Cell & Systems Biology (CSB)
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Profile of the Department of Cell & Systems Biology at University of Toronto
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How do we get molecules where they need to be, when they need to be there? Molly Shoichet, a #UofT University Professor & cell and tissue engineer is making a difference in human health. 👩🔬 uoft.me/shoichet-m
January 22, 2026 at 7:26 PM
How do we get molecules where they need to be, when they need to be there? Molly Shoichet, a #UofT University Professor & cell and tissue engineer is making a difference in human health. 👩🔬 uoft.me/shoichet-m
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🌈 Download JCB's CELLULAR DIVERSITY poster! 📩 Sign up to receive our future special collections and download this beautiful artwork by Bianca Dunn to display at home or in the lab 👉 info.rupress.org/jcb-collecti...
January 23, 2026 at 2:15 PM
🌈 Download JCB's CELLULAR DIVERSITY poster! 📩 Sign up to receive our future special collections and download this beautiful artwork by Bianca Dunn to display at home or in the lab 👉 info.rupress.org/jcb-collecti...
CSB has amazing undergrads! A BCB project student in the @bar-plantbio.bsky.social lab developed a visualizer for the Oat Pangenome, leading to a paper in Nature! csb.utoronto.ca/bcb-undergra...
BCB undergraduate research project in the Provart lab leads to Oat Pangenome Nature paper - Department of Cell & Systems Biology
Oat pangenome visualization tool developed by BCB undergraduate Shauna Vronces in the Provart lab
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January 22, 2026 at 10:11 PM
CSB has amazing undergrads! A BCB project student in the @bar-plantbio.bsky.social lab developed a visualizer for the Oat Pangenome, leading to a paper in Nature! csb.utoronto.ca/bcb-undergra...
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Join us for your Ph.D.!
January 22, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Join us for your Ph.D.!
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On Jan 27, join us for a Fireside Chat: International Students: Life After Graduation. We will screen a short documentary that follows six international students after graduation. A discuss featuring some of these students will follow.
Register: uoft.me/c6R
Register: uoft.me/c6R
January 21, 2026 at 2:13 PM
On Jan 27, join us for a Fireside Chat: International Students: Life After Graduation. We will screen a short documentary that follows six international students after graduation. A discuss featuring some of these students will follow.
Register: uoft.me/c6R
Register: uoft.me/c6R
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#Postdocs! Going on academic job market? Apply for SDB GetHIRED! Take stock of what you want, know your options, prepare an outstanding job packet, organize your research & chalk talks, perfect your interview. Deadline: March 5 sdbonline.org/gethired
January 21, 2026 at 3:01 PM
#Postdocs! Going on academic job market? Apply for SDB GetHIRED! Take stock of what you want, know your options, prepare an outstanding job packet, organize your research & chalk talks, perfect your interview. Deadline: March 5 sdbonline.org/gethired
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Abstracts submissions are open for Early Career Summer Conference 2026. Hear from invited speakers and network with fellow early career members between the 6—7 July. Registration opens 28 January: https://microb.io/ECConf26Abstracts #ECConf26
January 20, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Abstracts submissions are open for Early Career Summer Conference 2026. Hear from invited speakers and network with fellow early career members between the 6—7 July. Registration opens 28 January: https://microb.io/ECConf26Abstracts #ECConf26
🧪🪼 We are pleased to welcome Prof Brady Weissbourd of @picowerinstitute.bsky.social this Friday Jan 23 at 11am in RW432.
Join us to cogitate on “Mechanisms of robustness in jellyfish neural networks”
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Join us to cogitate on “Mechanisms of robustness in jellyfish neural networks”
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January 19, 2026 at 7:02 PM
🧪🪼 We are pleased to welcome Prof Brady Weissbourd of @picowerinstitute.bsky.social this Friday Jan 23 at 11am in RW432.
Join us to cogitate on “Mechanisms of robustness in jellyfish neural networks”
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Join us to cogitate on “Mechanisms of robustness in jellyfish neural networks”
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Join us on Monday, January 19, 2026 from 12 - 1 p.m. EDT for our first Seminar Series of 2026. Dr. Rayzel Shulman from The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto will join us to discuss improving the transition to adult diabetes care. www.eventbrite.com/e/network-fo...
January 6, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Join us on Monday, January 19, 2026 from 12 - 1 p.m. EDT for our first Seminar Series of 2026. Dr. Rayzel Shulman from The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto will join us to discuss improving the transition to adult diabetes care. www.eventbrite.com/e/network-fo...
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Job alert! Assistant professor position in the Department of Molecular Genetics (University of Toronto). Amazing department and city. jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-... Please share.
Assistant Professor - Virology
Assistant Professor - Virology
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January 15, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Job alert! Assistant professor position in the Department of Molecular Genetics (University of Toronto). Amazing department and city. jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-... Please share.
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🍁Funding for new PhD students ($40k/yr) & postdocs ($70k/yr) coming from outside Canada. Contact me if interested in #Ecophysiology at #UBC in #Vancouver! Possible topics: leaf physiology, thermal ecology, microclimate, scaling, tree physiology, forest ecology, more! michaletzlab.org
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January 15, 2026 at 5:49 PM
🍁Funding for new PhD students ($40k/yr) & postdocs ($70k/yr) coming from outside Canada. Contact me if interested in #Ecophysiology at #UBC in #Vancouver! Possible topics: leaf physiology, thermal ecology, microclimate, scaling, tree physiology, forest ecology, more! michaletzlab.org
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🚨 Don’t forget to add your fun fact about your favorite organism ‼️ Thank you to everyone who has already contributed 👏
🎁 Season of Sharing with the Society for Developmental Biology⭐️
This season, we’re inviting our community to share fun, bite-sized facts about their favorite organisms 🐸🐔🐟🪱🦋🐍
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This season, we’re inviting our community to share fun, bite-sized facts about their favorite organisms 🐸🐔🐟🪱🦋🐍
👉 Share yours here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Developmental Biology Fun Fact
The Society for Developmental Biology is seeking input! We are looking for fun, short facts about the following organisms: cnidarian, slug, plant, shark, mouse, bat, echinoderm, zebrafish, c. elegans...
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January 14, 2026 at 6:47 PM
🚨 Don’t forget to add your fun fact about your favorite organism ‼️ Thank you to everyone who has already contributed 👏
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The Young Investigator Travel Award provides support for young researchers (postdoctoral researchers and graduate students) to attend SMBE2026.
📨 Award applications
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📨 Award applications
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#SMBE2026
January 13, 2026 at 10:06 AM
The Young Investigator Travel Award provides support for young researchers (postdoctoral researchers and graduate students) to attend SMBE2026.
📨 Award applications
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#SMBE2026
📨 Award applications
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#SMBE2026
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Do you know a @utoronto.ca student interested in participating in our 2026 Summer Research and Training Program? ☀️
🌟 Applications are due on January 30th! 🌟
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🌟 Applications are due on January 30th! 🌟
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January 12, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Do you know a @utoronto.ca student interested in participating in our 2026 Summer Research and Training Program? ☀️
🌟 Applications are due on January 30th! 🌟
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🌟 Applications are due on January 30th! 🌟
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Join us this Friday as we welcome Prof Owen Tamplin @otamplin.bsky.social for his talk on “The blood stem cell microenvironment: development and function across the lifespan”. We look forward to seeing you at 11 am in RW432! csb.utoronto.ca/events/owen-...
January 12, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Join us this Friday as we welcome Prof Owen Tamplin @otamplin.bsky.social for his talk on “The blood stem cell microenvironment: development and function across the lifespan”. We look forward to seeing you at 11 am in RW432! csb.utoronto.ca/events/owen-...
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OPPORTUNITY: McGill Plant Science is looking for an expert in plant pathology, plant breeding, or horticulture in the context of the Canada Impact+ Research Chairs Program (senior established researcher).
Contact: www.mcgill.ca/plant/contact
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January 7, 2026 at 9:24 PM
OPPORTUNITY: McGill Plant Science is looking for an expert in plant pathology, plant breeding, or horticulture in the context of the Canada Impact+ Research Chairs Program (senior established researcher).
Contact: www.mcgill.ca/plant/contact
Program: lnkd.in/eavfNu7e
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SMBE2026 IDEA Symposium: Advancing Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility in Molecular Biology and Evolution
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#SMBE2026
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#SMBE2026
January 9, 2026 at 12:37 PM
SMBE2026 IDEA Symposium: Advancing Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility in Molecular Biology and Evolution
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📨 Abstract submission
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📋 Programme details
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#SMBE2026
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📨 Abstract submission
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📋 Programme details
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#SMBE2026
Happy New Year! 🥳 CSB Friday seminars resume Jan 9 with a fascinating talk by Prof Cheng Huang @huangchengwashu.bsky.social on “Decoding dopamine-mediated learning algorithms in the Drosophila brain”! 🧪🪰
Join us at 11am in RW432!
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Join us at 11am in RW432!
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January 5, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Happy New Year! 🥳 CSB Friday seminars resume Jan 9 with a fascinating talk by Prof Cheng Huang @huangchengwashu.bsky.social on “Decoding dopamine-mediated learning algorithms in the Drosophila brain”! 🧪🪰
Join us at 11am in RW432!
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Join us at 11am in RW432!
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Happy holidays, #UofT 💙 The university will be closed from Dec. 24, 2025 to Jan. 2, 2026.
To find resources for the U of T community, please visit utoronto.ca/utogether.
We wish you a safe & restful winter break! ❄️
To find resources for the U of T community, please visit utoronto.ca/utogether.
We wish you a safe & restful winter break! ❄️
December 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Happy holidays, #UofT 💙 The university will be closed from Dec. 24, 2025 to Jan. 2, 2026.
To find resources for the U of T community, please visit utoronto.ca/utogether.
We wish you a safe & restful winter break! ❄️
To find resources for the U of T community, please visit utoronto.ca/utogether.
We wish you a safe & restful winter break! ❄️
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Folks, our research group is looking for a new recruit. A research technician position is available (48 month contract). Please repost. durham.taleo.net/careersectio...
Senior Research Technician in Plant Tissue Culture and Genetics
Click the link provided to see the complete job description.
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December 13, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Folks, our research group is looking for a new recruit. A research technician position is available (48 month contract). Please repost. durham.taleo.net/careersectio...
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My lab is hiring a postdoc (ERC funded)! If you're interested, get in touch!
December 18, 2025 at 8:36 AM
My lab is hiring a postdoc (ERC funded)! If you're interested, get in touch!
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We were delighted to welcome our most recent Pathway to Independence (PI) fellows to our offices at @biologists.bsky.social for leadership training.
Find out more about our PI fellows and how to apply here:
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Application deadline: 2 February 2026.
Find out more about our PI fellows and how to apply here:
journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/pi...
Application deadline: 2 February 2026.
December 11, 2025 at 10:50 AM
We were delighted to welcome our most recent Pathway to Independence (PI) fellows to our offices at @biologists.bsky.social for leadership training.
Find out more about our PI fellows and how to apply here:
journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/pi...
Application deadline: 2 February 2026.
Find out more about our PI fellows and how to apply here:
journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/pi...
Application deadline: 2 February 2026.
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We are #hiring!
This IMPRS PhD project @algazuccaro.bsky.social group @unicologne.bsky.social explores plant–microbiome interactions.
🗓️ Deadline: Jan 5, 2025
✏️ Apply via: gradschool.mpipz.mpg.de
ℹ️ IMPRS: mpipz.mpg.de/imprs
🔗 Group: ag-zuccaro.botanik.uni-koeln.de
This IMPRS PhD project @algazuccaro.bsky.social group @unicologne.bsky.social explores plant–microbiome interactions.
🗓️ Deadline: Jan 5, 2025
✏️ Apply via: gradschool.mpipz.mpg.de
ℹ️ IMPRS: mpipz.mpg.de/imprs
🔗 Group: ag-zuccaro.botanik.uni-koeln.de
December 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
We are #hiring!
This IMPRS PhD project @algazuccaro.bsky.social group @unicologne.bsky.social explores plant–microbiome interactions.
🗓️ Deadline: Jan 5, 2025
✏️ Apply via: gradschool.mpipz.mpg.de
ℹ️ IMPRS: mpipz.mpg.de/imprs
🔗 Group: ag-zuccaro.botanik.uni-koeln.de
This IMPRS PhD project @algazuccaro.bsky.social group @unicologne.bsky.social explores plant–microbiome interactions.
🗓️ Deadline: Jan 5, 2025
✏️ Apply via: gradschool.mpipz.mpg.de
ℹ️ IMPRS: mpipz.mpg.de/imprs
🔗 Group: ag-zuccaro.botanik.uni-koeln.de
We are pleased to welcome Prof Christopher Grefen for his talk on “Insertion pathways for membrane proteins in the plant ER” this Friday, Dec 12. See you at 11am in RW432!
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December 9, 2025 at 10:37 PM
We are pleased to welcome Prof Christopher Grefen for his talk on “Insertion pathways for membrane proteins in the plant ER” this Friday, Dec 12. See you at 11am in RW432!
csb.utoronto.ca/events/csb-s...
csb.utoronto.ca/events/csb-s...