Father, Husband, Professor and Chair @physiologyuoft, Hockey Player, @trogersresearch
Toronto, Ontario
Joined April 2010
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Check out this cool thread with mini, animated clips encompassing the discovery of insulin by pioneering #uoft scientists, Drs. Banting and Best👇
#SciComm #translation #STEM #discovery
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Professor Craig Simmons was inducted as a Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) fellow for his internationally recognized innovation and wide-ranging contributions to both fundamental science and practical applications in the field of mechanobiology: uoft.me/76E
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Read more about our recently updated plan to increase faculty excellence through diversity here and reach out with any questions you may have: bit.ly/3klLIsM
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The search continues for a tenure track position in Cardio Systems Biology! Join our cutting-edge lab @trogersresearch. We encourage BIPOC, disabled, and LGBTQI+ scientists to apply and share with their networks. Deadline Sept 23rd, full details here: bit.ly/3ksOWL5
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Congrats @A_Gramolini and team! Read the paper here: biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
Happy to share our recent CRISPR purification paper led by Dr Allen Teng in our group along with @ronald_cohn team, Dr Zhenya Ivakine and Paul Santerre's group! @trogersresearch @physiologyuoft
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Honouring Those Lost and Acting for Change medicine.utoronto.ca/news/ho… via @uoftmedicine
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Read more behind-the-scenes info on Physiology's and @BantingHouse's contributions to the creation of @canadapostcorp 's commemorative #Insulin100 stamp here: bit.ly/32nZEtL
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Today I am so proud to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin in our Department of Physiology at the University of Toronto with the rest of the world. #ProudChair @physiologyuoft @_diabetesaction
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Congrats to all involved, including Physiology's Drs. Tymianski and Mayor-Nunez! 🧠👏
After #stroke the drug nerinetide helps protect the brain from damage. However, it's ineffective if given after the clot-busting drug alteplase. A team from @KBI_UHN found that switching the order they're given may allow the brain-protecting drug to work > stm.sciencemag.org/content/1…
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Reminder that we're hiring! Applications due March 15th for a tenure-stream faculty position in Cardiovascular Systems Biology in collaboration with @trogersresearch. Full details here: bit.ly/2ZTeuXG Please share!
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We are hiring! The search is on for a full-time, tenure stream position in Cardiovascular Systems Biology! Work with our vibrant department in a cutting-edge lab @trogersresearch. Deadline March 15th, full details here: bit.ly/2XWGDMV
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❄️PRE-HOLIDAY REMINDER❄️: We're seeking innovative experts in computational / mathematical / physiomic modelling to join our vibrant department alongside @DonnellyCentre & @MbD_UofT! Tenure-stream position, apps due Feb 1st! Please share!
Full details: bit.ly/2WqUE4G
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Big congratulations to all 29 of @UofT's new and renewed Canada Research Chairs! 🎉
We especially celebrate UofTPhysiology's Drs. Herbert Gaisano (diabetes & pancreatitis) & Stephen Matthews (health in pregnancy & brain development). Full story: bit.ly/37r82fa
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So proud of @mcnostro who received a team grant today from @CIHR_IRSC & @JDRFResearch to accelerate the clinical translation of universal donor stem cell-derived islet cells for type 1 #diabetes therapy. Congrats to the team! Full story here: bit.ly/36e6MeM #insulin100
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Huge congrats to Emily McGaugh (@EmMcgooo), UofT Physiology student with @MCNostroLab!
Emily is a finalist in U of T's upcoming Three Minute Thesis competition, taking place online this Thursday, April 2nd! Get tickets here and let's cheer her on!
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This is tomorrow! Remember to tune in and support UofT Physiology's @EmMcgooo and all the rest of the competitors!!! 👩🔬🏆
3MT is tomorrow at 6pm
The UofT Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Finals Competition is happening online April 2nd 6-8pm. Congratulations to Chris Ahuja (Surgery/IMS) , Emily McGaugh, (Physiology), Karina Baksh, (Biochemistry) and Aashat Suprett (IMS) eventbrite.com/e/virtual-uof…
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Amazing work by Thornhill Medical, founded by UofT Physiology's Professors Joe Fisher and James Duffin.
The company will produce portable ventilators to increase ICU capacity for the Covid 19 pandemic. 👏👏👏
physiology.utoronto.ca/news/…
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Great Q and A with U of T Physiology's Professor Phyllis Billia in @torontolife featuring her research on helping the heart repair itself! #heartmonth
physiology.utoronto.ca/news/…
