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Cheryl Arrowsmith @carrowsm.bsky.social · Jul 23

Just published in Nature Reviews Chemistry - the Target 2035 roadmap for chemical probes for all! lnkd.in/gGqMUTVq

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Princess Margaret Cancer Centre @pmresearch-uhn.bsky.social · Apr 11

Congratulations to our Senior Scientist Dr. Daniel De Carvalho for receiving the 2025 Peter Gilgan Canada Gairdner Momentum Award! 🎉

Read the media release here: www.gairdner.org/resource-hub...

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Mathieu Lupien @matlupien.bsky.social · Mar 24

The latest research from the He Lab (www.hansenhelab.org) reinforces the importance of integrating epigenomic assays into clinical practice to enhance cancer patient care. Congratulations to the entire team!
@uhnresearch.bsky.social @pmresearch-uhn.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1038/s415...

The landscape of N6-methyladenosine in localized primary prostate cancer - Nature Genetics

Transcriptome-wide m6A RNA methylation profile in 162 primary prostate tumors identifies m6A association with prognostic clinical features and disease aggression.

doi.org

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · Mar 20

On this day in 1879, Maud Menten was born in Port Lambton, Ontario.
In her work as a medical researcher, she became a leading expert in histochemistry and enzyme kinetics while fighting against sexism in her field.
Let's learn more about her life!

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A black-and-white photo shows a woman in a patterned dress with a lace collar and pearl necklace, sitting in a chair. The background features shelves with bottles and a wire basket, suggesting an early 20th-century setting, possibly a pharmacy or study.

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Matthieu Schapira @mattschap.bsky.social · Mar 10

...and kudo to Karina Machado and @dkoes.compstruct.org for their winning predictions and to @karlasatchell.bsky.social for the unwinding assays!

Matthieu Schapira @mattschap.bsky.social · Mar 10

The CACHE #2 preprint is now online: bit.ly/3DyCmHN Active learning and fragment growing delivered confirmed hits. A citizen scientist using the Fold-it gaming interface designed the top compound! Kudos to Sasha and Madhushika @thesgc.bsky.social at the bench. @conscience-network.bsky.social

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Cheryl Arrowsmith @carrowsm.bsky.social · Mar 2

This excellent commentary is a must-read for cancer biologists (and all biologists, really).
Probing cancer with small-molecule tools—Progress and challenges: Cancer Cell www.cell.com/cancer-cell/...

Chemical Probes Portal @chemicalprobes.org · Feb 28

Our Cancer Cell Commentary reviews progress on chemical probes since Arrowsmith et al. (Nat Chem Biol 2015) and the launch of the Chemical Probes Portal. We highlight key issues, propose solutions, and outline a path to a quality probe for every human protein. #ChemicalProbes

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · Feb 25

Do you know (or are you) a senior scientist in the USA who might like to move to Canada in the near future? The 2026 call for CERCs (Canada Excellence Research Chairs) was posted last month: 🧪 ⚛️ 🔭 🇨🇦

Canada Excellence Research Chairs - Home

The CERC Program offers eligible Canadian degree-granting universities the opportunity to establish research Chairs at their institutions in research areas that are of strategic importance to Canada.

www.cerc.gc.ca

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Cheryl Arrowsmith @carrowsm.bsky.social · Feb 27

Interested in Chromatin modifications & epigenetics in health, disease and development? Apply now to our GRC and GRS. Many speaker slots still to be chosen from abstracts!
www.grc.org/histone-and-...

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Mathieu Lupien @matlupien.bsky.social · Feb 12

🇨🇦 Fast-track your computational biology/bioinformatics career in cancer research! 🇨🇦

The Lupien Lab is looking to recruit a Postdoctoral Fellow in computational biology/bioinformatics ready for a challenge.

Apply now: www.nature.com/naturecareer...

Postdoctoral Fellow - Computational - Toronto (Region), Ontario (CA) job with Princess Margaret Cancer Centre | 12836915

We a seeking applications for a computational postdoctoral fellow with expertise in cancer epigenomics, chromatin biology, and data-driven research.

www.nature.com

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Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) @thesgc.bsky.social · Feb 5

We are uniting experts in ML, computational chemistry, and drug discovery to get hands-on experience with AIRCHECK. Co-developed by SGC and @uhntoronto.bsky.social, AIRCHECK is an open data platform designed to enhance predictive models in drug discovery.

event.fourwaves.com/aircheckwork...

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Derek Lowe @dereklowe.bsky.social · Feb 4

A long post about what’s happening to the science funding agencies in the US and why. As mentioned, this one just kept getting longer even as I kept stripping curse words from it.

www.science.org/content/blog...

What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF

www.science.org

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Cheryl Arrowsmith @carrowsm.bsky.social · Jan 31

A lovely lunch of Arrowsmith lab and @thesgc.bsky.social friends celebrating Lunar New Year.

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Cheryl Arrowsmith @carrowsm.bsky.social · Jan 29

Looking forward to it!

Mathieu Lupien @matlupien.bsky.social · Jan 28

🌟 Spots are limited—register now! 🌟

Join us for the 2025 Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics GRC in Tuscany, Italy, May 18–23, where global experts will present their latest breakthroughs and discuss the future of cancer research.

Register today: www.grc.org/cancer-genet...

2025 Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics Conference GRC

The 2025 Gordon Research Conference on Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics will be held in Lucca (Barga), Lucca Italy. Apply today to reserve your spot.

www.grc.org

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