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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 3h

[stands up soapbox] I know AI has its benefits, but the current general implementations of LLMs is breaking referencing and reviews in research, and I hate it! 😫 Not to mention the internet as a whole. Kurzgesagt, again gives a great example of the problem.
youtu.be/_zfN9wnPvU0?...

AI Slop Is Killing Our Channel

YouTube video by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

youtu.be

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CHRIManitoba @chrimanitoba.bsky.social · 13d

We are pleased to share that CHRIM is seeking our next CEO/Scientific Director! If you want to join a unique environment where collaboration sparks innovation, see the full job posting here: tinyurl.com/3dkcsdmh

Please feel free to share this job posting with your networks!

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 13d

Great work by Sheikh Faisal Asadullah Mahdi, showing us his work on cytonemes in brain cancers at the Prairie Cancer Consortium today!

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George Campbell @geobellward.bsky.social · 21d

After seeing
@miguelcmestre.bsky.social @lancasterlab.bsky.social @jamesdmanton.bsky.social
's paper this week on deep and accessible ExM imaging with cerebral organoids, I think it's a good time to repost this Starter Pack of Expansion Microscopy people!
go.bsky.app/Qxks9WD

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 26d

Also Prague is pretty great😉

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · 26d

Great talk from @hc327.bsky.social at the 7th annual CCP Phenogenomics Conference! Dr Chen shows how rare disease foundations can really facilitate fantastic scientific progress directly helping patient families!

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FlyBase @flybase.bsky.social · Aug 15

FlyBase needs your help! We ask that European labs continue to contribute to Cambridge, UK FlyBase, whereas US and other non-European labs can contribute to US FlyBase. For more information and how to donate: wiki.flybase.org/wiki/FlyBase...

FlyBase:Contribute to FlyBase - FlyBase Wiki

wiki.flybase.org

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · Aug 15

The lab keeps growing, as we wrap up the end of a great summer of research for summer student Shelby and welcome our new Masters student Sakshi!

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · Aug 15

I still can't get over how cool cells can be reaching out and interacting with one another! This depth shaded membrane marker gives us an idea of how dynamic these extensions can be! #FluorescenceFriday 🔬🧪

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · Jul 28

This doe looks so unimpressed with having me snap a pic while dealing with 3 hungry fawns.

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · Jul 25

Im procrastinating locking myself in my office for grant writing this afternoon. Im having way more fun on the 🔬 for #FluorescenceFriday

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · Jul 21

Yes! It has been non-stop for a while now 🙄

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · Jul 3

Congrats to the whole team!

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · Jun 20

Happy Friday! It's always stressful the first time trying to mount coverslips, but huzzah! No broken coverslips for summer student Shelby Houston, thanks to great guidance by technician Shakila Sultana!

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · Jun 12

Hey 🧪🔬🧑‍🔬Does anyone have an opinion on a preferred vibratome for tissue sectioning?
I'm looking at options. I've used several Leica models in the past, all great, but other companies seem to be great for the price.

Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · Jun 1

Gotta love coming home to Nelson to be able to go play in the snow in June.

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · May 28

Fantastic talk from Gurpreet Moroak from @estherverheyen.bsky.social group! Giant larvae at the Canadian Developmental Biology conference!

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Andrew Simmonds 🇨🇦 @simmondlab.bsky.social · May 27

Here we have Eric Hall, University of Manitoba talking about "Uncovering cytoneme regulated signaling events in spinal cord development". Fun fact, Dr. Hall did their undergrad here at UBCO in Kelowna, the 2025 Canadian Developmental Biology Conference venue! #CDBC2025 @socdevbio.bsky.social

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Biochemistry & Medical Genetics @umbmg.bsky.social · May 23

🚨 BMG publication alert! 🚨

Congratulations to Danielle Pascual, ‪@marcogliese.bsky.social‬ and the rest of the BMG team on their latest publication - Excess Wnt in neurological disease

Read more here: portlandpress.com/biochemj/art...

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Helen Chen @hc327.bsky.social · May 7

Excited to share my latest paper from @stjuderesearch.bsky.social , where we leverage patient derived cortical organoids to study UBA5 associated neurodevelopmental disorders.

St. Jude Research @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · May 7

Scientists developed a patient-derived organoid model for UBA5-associated encephalopathy, revealing stunted GABAergic interneuron growth as a cause of seizures. Boosting activity of the hypomorphic UBA5 gene shows promise as a potential therapy.

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · May 7

Massive congratulations to @hc327.bsky.social and the all the Mefford lab @hcmefford.bsky.social !!! Patient-derived models of UBA5-associated encephalopathy identify defects in neurodevelopment and highlight potential therapeutic avenues, is now out! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Patient-derived models of UBA5-associated encephalopathy identify defects in neurodevelopment and highlight potential therapeutic avenues

Patient-derived cortical organoids facilitate disease modeling and assessment of potential targeted therapies for UBA5-related disorder.

www.science.org

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Stacey Ogden 🦔 @labogden.bsky.social · Apr 28

Have you ever wondered how GPCRs co-occupying the primary cilium might engage in cross talk? @stjuderesearch.bsky.social Graduate Student Christina Wang 👩‍🔬 wrote a BioEssay hypothesizing 5 testable models for ciliary receptor cross talk ✅ it out 🧪

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · Apr 25

For #FluorescenceFriday 🔬 we have an endothelial cell 🔵 with #cytonemes carrying vesicles (bright cyan dots) to deposit signaling proteins on distant receiving cells. 🟣= actin
Image by Morgan Hiebert

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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · Apr 8

Manitoba scientists decry provincial funding cuts to research after Kinew overture to U.S. academics www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Manitoba researchers decry funding cuts after premier's invitation to U.S. scientists | CBC News

A call from Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew for scientists in the U.S. to consider moving here has researchers in this province demanding more funding to give those who relocate a reason to stay.

www.cbc.ca

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Eric Hall @erichall.bsky.social · Apr 4

Its FINALLY here! The first #FluorescenceFriday 🧪🔬out of the Hall lab! We're still in the process of optimizing different fixatives to look for cytonemes and cellular extensions, but a fantastic first time imaging them from Morgan Hiebert!

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