March 22, 2023
Leading Canadian Research in Sleep Science with CSS President-Elect John Peever
‘Not until the past decade did sleep take centre stage in our understanding of general health and well-being,’ says sleep scientist Professor John Peever. ‘Now, with an increasing awareness of how sleep is pivotal in guiding healthy lifestyle choices, we are starting to develop a more holistic…
March 20, 2023
Launching the Professional Master’s Program in Data Science for Biology
The University of Toronto’s Master of Science in Applied Computing (MScAC) program, in collaboration with the Department of Computer Science, the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, and the Department of Cell & Systems Biology, is proud to announce the launch of two new…
March 3, 2023
Important tips on communicating with your busy Principal Investigator
Professors are passionate about their research topic and the trainees who do the experiments are key, but supervision must compete with all their other responsibilities. These "Principal Investigators" need to write grants for research money, budget for spending their funds on research, write up…
February 10, 2023
Tatiana Ruiz-Bedoya’s passion for science yields Dr Christine Hone-Buske Scholarship
The Dr Christine Hone-Buske Scholarship honours an Outstanding Publication by a PhD Student in Cell & Systems Biology. This year’s award goes to Tatiana Ruiz-Bedoya for her work on “Cooperative virulence via the collective action of secreted pathogen effectors”. Ruiz-Bedoya acquired an…
February 9, 2023
Mitchell lab reveals redundant systems that maintain genome architecture
Redundancy ensures integrity of gene expression independent of genome architecture Part of finding out how something works is trying to break it. Two recent papers from Professor Jennifer Mitchell’s lab try to break the folded structure in the genome that links the essential Sox2 gene with its far…
February 9, 2023
Professor John Peever earns Distinguished Scientist Award from the Canadian Sleep Society
Professor John Peever is this year’s recipient of the Canadian Sleep Society's (CSS-SCS) Distinguished Scientist Award. This award recognizes a clinician or scientist who has made significant national and international contributions to the field of sleep medicine and biology. The recipient is…
January 19, 2023
Sustainability award to Chief Horticulturalist Bill Cole for greenhouse energy improvements
U of T's Chief Horticulturalist, Bill Cole, has led the change for energy efficiency in our plant growth facilities through relentless effort on lighting retrofits. Cole's work has earned him the Sustainable Action Award from Facilities and Services. Plant science requires tightly controlled…
January 18, 2023
CSPB awards for CSB’s dedicated plant scientists
CSB students won multiple awards at the annual regional meeting of the Canadian Society for Plant Biology, held at University of Toronto Scarborough on December 3, 2022. Jenny Huang (McFarlane lab) noted that "It was exciting to finally meet all the scientists I had only heard of by name before.…
December 20, 2022
Congratulations to CSB’s Graduate Student Award Recipients!
Congratulations to our Graduate Students who earned recognition for their accomplishments at our Graduate Student Awards on December 19th, 2022! Valerie Anderson Graduate Fellowship Awarded for academic merit to an outstanding student in any subdiscipline of plant biology. Recipient: Saad Hussain…
December 7, 2022
Prof John Calarco “excited and confident” after Canada Research Chair renewal for Neuronal RNA Biology
When the flow of information from gene to protein is disrupted, damage or disease can be the result. Prof John Calarco’s research in the Department of Cell & Systems Biology looks at how protein-coding exons in pre-mRNA are precisely chosen and spliced together, while introns in pre-mRNA are…