Biomedical Engineering PhD candidate @bme_uoft @OFKLab | Creating next-gen RNA therapeutics | @Varsity_Blues Curling 🥌
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March has been an exceptionally memorable month launching my research work to the world on the cover of Science Signaling. Thank you to Biotech TV for featuring me on their Science Spotlight and highlighting my PhD journey as a student-athlete!
𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬: Meet @JanicePang_, a @UofT PhD candidate who was lead author of a much discussed paper in @scisignal about using long noncoding RNAs as future therapeutic medicines.
Full video: biotechtv.com/post/janice-pa…
Thank you for featuring our work on lncRNAs!
𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: A paper in @scisignal this month by researchers at the University of Toronto illustrated progress being made in turning long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) into medicines. Via @chloeckirk
Link to research: science.org/doi/10.1126/scis…
Janice Pang retweeted
Study suggests long non-coding RNA (#lncRNA) has potential as new class of genetic medicine, including as an anti-inflammatory drug. I talked to the scientists at University of Toronto to learn more for my story in @endpts - endpoints.news/study-suggest…
Janice Pang retweeted
Mining the dark transcriptome: U of T Engineering researchers create the first potential drug molecules from long noncoding RNA 🧬 uofteng.ca/js1ipk
ALT BME PhD student Janice Pang and Professor Omar F. Khan in a laboratory
Delighted to share our lab's latest work. Thank you to my supervisor Dr. Omar F. Khan, co-authors, and funding agencies for making this research possible. I am beyond honoured to have been able to lead this study and make it my first first-author paper.
A team presents the synthesis and chemical engineering of 3 #lncRNAs to suppress inflammation in mice and in human cells—one of the first demonstrations that lncRNAs outside of cells can be deployed to affect cell biology. @OFKLab @JanicePang_ @bme_uoft scim.ag/4urlDfg
For many years, we have dismissed this segment of the genome as ‘junk’ and sidelined lncRNAs in drug development. Our study demonstrated for the first time the use of three different lncRNAs - GAPLINC, MIST and DRAIR - to treat acute inflammation.
Some exciting things brewing. Stay tuned 👀
Join us for #BBTV2025 on May 8 at U of T’s Myhal Centre!
Six teams pitch their biotech ventures in #precision & #regenerative medicine to compete for $25K in funding.
📍 Lau Auditorium | 3 - 5PM
Meet the teams & register: prime.utoronto.ca/events/pit…
Immensely grateful to have been awarded the prestigious Canada Graduate Scholarship for my doctoral work! Thank you @NSERC_CRSNG for believing in the impact of my research and supporting top graduate researchers across the country.
Six graduate students from the Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME) at the University of Toronto have been awarded a combined funding of $462,000 over three years through the generous support from the @NSERC_CRSNG graduate scholarships: discover.bme.utoronto.ca/six….
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JOB DONE ✅
With 3 wins from 3 matches, we punch our ticket to the Olympic Quarterfinals!
#CANWNT #NeverBackDown
Wildfire season is here again…Wildfire management will only grow in the coming decades as aridification intensifies with climate change and more regions become susceptible to fires.
An 11-year study in @ScienceAdvances connects California wildfire inhalable particulate matter exposure to more than 52,000 premature deaths and at least $432 billion in losses. scim.ag/7gl
“In every single person there is a special gift. Your purpose in life is to find that gift, and to contribute it to the world (and) to society to make it better.”
Thank you @Astro_Jeremy for your moving words at #CWSF2024! Excited to see you make history on Artemis II mission🚀
A special morning at #ToBE2024 with keynote speaker Dr. Jennifer Doudna sharing about the utility of the CRISPR-Cas9 system and the challenge of developing delivery vehicles for therapeutic deployment. Thank you for sharing your inspiring work! @doudna_lab
Long overdue but finally see the government is listening to support top research talent in our country in the Budget 2024 proposal🇨🇦
Super grateful to have on board our sponsors and partners who continuously make the trip to the national science fair possible for students and delegates! – at Toronto, Ontario
Thank you to judges, volunteers and committee members for making this year’s fair possible! A huge shoutout to our fair sponsors for their continuous support! Your generosity powers our mission to encourage young scientists in Greater Vancouver to pursue #STEM!
Excited to head to Ottawa in May as a delegate for another #CWSF!
Follow along on our journey, on the page ⬇️ – at Toronto, Ontario
Exciting to see the expanded capabilities of predicting biomolecular assemblies beyond proteins 🧬 – at Toronto, Ontario
AlphaFold2 and RoseTTAFold are limited to predicting the 3D structure of proteins. A new all-atom method models complete biomolecular assemblies, including proteins, nucleic acids, small molecules, metals, and covalent modifications. #NBThighlight science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
Looking forward to this year’s ToBE conference! Register below ⬇️ – at Toronto, Ontario
Register for ToBE 2024 for a chance to hear from incredible scientists, including Nobel Prize Winner Jennifer Doudna! tobeconference.com
Thank you @bme_uoft for the feature of our journey with @Varsity_Blues Women's Curling and PhD research!
It was only coming to @UofT that I was able to realize my dream of pursuing both my athletics and academic goals. Grateful for the lessons of perseverance and hardwork. – at Toronto, Ontario
Meet Danielle Serra and Janice Pang, two graduate students at the Institute of Biomedical Engineering. Read more about how they seamlessly balance the demands of academia and their passion for curling on the UofT varsity team: discover.bme.utoronto.ca/fac… @UofTEngineering