Jean-Paul Paluzzi

🚀 New paper alert! Thrilled to share our latest study led by postdoc @gera_jayati published in eLife. 👉 doi.org/10.7554/eLife.… Continue reading for a summary.

Nature research paper: Neuroendocrine control of calcium mobilization in the fruit fly go.nature.com/3WQsnn1

Interested in Lysosomes? Here is a way to purify them from skeletal muscle. Great work by T. Mahendran, A. Kuznyetsova and N. Moradi. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

It takes a lifetime of scientific work to prove a small biochemical pathway or understand a tiny corner of the human immune system. It takes a minute on social media to post some made up pseudoscientific quackery that millions will believe anyway.

WATCH: Scientists say that head lice have largely evolved past traditional front-line treatments. vancouver.citynews.ca/video/2025/07/…

Drug-resistant ‘super lice’ are here to stay. It’s a symptom of a far larger problem, experts say. With kids at summer camp and back-to-school around the corner, experts say now is the peak of lice season — and “super lice” are making matters worse. trib.al/f82cmjP

Canada has amazing scientific talent-the research sector deserves to be recognized and funded competitively to sustain and expand excellence and ensure scientific research continues to serve as an engine driving health and prosperity of the nation thelogic.co/news/ozempic-d…

Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions – rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking concrete steps to make sure all students at Harvard can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope other institutions follow suit.

Leadership! Attracting the best and brightest to generate world-leading discoveries and supercharge our economy.

@ke_marshall @NSERC_CRSNG Awesome! Congrats to the whole team!

Absolutely delighted to announce that the lab has been funded by @NSERC_CRSNG for the next five years! DGs are a team effort--an incredible group of hardworking students and postdocs, a supportive department and university, and generous mentors were all necessary. Thank you!

Amen to that.

Upcoming webinar on March 31, 2025 at 2:00-3:00pm EST entitled "Tips and Tricks for Posters and Presentations - Scientific illustration as a powerful tool for communicating science." Further details and registration can be found at this link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

It's done! Our paper on the modulation of Insulin-Producing Cells is now out on @eLife. I'm deeply grateful to everyone involved @rituja14 @zandawala @ChockleyAlex @isabella_balles @H_Selina98 @LiessemSander @dr_feffone @jan_ache Happy reading: elifesciences.org/articles/99548

Charging your personal phone on campus is basically stealing from the university. Electricity cost money! Also, you’ll need to use your personal phone number for two factor authentication on all university apps.

(1/3) On the one-year anniversary of the Blue-Ribbon Panel’s report, it’s more important than ever to ensure the financial sustainability of Ontario’s #universities. Read COU’s full statement: ontariosuniversities.ca/news/cou-state… #ONpoli #ONpse

Need Halloween plans or an excuse to dress up? Come hang with us this upcoming Thursday in 3rd floor LSB kitchen for some spooooky activities and food! Event starts at 5pm 👻🎃🧟‍♀️ #agsbs #yorku

And twitterless Mario Zuliani @YorkUScience @YorkUScientists @YorkBiology @YorkUnews

All smiles getting to share the stage with these three Biology PhDs this morning. congratulations and wishing you all the best in your future endeavours! ⁦@KodanakaBees⁩ ⁦@GibsShelby⁩

This is a historic day for the fly community and dare I say neuroscience in general. Glad to have been involved in this consortium and looking forward to digging deeper into this amazing resource. 🪅