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Liisa Galea

@liisagalea.bsky.social

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Neuroscientist, Treliving Family Chair in Women’s Mental Health, Prof U Toronto (formerly UBC), Mom, Senior Scientist CAMH

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Liisa Galea @liisagalea.bsky.social · Feb 5

Here’s my statement as Lead for @whrcluster.bsky.social on the importance of studying women’s health- (& the importance of within & across sex & gender investigations) for our best chance at precision medicine womenshealthresearchcluster.com/learn/womens...

Statement from Liisa Galea, Scientific Lead of the Women's Health Research Cluster - Women's Health Research Cluster

We are so proud to have over 800 members across 32 countries in the Women’s Health Research Cluster. Our Vision is to achieve sex and gender health equity, and we strive for a future where women...

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Jibran Khokhar @drjkhokhar.bsky.social · 3h

Come join us at @westernu.ca: Chair, Department of Medical Biophysics: www.uwo.ca/facultyrelat...

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 10h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Penny Rosenberg @pennyrosenberg.bsky.social · 5h

“When they try to describe this situation as ‘war-torn,’ it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.”

Willamette Week @wweek.com · 5h

Jack Dickinson, 26, says “we’re winning this.”

An Interview With the Portland Chicken

Rachel Saslow

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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 2d

Researchers have pinpointed a biological cause of Long COVID brain fog using advanced PET brain imaging. The findings confirm brain fog as a measurable, biological condition and reveal new targeted for treatment.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

Scientists finally reveal what’s behind long COVID’s mysterious brain fog

Researchers in Japan have pinpointed a biological cause of Long COVID brain fog using advanced PET brain imaging. They discovered widespread increases in AMPA receptor density linked to cognitive impa...

www.sciencedaily.com

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Liisa Galea @liisagalea.bsky.social · 5h

Delighted to hear my colleague & friend Judy Illes from my old institution & get to meet my new colleague and hopeful friend and my new institution @danielbuchman.bsky.social Judy always makes my mind stretch whenever I hear her speak.

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Prof Anna Watts @profannawatts.bsky.social · 11h

Lol the Nobels can't even acknowledge women's contribution to discovery. But sure let's acknowledge The Machines.

Headline from an article in Nature this week that states "Prizes must recognize machine contributions to discovery. The future of science will be written by humans and machines together. Awards should reflect that reality."

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Richard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 1d

Now on YouTube. This was a fascinating discussion with many open science talking points: pros vs cons, challenges, misrepresentations, cultural change, AI. youtu.be/myYp4nfzK6o?...

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Christian Landry @christianlandry.bsky.social · 21h

Want to be our colleague? We have a faculty position in microbial systems biology looking for candidates. Please share. www.rh.ulaval.ca/emplois-disp...

Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Omics Data Analysis in the Field of Microbial Systems Biology | Ressources humaines | Université Laval

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 20h

Canada is close to losing its measles elimination status. What happens then? Canada eliminated measles decades ago, but it will lose that status on Oct. 27 – barring a ‘miracle,’ by @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com

Canada is close to losing its measles elimination status. What happens then?

Experts blame waning vaccination rates and disinformation for outbreaks that have continued for nearly a full year

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Liisa Galea @liisagalea.bsky.social · 1d

Last night I could not put this book down. The opening chapter is 🤯 and the final chapters full of great ideas about what we can collectively do to ensure women & underrepresented groups stay in science. We need diversity in science as diversity breeds discovery

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Dr. Katja Thieme (she/they) @katjathieme.bsky.social · 1d

What is Steven Pinker’s expertise on systemic discrimination in the awarding of Canadian federal grants?

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Parliament reviews EDI for research grants - University Affairs

Witnesses testify for and against applying diversity criteria to scientific funding.

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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 1d

Documenting what has been lost... and what still could be found with a renewed commitment to science in America.

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 1d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Liisa Galea @liisagalea.bsky.social · 1d

One of the bravest things you can do is to admit you need help & to seek it out. One of my best friends did just that today & I throw all the love her way as a small way to help get her through this challenging time.

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Nico Franzmeier @nfranzme.bsky.social · Jan 22

Incredibly happy and proud to share our newest work in
Science Transl Med showing that Aβ promotes neuronal hyperconnectivity, thereby driving tau spread across connected brain regions. Many thanks to first authors @sebroemer.bsky.social and Fabian Wagner!

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Amyloid-associated hyperconnectivity drives tau spread across connected brain regions in Alzheimer’s disease

Aβ induces neuronal hyperconnectivity, which promotes tau spreading from temporal lobe epicenters to connected brain regions in Alzheimer’s disease.

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Daniel Drucker @danieljdrucker.bsky.social · 1d

Genetic proxies for body weight reduction via GIP receptor targeting reduces the risk of MACE and heart failure, mediated partly through lower BMI and partly through lower HbA1c academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad...

Genetic variants of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) signalling as proxy for body weight reduction and cardiovascular risk

AbstractBackground and Aims. Anti-obesity therapies co-targeting the glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) receptor achieve greater weight los

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Soni Lacefield @lacefieldlab.bsky.social · 1d

Just a reminder about our faculty search at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine. Applications due Oct. 15. @dartmouthbcb.bsky.social

Soni Lacefield @lacefieldlab.bsky.social · Aug 27

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Liisa Galea @liisagalea.bsky.social · 1d

climbing up the ladder at 2am -what could go wrong?

Liisa Galea @liisagalea.bsky.social · 1d

This would be a new definition of hell

Liisa Galea @liisagalea.bsky.social · 1d

This was our scenario. Except 5/6 went off. Albeit delayed by 10 min. The 6th we preemptively removed.

Liisa Galea @liisagalea.bsky.social · 2d

I mean. 1 seems more grounded in science but I’m going with 2 - just to keep with the present global situation

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Liisa Galea @liisagalea.bsky.social · 2d

Seriously. I’m going with a 24h battery store conspiracy.

Liisa Galea @liisagalea.bsky.social · 2d

I’m just wondering why smoke alarms decide to tell you their batteries need replacing at 2 AM?

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Temporal Ecology Lab @temporalecology.bsky.social · 3d

Our department at UBC is hiring for a professor of forest ecophysiology, including "tree ecophysiology; plant abiotic or biotic stress physiology; forest mortality and climate change responses; forest carbon balance; tree water relations; or nutrient use." Learn more at: tinyurl.com/5da56f5c

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