“From an evolutionary biology perspective, it’s completely fascinating.” bit.ly/2BdsMci

Today in 1922, researchers at the University of Toronto announced the discovery of insulin. They sold the patent for $1 so it would be available to all. 97 years later, Eli Lilly is charging ~$300 and Americans die because they can’t afford their medication. Outrageous.

Back in Toronto to celebrate our accepted "Le big deal" paper 🍻🎉🐀 A work so long in the making that the co-1st authors, P.S.B & I, hv moved on to our next career stages, thus the detour ✈🌎 & the videocall 👨‍⚕️📱😂 BiorXiv: bit.ly/2INNOAi Final version cmg soon!!

Feeling incredibly proud and privileged to work with so many brilliant scientists in our laboratory Dwi U. Kemaladewi Evgueni Ivakine who helped bring this terrific research together. Exciting times ahead The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)

Excited to share our work on using #CRISPR activation to upregulate disease modifier gene in #musculardystrophy. Our take on tackling #rarediseases by developing mutation-independent approach. Read on nature: rdcu.be/bLzes Watch #scicomm video: vimeo.com/349933608

Shout out to the team behind the scene: P.S.B (future human👧doctor) and I (seasoned mouse🐭doctor) were partners-in-crime in Ronald D. Cohn’s (seasoned human-&-mouse doctor) lab at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). Evgueni Ivakine Steven Erwood @EllaHyatt5 Kyle Lindsay kara place & others Twitter-less.

Titrating gene expression using libraries of systematically attenuated CRISPR guide RNAs go.nature.com/35QGI6f

Genetic studies of mental illness have largely been conducted in people with European ancestry. ift.tt/3b8yfz6

My grandfather grew up in a house made of mud. All he had was his farm land, passed down through generations. The yields from that land put my father through school and funded his journey to Canada. I had the freedom to pursue my dreams thanks to that land. #IStandWithFarmers

Today, our team went on a medical outreach visit for a frail senior, isolated, due to the pandemic. What did care consist of? Coffee, a warm meal & art supplies for his hobby. He said "Doc, remember, 'care' is about more than prescribing pills." So true. It's about compassion.

Let's take a moment to reflect on Canada's need for the vaccine in context of a GLOBAL pandemic. Just because we have the money to outbid other countries for vaccines doesn't mean we should. theguardian.com/society/2021/j… amp.theguardian.com/society/2021/j…

Accomplished a huge milestone today by submitting my CaRMS applications. Next stop: interview season. Until then me and my little friend here are going to get some well deserved rest 😌

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