Trushar Patel, PhD, DSc, FRSC

My amazing Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at @ulethbridge.ca is seeking a motivated & talented candidate for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the area of experimental chemistry.
We encourage you to apply or help spread the word!
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Wishing you an unbe-leaf-able RNA Day — hope it’s full of transcriptional joy and expressive vibes! #RNADay

SAMP’s first cohort of students begins learning in July 2026.

Admissions now open for Southern Alberta Medical Program | UNews | An innovative partnership between the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine (CSM) and the University of Lethbridge url:https://www.ulethbridge.ca/unews/article/admissions-now-open-southern-alberta-medical-program

Zyxin directly binds to chromosomal DNA and is linked with mitochondrial integrity and apoptosis Human zyxin is a key component of the focal adhesion complex, playing a role in mediating cell-cell adhesion and cytoskeletal dynamics. Moreover, zyxin shuttles between the cytoplasm and the nucleus, ...

Excited to share the latest collaborative work from our lab at @ulethbridge.ca! We show that zyxin directly interacts with nuclear DNA to regulate transcription of mitochondrial pseudogenes—highlighting a novel role for zyxin in mitochondrial function.
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Delighted to be a part of this collaborative project with Sean McKenna Lab at the University of Manitoba, and representing @ulethbridge.ca. #ALURNA #NonCodingRNAs

Scientists from Canada and all over the world recently convened at the University of Lethbridge for the annual RiboWest conference (June 8th to 11th). Read our wrap up written up by Mark Bayfield, Jessica Willi, & @trushar7.bsky.social
www.rnacanada.ca/ribowest-202...

Wonderful visit to the University of Lethbridge -many thanks to Trushar @trushar7.bsky.social and Dylan for the kind hosting! Great discussions with researchers at the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department! 👍

A Guanine-quadruplex located on the negative strand of the hepatitis C virus facilitates efficient genomic RNA synthesis https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.14.654041v1

We are looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher at @ulethbridge.ca, with a background in glycoproteomics and proteomics. If you are interested in moving to Alberta, Canada, this could be a great opportunity! Please repost this advert.

U of L researchers eye honeybee population problem A team of researchers at the University of Lethbridge is taking a closer look at honeybees and the parasites and viruses impacting their population.

I am genuinely excited about this project, which studies the communication events between honey bees infecting viruses and the response from bees. Thank you, Drs. Hoover, Abbott and Mahal for your support. Thanks, @ulethbridge.ca, for your support.
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In a time of despair for U.S. scientists, Gairdner Award winners shine brighter than usual The winners of this year’s Canadian science prizes are all based in the United States, where Trump-era cutbacks to research and medical regulation have sown doubt in the future

The brain trust with a difference: 2025 Gairdner award winners have taken big strides in the U.S., at a time when Trump-era cuts cast doubt on the future, by @ivansemeniuk.bsky.social @jenniferyang.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
@theglobeandmail.com @gairdnerawards.bsky.social

From the dataisbeautiful community on Reddit: DOGE preferentially cancelled grants and contracts to recipients in counties that voted for Harris [OC] Explore this post and more from the dataisbeautiful community

DOGE preferentially cancelled grants and contracts to recipients in counties that voted for Harris

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🎉 Exciting news! On behalf of our local organizing committee (Dylan… | Trushar Patel, DSc 🎉 Exciting news! On behalf of our local organizing committee (Dylan Girodat, Vineet Rathod, Jessica A. Willi, PhD, and Stacey Wetmore, FCIC, FRSC (UK)), I’m…

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Canada Should Act Now to Attract US Scientists Fleeing the Trump Regime I wrote this article a couple of weeks ago and a newspaper agreed to publish it as an op-ed. But they’re taking some time to actually press “publish”. So I’m going ahead and…

My latest blog post: "Canada Should Act Now to Attract US Scientists Fleeing the Trump Regime"

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In many EU countries these trucks have not been deemed safe because of sharp edges and other issues. And now this: the wrong glue 🤣. We should lift tariffs on Chinese EV makers and open market for more service providers.

Is Trump Coming for Canada’s Water? | The Tyee The post-election pause in Columbia River Treaty negotiations should alarm British Columbians.

Is Trump Coming for Canada's Water? via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/03...

NIH cancels funding for landmark diabetes study at a time of focus on chronic disease The Trump administration has canceled funding for an ongoing 30-year, nationwide study tracking patients with prediabetes and diabetes, researchers said.

This is madness. Make America Diabetic Again. A 30 year study terminated. Do they even understand what “chronic” means? www.statnews.com/2025/03/17/t...

YouTube video by Mahidul Creator Real Time With Bill Maher 3/14/2025 || HBO Real Time With Bill Maher March 14, 2025

"Trump is the Ozempic® of the economy."
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Register and attend this free seminar:

Future Leaders of Biophysics
Thursday, March 27, 2025 2:00 PM (UK time)

Also, announcing winners of the annual Michèle Auger Award.

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#biophysics #science #awards
#BiophysicsWeek #BiophysicsReviews

Happy International Women's Day! Wishing you a an entire year filled with appreciation, inspiration, and joy. Here's to the incredible people who make life and work better every day!

Development of Low-Cost In-House Assays for Quantitative Detection of HBsAg, HBeAg, and HBV DNA to Enhance Hepatitis B Virus Diagnostics and Antiviral Screening in Resource-Limited Settings Globally, an estimated 254 million people are living with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, yet only 10.5% have been diagnosed, underscoring the urgent need to expand testing to meet the Worl...

Here is a recent collaborative article with Dr. Coffin's lab, led by Simmone D'souza. As commercial HBV detection kits are expensive, and an estimated 254 million people are living with chronic HBV infection, we focused on developing an in-house HBV detection kit.

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Trudeau: "Every country is very aware that if the American government is willing to do this to their own closest ally, neighbor, and friend, everyone is vulnerable to a trade war."

Opinion: From Ontario to Texas, every measles infection is a preventable tragedy Why are we chipping away at one of the greatest public health victories ever – the elimination of measles?

Ontario is in the midst of its worst #measles outbreak in 30 years. So is Texas. Children are being sickened and dying of a vaccine-preventable illness. This is a tragedy, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com #vaccination

Thank you, Jim.

Is Pubmed down because of NIH funding? Is it down only in Canada or elsewhere as well?

Francis Collins, the NIH Director for 12 years, led the Human Genome Project and other NIH efforts for 32 years, resigned today. Key words from his resignation letter
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PhD Summer School on Host-Microbe Symbioses 2025 Symbnet PhD Summer School on Host-Microbe Symbioses Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine (GIMM) & Católica Biomedical Research Centre (CBR) July 06...

Registration for the Symbnet PhD Summer School on Host-Microbe Symbioses - Oeiras Portugal are open
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Panel discussion Coal mining in the Oldman Watershed: are there potential risks? Southminster United Church Wed., March 5, 2025 6-9pm

Wednesday
#yql #ableg #grassymtn #mountainsnotmines
#agriculture

$9,000 fine for coal mine leak into Alberta river a 'slap on the wrist,' critics say | CBC News The Alberta Energy Regulator is facing criticism after it fined a mining company $9,000 for releasing coal-contaminated waste into a major tributary to the Peace River.

CST Canada Coal Limited was sanctioned this week by the Alberta Energy Regulator for an incident in the spring of 2023 when 1.1 million litres of tailings escaped into the Smoky River, a major tributary of the Peace River.

$9,000 fine means nothing #Ableg
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How many Indians are vegetarian, and where are they?