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Join the 2024 Organoid Symposium and Workshop hosted by Stem Cell Network and University of Toronto's Applied Organoid Core! 🔬 Learn more and register ➡️ stemcellnetwork.ca/training/works… Big thanks to sponsors Norgen Biotek Corp and Thermo Fisher for supporting the event! 🙌

Happy to be able to share this work, spearheaded by Frankie Poon A robust improvement of beta cell commitment by earlier modifications at pancreatic progenitor stage, specifically inhibition of tankyrase using Wiki4: nature.com/articles/s4146…

Thrilled to share our new publication @cellstemcell "Embryonic macrophages support endocrine commitment during human pancreatic differentiation” authors.elsevier.com/a/1jw%7Ej6tu0C… Our work investigates macrophages during pancreatic development and how they support endocrine differentiation.

Montreal’s October magic!

The Commodore 64 that CCV ran on must have finally died…

#publicationalert Saf's paper on the transcriptomic signature of pancreatic #endothelial cells is out now! Pancreatic ECs are highly specialized, uniquely adapted to support #exocrine cell function, with endothelial #fenestrations as a key characteristic. 🧵👇 1/ UHN Research

(1/3) 📢 Calling all researchers! SCN, University of Toronto's Applied Organoid Core, and the Network Biology Collaborative Centre at Sinai Health, are partnering up for the 2024 Organoid Symposium! 🔬 📅 Symposium: December 2 & 3 (Hybrid) 🔗 stemcellnetwork.ca/training/works…

November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, aka #NDAM, and today, November 1st, marks #T1Day! Learn more about how you can get involved at the link below, and don’t forget to share photos of you rocking your blue for T1Day! 💙 breakthrought1d.org/diabetes-aware…

#TMM24 was fantastic! So inspiring to learn about exciting new stem cell research in Canada! Also had a blast reuniting with Dr. Sara Nunes Vasconcelos (she/her) 🇨🇦🇧🇷 & Cristina Nostro & many friends from Toronto! Huge thanks to Stem Cell Network & Stephanie Protze for organizing a great session on cell therapies.

It was so good to have you in Montreal! Shoutout to organizers for a fantastic meeting #TMM2024

Our new mouse models of glucokinase MODY and permanent neonatal diabetes reveal an additive and sex-dependent effect on insulin secretion of glucokinase activators and GLP1RA. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…. Centre de recherche du CHUM ⁦HIRN⁩ ⁦Metabolism, Digestion & Reproduction⁩

Today is #WorldDiabetesDay2024 ! Excellent tips from Jane Yardley on incorporating exercise into your routine and managing blood sugar effectively during workouts!

Today is #WorldDiabetesDay—a moment to raise awareness, support research, and celebrate resilience. Progress in research is paving the way for cell therapy, offering hope for a long-term treatment solution. L💙 #DiabetesAwareness"

Huge congratulations to Dr Rabasa-Lhoret and very well deserved.

We’re proud of Mohammed Usama for advancing to the provincial level at #SciencePop! Whether he wins or not, he brought awareness to type 1 diabetes & using his communication skills clearly explained the complex disease mechanism and his innovative approach to research.

Thrilled to share one of our biggest discoveries: “Inceptor binds to and directs insulin towards lysosomal degradation in beta cells”. doi.org/10.1038/s42255… A tremendous collaborative effort led by Johanna Siehler, Sára Bileková and other members of the Heiko Lickert lab.

Check out our review led by the amazing Rebecca Hull-Meichle on the role of pancreatic microvasculature in health, disease and beta cell replacement therapies: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.13…

A postdoctoral position is available in my lab Section of Cell Biology and Functional Genomics Metabolism, Digestion & Reproduction to study the subcellular organisation of signalling of the glucagon receptor family. For more information and to apply please click here: imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-jo…

Celebrating the end of a fun and productive year! Wishing everyone a happy holiday season ⛄️