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@uhnresearch.ca@uhnresearch.ca1/ For people with disabilities, crossing a busy intersection can present many safety challenges.
@kiteuhn.bsky.social researchers found that accessible streets require intentional design, ongoing maintenance, and engagement with people with disabilities.
@uhnresearch.ca2/ First authors: Evey Zheng and Dr. Chung-Hsi Wang
Senior author: Dr. Naoto Hirano
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@uhnresearch.ca1/ A new study from @pmresearch-uhn.bsky.social highlights a new CAR T strategy that targets a protein found in many cancers. The approach showed promising results and could help extend CAR T therapy to more cancer types and more patients.
🔗 Read more: www.uhnresearch.ca/news/10-07-2...
@uhnresearch.ca@uhnresearch.ca(1/2) Congratulations to Drs. Mamatha Bhat and Kathryn Howe, inaugural recipients of the SUMO–UHN Distinguished Physician Investigator Award. 🎉
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@uhnresearch.ca2/ First author: Dr. Nick Kerman Senior author: Dr. Kate Hayman
@uhnresearch.ca1/ A study from @uhn.ca shows that hospital-affiliated warming centres could help reduce emergency department overcrowding by providing a safe discharge option for people experiencing homelessness in winter—reinforcing the need for supportive housing.
@dkjei-uhn.bsky.socialReposted by @uhnresearch.ca📢 New publication alert!
A recent study led by Dr. Jarryll Uy, a Postdoctoral Researcher, has uncovered an unexpected role for SCN2A, one of the risk genes associated with autism, revealing that it begins shaping brain development much earlier than previously understood >> bit.ly/4hz6Xor (1/2)
@uhnresearch.ca#GairdnerScienceWeek is back October 19 to 23. Join world-leading scientists for free public events celebrating cutting-edge research, global health innovation, and the brilliant 2026 Gairdner Awards laureates.
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@uhnresearch.ca🚨Out today in @natimmunol.nature.com, a study from @pmresearch-uhn.bsky.social’s Dr. Anastasia Tikhonova identifies distinctive early changes in the bone marrow environment in people with age-related blood #StemCell mutations, before blood cancer develops.
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@uhnresearch.ca(2/2) #ICYMI: Another recent study from Dr. Li’s lab on a new class of non-viral therapies for genetic diseases that restores protein function without altering the genome.
@uhnresearch.caOut today in @natbiotech.nature.com, a study from Dr. Bowen Li (@pmresearch-uhn.bsky.social) shows a new strategy for improving the non-viral delivery of large mRNA cargo for gene editing—an approach with the potential to expand the reach of gene editing therapies.
@uhnresearch.caCongratulations to Dr. Tak Mak, Senior Scientist at @pmresearch-uhn.bsky.social, on receiving the German Society of Immunology's German Immunology Prize. 🎉
As the Society's highest scientific honour, the award recognizes outstanding contributions to immunology.
@uhnresearch.ca#PostdocAppreciationWeek 👋 Meet Fernanda Yamamato Ricardo da Silva, a postdoctoral researcher at @transplant-uhn.bsky.social, whose research focuses on improving lung transplantation outcomes.
Learn why she is excited about the future of health research.
@uhnresearch.ca#PostdocAppreciationWeek 👋 Meet Ambika Bansal, a postdoctoral researcher at @kiteuhn.bsky.social and a recruit from @uhn.ca's Canada Leads program. Learn about her sensory-motor research that can be applied to areas such as aging and rehabilitation technology.
@uhnresearch.ca#PostdocAppreciationWeek 👋 Meet Francesco Rugolo, a postdoctoral researcher at @uhn.ca. Learn about his work studying genetic kidney diseases and his thoughts on how #AI can be involved in the future of health research.
@uhnresearch.ca#PostdocAppreciationWeek 👋 Meet Rachel Shum, a postdoctoral researcher at @pmresearch-uhn.bsky.social. Learn how her research is helping advance radiation dose measurement to support more precise #cancer treatment.
