Austin Taylor

@rkleingeltink @LyssiotisLab @iamjuhee5 @ubcpathology @BCCHresearch 🥳congrats @iamjuhee5 and all!

First paper from the lab (!!) suggesting that inducing an oxidized redox-balance improves anti-tumour CD8 T cell function. Incredible work by @iamjuhee5 with help from many lab members and great collaborators! #immunometabolism @ubcpathology @bcchresearch biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Can methylation of histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) affect the maintenance of mature #BetaCell function? In this study, researchers at the Hoffman Lab report sustained methylation of H3K4 is critical for the maintenance of beta cell function. @BCCHresearch ➡️ bit.ly/3yLVhsK

Exciting news from @VertexPharma this morning - they have received clearance from the FDA to begin the clinical trial for their encapsulated cell therapy. (1/2)

Graduate student positions are available in the @Lim_Labo lab at the @CRCHUM! Interested in understanding how 14-3-3 proteins control pancreatic beta-cell or adipocyte function? Curious about their roles in obesity or diabetes? Please contact me for more details!

Austin J. Taylor and colleagues show that despite previous reports, islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) loss in #diabetes, does not accelerate #tumour growth in mice. 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬@BruceVerchere @CMMT_UBC ➡️sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

@Linder_surprise @OpenAcademics Speed drawing competition of what the next experiment or expected results of an experiment may be?!

Leading a journal club next week and I promised to make it fun... Any suggestions for how to make journal club more engaging and fun? #AcademicChatter @OpenAcademics

@nkrentz @JimJohnsonSci @chrisadoucette And me please!

@JimJohnsonSci @chrisadoucette Send to me too please 🙋‍♀️

To be clear, I think this and it’s peers are excellent drugs, and they are helping people. I worry about what social media hype does to access for those most in need and for reasonable expectations for patients and for the consideration of other options.

For people interested in PC1/3 and immunometabolism, an explanation for why PC1/3 KO mice are hyperinflammatory. Had hoped for a new player but turned out to be an old acquaintance. @BruceVerchere @AusJTaylor @Lindberglab dropbox.com/s/fd5ulbuom1fw…

@WRISGMeeting @AtUcsf @BruceVerchere Congrats Bruce! 🍻A fantastic mentor and scientist.

WRISG Awards: Dr. Bruce Verchere is this year’s recipient of the Gerold M. Grodsky Award, provided by generous support from the UCSF Diabetes Center. Dr. Grodsky is a legend in the field with seminal contributions related to insulin synthesis & secretion. @AtUcsf @BruceVerchere

@FrankHaopeng @bcellorg For mouse or human? The Bethyl labs Ab has worked reasonably well for me doing IHC of mouse pancreas sections

Hi islet community, could anyone give me some advices on the choice of MAFA antibody? Most of them on the markets are not working well.

The Best Scientists 🧵 I have heard a lot about the Best Scientists 🧑‍🔬 Maybe the best scientists... make impactful discoveries, publish in gilded journals, garner millions in funding, with lots of indirects. And prizes, all the prizes🏆 And everybody respects them. OR…

@nictitate Am I allowed to say it was actually really fun? 🤓

@nictitate It was the good kind of grilling. Like a backyard bbq?!

@nictitate Thanks for all your help over the years and for the grilling!

@JimJohnsonSci What about dogecoin though?

Just got this in my DM’s. It’s a lot to unpack. Bitcoin is now holy I guess. This site is free!

@JimJohnsonSci @BruceVerchere @DanielJDrucker @Brunorm84 @NatureComms @CarpentierAndr3 Probably a couple months still as I’m trying to increase colony size. Some time in March most likely

@AusJTaylor @BruceVerchere @DanielJDrucker @Brunorm84 @NatureComms @CarpentierAndr3 Can't wait!! eta?

The transcription factor hepatocyte nuclear factor 4A acts in the intestine to promote white adipose tissue energy storage #obesity #metabolism @NatureComms nature.com/articles/s4146…

@BruceVerchere @DanielJDrucker @JimJohnsonSci @Brunorm84 @NatureComms @CarpentierAndr3 Constitutive cre with the mTmG reporter 🙂 planning to check the islets in this model since it’s a concern of mine and was a major reason for including the reporter in a few mice

@DanielJDrucker @JimJohnsonSci @Brunorm84 @NatureComms @CarpentierAndr3 We have some villin-Cre expts happening now and @AusJTaylor is planning to look in beta cells, so will report back hopefully soon!

@nictitate I was joking 🙃

@nictitate It’s the lack of gloves right?!

@GLim2016 I got one a frame from AnthroDesk and built the table top. Canadian company and good price point. I had a really small space and their frame could go slightly narrower than others and fit my space

In the market for a standing desk. Suggestions? I’ve noticed that there has been a massive growth of companies but their designs are all very similar??