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Sheela Abraham
@haemev.bsky.social
Haematopoietic stem cell enthusiast, leukaemia hater, extracellular vesicles are key, Canadian mom to sulky British teen, Researcher at Queen’s. Did my time at UBC, Cambridge, Glasgow. Art, wine and culture fuel me
Novel protocol outlining how to isolate extracellular vesicles from bone!
Do you love EVs? How about blood, bones and gore? Please check out our latest protocol paper outlining how to enrich for human bone EVs! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
July 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Do you love EVs? How about blood, bones and gore? Please check out our latest protocol paper outlining how to enrich for human bone EVs! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Enriching for Extracellular Vesicles from Human Bone
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nano-sized membrane-bound structures thought to be secreted by all cells and increasingly recognized as key mediators of intercellular communication. Established EV isolation protocols for bodily fluids-primarily focus on blood with limited insights into methods optimized for EVs from other hematopoietic regions. In this study, we present a novel protocol for the isolation and enrichment of EVs from human trabecular bone and bone marrow. This method employs a two-step purification strategy, combining iodixanol density cushion (IDC) ultracentrifugation with size exclusion chromatography (SEC), and enables EV recovery from fresh tissue hours after collection. Importantly, this approach facilitates the enrichment of bone-derived EVs without the need for enzymatic digestion or long-term culture, preserving native EV populations. This protocol offers a valuable tool for researchers investigating EVs derived from the diverse cellular constituents of the bone microenvironment. ### Competing Interest Statement The authors have declared no competing interest. Canadian Institutes of Health Research, https://ror.org/01gavpb45, 394568 Terry Fox Research Institute, https://ror.org/00mtf6c40, 1133
www.biorxiv.org
July 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Excited to see the first commentary in Experimental Hematology (@isehsociety.bsky.social)! Kudos to Aishwarya, Linde ‪@lindemileslab.bsky.social, and Grant @challenlab.bsky.social for highlighting recent papers in Exp Hem on cell-extrinsic factors in Tet2-mutant clonal hematopoiesis!! bit.ly/4k3pEAI
Cell-extrinsic factors contribute toward myeloid-biased expansion in Tet2-mutant clonal hematopoiesis
Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) acquire somatic mutations throughout life, with the frequency of mutational incidence increasing with age [1]. Occasionally, certain mutations confer a fitness advantag...
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May 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Called many places home but at heart, always Albertan.
I was raised to care for everyone-vulnerable, sick, young and old. I voted for Carney. We are Canadian.
#ElbowsUp
I love Alberta.

Born & raised in Calgary, now raising 2 kids here.

I am Canadian first 🇨🇦

I voted for Carney.

#ElbowsUp
April 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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I love Alberta.

Born & raised in Calgary, now raising 2 kids here.

I am Canadian first 🇨🇦

I voted for Carney.

#ElbowsUp
April 25, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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Me in the national security group chat:
March 25, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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Oh my goodness 👇
At the Mike Lawler empty chair town hall in Peekskill, 102 year old Dee in danger of losing her Medicaid, heard FDR on the radio in 1935 when he created Social Security. @indivisible.org
March 24, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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Delighted to share my PhD thesis work is now published in @nature.com! This study tracks the journey of blood stem cells in aging mice, examining how the clonal dynmics of blood production change over time. A short 🧵1/n #aging #stemcells #clonalhematopoiesis
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Clonal dynamics and somatic evolution of haematopoiesis in mouse - Nature
Isolating and studying haematopoietic stem cells in young and aged mice demonstrates evolutionary processes related to blood production and provides a framework for interpreting future work using labo...
www.nature.com
March 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Freedom and democracy are always worth fighting for. Slava Ukraini.
February 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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🔥 New Fraticelli lab publication🔥

“Pre-existing stem cell heterogeneity dictates clonal responses to the acquisition of leukemia driver mutations”

Now at Cell Stem Cell, with two new figures, in vivo, and sequential mutagenesis data.

Performed with the support of Cris Cancer and @erc.europa.eu
February 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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I think people both within science and outside science don’t fully appreciate the miracle that were the Covid-19 vaccines. How much courage it took to get the sequence out, how much work had already gone into figuring out the best viral antigen and how best to present it. 1/
February 23, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Anyone know of a site for posting excuses from students to re-do exams/assignments? Its exhausting being inundated with requests for extra marks to the detriment of other students. I won't even start with the 30% accommodations that already exist. I fear for the next generation workforce..
February 23, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Two big reveals in the world of #extracellularvesicles this week:
Blebbisomes www.nature.com/articles/s41...
and the ‘torn bag mechanism’ of small EV release from amphiectosomes elifesciences.org/articles/958...
Blebbisomes are large, organelle-rich extracellular vesicles with cell-like properties - Nature Cell Biology
Jeppesen, Sanchez et al. identify blebbisomes as large membrane-enclosed vesicles containing organelles and secreted by cells. Blebbisomes can both secrete and internalize exosomes and microvesicles.
www.nature.com
February 22, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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That’s more like it.
February 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Super intriguing findings
Ever wondered what drives hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) heterogeneity? In this preprint, our collaborative team uncovered that differences in HSC reconstitution kinetics play a key role in shaping stem cell heterogeneity and lineage biases. doi.org/10.1101/2025... (1/2)
A kinetics-based model of hematopoiesis reveals extrinsic regulation of skewed lineage output from stem cells
Residing at the top of the hematopoietic hierarchy, long-term hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are capable of self-renewal and sustained blood cell regeneration. Over the past decades, single-cell and ...
doi.org
February 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Nick Cage, hi, call me 🫶

variety.com/2025/film/ne...
February 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
A beautiful reminder when in the midst of human created chaos
I read this on dark days for a little solace.
February 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
So happy to see this video after such a disheartening week of politics. Proud teary Canadian
February 4, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Incredibly moving Justin Trudeau remarks:

"We have fought and died alongside you....During your darkest hours...we were always there. Standing with you, grieving with you, the American people....Canadians are a little perplexed as to why our closest friends and neighbors are choosing to target us."
February 2, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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Finally online! In our most recent review, super-resolution microscopy meets mitochondria...and vice-versa 😀. Great effort led by Nicolas, postdoc in the team! Hope you'll enjoy it! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Revealing mitochondrial architecture and functions with single molecule localization microscopy
Conventional microscopy techniques are limited by a resolution limit of 250 nm, making it challenging to visualize subcompartment structures. Single molecule localization microscopy (SMLM) has revolu...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 30, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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Reminder that @europepmc.org is a mirror of Pubmed with better search and that it indexes *all* bioRxiv preprints (as well as ResearchSquare), not just the ones funded by NIH like chauvinist Pubmed
I’m very scared to see what happens to PubMed
January 31, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Is pubmed shut down? Has Trump finally cut science at the knees?
January 28, 2025 at 8:31 PM
We all need to stand on guard for thee…
I simply cannot believe that all Canadian politicians are not 💯 on #TeamCanada.

I’m talking about you, Poilievre and your team, and you, Premier Smith. This isn’t a joke. We face a massive threat to 🇨🇦 economy, to 🇨🇦 workers, to 🇨🇦 sovereignty. It’s shameful.
January 18, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Not sure how to cope without my 3-4pm Christmas cookie break #sundayblues
January 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM