Congrats to Vision Research Cluster's faculty member, Dr. Blair Leavitt (BlairRolandLeavitt), on his new paper, "Huntingtin Decreases Susceptibility to a Spontaneous Seizure Disorder in FVN/B Mice", published in #Aging and Disease. #HuntingtonsDisease BC Children's Hospital Research Institute CMMT (1/2)

From the Pouladi Lab: doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2023.104720. Epub 2023 Jul 21.. 2023 Aug;94:104720.EBioMedicine Widespread dysregulation of mRNA splicing implicates RNA processing in the development and progression of Huntington's disease

Thank you BC-CfE for supporting trainee scientist interaction at the 2023 Vancouver Gairdner symposium. Gairdner Foundation cmmt.ubc.ca/2023/04/12/sav…

Thank you @PROOFcentre for the 2023 Vancouver Gairdner sponsorship. This exciting symposium on Oct 23 would not be possible without our sponsors. Gairdner Foundation

A great read from Pouladi Lab: Age-dependent increase in tau phosphorylation at serine 396 in Huntington's disease pre-frontal cortex PMID: 37333415 PMCID: PMC10274990 DOI: 10.1101/2023.06.03.23290851

Grateful to CFI / FCI & BCKDF for funding our research at BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, CMMT & University of British Columbia. We're harnessing stem cells to tackle neurological disorders affecting many globally. This support is key to finding solutions & nurturing innovative talent. #CFIFunded #ThankYou

High school students take note, another Gairdner high school event has been planned for Oct 23. Thank you @BCCHResearch for supporting the Gairdner event once again. Gairdner Foundation

Congrats to Dr. Blair Levitt for his new study, “Genetic topography and cortical cell loss in Huntington's disease link development and neurodegeneration” published in Brain. #Huntingtons #Transcriptomics CMMT Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health More: tinyurl.com/3a9x864v

Thank you AbCellera for the 2023 Vancouver Gairdner symposium sponsorship. This enables the biomedical community in Vancouver to interact with world renowned researchers. Gairdner Foundation

Scientists at UBC are revealing the hidden impacts of climate change on our health. Discover how the environment affects the way we age, and what we can do to protect ourselves: bit.ly/3S1Yi2L

Cutting edge research will be presented by two Gairdner awardees on Oct 23. More information- Gairdner Foundation

Interested in thought provoking lectures? Join us on Oct 23 for the Gairdner symposium! Gairdner Foundation

Congratulations to Dr. Bruce Verchere for being named the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award winner! #LetsEndDiabetes

Our paper (with @chikinlab and Alexander Sasse) benchmarking sequence-based DL models for personal gene expression prediction is out: nature.com/articles/s4158… A co-submission from Nilah Ioannidis' group, showing these results are consistent across data and models nature.com/articles/s4158…

Thank you adMare BioInnovations for co-sponsoring the Vancouver 2024 Gairdner symposium. Two inspirational Gairdner awardees will be presenting on October 21, 2024. Gairdner Foundation

Thank you BC-CfE for supporting trainee scientist interaction at the 2024 Vancouver Gairdner symposium. Gairdner Foundation cmmt.ubc.ca/2024/06/07/sav…

A big thank you to Providence Health Care for their continued support towards the Vancouver Gairdner symposium on Oct 21, 2024. Gairdner Foundation cmmt.ubc.ca/2024/06/07/sav…

🚨 After 23 yrs in the UK, I am relocating to 🇨🇦 as Chair in Genetic Medicine at UBC Medicine! Very excited and looking forward to collaborations within BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, CMMT and beyond. Also looking for #PhD students, DM if interested (#inflammation #bioinformatics #skin)

A warm welcome and thank you to New England Biolabs for joining our sponsors for this years Vancouver Gairdner Symposium Gairdner Foundation For more information: cmmt.ubc.ca/2024/06/07/sav…

CMMT's Kobor Lab on Stephen Quinn talking about exposure to wildfire smoke during pregnancy