ค๐
#fluorescencefriday shows some testing of ChAT staining in the mouse brain in cleared samples courtesy of @nadiahaghbinphd.bsky.social @mind-western.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
#Fluorescencefriday post from the Western Mouse team...clearly captivating imaging happening in the lab! ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ค๐
#TRIDENT's Open Science, Practices, and Partnerships Core is tri-pronged, with a team focused on transdisciplinary and multi-institutional teamwork & collaboration, advancing a novel "living lab" philosophy. Learn about their work from Dr. Richard Vagnino, below! #NFRF ๐๐ค๐ฌ
youtu.be/_ZvE8UCSFYA?...
youtu.be/_ZvE8UCSFYA?...
Dr Richard Vagnino HQP Interview
YouTube video by TRIDENT Preclinical Trials
youtu.be
December 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
#TRIDENT's Open Science, Practices, and Partnerships Core is tri-pronged, with a team focused on transdisciplinary and multi-institutional teamwork & collaboration, advancing a novel "living lab" philosophy. Learn about their work from Dr. Richard Vagnino, below! #NFRF ๐๐ค๐ฌ
youtu.be/_ZvE8UCSFYA?...
youtu.be/_ZvE8UCSFYA?...
ICYMI Monday: New pub from the #TRIDENT Imaging team: "A non-invasive approach to awake mouse fMRI compatible with multi-modal techniques" by Laxer et al. ๐ง ๐๐๏ธ๐#NFRF direct.mit.edu/imag/article...
It's a Wicked Wednesday to check out a new pub from the #TRIDENT Imaging team...link below! #NFRF #neuroscience #fmri #brain๐๐ง ๐๏ธ๐
direct.mit.edu/imag/article...
direct.mit.edu/imag/article...
December 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM
ICYMI Monday: New pub from the #TRIDENT Imaging team: "A non-invasive approach to awake mouse fMRI compatible with multi-modal techniques" by Laxer et al. ๐ง ๐๐๏ธ๐#NFRF direct.mit.edu/imag/article...
#TRIDENT is ๐จ๐ฆ through and through! ๐คฉโ๏ธ๐ฌ๐ง
hey @northernthrux.bsky.social @tridentpct.bsky.social perfect for today
November 29, 2025 at 6:13 PM
#TRIDENT is ๐จ๐ฆ through and through! ๐คฉโ๏ธ๐ฌ๐ง
Congrats to the winners of the @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca 2025 Impact Awards...looking back to the #TRIDENT Impact Reel we made, linked below! Watch how our team saw research impact when we launched this revolutionary initiative! ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ง #neuroscience #collaboration #NFRF
youtu.be/uLQAACBni8k?...
youtu.be/uLQAACBni8k?...
TRIDENT Year 1 Impact Reel
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November 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Congrats to the winners of the @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca 2025 Impact Awards...looking back to the #TRIDENT Impact Reel we made, linked below! Watch how our team saw research impact when we launched this revolutionary initiative! ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ง #neuroscience #collaboration #NFRF
youtu.be/uLQAACBni8k?...
youtu.be/uLQAACBni8k?...
Important discussions for research, check it out below! ๐๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ค
Every country needs a national strategy for women's health. In our new episode, Dr. @liisagalea.bsky.social talks with
Jennifer Gillivan about bias in research, and why itโs time to mobilize to equalize.
๐ง Listen here: ow.ly/tsrw50Xy8q9
Jennifer Gillivan about bias in research, and why itโs time to mobilize to equalize.
๐ง Listen here: ow.ly/tsrw50Xy8q9
November 27, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Important discussions for research, check it out below! ๐๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ค
It's a Wicked Wednesday to check out a new pub from the #TRIDENT Imaging team...link below! #NFRF #neuroscience #fmri #brain๐๐ง ๐๏ธ๐
direct.mit.edu/imag/article...
direct.mit.edu/imag/article...
November 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
It's a Wicked Wednesday to check out a new pub from the #TRIDENT Imaging team...link below! #NFRF #neuroscience #fmri #brain๐๐ง ๐๏ธ๐
direct.mit.edu/imag/article...
direct.mit.edu/imag/article...