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Cell & Systems Biology (CSB)
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Advancing research and teaching in the most dynamic and vital areas of biological research
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Profile of the Department of Cell & Systems Biology at University of Toronto
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🚨Innovative paper alert! Ami Sangster in the Moses lab @utoronto.ca found that protein language models could identify features they weren’t trained on! Read for more on this discovery! 🧪💻
moses.csb.utoronto.ca/2025/11/24/e...
Everything we do is gonna be zero-shot from now on – Moses Lab
moses.csb.utoronto.ca
November 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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The Connaught Major Research Challenge for Black Researchers provides up to $250K to new, Black-led research initiatives at @utoronto.ca driving innovative solutions to major research challenges.

🤝🏽 Coordinated by the Connaught Fund & BRN. The NOI deadline is Feb. 9, 2026: buff.ly/8mDhBH9 #UofT
November 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Dalhousie offers generous Killam scholarships for both Canadian and international students. My lab is looking for graduate students, and is an exciting opportunity, especially for folks looking to do science in an interesting part of the world.
Killam Predoctoral Scholarship Level 2 (Doctoral)
Doctoral • Entrance or in-program scholarship • Canadian or international students • $42,000/yr • Up to 3 years
www.dal.ca
November 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
“Characterization of Immunity-Inducing Rhizobacteria Highlights Diversity in Plant–Microbe Interactions” by Mack Loranger in the Yoshioka Lab is the Editor’s Pick in @phytobiomesjournal.bsky.social! Congratulations! 🧪🌱 #PlantScience #SoilScience apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/...
November 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Which Arabidopsis gene discoveries have informed crop trait improvements? Here are just a few...

Are you aware of others? 🧪

#plantbiology #plantscience #scisky #cropscience
November 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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We are looking for a postdoctoral fellow to work on induced proximity 🤜🤛 and functional genomics! Join our team in Toronto 🇨🇦 to tackle major challenges in oncology and neurodegeneration. www.nature.com/naturecareer...
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW - Toronto (City), Ontario (CA) job with Taipale Lab, Donnelly Centre, University of Toronto | 12849004
The Taipale lab in the Donnelly CCBR and University of Toronto is looking for a highly motivated Postdoctoral Fellow
www.nature.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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I am recruiting graduate students for the experimental side of my lab @mcgill.ca for admission in Fall 2026!
Get in touch if you're interested in how brain circuits implement distributed computation, including dopamine-based distributed RL and probabilistic representations.
November 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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💰DID WE MENTION THERE IS AN HONOURARIUM FOR SPEAKERS💰 #Seminar #Neuroscience #Canada #postdoc #research
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Deadline: Nov. 21, 2025
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More details: tinyurl.com/72dmv4f8
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Application: tinyurl.com/4h5atuvb
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Mailing list: forms.gle/CJEGWiQ8SvkZ...

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November 19, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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Attending CSPC 2025? Don’t miss the opening plenary, Canada at a Crossroads: Science, Technology, and Innovation in a Changing World at 1:10pm, Wed Nov 19. @sciencepolicy.ca #CPSC2025 www.sciencepolicyconference.ca
CSPC – Canadian Science Policy Centre
Join the most comprehensive science and innovation policy conference in Canada Date: November 19th-21st, 2025 Venue: The Westin Hotel Ottawa Register Now Register before October 7th to re...
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November 17, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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We're hiring! My dept. is looking for a candidate with a research program focusing on plant systems. All areas of molecular and cellular biology research will be considered. Not sure if you'd fit? Reach out to me. Please share! #microsky
November 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Don’t miss your chance to speak in our 2026 #Seminar Series. Apply by Nov. 21, 2025 @ 23:59PT.
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More details: tinyurl.com/72dmv4f8
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Apply here: tinyurl.com/4h5atuvb
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Questions: [email protected]
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Mailing list: forms.gle/CJEGWiQ8SvkZ...

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#Neuroscience #Postdoc #Canada
November 17, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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We are hiring!! Biological Sciences as UNC Charlotte has a broad search for a new assistant professor.
Apps reviewed 12/15.

Please spread the word! 💚⛏️
#PlantSci 🧪🦠🧬
jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141
Assistant Professor
Applicants should possess a Ph.D. in the biological sciences or related fields.Candidates are expected to document expertise in their specialty by a record of postdoctoral training, peer reviewed publ...
jobs.charlotte.edu
November 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
We are pleased to welcome Prof Mehran Dastmalchi @mehran-plantsci.bsky.social of @utscbiology.bsky.social this Friday, Nov 21 to hear how “An odd mutant phenotype yields “parts” for synthetic biology”.
Join at at 11am in RW432!
csb.utoronto.ca/events/csb-s...
November 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Join us today (Nov 14) as we welcome Prof Hiroshi Maeda @hiroshi-maeda.bsky.social for his talk on “Tackling the complexity of plant metabolic network from Arabidopsis to Caryophyllales”. See you at 11am in RW432!
November 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Save the date! @isscr.org, @alleninstitute.org & @socdevbio.bsky.social are collaborating to present a 3-day scientific symposium led by early-career scientists. The Stem Cell & Developmental Biology Early Career Symposium will be held September 23-25, 2026 in Seattle, WA. Learn more: bit.ly/4p98dkv
November 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Are you an early-stage graduate student (2nd or 3rd year) or early-stage postdoc based in the US or Canada, working primarily in Drosophila? Would you like to help improve the experience of all trainees working in Drosophila research? If so, read on.

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November 12, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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We’re excited to announce the first dedicated Workshop for scientists interested in becoming journal editors.👇

This workshop will teach you transferable skills to support a career as a journal editor or whatever career path you pursue.

Secure Your Spot: www.lifescienceeditors.com/workshop3-si...
November 4, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Join us today (Nov 7) at 11 am in RW432 for Prof Tatsuya Tsukahara‘s talk on “Sensory neuron plasticity sculpted by the internal and external world“ csb.utoronto.ca/events/csb-s...
November 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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My lab at Indiana University is searching for a *postdoc* and *technician* to contribute to our work studying the evolution of social behavior using fruit flies as a model system. Details below, feel free to email me with any questions! More info on our research: saltzlab.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Kicking off #ThankfulThursdays with a shoutout to SfN members!

The strength and solidarity of the SfN community transcends any obstacle.

Thank you for your dedication to advancing neuroscience and your commitment to improving health outcomes for the public.

#neurosky #neuroskyence
November 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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The new federal government is setting its sights on a stronger, more resilient Canada—and the key to getting there is homegrown innovation.

How? Find out at Universities Canada presents The Walrus Talks Innovation Nation.

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#InnovationNation #InnovateCanada
November 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Very happy to see our work out examining guard cell transcriptomes over the course of a slowly developing drought. Thanks to @bradylabs.bsky.social and @kaisakajala.bsky.social for the inspiration, way back in Davis in 2013! The data are available in bar.utoronto.ca/eplant & doi.org/10.1093/plce...
October 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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#UofTArtSci students: Be sure to report all exam conflicts before November 14.

Conflicts can include having two exams scheduled for the same time or having an exam scheduled during a religious observance.

Report a conflict: https://bit.ly/4nsrtbb
November 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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For more information: csmb-scbm.ca/assistant-or...
November 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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📣 We are moving to Barcelona to join the amazing @crg.eu and explore how centrosomes & cilia work, evolve & respond to the environment. We are looking for
PhD students www.crg.eu/en/content/t...
Postdocs gimm.pt/jobs/postdoc...
Other calls to open, also for an experienced lab manager.
Get in touch!
October 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM