Sheela Abraham
@haemev.bsky.social
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Haematopoietic stem cell enthusiast, leukaemia hater, extracellular vesicles are key, Canadian mom to sulky British teen, Researcher at Queen’s. Did my time at UBC, Cambridge, Glasgow. Art, wine and culture fuel me
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haemev.bsky.social
sinclaircri.bsky.social
Novel protocol outlining how to isolate extracellular vesicles from bone!
haemev.bsky.social
Do you love EVs? How about blood, bones and gore? Please check out our latest protocol paper outlining how to enrich for human bone EVs! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
haemev.bsky.social
Do you love EVs? How about blood, bones and gore? Please check out our latest protocol paper outlining how to enrich for human bone EVs! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Enriching for Extracellular Vesicles from Human Bone
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nano-sized membrane-bound structures thought to be secreted by all cells and increasingly recognized as key mediators of intercellular communication. Established EV isolation protocols for bodily fluids-primarily focus on blood with limited insights into methods optimized for EVs from other hematopoietic regions. In this study, we present a novel protocol for the isolation and enrichment of EVs from human trabecular bone and bone marrow. This method employs a two-step purification strategy, combining iodixanol density cushion (IDC) ultracentrifugation with size exclusion chromatography (SEC), and enables EV recovery from fresh tissue hours after collection. Importantly, this approach facilitates the enrichment of bone-derived EVs without the need for enzymatic digestion or long-term culture, preserving native EV populations. This protocol offers a valuable tool for researchers investigating EVs derived from the diverse cellular constituents of the bone microenvironment. ### Competing Interest Statement The authors have declared no competing interest. Canadian Institutes of Health Research, https://ror.org/01gavpb45, 394568 Terry Fox Research Institute, https://ror.org/00mtf6c40, 1133
www.biorxiv.org
haemev.bsky.social
Boycotting as well. The situation is not ok, and we need to stand up to bullying in every way
haemev.bsky.social
Called many places home but at heart, always Albertan.
I was raised to care for everyone-vulnerable, sick, young and old. I voted for Carney. We are Canadian.
#ElbowsUp
icedsnowberry.bsky.social
I love Alberta.

Born & raised in Calgary, now raising 2 kids here.

I am Canadian first 🇨🇦

I voted for Carney.

#ElbowsUp
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icedsnowberry.bsky.social
I love Alberta.

Born & raised in Calgary, now raising 2 kids here.

I am Canadian first 🇨🇦

I voted for Carney.

#ElbowsUp
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blackazizanansi.blacksky.app
Me in the national security group chat:
Michael Jackson with Jay-Z and other rappers at Summer Jam
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leahgreenberg.bsky.social
Oh my goodness 👇
sandibachom.bsky.social
At the Mike Lawler empty chair town hall in Peekskill, 102 year old Dee in danger of losing her Medicaid, heard FDR on the radio in 1935 when he created Social Security. @indivisible.org
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mark-carney.bsky.social
Freedom and democracy are always worth fighting for. Slava Ukraini.
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alejofraticelli.bsky.social
🔥 New Fraticelli lab publication🔥

“Pre-existing stem cell heterogeneity dictates clonal responses to the acquisition of leukemia driver mutations”

Now at Cell Stem Cell, with two new figures, in vivo, and sequential mutagenesis data.

Performed with the support of Cris Cancer and @erc.europa.eu
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harmitmalik.bsky.social
I think people both within science and outside science don’t fully appreciate the miracle that were the Covid-19 vaccines. How much courage it took to get the sequence out, how much work had already gone into figuring out the best viral antigen and how best to present it. 1/
haemev.bsky.social
Anyone know of a site for posting excuses from students to re-do exams/assignments? Its exhausting being inundated with requests for extra marks to the detriment of other students. I won't even start with the 30% accommodations that already exist. I fear for the next generation workforce..
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haemev.bsky.social
Super intriguing findings
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haemev.bsky.social
A beautiful reminder when in the midst of human created chaos
nikitagill.bsky.social
I read this on dark days for a little solace.
The Peace of Wild Things
Wendell Berry

When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound
in fear of what my life and my children's lives may be, I go and lie down where the wood drake
rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.
I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief. I come into the presence of still water.
And I feel above me the day-blind stars waiting with their light. For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.
haemev.bsky.social
So happy to see this video after such a disheartening week of politics. Proud teary Canadian
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adamkeiper.com
Incredibly moving Justin Trudeau remarks:

"We have fought and died alongside you....During your darkest hours...we were always there. Standing with you, grieving with you, the American people....Canadians are a little perplexed as to why our closest friends and neighbors are choosing to target us."
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christlet.bsky.social
Reminder that @europepmc.org is a mirror of Pubmed with better search and that it indexes *all* bioRxiv preprints (as well as ResearchSquare), not just the ones funded by NIH like chauvinist Pubmed
prasad.bsky.social
I’m very scared to see what happens to PubMed
haemev.bsky.social
Is pubmed shut down? Has Trump finally cut science at the knees?
haemev.bsky.social
We all need to stand on guard for thee…
cathmckenna.bsky.social
I simply cannot believe that all Canadian politicians are not 💯 on #TeamCanada.

I’m talking about you, Poilievre and your team, and you, Premier Smith. This isn’t a joke. We face a massive threat to 🇨🇦 economy, to 🇨🇦 workers, to 🇨🇦 sovereignty. It’s shameful.