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Dominic Roy

@DominicGuyRoy

Cancer researcher @CRCHUM interested in oncolytic viruses, immunology and metabolism.

 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Joined July 2013
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New #JITC article: Oncolytic VSV-IL-2 has enhanced anticancer vaccination adjuvant abilities bit.ly/3Fshm6u @MarieClaudeBoDa @DominicGuyRoy
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ACLY and ACSS2 link nutrient-dependent #chromatin accessibility to CD8 T cell effector responses, say Irem Kaymak (@kaymakirrm), McLane Watson, Russell Jones @DrRGJonesLab @VAInstitute and colleagues: hubs.la/Q02LHQsL0 #Metabolism #LymphocyteBiology #InfectiousDisease
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Happy to share our new paper in print today in @ScienceAdvances exploring nutrient utilization by CD8 T effector cells in vivo using infusion of 13C tracers. Great work by Eric Ma, Mike Dahabieh and collaborators at @VAInstitute and @AgiosPharma. science.org/doi/10.1126/scia…
13C metabolite tracing reveals glutamine and acetate as critical in vivo fuels for CD8 T cells

13C metabolite tracing reveals glutamine and acetate as critical in vivo fuels for CD8 T cells

Interrogating dynamics of fuel utilization by CD8 T cells in vivo reveals metabolic checkpoints for immune function in vivo.

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We are hiring! Great city, great university and a great work environment!!
University of Chicago Hematology/Oncology (@UChicagoHemOnc) profile pictureUniversity of Chicago Hematology/Oncology@UChicagoHemOnc28 May 2024
The Rahbani Lab is hiring! They are looking for a post-doc researcher interested in exploring the connection between obesity & cancer, as part of our larger metabolomics infrastructure. Learn more and apply: jananerahbanilab.com/contact… EOE/Vet/Disability
Join Us

Join Us

Our laboratory serves as a beacon of innovation and excellence, fostering a dynamic research environment where creativity thrives and boundaries are continually pushed. We are driven by a shared pa…

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Online Now: LKB1 controls inflammatory potential through CRTC2-dependent histone acetylation dlvr.it/SntV60
LKB1 controls inflammatory potential through CRTC2-dependent histone acetylation

LKB1 controls inflammatory potential through CRTC2-dependent histone acetylation

Deregulated inflammation is a critical feature driving the progression of tumors harboring mutations in liver kinase B1 (LKB1). Compton et al. identify a mechanism by which LKB1 epigenetically...

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Congratulations to the 12 researchers from the CRCHUM who have been awarded career grants under the @FRQS1 Scholarship Program. An exceptional success rate of 80%!👏🏽👏🏽🙌🏽 chumontreal.qc.ca/en/actuali…

FRQS competition: extraordinary performance by CRCHUM research teams

Twelve researchers from the CHUM Research Centre have been awarded career grants under the Fonds de recherche du Québec en santé (FRQS) Scholarship Program. The CRCHUM’s management warmly congratul...

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Interested in developmental biology? We’re hiring! Looking for a lab manager/tech and a postdoctoral fellow with computational expertise. Start date is flexible. Come join us in Montreal😊. Please RT!
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Image from Sophie Petropoulos (@Scwin2)
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Congrats @MarieClaudeBoDa and for this well deserved recognition. Glad I could be a part of it. #oncolyticvirus @CRCHUM @med_umontreal nature.com/collections/iahbb…
2021 Top 25 Health Sciences Articles

2021 Top 25 Health Sciences Articles

Browse the 25 most downloaded Nature Communications articles in health sciences published in 2021.

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The Kazak lab is hiring! We have fully funded positions for PDFs and grad students to help us understand signal transduction and allosteric regulation over #EnergyExpenditure. We are also establishing projects related to #obesity-driven #cancer. Please RT.
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Félicitations au récipiendaire de janvier du Prix Relève étoile Jacques-Genest @FRQS1, Dominic Roy @mcgillu @McGillGCI! #communautéFRQ #cancer @MarieClaudeBoDa @CRCHUM @CuriumMag @AcfasSante @IRSC_CIHR @McGillMed @oncopole @SRC_CRS @adaruq @QCROC bit.ly/3fFBIZq
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Research is the key 🔑 We are proud to announce that the Society is awarding 80 research grants: an all-time record! Congratulations to all the researchers! loom.ly/bilj_8o #outsmartcancer #researchgrants #researchcancer
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We are currently recruiting a Research Scientist in Proteomics to join the dynamic and diverse research team at @VAInstitute in Grand Rapids. More details at the link below: jobs.silkroad.com/vai/VAICar…
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Happy to share publication of our protocols for studying immune cell metabolism in vivo: coupling stable isotope metabolite infusion with bead-based sorting of immune cells. nature.com/articles/s41596-0… @VAInstitute @VAIMetabolism
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New study published in @Nature based on BioCanRx-funded projects: Adjuvant oncolytic virotherapy for personalized anti-cancer vaccination: nature.com/articles/s41467-0… #CancerReserch #Immunotherapy

Adjuvant oncolytic virotherapy for personalized anti-cancer vaccination

Nature Communications - Viruses expressing tumour antigens can prime and boost anti-tumour immunity but the efficiency of this approach depends on the capacity of the virus to infect the host....

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Providing tumour antigen peptides together with oncolytic viruses is as efficient as antigen-engineered oncolytic viruses as an adjuvant anti-cancer vaccine. go.nature.com/3w4eW3o #CancerResearch @MarieClaudeBoDa, @DominicGuyRoy @CRCHUM @cancermtl @umontreal
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Congrats @MarieClaudeBoDa ! Dre Marie-Claude Bourgeois-Daigneault – lauréate du Prix de début de carrière (IRSC) microbiologie.umontreal.ca/2…
Dre Marie-Claude Bourgeois-Daigneault - lauréate du Prix de début de carrière (IRSC) - Département...

Dre Marie-Claude Bourgeois-Daigneault - lauréate du Prix de début de carrière (IRSC) - Département...

C’est avec joie que nous apprenons que notre collègue, la Dre Marie-Claude Bourgeois-Daigneault, professeure sous octroi adjointe au Département de microbiologie, infectiologie et immunologie et...

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Size Does Matter: Litter Size Strongly Determines Adult Metabolism in Rodents dlvr.it/RdtGX2
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A new study led by @DrRGJonesLab of @VAIMetabolism has found a new biomarker that could flag #cancers that are sensitive to treatment with a common class of Type 2 #diabetes medications. Read more: ow.ly/vglY50zKutE
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Do the changes to the metabolome, driven by obesity, impact colorectal cancer risk? Check out our new pre-print in Medrxiv! Stella work by @caroline_bull and @joshuaa_bell, you were, as always, an absolute pleasure to work with. @CMMBristol @BrisCancerEpi @DUK_research @WCRF_UK
Caroline Bull (@caroline_bull) profile pictureCaroline Bull@caroline_bull20 Mar 2020
Our new pre-print paper is on medRxiv! We used Mendelian randomization to test causal pathways between adiposity, metabolites and colorectal cancer @EmmaEVincent @joshuaa_bell @ECSanderson @nic_timpson @N_Murphy @mendel_random @mrc_ieu @BrisCancerEpi
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Congrats @MarieClaudeBoDa for receiving the “relève scientifique” award from the @CancerseinQC for her work on #oncolyticviruses for #cancerresearch. Way to go!
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