Detecting harmful variants reliably in the dish could literally get us ahead of disease to speed up interpretation of genetic test results

My first for @mosaicscience! With huge thanks to editor Rob Reddick for fantastic guidance & to all who took the time to talk to me, the brothers especially! Gene therapy—so promising but for one little problem: most of us are immune to it mosaicscience.com/story/gene-the…

Thanks Chrissie Giles (she/her) Rob Reddick Mun-Keat Looi & all editors @mosaicscience for distilling drafts into fascinating reads with special thanks to RR & @lowribytes for all their help with my gene therapy piece

This guy is biased by being married to me but writing for @mosaicscience was truly a phenomenal experience. Plus it somehow landed me a postdoc job offer but that's another story

Gene therapies could be life-changing but only work for some people. So how can we fix this? @mosaicscience wellc.me/2VPEn7P #longreads

Besides working with talented people, one of the best things about editing is learning about subjects I previously knew nothing about. This was a really great piece to work with Jovana Drinjakovic on. mosaicscience.com/story/gene-the…

.@MrWilsonH it's been a while since the #SWCCan2017 pitching session but your feedback & contact at Mosaic were the kicks needed to get the ball rolling. A million thanks!!! mosaicscience.com/story/gene-the…

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Of the two haemophiliac brothers in this story, only one underwent gene therapy—and he appears cured. His brother could not go through with the treatment because he was found to be immune to it. Turns out most people are. mosaicscience.com/story/gene-the…

Progress is happening in finding a #GeneTherapy to treat or cure #CanavanDisease, one of 7,000 #RareDiseases that affect people worldwide. Stacey Johnson blogs about a special Toronto family and their efforts to fundraise for research and awareness bit.ly/2SMxqWv

Despite major new drugs targeting specific and most common causes of #cysticfibrosis, thousands of patients with rare variants are left without treatment. Could engineered liver tissue give them hope? My latest for Signals signalsblog.ca/how-manmade-li…

Look forward to helping students navigate different career options. When I left home in Belgrade 20yrs ago I never thought I’d be making a living writing in a foreign language. Try to excel no matter what you do, keep an open mind and opportunities will follow

We are all in this 🌎 together. #climatestrikeTO #climatestriketoronto #climatestrikecanada #ClimateAction

“Grant proposal deadlines wait for no-one!" Sir Peter Ratcliffe sitting at his desk working on his EU Synergy Grant application, after learning he had been awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Photographer: Catherine King

As a post PhD writer, I was especially happy to contribute this piece to #UofTMed. Thank you to my editor Gabrielle (Gabe) Giroday for guidance and a thoroughly enjoyable editing process! Read the whole issue, it’s great! uoftmedmagazine.utoronto.ca/2020/winter/#t…

On “alternative” post Phd careers paths - leading global media company has just appointed a cell biology phd graduate as its CEO. Sweet! theguardian.com/media/2020/jan…

I'll be all over CBC/Radio-Canada Tues AM talking necessity & shortcomings of #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience. Tune in: 6-7am: London Morning, CBC Superior Morning InfoAMSJ 7-8am: CBC Saskatoon CBC InfoRadio 89.3FM & EdmontonAM 8-9am: CBContheisland CBCEarlyEdition CBC Kelowna

Shoutout to the wonderful #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience who are passionate about educating others through #scicomm and blog for Signals. Thank you! Jovana Drinjakovic @LylaElfay @DrTFern Sara Nolte Samantha Payne, PhD Samantha Yammine, PhD @this_is_farah Erika Siren, PhD

I took a deeper look at the reports touting stem cells as a cure for #covid19 Signals