Frank Beier

In his memory, Western has opened an equity-based graduate scholarship. Please consider supporting his final initiative if you are able: www.westernconnect.ca/beier ; thank you for all the time you spent and laughs you shared with him. We love and miss him so much already. - The Beiers

Hi all. Frank passed peacefully with the love of his family on July 18, 2025 in London, ON. He was a wonderful human being who shared much of his life with you. We could not have asked for a better father, grandfather, friend, colleague, or mentor. 1/

Very proud of this one. If you want a complete primer on the history of functional neuroimaging in disorders of consciousness, then this is for you. With @karnig-kazazian.bsky.social and Martin Monti. owenlab.org/uploads/pdfF...

A blue poster describing opportunities to join the Bernhardt Lab -- for more information please see https://www.bernhardtlab.org/join-us

✨ The Bernhardt Lab at the University of Guelph is recruiting graduate students for 2026! Join us! We have several fully funded grad positions available ✨

Please spread the word!

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#CSEE2025

Professor of Pharmacology - Uppsala University Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University

Uppsala University has an open call for a professorship in pharmacology, deadline Sept 15: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

Congratulations to PhysPharm department members Lisa and Taylor on these well deserved awards!!!

Synovial fluid as a complex molecular pool contributing to knee osteoarthritis Nature Reviews Rheumatology, Published online: 07 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41584-025-01271-4The synovial fluid lubricates joints while also collecting molecular mediators from surrounding tissues. This Review highlights how molecular analyses of the synovial fluid might provide information on the progression of knee osteoarthritis and treatment efficacy, and identify potential therapeutic strategies targeting synovial fluid mediators in knee osteoarthritis.

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High-speed mapping of whole-mouse peripheral nerves at subcellular resolution A high-speed pipeline enables whole-mouse imaging and mesoscopic analysis of peripheral nerves using transgenic, immunostaining, and viral labeling, providing an effective means to map body-wide struc...

Wow! Amazing images! www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... High-speed mapping of whole-mouse peripheral nerves at subcellular resolution: Cell

@maximoprado.bsky.social @jointsintheworld.bsky.social

We have an open postdoc position in our lab using #NAMs!
We are seeking a postdoctoral researcher to work on an NIH-funded R01 project investigating tendon cell-ECM interactions using advanced microphysiological and engineered approaches (including non-animal models).
Apply here! michmed.org/5GV5x

Now that I am shedding most of my committee memberships, it is super tempting to delete the MS Teams app that I greatly dislike from all my devices. Give me one reason to keep it?

Will try to spend these last months on quality time with family & friends, getting my affairs in order, and working on a few graduate student thesis and manuscripts. It will not be boring.

Another update although not much has changed. Still expected to have 'a few months'. Oncologist feels like there is nothing he can do any more but we will try to keep me as comfortable & productive as possible with palliative care, oxygen, wheelchair etc.

Western expands PhD and postdoc funding - Western News Western is boosting funding for postdoctoral fellows and PhD candidates from the U.S. and other countries with expanded and new award programs.

To attract top global talent, #WesternU is doubling the number of Postdoctoral Fellowship Program awards and launching the new US-CAN Doctoral Excellence Awards. #CdnPSE #HigherEd

Come join us in Vancouver! Exciting opportunity for a more senior investigator researching new regenerative medicine approaches for Type 1 diabetes. $8M in funding for successful candidate research.ubc.ca/media/file/j...

Exciting Research Professorship Position in Stem Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of Leuven. Amazing research ecosystem, great colleagues, high quality of life, tenure track. For those interested in joining us, please see below:
www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...

I can hear that one very clearly from my balcony....

#Sunfest was always one of my favourite things in #Ldnont. This is very likely the last time I can be there. All the more thankful I am to the kids for taking me there in my new fancy wheels! PS5 from Naples playing here

Lots of visitors these days! Former PhD students and postdocs coming by from in and out of town. A sad occasion but great to see them all! Oh those memories.... sorry for the poor selfie skills....

Lots of room for growth at @uwaterloo.ca. 🇨🇦 And were hiring 6 new faculty in #optometry and #visionscience. Spread the news. Contact me if you want to learn more.

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Study uncovers potential treatment for Parkinson’s-related dementia A 12-month clinical trial investigated whether a cough medicine used in Europe called Ambroxol can slow dementia in people with Parkinson’s.

A clinical trial led by @schulichmeddent.bsky.social prof Dr. Stephen Pasternak at Lawson Research Institute (St. Joseph's Health Care London) shows European cough medicine Ambroxol may offer brain protection and improve symptoms in people with Parkinson’s-related #dementia. #WesternU

Reactivation of mammalian regeneration by turning on an evolutionarily disabled genetic switch Mammals display prominent diversity in the ability to regenerate damaged ear pinna, but the genetic changes underlying the failure of regeneration remain elusive. We performed comparative single-cell ...

By flipping an evolutionarily disabled genetic switch involved in Vitamin A metabolism, researchers in Science have enabled ear tissue regeneration in mice.

Learn more: scim.ag/3TzUSnH

Nothing like a CT scan at 2:45 am to confirm you are dying..... to be fair they want to see if there is any chance for radiation to make a difference, but chances are slim. Anyway, thanks for taking me Aaron!

The Roglic ski jump/cycling combination appears even more astonishing to me

Congrats!!

This is a fantastic department, with great staff, faculty, and trainees. Thank you all for making this as enjoyable as it can be and for your cooperative spirit. Thanks also to my fellow basic science chairs for all the collaboration!

Today is my last day as Chair of Physiology and Pharmacology at @schulichmeddent.bsky.social @westernu.ca, after 7 years (1 yr acting, 5 in term 1, 1 in term 2). I would have loved to complete term 2 but my advancing cancer leaves me no choice. 1/

The Oslo Pride 2025 video shows how quiet visibility -🌈 pins, bracelets, flags- can mean safety, belonging, and respect. Amid rising hate [and lost protections elsewhere] the message is clear: you are seen, you matter, this is a safe place. Civic decency, not just law.

I will be opening my new lab in September at UBC! if you’re coming to #Worm25 and are looking for graduate studies or a postdoc position, let’s meet! Vancouver + worms = perfect vibes. www.zoology.ubc.ca/~yeecs/labsi... Please share! 🙌

The new Department of Functional Genetics at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine is looking for scientists at any level. 👉 mpi-muenster.mpg.de/780013/profil

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR IS SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE MULTIPLE OSTEOARTHRITIS-RELEVANT PATHOLOGICAL FEATURES IN NAIVE MURINE KNEE JOINTS https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.20.660696v1