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When faced with a mountain of gene expression data, reducing the computational complexity for analyzing a cell’s RNA transcripts is an invaluable development. Read about how our researchers accomplished it in our latest piece by Donnelly News: thedonnellycentre.utoronto.ca/news/bader-lab…

Our 2025 Annual Report is now available! This magazine-style report showcases our most popular research stories and news highlights, in addition to covering a breakdown of our faculty, students, awards, and funding. Read the 2025 Annual Report now: thedonnellycentre.utoronto.ca/news/donnelly-…

Society of Gynecologic Oncology warns of fast-rising incidence of cervical cancer in Canadian women, even as other countries are on the verge of eliminating the disease through HPV vaccination. Canada rate of vax only 64%.

The Donnelly Centre is hiring a new Research and Communications Officer! As a vital part of our administration team, this role covers the external and internal communications of our community. Learn more about the role and apply at the link below: jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-Re…

Research can take many forms. As a part of our 20th Anniversary Retrospective series, we sat down with Donnelly PI Mikko Taipale, to talk about his 2020 paper “An efficient KRAB domain for CRISPRi applications in human cells” Read the full story here: thedonnellycentre.utoronto.ca/news/how-sidet…

Today we're highlighting the research of Donnelly's newest faculty member, Ashley Libby! Read about Libby's work in our most recent story: thedonnellycentre.utoronto.ca/news/chicken-s…

Please give a warm welcome to Donnelly's newest faculty member, Dr. Ashley Libby! Learn why she was drawn to the domesticated chicken as a system model, and discover the research the Libby Lab will be tackling at the Donnelly in our most recent story: thedonnellycentre.utoronto.ca/news/chicken-s…

@ChristineAllenW Merry Christmas to you guys!

Merry Christmas from our family to yours. Wishing everyone a restful holiday break.

When the first draft sequence of the human genome was published in 2001, scientists began to redirect their research questions to better reflect new understandings. Among them was Ben Blencowe, PI at the Donnelly Centre. Full story available here: thedonnellycentre.utoronto.ca/news/benjamin-…

Day 6 of Hope 🕊 Submitted By: Dr. @StephAngers,  Professor and Director Charles H. Best Chair of Medical Research, @DonnellyCentre for Cellular + Biomolecular Research, @uoftmedicine @UofT “It is an exciting time for biomedical research with access to new powerful genomic technologies that are allowing us to systematically probe the importance of every human gene for the development and progression of various brain tumours. We are moving beyond standard approaches toward a new era of precision oncology.  Research matters because it is the only vehicle for transforming a diagnosis with limited options into one with manageable outcomes. Innovation is the difference between stalling the disease and curing it. New innovations and supporting discovery research is the only way that will enable breakthrough treatments for incurable brain tumours. This is where the mission of  Brain Cancer Canada is vital: it serves as a distinct bridge to hope by funding the high-reward, translational science that others may deem too risky. By connecting donors directly to the labs where miracles are engineered, we ensure that funding gaps do not become stopping points. Brain Cancer Canada is a catalyst to support new innovative research to better understand these diseases and spark the development of new treatment strategies.” #12DaysofHope #DrAngers #BrainCancer #BrainTumour

Today we're highlighting Gary Bader, who we recently interviewed for our 20-Year Anniversary retrospective series. Read the full story below: thedonnellycentre.utoronto.ca/news/power-dat…

The HPV vaccine is miraculous. Look at the green line of cervical cancer rates:

ZERO cases of cervical cancer diagnosed in women under age 25 in Australia 🇦🇺 None . Nada . Zip. For the first time since records began! How did this happen? One word VACCINES!!!!!

@marcgriffinRDS Besoin d’un gaucher ? Lauer au lieu de Berrios ?

Quand même pas pire!

Gary Bader was early in his career when he realized the widespread need to visualize biological pathway data. Learn about how he filled the gap with the visualization software platform Cytoscape. Get the full story: thedonnellycentre.utoronto.ca/news/power-dat…

Two decades ago, the environment surrounding molecular biology was moving so quickly, University of Toronto professor Jack Greenblatt could only keep up if he predicted its direction. Read the full story here [5-minute read]: thedonnellycentre.utoronto.ca/news/jack-gree…

@mike_tilapia @AlexanderStark8 Great work from Mikko’s lab. Congrats to all ! 💪🏻@DonnellyCentre

Our new preprint is online! Viruses, bacteria and parasites use effector proteins to evade immunity and rewire host cell pathways. Together with @AlexanderStark8, we wondered if we could systematically map what these effectors, regardless of their origin, do in human cells. 1/8

🚨BREAKING: British veteran breaks down live on TV over state of the country: "Rows and rows of white tombs for what? A country of today? No, I'm sorry. The sacrifice wasn't worth the result. I fought for freedom, and it's darn-sight worse now than when I fought."

Yesterday, we gathered in the Donnelly Centre atrium and raised a glass to an incredible milestone: the Donnelly Centre has served as a global hub of collaboration for twenty years! Read about our celebration: thedonnellycentre.utoronto.ca/news/donnelly-…

Today, we're celebrating a two-decade milestone: on November 5th, 2005, we broke ground at the Donnelly Centre! Thank you to everyone who has made Donnelly the building it is today!