Do you know (or are you) a senior scientist in the USA who might like to move to Canada in the near future? The 2026 call for CERCs (Canada Excellence Research Chairs) was posted last month: 🧪 ⚛️ 🔭 🇨🇦
Still spots available! Hope you will join us in Toronto in July!
The CERC Program offers eligible Canadian degree-granting universities the opportunity to establish research Chairs at their institutions in research areas that are of strategic importance to Canada.
Join us in Toronto, July 13–16 for the inaugural International Conference on Neurogenesis & Repair!
Featuring keynote Jeffrey Macklis (Harvard) + global speakers.
13 competitive short talks, poster sessions, and separate trainee awards.
Early‑bird deadline: March 31.
Early bird registration ends March 31! Secure your spot!
Physgal ⚛️
Thrilled to share that our team’s new publication has just been released in Communications Biology! A co-publication with the group of Antonio del Sol in Luxembourg and Bilbao. Congratulations to the first author, Hussein Ghazale and all the co-authors! www.nature.com/articles/s42...
Carol Schuurmans
Join us in Toronto, July 13–16 for the International Conference on Neurogenesis and Repair.
Featuring keynote Dr. Jeffrey Macklis (Harvard), 13 short‑talk slots, poster sessions, and many trainee travel awards
Details + registration:
event.fourwaves.com/neurogenesis...
Hope to see you there!
Join us in Toronto, July 13–16 for the International Conference on Neurogenesis and Repair.
Featuring keynote Dr. Jeffrey Macklis (Harvard), 13 short‑talk slots, poster sessions, and many trainee travel awards
Details + registration:
event.fourwaves.com/neurogenesis...
Hope to see you there!
Joseph Hanna and Yacine Touahri et al. @carolschuurmans.bsky.social @uoft.bsky.social find that Pten Loss Triggers Progressive Photoreceptor Degeneration in an mTORC1-Independent Manner, iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx....
We're disappointed to see Ben Barres's powerful book "The Autobiography of a Transgender Scientist" among the ~400 titles removed from the Naval Academy Library. Needless to say, we're proud to have published his book and will keep it — and his memory — alive.
