BCCHR ResDev (DM)
@resdevbcch.bsky.social
Research development at a large children’s hospital research institute (UBC/PHSA)
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For every one of these men who get a dramatic front page story, there are 25-50 postdocs who leave the country much less voluntarily.
September 22, 2026 at 4:34 AM
For every one of these men who get a dramatic front page story, there are 25-50 postdocs who leave the country much less voluntarily.
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NEW: The Trump Administration is planning to slash human subject research regulations by redefining informed consent. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/trump-plan...
Trump Plans to Redefine Informed Consent for Human Research Subjects
The Department of Health and Human Services has noticed a forthcoming rule on the OMB regulatory information site to redefine what undue influence means for vulnerable human research subjects
www.muellershewrote.com
September 20, 2026 at 11:43 PM
NEW: The Trump Administration is planning to slash human subject research regulations by redefining informed consent. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/trump-plan...
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Smart glasses to be banned in all WA public schools
Smart glasses to be banned from WA public schools
Western Australia's education minister announces smart glasses will be banned from all state schools.
www.abc.net.au
September 22, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Smart glasses to be banned in all WA public schools
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One after another, women reported being sexually harassed by male supervisors, getting paid less than their male peers, getting passed over for promotions, getting talked over in meetings.
🔗 www.wired.com/story/women-...
🔗 www.wired.com/story/women-...
September 21, 2026 at 5:08 PM
One after another, women reported being sexually harassed by male supervisors, getting paid less than their male peers, getting passed over for promotions, getting talked over in meetings.
🔗 www.wired.com/story/women-...
🔗 www.wired.com/story/women-...
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They were denied opportunities because men can “handle the pressure better.” Another popular trope is the man who only seems to hear a good idea when another man says it. www.wired.com/story/women-...
We Surveyed 634 Women Who Work in Tech. They Let Loose
Executives happily automating their days with AI. New hires confronting bro culture. Women in tech have a lot to say—and they told it all to WIRED.
www.wired.com
September 21, 2026 at 5:08 PM
They were denied opportunities because men can “handle the pressure better.” Another popular trope is the man who only seems to hear a good idea when another man says it. www.wired.com/story/women-...
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Carleton scientists in collaboration with researchers at the U of Ottawa, the U of Alberta & the U of BC, have found new insights into how environmental exposures may contribute to type 2 diabetes. science.carleton.ca/story/carlet... #biology #CdnSci #medicine #science #SciChat
Carleton Biologists Uncover Hidden Link Between Environmental Pollutants and Type 2 Diabetes - Faculty of Science
Scientists in Carleton’s Department of Biology Bruin Lab, in collaboration with researchers at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, the University of Alberta and the University of British Columbi...
science.carleton.ca
September 22, 2026 at 1:43 AM
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Although nobody wants kids to have cancer, nobody wants to talk or think about kids who have cancer. After my daughter was diagnosed just before she turned three, I made it my mission to tell everyone about it, by Megan Easton www.theglobeandmail.com/life/first-p... via @theglobeandmail.com
Nobody wants to talk about childhood cancer, but I will
After my daughter was diagnosed just before she turned three, I made it my mission to tell everyone about it
www.theglobeandmail.com
September 22, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Although nobody wants kids to have cancer, nobody wants to talk or think about kids who have cancer. After my daughter was diagnosed just before she turned three, I made it my mission to tell everyone about it, by Megan Easton www.theglobeandmail.com/life/first-p... via @theglobeandmail.com
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Scam alert! I got a call today from a "Rogers representative" and didn't fall for it but only because I wasn't interested in the free devices they were offering. I found this article after hanging up. It sounds otherwise legit though, so Rogers customers beware!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
They thought they were getting a deal from Rogers. Instead, they were scammed into financing iPads | CBC News
Rogers customers are on the hook for a $2,300 iPad after scammers got them to unknowingly sign up for a two-year iPad financing plan. Rogers offered some help as a goodwill gesture, but the victims ar...
www.cbc.ca
September 22, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Scam alert! I got a call today from a "Rogers representative" and didn't fall for it but only because I wasn't interested in the free devices they were offering. I found this article after hanging up. It sounds otherwise legit though, so Rogers customers beware!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Another lab preprint from @matejaperovic.bsky.social - are estrogens neuroprotective? Here looking at older women 70* we found associations- using data from the NAcc - suggesting it depends on MHT formulation,cognitive domain tested & APOE genotype more when published www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
Associations of menopause hormone therapy with late-life cognition and brain health vary by formulation and APOEε4 presence
Implications of menopause hormone therapy (MHT) for cognitive aging remain unclear despite decades of research. Potential reasons include insufficient consideration of MHT type, despite notable pharma...
www.medrxiv.org
September 22, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Another lab preprint from @matejaperovic.bsky.social - are estrogens neuroprotective? Here looking at older women 70* we found associations- using data from the NAcc - suggesting it depends on MHT formulation,cognitive domain tested & APOE genotype more when published www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
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PSA regarding fungi sold near Nelson BC on the weekend.
"The mushrooms have been tentatively identified as Paxillus involutus, commonly known as brown roll-rim or common roll-rim mushrooms. Interior Health says eating the species can lead to serious health effects."
"The mushrooms have been tentatively identified as Paxillus involutus, commonly known as brown roll-rim or common roll-rim mushrooms. Interior Health says eating the species can lead to serious health effects."
Interior Health warns against eating mushrooms sold at community hall in Harrop, B.C. | CBC News
People who bought mushrooms at the Harrop community hall on Sept. 20 are being told to dispose of them after a review found they may be toxic.
www.cbc.ca
September 21, 2026 at 11:37 PM
PSA regarding fungi sold near Nelson BC on the weekend.
"The mushrooms have been tentatively identified as Paxillus involutus, commonly known as brown roll-rim or common roll-rim mushrooms. Interior Health says eating the species can lead to serious health effects."
"The mushrooms have been tentatively identified as Paxillus involutus, commonly known as brown roll-rim or common roll-rim mushrooms. Interior Health says eating the species can lead to serious health effects."
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Last week all my students hand-wrote their own pledges, according to their terms, to write in my courses without AI. Some of them were quite moving—their anger at AI’s attempt to steal their educations, their determination to learn & create anyway.
The provost of Dartmouth, at which I teach, has been using AI to write both academic papers & national op-eds, according to brave reporting by @thedartmouth.bsky.social. Many students are already bitter about AI. This leaves us as faculty no ground to stand on. www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026...
Op-eds, academic articles by Provost Santiago Schnell flagged as ‘AI-written’ by ‘near-zero error’ AI detector Pangram
Schnell said he used artificial intelligence for “making writing processes more efficient,” but that AI was not a “substitute” for his own “intellectual judgment or authorship.”
www.thedartmouth.com
September 21, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Last week all my students hand-wrote their own pledges, according to their terms, to write in my courses without AI. Some of them were quite moving—their anger at AI’s attempt to steal their educations, their determination to learn & create anyway.
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My mother died.
I can’t write a personal post but, want to celebrate the trails she blazed: at a time when women rarely got degrees, as a MD/PhD, she was one of the 1st non-white professors in 🇨🇦
Please excuse me for not responding to replies - it’s been a lot. Thank you 💕
Dr. M.A. Fernando:
I can’t write a personal post but, want to celebrate the trails she blazed: at a time when women rarely got degrees, as a MD/PhD, she was one of the 1st non-white professors in 🇨🇦
Please excuse me for not responding to replies - it’s been a lot. Thank you 💕
Dr. M.A. Fernando:
September 21, 2026 at 10:20 PM
My mother died.
I can’t write a personal post but, want to celebrate the trails she blazed: at a time when women rarely got degrees, as a MD/PhD, she was one of the 1st non-white professors in 🇨🇦
Please excuse me for not responding to replies - it’s been a lot. Thank you 💕
Dr. M.A. Fernando:
I can’t write a personal post but, want to celebrate the trails she blazed: at a time when women rarely got degrees, as a MD/PhD, she was one of the 1st non-white professors in 🇨🇦
Please excuse me for not responding to replies - it’s been a lot. Thank you 💕
Dr. M.A. Fernando:
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British Columbia sues OpenAI over Tumbler Ridge school shooting reut.rs/4yUMbHc
British Columbia sues OpenAI over Tumbler Ridge school shooting
British Columbia sued OpenAI in California on Monday, saying a mass shooting at a school in the province could have been prevented if the company had warned local law enforcement that the shooter had used ChatGPT to plan the massacre.
reut.rs
September 21, 2026 at 10:10 PM
British Columbia sues OpenAI over Tumbler Ridge school shooting reut.rs/4yUMbHc
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This ridiculous number of applications is, in my view, the result of 2 nightmare developments happening concurrently 1.the precariousness of the job market for young PhD graduates which then fuels further: 2.the AI tools enabling overproduction of proposals. #Research #ERC #ResearchFunding #Academia
September 21, 2026 at 9:56 AM
This ridiculous number of applications is, in my view, the result of 2 nightmare developments happening concurrently 1.the precariousness of the job market for young PhD graduates which then fuels further: 2.the AI tools enabling overproduction of proposals. #Research #ERC #ResearchFunding #Academia
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Sep 27 to Oct 3 is BC Concussion Awareness Week.
Help us raise awareness of this invisible injury—use the campaign toolkit to plan your week.
cattonline.com/blog/caw2026
#ConcussionWeekBC #ConcussionBC #ConcussionEd
Help us raise awareness of this invisible injury—use the campaign toolkit to plan your week.
cattonline.com/blog/caw2026
#ConcussionWeekBC #ConcussionBC #ConcussionEd
BC Concussion Awareness Week is Sep 27 to Oct 3
This annual event raises awareness of how to recognize, respond to, and properly manage a concussion.
cattonline.com
September 21, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Sep 27 to Oct 3 is BC Concussion Awareness Week.
Help us raise awareness of this invisible injury—use the campaign toolkit to plan your week.
cattonline.com/blog/caw2026
#ConcussionWeekBC #ConcussionBC #ConcussionEd
Help us raise awareness of this invisible injury—use the campaign toolkit to plan your week.
cattonline.com/blog/caw2026
#ConcussionWeekBC #ConcussionBC #ConcussionEd
New research led by VCHRI investigator Dr. Michael Hayden explains why some people with Huntington disease develop symptoms earlier & points to a promising treatment target: buff.ly/uWVgt1U
UBC scientists uncover why some Huntington disease patients decline years earlier - UBC News
New research from UBC's Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics and BC Children's Hospital Research Institute explains why some people with Huntington disease develop symptoms a decade earlier…
buff.ly
September 21, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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Vous étudiez ou travaillez en bioinformatique dans la grande région de Montréal? MonBUG invite les personnes en formation à proposer une présentation de 10 minutes, en personne, devant une communauté accueillante. Étudiant·es, postdocs et pros de recherche : monbug.ca/fr/contact/
Contact - MonBUG
monbug.ca
September 21, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Vous étudiez ou travaillez en bioinformatique dans la grande région de Montréal? MonBUG invite les personnes en formation à proposer une présentation de 10 minutes, en personne, devant une communauté accueillante. Étudiant·es, postdocs et pros de recherche : monbug.ca/fr/contact/
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Study or work in bioinformatics in Greater Montréal? MonBUG invites trainees to propose a 10-minute, in-person talk and share their work with a welcoming local community. Students, postdocs, and research professionals are welcome: monbug.ca/en/contact/
Contact - MonBUG
monbug.ca
September 21, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Study or work in bioinformatics in Greater Montréal? MonBUG invites trainees to propose a 10-minute, in-person talk and share their work with a welcoming local community. Students, postdocs, and research professionals are welcome: monbug.ca/en/contact/
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📢 Check out our latest work, now in print!
We introduce decemedip, a cross-platform Bayesian deconvolution model of MeDIP-seq DNA methylation data that reveals tissue-specific & cancer-associated methylation signatures
📖 Article: doi.org/10.1038/s420...
🖥️ Software: bioconductor.org/packages/dec...
We introduce decemedip, a cross-platform Bayesian deconvolution model of MeDIP-seq DNA methylation data that reveals tissue-specific & cancer-associated methylation signatures
📖 Article: doi.org/10.1038/s420...
🖥️ Software: bioconductor.org/packages/dec...
September 18, 2026 at 5:46 PM
📢 Check out our latest work, now in print!
We introduce decemedip, a cross-platform Bayesian deconvolution model of MeDIP-seq DNA methylation data that reveals tissue-specific & cancer-associated methylation signatures
📖 Article: doi.org/10.1038/s420...
🖥️ Software: bioconductor.org/packages/dec...
We introduce decemedip, a cross-platform Bayesian deconvolution model of MeDIP-seq DNA methylation data that reveals tissue-specific & cancer-associated methylation signatures
📖 Article: doi.org/10.1038/s420...
🖥️ Software: bioconductor.org/packages/dec...
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WIRED asked 634 women what they really think about working in tech. They told us about harassment, bias, unequal treatment, and the everyday indignities that still shape life in the industry.
🔗 www.wired.com/story/women-...
🔗 www.wired.com/story/women-...
September 21, 2026 at 5:02 PM
WIRED asked 634 women what they really think about working in tech. They told us about harassment, bias, unequal treatment, and the everyday indignities that still shape life in the industry.
🔗 www.wired.com/story/women-...
🔗 www.wired.com/story/women-...
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Join us for the 2026 Gairdner Connects Lecture featuring @gairdnerawards.bsky.social 2026 award winners, Dr. Jan Holmgren & Prof. Rajae Talbi at #McGill on October 19 🎉 👏
🔵 Monday, October 19, 2026
🕝 2:00PM
📍McGill Faculty Club
🎟️ FREE
🔗 Learn more & register: www.mcgill.ca/research/cha...
🔵 Monday, October 19, 2026
🕝 2:00PM
📍McGill Faculty Club
🎟️ FREE
🔗 Learn more & register: www.mcgill.ca/research/cha...
McGill Research + Innovation hosts Gairdner Connects 2026 Lecture
Please join McGill Research + Innovation for the 2026 Gairdner Connects Lecture featuring Gairdner Foundation 2026 Award winners, Dr. Jan Holmgren (John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award) and ...
www.mcgill.ca
September 21, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Join us for the 2026 Gairdner Connects Lecture featuring @gairdnerawards.bsky.social 2026 award winners, Dr. Jan Holmgren & Prof. Rajae Talbi at #McGill on October 19 🎉 👏
🔵 Monday, October 19, 2026
🕝 2:00PM
📍McGill Faculty Club
🎟️ FREE
🔗 Learn more & register: www.mcgill.ca/research/cha...
🔵 Monday, October 19, 2026
🕝 2:00PM
📍McGill Faculty Club
🎟️ FREE
🔗 Learn more & register: www.mcgill.ca/research/cha...
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Amputee Terry Fox Ran 3,339 Miles Across Canada with Cancer. Today His Brother Darrell Continues His Marathon of Hope. Never-before-seen footage of the late, legendary runner’s journey can be seen in director Sean Menard’s new documentary ‘Run Terry Run.’ people.com/terry-fox-ma... via @people.com
Amputee Terry Fox Ran 3,339 Miles Across Canada with Cancer. Today His Brother Continues His Marathon of Hope (Exclusive)
Amputee Terry Fox ran over 3,000 across Canada in 1980. Today his brother Darrell carries on his Marathon of Hope legacy. The story is told with never-before-seen footage in director Sean Menard’s new...
people.com
September 21, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Amputee Terry Fox Ran 3,339 Miles Across Canada with Cancer. Today His Brother Darrell Continues His Marathon of Hope. Never-before-seen footage of the late, legendary runner’s journey can be seen in director Sean Menard’s new documentary ‘Run Terry Run.’ people.com/terry-fox-ma... via @people.com
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Gen AI is software. It is code. It is not a "co-scientist." Even if that's the name of the product, that doesn't make it so.
Microsoft Word is not a "co-writer." (No, not even with spell check enabled.)
Gen AI is software. It is code. It is not a "co-scientist." Even if that's the name of the product, that doesn't make it so.
Microsoft Word is not a "co-writer." (No, not even with spell check enabled.)
"Co-Scientist combed thru 700+ papers and generated 108 possible strategies. It rejected all but one as unworkable. The last strategy turned the lab’s thinking on its head." New @nature.com, how #AI co-scientists are upending the way research is done. By Elie Dolgin 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
AI co-scientists are revolutionizing how research is done
Artificial-intelligence systems can generate hypotheses, design experiments and analyse data — but humans still need to decide what makes sense.
www.nature.com
September 21, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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Gen AI is software. It is code. It is not a "co-scientist." Even if that's the name of the product, that doesn't make it so.
Microsoft Word is not a "co-writer." (No, not even with spell check enabled.)
Gen AI is software. It is code. It is not a "co-scientist." Even if that's the name of the product, that doesn't make it so.
Microsoft Word is not a "co-writer." (No, not even with spell check enabled.)
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🚨We're hiring!!🚨
@biomcgill.bsky.social is looking for a Quantitative Cell Biologist to join our diverse and interdisciplinary community.
Please share this ad broadly, and reach out if you have any questions.
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@biomcgill.bsky.social is looking for a Quantitative Cell Biologist to join our diverse and interdisciplinary community.
Please share this ad broadly, and reach out if you have any questions.
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Assistant Professor in Quantitative Cell Biology - Department of Biology
Please refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply. If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at ...
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September 21, 2026 at 4:48 PM
🚨We're hiring!!🚨
@biomcgill.bsky.social is looking for a Quantitative Cell Biologist to join our diverse and interdisciplinary community.
Please share this ad broadly, and reach out if you have any questions.
mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/McGill...
@biomcgill.bsky.social is looking for a Quantitative Cell Biologist to join our diverse and interdisciplinary community.
Please share this ad broadly, and reach out if you have any questions.
mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/McGill...