At the age of 23, before she’d even earned her PhD, Carol Greider made the discovery that would earn her the 2009 medicine prize. Along with her supervisor and co-laureate Elizabeth Blackburn she discovered the enzyme telomerase.

What an opening today #ISEV2025 I can’t wait to meet old friends and make new ones in all things EVs.

Come and learn about how MILK EVs fight inflammation! Today at 3pm in Lehar 1 #ISEV2025 #MilkEVs

Are you a research trainee or postdoc looking to apply to CIHR’s many awards, but not sure where to start? Join a virtual Q&A session to learn more about CIHR’s awards programs. English: June 10 at 13:00 ET French: June 12 at 13:00 ET Details: cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/45096.html?h…

Come join us at Western University as a Canada Excellence Research Chair! uwo.ca/research/cerc.… DM/call me with questions about theme 2! Be a part of a strong and well-equipped (e.g., imaging, behaviour) neuroscience community! westernuWIN interested in mental health/addiction! Pls RT!

Had a blast hosting STEM DAYS 2025 UWinnipeg Did Magic Milk experiments!! Their favourite = making ice cream in a bag.

Wijenayake Lab at a great time at Manitoba Neuroscience Network meeting 2025!! Let those newly absorbed neuro ideas flow 🧠 UWinnipeg UWinnipeg Faculty of Graduate Studies #milkresearch #nanovesicles

An Amazing day for the Wijenayake Lab UWinnipeg UWinnipeg Faculty of Graduate Studies Six incredible students graduated today! One with the Governor General Gold Medal Jasmyne Storm, some with highest distinction awards, and all with full hearts! Super proud of the not so little lab babies 💕

My 2 year old is as proud to be a Canadian as her momma! #TrueNorthStrongAndFree #CanadaDay2025

Losing your mentor is a painful experience. When asked “what do you consider to be your greatest achievement? Dr. Ken Storey always said “My students!” Thank you for the countless lessons in science and life, the jokes, and the music! ⁦⁦⁦⁦⁦Carleton Science⁩

Join the MILC team as a Biorepository Lab Manager! This position is responsible for the efficient management of the MILC Biorepository and will work closely with the PI on strategic planning of the biorepository. Learn more: thrivediscovery.ca/staff-positi...

Celebration of life for Dr.Kenneth B. Storey will be held at the Museum of Nature in Ottawa, Canada on August 3rd, 2025 from 5-7.30pm. If you can attend, please wear red to honour this acclaimed Canadian Biochemist who only wore red. Carleton Science

Excited to share our latest work out now in PNAS! Using CHILD Cohort Study human milk samples, we uncover a new link between maternal IgA, infant gut microbiota composition, and immune development. Brett Finlay Prof. Meghan Azad, PhD Turvey lab 🔗 pnas.org/doi/abs/10.107…

Indigenous Summer Scholars Program at UWinnipeg is a wonderful venue for budding scientists to get involved in research. Maya Tighe rocked her presentation today on inflammation #ISSP2025 UWinnipeg Faculty of Graduate Studies

Share in the thrill of discovery! Gairdner Science Week is back October 20-23. Join us for a week of groundbreaking science with the world's top experts and #GairdnerAwards winners. Full event lineup and registration → bit.ly/GairdnerScienc… #GSW2025

📆 TOMORROW (8/1) 📆 Live Q&A with human milk and breastfeeding researchers! 🤱🏽🧑🏽‍🔬 In honor of 🌎 World Breastfeeding Week #WBW2025, we're doing a Reddit ask me anything #AMA to answer questions from the public about breastfeeding, meds, microbiomes, or lactation research!

We received 2 CIHR grants to support prenatal nanomedicine projects. 2 PhD positions are available: send cover, CV, 3 referees' contacts to [email protected] Prior experience: stem/placental biology, organ-on-chip, nanomedicine or lipid/polymer chemistry. Share widely!