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Stem Cell Reports @stemcellreports.bsky.social · 9h

Early Career Editor Amy Wong (Amy Wong 🇨🇦) is presenting at the upcoming North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference in Seattle, USA later this month. Connect with her to discuss whether your research is a fit for publishing in Stem Cell Reports!

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Amy Wong 🇨🇦 @dramywong.bsky.social · Jul 25

We are hiring 📣 Join our mighty team! See posting below 👇

www.sickkids.ca/en/research/...

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Amy Wong 🇨🇦 @dramywong.bsky.social · Jul 2

As a member of the early career editorial board for @stemcellreports.bsky.social, I am excited to share that we are looking for submissions in the field of stem cell research! I invite you to submit your work for consideration. invt.io/1bxbuu2o3ek @isscr.org

Check out ISSCR's society journal, Stem Cell Reports!

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Amy Wong 🇨🇦 @dramywong.bsky.social · Jun 27

Join #ISSCR2026 to hear some of the most exciting research in stem cells and regenerative medicine!

www.isscr2026.org/speakers

speakers — ISSCR 2026

www.isscr2026.org

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Amy Wong 🇨🇦 @dramywong.bsky.social · Jun 24

@atsblueeditor.bsky.social @atscommunity.bsky.social @stemcellnetwork.ca @uoft.bsky.social @genomecanada.ca @ontariogenomics.bsky.social @sickkidsto.bsky.social @sickkidsvs.bsky.social @canadianlung.bsky.social

Amy Wong 🇨🇦 @dramywong.bsky.social · Jun 24

www.atsjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1...

Excited to share our most recent publication (7 years of work) culminate in our first AJRCCM (Blue journal) paper validating iPSC derived lung models capture patient specific responses to CFTR modulator therapy. Check it out 👇

Modeling CF Patient-Specific Responses to CFTR Modulators Using Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells | American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine | Articles in Press

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Amy Wong 🇨🇦 @dramywong.bsky.social · Jun 17

Thank you Emma 🙏

Amy Wong 🇨🇦 @dramywong.bsky.social · Jun 17

Congrats Emma! No one is more deserving! Looking forward to more amazing work from your lab!

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Amy Wong 🇨🇦 @dramywong.bsky.social · Jun 17

Thank you @stemcellnetwork.ca and reviewers for funding my grant focused on gene therapy to cure rare CF. I am forever grateful for your continued support of my career and our research! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

Stem Cell Network @stemcellnetwork.ca · Jun 16

🚨 BIG NEWS! SCN announces $33M to advance 36 #RegenerativeMedicine research projects and #ClinicalTrials!

Learn more. ➡️ stemcellnetwork.ca/research/res...

The Stem Cell Network Announces $33M to Advance Regenerative Medicine Research and Clinical Trials

YouTube video by Stem Cell Network - Réseau de cellules souches

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Stem Cell Network @stemcellnetwork.ca · Jun 16

🚨 BIG NEWS! SCN announces $33M to advance 36 #RegenerativeMedicine research projects and #ClinicalTrials!

Learn more. ➡️ stemcellnetwork.ca/research/res...

The Stem Cell Network Announces $33M to Advance Regenerative Medicine Research and Clinical Trials

YouTube video by Stem Cell Network - Réseau de cellules souches

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Amy Wong 🇨🇦 @dramywong.bsky.social · May 23

It is a sad day for the stem cell community. May you rest in peace Dr Till. You have been a huge inspiration to so many, including myself, and we are forever grateful. stemcellnetwork.ca/celebrating-...

Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Dr. James Till : Stem Cell Network

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Amy Wong 🇨🇦 @dramywong.bsky.social · May 18

Congrats Brent!

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Amy Wong 🇨🇦 @dramywong.bsky.social · May 15

Tonight we honoured our favourite science mom Dr Janet Rossant for receiving the 2025 Life Science Ontario Lifetime Achievement Award. Congratulations Janet! As your former trainees, we are so proud of you.

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Amy Wong 🇨🇦 @dramywong.bsky.social · May 12

Important for all stem cell researchers! 👇

Stem Cell Reports @stemcellreports.bsky.social · Apr 28

What does “appropriate scientific justification” really mean in #stemcell and #embryoresearch? New article from
@isscr.org Ethics Committee offers practical advice for review and oversight bodies, regulators, and researchers. bit.ly/3Yf6KhD

What does “appropriate scientific justification” mean for the review of human pluripotent stem cell, embryo, and related research?

This article complements the 2021 International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) Guidelines for Stem Cell Research and Clinical Translation by explaining what “adequate and appropriate scientifi...

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Computational Multi-Omics Lab @biocomicslab.bsky.social · Apr 24

🧪 Our latest work with Caldas and Rocha, published
@stemcellreports.bsky.social shows that XCI erosion is common and heterogeneous, reactivating X-linked genes without affecting global methylation or imprinting. #xchromosome
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.st...
@ucibio.bsky.social
#fctnova #i4hb

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Stem Cell Reports @stemcellreports.bsky.social · May 9

Online Now: Applying #CRISPR activation to verify single-/dual-reporter hPSC lines, dTAG #knockins & silent gene #knockouts. A rapid, effective assay without the need for differentiation to induce target gene expression.

ow.ly/pVtA50VPtow

@mskcancercenter.bsky.social @isscr.org

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Amy Wong 🇨🇦 @dramywong.bsky.social · Apr 18

Excited to share our perspective piece on a creating a virtual human lung. Please share.
@uoft.bsky.social @nature.com @sickkidsto.bsky.social @stemcellnetwork.ca

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A multidisciplinary approach towards modeling of a virtual human lung

npj Systems Biology and Applications - A multidisciplinary approach towards modeling of a virtual human lung

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Amy Wong 🇨🇦 @dramywong.bsky.social · Apr 16

Congrats!

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Amy Wong 🇨🇦 @dramywong.bsky.social · Apr 16

Bravo 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

W. Brent Derry @wbderry.bsky.social · Apr 16

🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 Neil ❤️❤️❤️

Bernadette🍁🍁🇨🇦🇨🇦 @bernadette59.bsky.social · Apr 16

Open letter from Neil Young to PM Carney. m.neilyoungarchives.com/news/4/artic...

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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · Apr 12

We'll make your family's summer memories more affordable this year.

The Canada Strong Pass will make our National Parks, national galleries, museums, and VIA Rail free for kids under 18.

Take a look: liberal.ca/mark-carneys...

Mark Carney’s Liberals announce new Canada Strong Pass | Liberal Party of Canada

With President Trump threatening our economy and sovereignty, Canadians are uniting to find new ways to discover and celebrate our beautiful country. So many Canadians are cutting back vacations to th...

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Amy Wong 🇨🇦 @dramywong.bsky.social · Mar 24

Thank you!!

Amy Wong 🇨🇦 @dramywong.bsky.social · Mar 24

Please add me, thank you 🙏

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Amy Wong 🇨🇦 @dramywong.bsky.social · Mar 21

Last night I had the pleasure of celebrating with my fellow awardees of the @kingcharlesiii.bsky.social Coronation Medal nominated and hosted by the @canadianlung.bsky.social Congratulations to all winners 👏🏻👏🏻It is such a huge honor to be in your company.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Mar 4

You can’t overstate the historic importance of today’s speech to both American and Canadian citizens by Canada’s Prime Minister.

Please watch it and share it wherever you live, but especially if you’re in the United States. You need to know what Trump is doing, and why. youtu.be/wz_42pckM7w

Watch Trudeau speak directly to Trump during blistering speech

YouTube video by CNN

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · Feb 12

Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!

Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!

#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

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