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Toronto, Canada
Joined August 2018
For the International Day of Women in Science this year, I dedicate this video to the Garton lab and everyone else, acknowledging the support we have received on this journey and sharing this support with all women in science. Content creator: @Soheila_BME
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What’s happening behind the scenes at labs & research groups around the globe? SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT! Join scientists across all levels from academia, industry, and government. Learn more about the program: bit.ly/49qbofF #SBE #mSBW2024 #research
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Researchers at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering have successfully utilized an artificial intelligence (AI) framework to redesign a crucial protein involved in the delivery of gene therapy: uoft.me/a6T
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Check out our new generative AI tool for gene therapy published in Nature Machine Intelligence! Work conducted by the fantastic Suyue Lyu and @shahin_s_h nature.com/articles/s42256-0…
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So proud to be a part of Myoxa & proud of our team for winning at our first ever pitch competition! Thank you @MbD_UofT & @UofTPRiME for encouraging cutting-edge, life saving research 🫀
Congratulations to Garton Lab trainees on winning $25,000 at the pitch competition! Myoxa Therapeutics is developing new hypoxia-resistance mechanisms to improve stem-cell derived cell therapies for heart failure and beyond! 🧫🧬
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Awesome pitch by students from the @GartonLab Great job guys!! 👏🏼
At the Building a Biotech Venture Pitch Competition, 6 teams delivered compelling pitches & Myoxa Therapeutics (@bme_uoft) & Specifix Dx (@UofT_LMP) won $25k & $10k in funding ➡️mbd.utoronto.ca/news/pitch-c… Partners: #MedicinebyDesign, @UofTPRiME, @H2i_UofT, @TalkBoutiqueInc.
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Congratulations to Garton Lab trainees on winning $25,000 at the pitch competition! Myoxa Therapeutics is developing new hypoxia-resistance mechanisms to improve stem-cell derived cell therapies for heart failure and beyond! 🧫🧬
At the Building a Biotech Venture Pitch Competition, 6 teams delivered compelling pitches & Myoxa Therapeutics (@bme_uoft) & Specifix Dx (@UofT_LMP) won $25k & $10k in funding ➡️mbd.utoronto.ca/news/pitch-c… Partners: #MedicinebyDesign, @UofTPRiME, @H2i_UofT, @TalkBoutiqueInc.
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At the Building a Biotech Venture Pitch Competition, 6 teams delivered compelling pitches & Myoxa Therapeutics (@bme_uoft) & Specifix Dx (@UofT_LMP) won $25k & $10k in funding ➡️mbd.utoronto.ca/news/pitch-c… Partners: #MedicinebyDesign, @UofTPRiME, @H2i_UofT, @TalkBoutiqueInc.
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First three teams have pitched at the Building a Biotech Venture Pitch Competition! ➡️Drug discovery team CApt Dynamics @ShanaOKelley lab. ➡️Cell therapies team Myoxa Therapeutics @GartonLab. ➡️Small molecule development team Neuropeutics @JanuceRobertson lab.
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Michael Garton (@GartonLab @bme_uoft) is using stem cells & synthetic biology to develop therapeutic tissues that can not only replace damaged tissues but also enhance them to be better than nature: mbd.utoronto.ca/news/merging…
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We are excited to be part of this incredible international team! Looking forward to combining synthetic biology with regenerative medicine to revolutionize heart disease treatment 🧫🫀
#BREAKING: $23.6M in funding has been awarded by #NFRF Transformation program to establish an international team—led by @UHN—to develop cutting-edge regenerative therapies for heart disease. Congrats to Dr. Michael Laflamme and collaborators! > uhnresearch.ca/news/unlockin…
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First publication officially out in @BioDesignR spj.sciencemag.org/journals/… Thank you to @shahin_s_h & Dr. Garton (@GartonLab) for their support and this opportunity to share the effective MP design methods with the major advancement of @DeepMind ’s Alpha Fold #AcademicTwitter
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Very proud to count myself among those joining the @UofTPRiME community as part of the 2022 PRiME Fellowship!! Thankful for your support @FPRoth & @GartonLab!
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Meet Lucy Ma (Engineering Science (2T2 + PEY), Biomedical Systems), our Canadian Space Health Undergraduate Research Awardee! She is working with the @GartonLab at @UofT this summer on a controlled gene circuit for cellular radiation protection using tardigrade genes. Ad Astra!🚀
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Michael Garton's (@GartonLab) life as a professional mountaineer was changed by a fall from Europe's tallest rock face. A year in hospital made him realize he wanted to make a positive impact through science. Read his #PeopleofMedicinebyDesign profile: mbd.utoronto.ca/news/people-…
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Congrats Aanshi! (:
Officially a PhD Candidate 🥳👩🏽‍🏫 A BIG thank you to all the support I’ve received in every capacity especially from Dr. Garton & lab mates @GartonLab Extremely excited for the journey up ahead 🤩
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