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Screenshot of an article from the Financial Post. The headline reads: Foreign investment surges to Canada's strongest level since 2007.

Good news for Canadians. More international investment means more of our businesses can scale up faster, creating more high-paying career opportunities for Canadians.

next trainee will be critical to the next significant finding. If we don't aggressively defend this remarkably productive wellspring of knowledge, then we're not worthy custodians or participants in it. We'll have let down those who enabled us to succeed. That's our responsibility, we must own it.

CSV2026 is happening May 31–June 4, 2026 at the University of Guelph!
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Cross-presentation of dead cell-associated antigens shapes the neoantigenic landscape of tumor immunity - Nature Immunology Here the authors show DNGR-1 expressed by cDC1s promotes CD8⁺ T cell priming to cytoskeletal neoantigens from dying tumor cells, thereby shaping cancer immune visibility and tumor evolution through im...

#WeekendRead! #DendriticCellPower! @reisesousalab.bsky.social @drjonlim.bsky.social &co show @natimmunol.nature.com that cDC1s exploit DNGR1 to crosspresent #tumor #neoantigens derived from F-actin binding proteins protecting against tumorigenesis but favoring cancer immunoediting!

Proud to share our work now out in Cell. We hope what we learned about IgA immune responses to rotavirus can be translated into better vaccines. Congratulations Dr. Kei Haniuda, an amazing PDF. TY
@uoftmedicine.bsky.social
for covering.

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SIGLEC12 mediates plasma membrane rupture during necroptotic cell death - Nature CRISPR–Cas9-based genome-wide screening shows that SIGLEC12 mediates plasma membrane rupture in cells undergoing necroptosis, possibly through a human-specific mechanism, indicating its potential as a...

This week is particularly remarkable in terms of #CellDeath and infection biology-related discoveries: biomed.news/bims-cediti/...
Highlight 1: SIGLEC12 mediates plasma membrane rupture during necroptotic cell death:

Fascinating as always @reisesousalab.bsky.social &co! 1 aminoacid makes the difference between a CLR that drives cross-presentation or immune activation!! Kudos to all authors of this cool paper! 👇👇👇

🚨Job posting! #UMassAmherst Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences is hiring a TT faculty member in #Immunology. Both fundamental and translational areas considered. Please spread the word!
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Are you a recent PhD interested in a postdoc in Canada? Up to 20% of NSERC Postdoc Fellowships (70k/y for 2y) will be awarded to International applicants, who did their PhD outside of Canada. Deadline is 17 October. See: www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etu...

YouTube video by Dawn Bowdish The Perils of Being Born in the Fall at the Toronto Fringe 2025

Hey Toronto! It's 1 week until the #TorontoFringe and the first performance of "The Perils of Being Born in the Fall" on July 2nd. Tickets are as low as $4 for a full hour of 'edu-tainment' by your friendly neighbourhood scientist. Details & tickets at this link..
fringetoronto.com/fringe/show/...

Harvard steps up

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TBK1 and IKKε prevent premature cell death by limiting the activity of both RIPK1 and NLRP3 death pathways TBK1 and IKKe prevent premature cell death by limiting the activity of multiple death pathways in myeloid cells.

The loss of TBK1, or both TBK1 and the related kinase IKKε, results in uncontrolled cell death–driven inflammation. We show that TBK1/IKKε prevent premature cell death by limiting the activity of multiple death pathways in myeloid cells. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Do you know (or are you) a senior scientist in the USA who might like to move to Canada in the near future? The 2026 call for CERCs (Canada Excellence Research Chairs) was posted last month: 🧪 ⚛️ 🔭 🇨🇦

I joined 75+ @nobelprize.bsky.social laureates urging US Senators to oppose RFK Jr.'s confirmation as DHHS Secretary. If you’re in a state with GOP senators, PLEASE reach out to them! I’d deeply appreciate it if you amplified this post! 🙏
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C. elegans neuroscientist in a neuroscience startup pack

thank you for bringing back the fun of sci comm