This account run by lab members to share our news and discoveries.

Joined November 2018
We're looking for enthusiastic postdocs to join our curious and dynamic team to work on multidisciplinary projects. Please DM or email [email protected] for more information.
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We are excited to share our latest paper: Semaglutide Reduces Cardiomyocyte Size and Cardiac Mass in Lean and Obese Mice | JACC: Basic to Translational Science jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacbt…
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Dyck Lab @ualberta retweeted
Really thrilled to share that I was recently awarded a @CIHR_IRSC Postdoctoral Fellowship to study ROMO1 in the heart! Thank you to @JasonRBDyck for the mentorship and support as we keep this important work going!
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Huge congratulations also goes out to our postdoc @MattDMartens for being awarded a @CIHR_IRSC Postdoctoral Fellowship!! 🎉 Congrats Matt on this fantastic achievement 🎉
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It has been a busy few months in the @DyckLab but we have a lot to share! 🎉 A 🧵 you won't want to skip:
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Last, but certainly not least, our fearless leader, @JasonRBDyck, officially renewed his Canada Research Chair in Molecular Medicine! Congrats Jason!
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Importantly, science is a team sport, and we're fortunate to have such a fantastic group of scientists and funders! @UAlberta @UofAResearch @WCHRIUofA @NSERC_CRSNG @ABInnovates @CIHR_IRSC
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Congratulations to our undergrad @DaniaAlRimawi for winning a Communication Award for her oral presentation at the Festival of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (FURCA)! 🥇 @UAlberta_FoMD @UofAResearch @ualbertaScience
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Huge congratulations to our postdoc @MattDMartens for winning the Award for Outstanding Mentorship in Undergraduate Research at the Festival for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (FURCA) yesterday! The @DyckLab trainees are thriving with your support!
Honoured to receive the @UAlberta Award for Outstanding Mentorship in Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities! 🏆 I have been fortunate to have such great trainees in the @DyckLab that are eager to learn and be mentored!
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Thank you to @UAlberta and @UofAResearch for recognizing the importance of mentorship in research!
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Dyck Lab @ualberta retweeted
Two great teams in @Ualberta and @UAlberta_Pharm put together this new issue feature, The therapeutic potential of ketones in cardiometabolic disease: impact on heart and skeletal muscle (Shubham Soni et al.): ow.ly/Ewlk50QFHvl #Ketone #Heart #Cardiovascular #Diabetes
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Big congratulations to our postdoc @MattDMartens for being awarded an @ABInnovates Fellowship in Health Innovation!! 🎉🎉 Great work Matt! @JasonRBDyck @UAlberta_FoMD @UAlberta
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Cardiomyocyte spare respiratory capacity (SRC) is maintained by a mitochondrial protein called ROMO1. Our study shows that the loss of ROMO1 prevents cardiac hypertrophic growth and that this loss of ROMO1 contributes to worsening heart failure. Check it out here👇🏼👇🏼
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Dyck Lab @ualberta retweeted
Our ketone review is out! We explore how ketones may improve various cardiometabolic diseases, with a focus on the heart, vasculature, and skeletal muscle. @DyckLab @JasonDyck @JussherLab @Amurtab @AJPCellPhys journals.physiology.org/doi/…
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