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andrewcraigscri.bsky.social
Cancer biologist, cell biology, signaling, cancer targets & treatments, interested in a Musk-free zone for science communication
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President & CEO Bruce Stillman reflects on decades of scientific progress & issues a call to action. As public funding declines & immigration policies tighten, the future of innovation is at risk. The U.S. must continue investing in science & the people behind it. www.cshl.edu/presidents-e...

The #CCTG MA40 FINER clinical trial presented at #ASCO25 shows promise in slowing advanced breast cancer progression - highlighting the importance of targeting the AKT pathway to slow tumour progression in advanced estrogen receptor-positive (ER+)/HER2-negative #breastcancer. buff.ly/jm31zwm

Nanocomplex becomes a master of shape-shifting to target tumour cells #Science #HealthandMedicine #Oncology #Nanomedicine #TumorTargeting #CancerResearch

Sharing our latest publication on modulation of IL-17 mediated inflammation by #HostDefencePeptide LL-37 and citrullinated-LL-37 in the context of lung inflammation #Asthma #Immunosky #Immunomodulation #AntimicrobialPeptides pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40410820/

Senator Durbin noted that some (I believe Republican Senators) had indicated the US had been doing more than its share of biomedical research and it was time for other countries take a turn. I felt I had to interrupt to respond...

Congratulations to the Rimm Lab & David Rimm, MD, PhD, on 30 Years of research, innovation & training new generations of scientists @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social & @yalecancer.bsky.social. Dr. Rimm’s philosophy is 'Measure, Don’t Read.' Learn more about this milestone here: bit.ly/3SP9HlH

Hundreds of National Science Foundation staffers turned out for a group photograph to celebrate the besieged agency’s 75th anniversary—despite efforts by NSF officials to prevent the picture from being taken. scim.ag/4jcGpIt

This is so amazing. It is the culmination of decades of work. It's hard to stop thinking about the lifesaving treatments that will be lost because of the damage Trump and Musk are doing to scientific research. The Republicans are burning our seed corn.

A collaborative study between the labs of @danmucida.bsky.social and @victora.bsky.social earlier this year showed how immune cells in the gut distinguish between food and harmful pathogens, shedding light on the origins of food allergies: bit.ly/4hyS18b #FoodAllergyAwarenessWeek

Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's Toronto Star

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With CBC now having called all ridings it's time for the land-vs-people-vote animation.

St. Upid wins

"Do your own research" to decide about therapies is like asking to someone to learn to fly to get into a plane. It complete erodes the trust in each other and the essence of society.

Dr. Rod Bremner & team at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute #LTRI reveal why some cells are more susceptible to cancer - it's all about cell cycle length! Slowing down cell division could help cancer prevention. Find out more 👉 bit.ly/4jWpwTk

Cells differ in their cell-division cycle pace. But only now has it been shown that those types with faster cycles are more susceptible to cancer. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Who hid Americans during the 1979 hostage crisis? Canada. 🇨🇦 👊🏻

Presenting our 2025 summer students & their supervisors! 10 exceptional u/grads have been awarded our Sinclair & our Craig Jury Memorial summer studentships in #CancerResearch. Welcome to @sinclaircri.bsky.social and congratulations to all! 👏👏 @queensuhealth.bsky.social

As a physician and Canadian citizen, this felt like the most consequential election of our generation. On behalf of everyone harassed and harmed by far right politics, antivaxx antics, convoy thuggery, anti-trans hate, a huge thank you to those who voted Poilievre out. Thanks, Fanjoy! #ElbowsUp🇨🇦

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

Hey Canadian scientists who haven't voted yet, here's a comparison of the costed platforms as they pertain to science prepared by the Canadian Society of Molecular Biosciences: csmb-scbm.ca/wp-content/u...

IHE Inequity Homogeneity & Exclusion

“Look how many people are women; look at how many people are non-White. Is there any way to attribute this to something other than race and gender? And then when you look at the numbers and the chances it could be any reason other than race and gender?” super grateful that this is being reported

This is overt racism...the international science community must protest the destruction of the US research ecosystem

45 years since Terry Fox started the Marathon of Hope to fund cancer research that improves outcomes and saves lives. Join the campaign to #FinishIt with @sinclaircri.bsky.social @marathonofhope.bsky.social @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social

The great new anthem ad for Terry Fox. Finish It. Music by Tragically Hip. #FinishIt youtu.be/M4lp8G0a5XY

Canadian hero Terry Fox began the Marathon of Hope forty-five years ago today. #FinishIt www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Had the pleasure of meeting this guy, Blair Vintinner, at the kick-off of the Oakville Terry Fox Run. Blair was the the officer driving the police car as Terry ran into Oakville in the early morning. The iconic photo was taken by Pete Martin (IG: @petemartingallery). It's a masterpiece of lighting.

Canada alone can’t fill the void of the decimation of NIH, but it can choose to build up its scientific support. Who in their right mind is against better therapies, diagnostic tests and understanding of disease? We are not and never will be the USA.

"Today is the day it all begins..." #OnThisDay 45 years ago -- April 12, 1980 -- Terry Fox dipped his foot in the Atlantic Ocean in St. John's, NL, to begin his Marathon of Hope. The 45th annual #TerryFoxRun run is on September 14. terryfox.org via @terryfoxfoundation.bsky.social #cancer

Reminder as we watch measles rates climb in Canada that *this* is Poilievre's attitude towards vaccination during a public health emergency. MMR vaccination has long been mandated for health care workers. Would a Poilievre govt ban the MMR mandate in health care during a huge measles outbreak?

They are going to keep adding exclusions until they reverse engineer free trade

Tumor-Initiating Cells Fine-tune the Plasticity of Neutrophils to Sculpt a Protective Niche https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.04.647324v1

A golf event with the Saudis…

Director of the Nat'l Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) was summarily dismissed yesterday. So here's your reminder that birth defects kill twice as many American kids as cancer. But there is no St. Jude's for birth defects. Only the NICHD. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

"What RJK Jr. doesn't know about measles could fill 1,000 small coffins," writes McMaster pediatrician Robert Issenman. #medsky

Why do brain metastases resist #immunotherapy — even when the same cancer responds outside the #brain? 🧠🧪💥 We just published a study diving into this question ⏬ Led by an amazing (former) PhD student in my lab —Vladimir Wischnewski 🎉 🧵 1/ @cp-cellreports.bsky.social www.cell.com/cell-reports...

Right spirit but grant application length is not a problem (lack of face to face review is) and there is no benefit to showering a few with short term $ if the ecosystem is incapable of supporting them when the $ run out. Making that ecosystem fertile for science would make a long term difference.

The key to winning the trade war is doubling down on research, by @richardgold.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com... via @theglobeandmail.com

Mike Sheetz (1946-2025) made immense contributions to our understanding of motor proteins, membrane biology, cytoskeleton and mechanobiology. Haguy Wolfenson, Gregory Giannone, and Martin Schwartz recall his life and work: rupress.org/jcb/article/...

My favorite science is the kind that makes you says, "Man, I wish I thought of that!" This is such a paper. Mass action turns an eraser into a pen. HDACs are metabolite-dependent histone acyltransferases. @dremilygoldberg.bsky.social @gburslem.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A huge loss at FDA. Peter Marks originated rhe Operation Warp Speed Covid vaccine idea and has overseen so many essential biotech programs such as genome editing cures www.wsj.com/politics/top...

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