Mathieu Quesnel-Vallières

Less is more: academic publishing needs ‘radical change,’ Cambridge press report concludes Academic publishing needs “renewed focus and collective action” to embrace new approaches and ensure the future of the industry, concludes a report from Cambridge University Press, released last we…

“We fundamentally believe that publishing less – but better – is essential for the health of the entire research system worldwide,” the authors of the report state.

Open rank tenure-track position in comp bio at the University of Montreal. Great environment, great position. @futurepislack.bsky.social

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Last night, Al-Helou hospital in #Gaza City, supported by MSF, sustained severe collateral damage from nearby attacks. This came despite multiple assurances from Israeli forces that the hospital was not in danger.

We have an open Assistant Professor position in Evolutionary Cell and Molecular Biology in the @weillinstitute.bsky.social at Cornell University. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30607

I switched to Inkscape a few years ago. It's great.

Group Leader - EMBL Hamburg Are you ready to lead groundbreaking research in Infection Biochemistry? Join us at EMBL Hamburg! We are recruiting outstanding scientists to establish independent research groups tackling fundamental...

Pls share: Distributing this advertisement from EMBL for a group leader position at their Hamburg, Germany site:

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I just described one of my aims as being "functional with translational undercurrents" in a grant that I'm writing, as if I were describing a fine wine, and for this sole reason I already consider this application to be successful.

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JOB ALERT 🚨 We are hiring TWO principal investigators in cell, molecular, systems, or chemical biology in Toronto, Canada at @sinaihealth.bsky.social. We provide a generous startup, fully funded salary and academic appointment at U of Toronto.

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Lab members Emma, Mathieu, Nassima and Léo pose dressed up and wearing fabulous fashion accessories in front of a glittering curtain.

My fabulous lab is raising funds to support the @src-crs.bsky.social and the Université de Sherbrooke Cancer Research Institute.

Join us on September 13 or consider donating to our team to help us design the next generation of cancer treatments!

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RNA is far more than a messenger.

Its structures regulate, evolve, and catalyze — carrying out functions DNA alone cannot.

But predicting #RNA structure from sequence is still extremely difficult.

In our recently published paper in @narjournal.bsky.social we present a way forward.

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New paper:
More than 2700 human 3′UTRs are highly conserved. These 3′UTRs are essential components in mRNA templates, as their deletion decreases protein activity without changing protein abundance. Highly conserved 3′UTRs help the folding of proteins with long IDRs.

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Assistant Professor (Research), Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research (C1-250514) Please refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply. If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at ...

Please RT! The oncology department & McGill is hiring an Assistant professor for a lab to be located at Lady Davis Institute (where I am!). McGill and the Lady Davis are fantastic places to do research and Montreal is great city to live in.

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🔊 Meet Mathieu Quesnel Vallières @rna-ken.bsky.social : Using transcriptomic analyses to find cancer immunotherapy targets, he’s bringing his expertise to @usherbrooke.bsky.social , supported by D2R’s New Faculty Start-Up program

🔗Learn more: buff.ly/laJgUJ3

#ResearcherSpotlight #RNAResearch

dFORCE provides a revised timeline for mRNA synthesis wherein cleavage, termination, and m6A
deposition occur earlier than, or at least partially decoupled from, the bulk of splicing in thousands of genes

A highly conserved neuronal microexon in DAAM1 controls actin dynamics, RHOA/ROCK signaling, and memory formation - Nature Communications Actin is crucial for nervous system function yet the role of microexons in its modulation is unclear. Here, the authors show that a microexon in DAAM1 has a role in actin dynamics, neuronal function a...

Thrilled to share my 1st PhD paper exploring the role of a DAAM1 microexon in memory formation and learning! 🧠🐭💻🔬(and first post at @bsky.app :)

Finally published in
@natcomms.nature.com
nature.com/articles/s41... .
With @mirimiam.bsky.social, @maradierssen.bsky.social,
@crg.eu

Details below:

Hey Canadian scientists who haven't voted yet, here's a comparison of the costed platforms as they pertain to science prepared by the Canadian Society of Molecular Biosciences: csmb-scbm.ca/wp-content/u...

“Recruiting U.S. scientists is a fine idea – except we’re barely supporting Canadian scientists as it is”

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Canada's political leaders must stand up for humanity.

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Rare personal post to express how grateful I am for my collaborators and colleagues, for all the people around me willing to help, and how lucky I am to have this job.

Special thanks to Dr. Alexis Gonneaud and Dr. Jean-Philippe Babeu for their help and enthusiasm getting this project started.

Thank you @c17council.bsky.social, Childhood Cancer Canada and Sarcoma Research Canada for funding our project aiming to develop targeted immunotherapy for children with high-risk sarcoma.

Very excited to team up with Dr. Stéphanie Vairy to push this research forward!
#childhoodcancerresearch

Share with US students who had their offers of admission withdrawn for PhD programs:

Apply to Canada. Check out Canadian professors, and contact us. Our system works differently here, and we are all still, technically, able to accept students for Fall 2025.

Last year, I was overjoyed to receive an NIH NRSA fellowship to study toddler brains and caregiving effects on memory at Columbia. Last night, my grant was terminated.

My alma mater, the University of British Columbia, Dept of Medical Genetics, is hiring for a tenure track junior faculty position specializing in chromatin regulation / gene regulatory mechanisms. Beautiful city and vibrant epigenetics research. Please share!

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Many US students don’t know how to seek opportunities outside the US. With some help from our colleagues in EU and Canada, we could put together a consolidated website of PhD opportunities and scholarships outside the US, organized by field. There might still be time for this year in some places.

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In Early-Phase Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trial, Investigational mRNA Vaccine Induces Sustained Immune Activity in Small Patient Group Learn how MSK researchers are deploying mRNA vaccines against pancreatic cancer.

I wonder if spreading extremely encouraging experimental results on helping treat pancreatic cancer with *gasp* mRNA vaccines may help people who have villainized them come around. This is a good press release on the study and links to the Nature paper. www.mskcc.org/news/can-mrn...

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Canadian Cancer Society on LinkedIn: #cancer #recherche #innovation Félicitations aux 6 récipiendaires au Québec des subventions pour l’innovation de rupture en recherche de la Société canadienne du cancer et de la Fondation…

I am most grateful for the funding from the Canadian Cancer Society and the Lotte & John Hecht Memorial Foundation to support our personalized immunotherapy research against cholangiocarcinoma.
@cholangiocarcinoma.bsky.social

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Details about a free virtual conference on precision oncology for patients on Saturday March 15th, 9:30am to 6pm. Contact Georgia at accpac@mun.ca

Atlantic Canadians are invited to a public virtual conference on cancer and Precision Medicine (March 15, 2025). Registration is required and free: mun.jotform.com/250295627862...
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