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4 new Genome BC–supported projects focused on preserving and understanding BC’s marine ecosystems. From salmon genomics to fish immunity and climate impacts on zooplankton, researchers across BC are driving critical marine science forward. 🌊🧬
#MarineConservation #BCMarineLife
November 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
What can ancient DNA tell us about the future of #SpeciesConservation
 A research project btwn Dr. Yang
@sfuarchaeology.bsky.social
+ Dr. Morin Tsleil-Waututh Nation
used #GenomicTools to analyze archaeological fish bones alongside knowledge of the Tsleil-Waututh people.
November 22, 2025 at 12:42 AM
In this clip Dr. Goodridge explains why he studies Salmonella, which causes 93 million cases of illness worldwide each year.

🎧 Listen to the full episode of Nice Genes! – Gut Check: link.cohostpodcasting.com/b87cc2cc-6ed...

#NiceGenesPodcast #Genomics #Microbiome #FoodSafety #GutBrainConnection
November 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Ever gotten too close with a vacation bathroom? 😬
Genomics is helping to stop food poisoning outbreaks before they start.

In “Gut Check,” we explore gut microbes & the gut-brain connection.

link.cohostpodcasting.com/b87cc2cc-6ed...
November 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Goodbye (and good riddance) to bed sores! 🩹

UBC & Vancouver Coastal Health researchers are developing a plant-based gel to help bed sores heal stronger and stay healed. A #Genesolve project supported by #GenomeBC.

Read more: genomebc.ca/blog/new-the...

#Genomics #HealthInnovation
November 18, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Reposted
Incredible lineup our Dec 2 event at @spacecentreyvr.bsky.social

🎤 Martin Austwick, musician and writer
🧠 Dr. Lara Boyd, neuroscientist
🧩 Dr. Miriam Mosing, behavioral geneticist
🐭 Dr. Kaylee Byers, science communicator and host of Nice Genes!

🎟️
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November 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
🎬 RNA & Healthcare Futures – A special opportunity for people in the health care community

Join us in collab with @bridgerc.bsky.social on Nov 20, 5–7:30pm at The Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema for The Messenger screening + panel with mRNA pioneers.

🎟️ Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/rna-health...
November 14, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Last week, we welcomed
@christineboyle.bsky.social
@nikisharma.bsky.social
and
@brendabailey.bsky.social to Genome BC & Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre.

We shared how genomics drives innovation across BC—from precision health to sustainability & Indigenous-led research.
November 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Incredible lineup our Dec 2 event at @spacecentreyvr.bsky.social

🎤 Martin Austwick, musician and writer
🧠 Dr. Lara Boyd, neuroscientist
🧩 Dr. Miriam Mosing, behavioral geneticist
🐭 Dr. Kaylee Byers, science communicator and host of Nice Genes!

🎟️
eventbrite.com/e/experience...
November 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Reposted
🚀From Royal Columbian Hospital to microgravity: Dr. Matthew Turnock is investigating how anesthesia behaves in space.

This research could shape future medical protocols for astronauts and improve patient care here on Earth.

🔗 Learn more: https://ow.ly/rKth50Xo6zs
November 6, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Think mosquitoes, ticks and kissing bugs are just annoying? Think again. 🦟🩸

These tiny arthropods are behind malaria, Lyme, Zika and more — and they’re on the rise.

🎧 Tune in and bite into the science: link.cohostpodcasting.com/b87cc2cc-6ed...

#NiceGenesPodcast #Genomics #VectorBorneDiseases
November 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
October 31, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Join our very first Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) on r/genomics!

💬 Discussion Topics:
Pathogen evolution, ancient DNA, disease prediction and health connections.
📅 Nov 5 | ⏰ 8:30–10:00 AM PST | 11:30–1:00 PM ET

#Genomics #PublicHealth #AncientDNA #Parasites
October 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
🎥 Precision at the Point of Transplant

Discover how #GenomeBC is partnering to improve transplant outcomes and transform patient care in our latest blog post.
genomebc.ca/blog/precisi...

#Genomics #Transplantation #PrecisionMedicine #KidneyTransplant #HealthInnovation
Precision at the Point of Transplant - Genome BC
Every year, hundreds of British Columbians receive a second chance at life through kidney transplantation. But for many, that hope comes with lifelong immunosuppressive drugs and the risk of rejection...
genomebc.ca
October 30, 2025 at 2:23 AM
🎶 Nice Genes! Live
Music is part of who we are —but why do some people seem naturally musical while others struggle to keep time? Is it in our genes or something we develop through experience?
📅 Dec 2
📍 H.R. MacMillan Space Centre

🎟️ eventbrite.ca/e/nice-genes...
#NiceGenesLive25
Nice Genes! LIVE: A Genome BC Podcast
Be part of an amazing experience and explore how music shapes the brain, memory and learning.
eventbrite.ca
October 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
🎥 Dr. Bruce Carleton and his team are using genomics to prevent severe drug reactions and personalize care for kids.

👉 Read our latest blog post on how Genome BC is helping children across BC survive and thrive: www.genomebc.ca/blog/survive...

#Genomics #ChildHealth #PrecisionMedicine
www.genomebc.ca
October 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
“By supporting Genome BC, we are helping to advance research to improve patient outcomes and make precision medicine more accessible to people across BC.”
— Hon. Josie Osborne, BC Minister of Health

Find out how we’re driving health innovation: genomebc.ca/blog/genomic...
October 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Why do some athletes collapse mid-game? 💔

In Nice Genes! new episode, Dr. Kaylee Byers talks with Dr. Prashant Rao about the genetic roots of sudden cardiac arrest in young athletes—and how genomics is keeping them safe.

🎧 Listen: link.cohostpodcasting.com/b87cc2cc-6ed...
October 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
We’re proud to see our very own Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Federica Di Palma featured alongside leading scientists in the Frontiers Forum Deep Dive on Phase II of the #EarthBioGenome Project.

🎥 Watch the conversation: forum.frontiersin.org/science-even...
Earth Biogenome Project Phase II - Frontiers Forum Deep Dive webinar — Frontiers Forum | Science event
forum.frontiersin.org
October 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Congrats to Zeina Waheed & the team on their new Pharmacogenomics publication! 🎉

The study maps global models for delivering pharmacogenomic testing & lessons for implementation.
Read it here: doi.org/10.1080/1462...

#Genomics #Pharmacogenomics #GenomeBC
Characterizing models for delivery of pharmacogenomic testing: a scoping review
Pharmacogenomic (PGx) testing can help guide medication prescribing for a wide range of health indications. The objective of this scoping review was to understand how PGx testing has been clinicall...
doi.org
October 17, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Thrilled to sponsor the Gairdner Symposium, hosted by the
@ubcmedicine.bsky.social
Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics.
Oct 20, free public lecture with world-leading researchers advancing life-saving genomics
📍 BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute
💻 RSVP Zoom: [email protected]
October 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The @bcgsc.ca mandate has expanded beyond health to include forestry, marine science, agriculture, biodiversity & climate change—showcasing genomics’ growing impact across BC.

Learn more: www.bcgsc.ca/news/gsc-expands-mandate-advance-genomic-innovation-across-health-environment-and-indu…#Genomicscs
https://www.bcgsc.ca/news/gsc-expands-mandate-advance-genomic-innovation-across-health-environment-and-indu…
October 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
🌱 25 Years of Impact
Imagine a world without genomics; no breakthroughs in health, agriculture or environmental innovation. For 25 years, we've been at the forefront, turning cutting-edge research into real-world results
www.genomebc.ca/blog-2/from-...
From Research to Results: 25 Years of Genomics in BC - Genome BC
In British Columbia, the story of genomics is not just about scientific discovery; it’s about the leap forward that happens when collaboration meets innovation and when science is applied to […]
www.genomebc.ca
October 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
An incredible night with Dr. Chris Mason at the Don Rix Distinguished Keynote! 🌌

From microbiome exchanges to making our own vitamin C, his talk was as funny as it was fascinating.

#DRDK2025 #SpaceBiology #GenomeBC #Genomics
October 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
🎬 How do shows like Grey’s Anatomy and HOUSE shape the way we see science?

In #NiceGenes “Genetics and the Silver Screen,” Dr. Kaylee Byers talks with Dr. Krysta Coyle and Ayden Eilmus about what TV gets right—and wrong—about genomics.

🎧
link.cohostpodcasting.com/b87cc2cc-6ed...

#Podcast
October 7, 2025 at 10:04 PM