Assembloids to model sensory neurological pathways

Diagram courtesy of Dr. Sergiu Paşca, Stanford University In current organoid technologies, human pluripotent stem cells are guided to differentiate into 3D structures that resemble the corresponding human in-vivo organ, which allows researchers the opportunity to study the organ’s specific cells and function. However, organoids are limited by their inability to mimic circuits or interactions...

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Benjamin Mumford

Rôle sur l’équipe Beagle: ÉditeurRole on the Beagle Team: Editor Ben Mumford is a Master’s Student at the Université de Montréal in the Department of Biological Sciences. Supervised by Professor Chris Cameron, his area of interest and research is in the evolutionary development of invertebrates. His master’s is focussing on the microstructural and compositional properties of stereom,...

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Adithi Rao

Rôle sur l’équipe Beagle: ÉditriceRole on the Beagle Team: Editor Adithi Rao is currently a master’s student in McGill University, Montreal. She studies the behavior and neuroscience of freshwater fish, specifically how, when, and with which individuals they group. She also partakes in numerous student outreach and education activities in Quebec. When not thinking about fish, she...

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Laura Lardinois

Rôle sur l’équipe Beagle: ÉditriceRole on the Beagle Team: Editor Laura is a PhD student at McGill University co-advised by Drs. Rowan Barrett at McGill and Matthieu Leray at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. She splits her time between Montreal and Panama, where she studies the microbiomes of tropical coral reef fish and their responses to environmental...

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Embracing Experiential Learning: A Journey Through Conservation and Hope

By Anonymous, a PhD student from McGill University My lifelong tenet is that learning follows experience. This tenet has kept me moving throughout my career as an ecologist. If the chance for a new experience presents itself, I will take it nine times out of ten. This tendency has given me experience in wildlife conservation,...

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Companion Animal Psychology Book Club April 2024

“A wonderful, unusual, and healing book, full of wisdom and compassion.”—Sy Montgomery.By Zazie Todd PhDThis page contains affiliate links which means I may earn a commission on qualifying purchases at no cost to you.This month, the Animal Book Club is reading Good Grief: On Loving Pets, Here and Hereafter by E.B. Bartels.From the publisher,“An unexpected,...

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Blood Efficiency Accelerator Award Program helping team establish national best practices for out-of-hospital transfusions

Blood Efficiency Accelerator Award Program helping team establish national best practices for out-of-hospital transfusions Organs and Tissues Plasma Stem Cells Transfusion Blood Tuesday, April 09, 2024 Abby Wolfe Canadian Blood Services has multiple competitive funding programs open to Canadian researchers that pursue projects related to our research priorities. Since 2017, Canadian Blood Services’ Blood Efficiency...

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