Join us Friday Mar 13 as we welcome Prof Ruby Sullan of @utscbiology.bsky.social for her talk on “Root Attachment and Colonization by Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria”. See you in RW432 at 11am!
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March 12 | Dating App Tips and Safety
⏰ 12 p.m. - 2 p.m.
📍 Spigel Hall
Join sexual health educator and relationship coach Rae Szereszewski for a fun and interactive workshop that will help you swipe smarter, connect deeper & stay safe.
More info ➡️ https://bit.ly/3Nvpuae
We've extended the deadline to MARCH 15! If you have a manuscript, short grant proposal, or job application & want a fresh, unbiased, and informed perspective & belong to an underrepresented group - PLEASE APPLY! We want to support you! Please share far & wide 😊https://lifescienceeditors.org/apply/
Top row, from left: Eileen Antone, Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Jesse Wente, Janet Rossant and Jennifer Bernard Bottom row, from left: Gregory David, Martin Katz, Marnie McBean and Marion Buller
Convocation 2026: #UofT to confer honorary degrees on nine inspiring individuals #UofTGrad26 📜 uoft.me/hd26
Our urban data summer internship offers University of Toronto undergrads the (paid) opportunity to work on real data issues in the public & NGO sectors, supported by a data bootcamp, faculty mentor & professional development sessions. Apply by March 15! https://ow.ly/PBWj50Ym4TM
Membrane dynamics are an important contributor to epiboly as shown in @dev-journal.bsky.social by @plotnikovlab.bsky.social and the Bruce Lab. “Camsap2a regulates actomyosin flow and Rab5ab-mediated macropinocytosis in the yolk cell during zebrafish epiboly” doi.org/10.1242/dev....
Some study proteins frozen in place. Senior scientist @sickkidsto.bsky.social & #UofT University Professor Lewis Kay watches them dance, revealing how molecular motion drives health & disease. His work could help unlock new treatments for Alzheimer’s & cancer 🧪 uoft.me/kay-l
Postdoc in Human Movement Neuroscience at Department of Neuroscience
University of Copenhagen - Copenhagen, Denmark
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We have a postdoc position available. Please forward to anyone who may be interested.
Multi spectral imagining of the letetr fragment
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Deep within #UofT’s rare book collections, even the humblest materials can hold extraordinary stories.
A scrap of 📜 from the Robertson Davies Library @masseycollege.bsky.social Library has been identified as part of a 15th-century letter from the court of King Louis XI of France
Check out our new publication @dev-journal.bsky.social! If you thought that cell divisions challenge tissue boundaries ... you got half of the story! Using in vivo quantitative microscopy and math. modelling we show that divisions fluidize tissues and facilitate boundary refinement. 🧪 #drosophila
What does the new #TAIR12 Arabidopsis thaliana genome annotation look like?
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#plantscience #plantbiology #Arabidopsis #cropscience #scisky 🧪
⚠️ Environment Canada has issued a weather statement for Toronto, beginning this morning, Wed., Feb. 18, through this evening. We are continuing to monitor & will share an update by noon today.
Visit the Campus Status page for the latest on #UofT campus operations:
utoronto.ca/campus-status
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A ‘Peter Pan’ of the lab, Lewis Kay sheds light on the molecular machinery of life #UofT ➡️ uoft.me/kay-l
Join a keynote conversation on AI’s next big moment in driving health, economic and social good in Canada featuring Christine Allen, Alán Aspuru-Guzik, and Milica Radisic at the Desjardins Speaker Series on March 5. Spots are limited, register now: uoft.me/uteweek2026-... #UofTEntWeek #UofTStartup
Feb. 12 | Black on the Shelf 2026
The #UTM Library and Black at UTM are proud to present a collection of books to showcase #BlackExcellence. This year will feature a book reading from Matthew R. Morris.
⏰ 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
📍 UTM Library
More info ➡️ https://bit.ly/4pIT7SG
🧪🌾VACANCY – PhD position in plant development
Join Stephan Wenkel’s group @microproteins.bsky.social and study how molecular mechanisms shape flower development, combining experimental and computational approaches!
📅 Deadline: 31 March 2026
👉 Read more and apply: www.upsc.se/jobs/6659-ph...
Please share! We are looking for a PhD student (4 years) starting from 01/05/2026 at @ipbhalle.bsky.social!
If you are interested in plant immunity, receptor biochemistry and evolution, consider applying! Deadline 09/03/2026.
Application portal: ipb-halle.mhm.jobs/10-phd-posit...
Join the vibrant @entrepreneurs.utoronto.ca community for University of Toronto Entrepreneurship Week from March 2-6 for 15 events that celebrate, showcase, reward and accelerate U of T’s top startups and innovators.
🔗Register now: uoft.me/uteweek-2026
#UofTEntWeek #UofTStartup
Actomyosin cortex integration with complex plasma membrane topography in the early #Drosophila embryo. New study from Rowan K. Naidoo, Rebecca Tam, and Tony J.C. Harris @uoftcellsysbiol.bsky.social: rupress.org/jcb/article/...
#Development #Cytoskeleton
Fascinating to see these plans for our new home!
We’ve been grateful that renovations have updated our current 50+ year old buildings.
Now we’re eager for construction to start so we can have purpose built 21st century lab space!
urbantoronto.ca/news/2026/02...
What does university feel like in an age of AI & accelerating change?
In our first-ever student issue , 🎒 #UofT students reflect on uncertainty and hope — from setbacks to finding community — and how it’s shaping life after graduation. ➡️ magazine.utoronto.ca
Looking for an academic job? Check out GetHIRED! from @socdevbio.bsky.social! This course provides expert advice and stories from leading investigators and reading and writing assignments that guide you through preparing all your job packet materials.
www.sdbonline.org/gethired
Black History Month Luncheon poster
Feb. 26 | Annual #BHM Luncheon 2026
Join the #UofT community for the annual tradition of celebrating #BlackExcellence while providing a welcoming & inclusive community space.
⏰ 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
📍 Hart House
More info ➡️ https://bit.ly/4qcHQKx
Please share!
PhD position (4 years) available in my group @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social. We look for candidates with solid aptitude in computer science to cross disciplines and use cutting edge imaging to understand host infection by destructive plant pathogens.
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📬 Our January 2026 C-SPIRIT newsletter is out now!
Featuring a new Aim 6 blogpost, recent member publications, upcoming events, and more. 🌱
Read it here: msunatsci.createsend1.com/t/y-e-awultd...
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#PlantScience
Naidoo, Tam, and Harris @uoftcellsysbiol.bsky.social show that, over the early #Drosophila embryo, a composite of actomyosin and plasma membrane folds conveys cortical tension, and regulation involves PM topography modulation by Arp2/3. rupress.org/jcb/article/...
#Actin #Cytoskeleton #Development
Cell Bio 2026 is built by scientists, for scientists—and it starts with your ideas.
Submit a scientific session proposal and help shape the program.
🗓 Deadline: February 22, 2026
https://www.ascb.org/cellbio2026/
PhD candidate Xiang (Olivia) Li, right, in the lab with Molly Shoichet, left
#UofT ranked 1st in Canada, among top 30 globally, in all subjects: Times Higher Education 🍁 uoft.me/c7J
Senior Scientist – Translational Genomics, Translational Medicine
AstraZeneca - Cambridge, UK
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