Bhatia Program

Human Stem Cell Biology Program dedicated to the development of experimental therapeutics for the treatment of patients with leukemia. McMaster University.

[Bhatia Program @BhatiaProgram]

🌱The Bhatia Lab is rolling up our sleeves for the 2026 Spring-yard Cleanup! 🧹
Thanks to the generous support of our donors, we’re giving back to the community.
🗓️ April 25 (rain date May 2)
Sign up 👉 https://t.co/8rSMeBWPva

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🎉 Celebrating a #GreatMoment! 🎉
Congrats to Dr. Anargyros Xenocostas, member of our HEAL Program (Hematology Exploration & Applications in Leukemia), recognized by LHSC for his leadership in #Hematology & #BoneMarrow transplant care!
Learn more 👇
https://t.co/EYwLI4VVeL

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We’re excited to announce the release of our latest paper in @CellRepMed 🎉
In this paper, Hollands et al. discover a subset of acute myeloid leukemia cells that they term regeneration enriched cells (RECs).
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RECs do not have stemness properties but functionally catalyze leukemic regeneration in vivo post chemotherapy. This causal role provides evidence for non-canonical leukemic regrowth as a potential biomarker or therapeutic target in preventing relapse.
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A huge congratulations to one of our first year MSc students, Paige Johnson, on winning best MSc oral presentation! 🎉

[McMaster BBS Research Symposium @MacBBSRS]

Oral Presentations:

PhD 1st Place - Yujin Suk (Singh Lab)
PhD 2nd Place - Amal Mathai (Li & Brennan Labs)

MSc 1st Place - Paige Johnson (Bhatia Lab)
MSc 2nd Place - Melissa Speagle (Coombes Lab)

PDF Award - Dr. Han Fang (Schertzer Lab)

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Here’s our cellfie in honour of Oct4 day!
#formerembryos

[Research Canada @ResearchCda]

In today's media digest from @McMaster (@machealthsci): A fast, effective way to detect #cancer stem cells

"We are all still recovering from COVID-19, but cancer never stopped and is on the rise. We need to get back to business on this disease."

https://t.co/cuA3k8JD9S

[ESC & iPSC News @ESC_iPSC_News]

Dr. Mickie Bhatia's team at @BBS_McMasterU showed properties of adult tumors converge with #hPSCs drug-induced differentiation in a germ layer-specific manner, thereby expanding the understanding of cancer #stemness and #pluripotency. @BhatiaProgram

👉 https://t.co/VPBv2VdbDh

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They found that a higher frequency of leukemic progenitors measured by an in vitro assay, strongly correlated with overall survival, showing this way of measuring stemness is faster, cheaper and more convenient as a clinical approach to predict treatment outcomes in AML patients.

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Check out the most recent publication from the Bhatia Program! In this paper, Boyd et al. including our clinical sites in Hamilton and London, conducted a comparison of stemness indicators in patients diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). (1/2)
https://t.co/vIE836NC3f

[McMaster Health Sciences @machealthsci]

@McMasterU researcher Mick Bhatia (@BhatiaProgram), from @BBS_McMasterU, has devised a new method to detect cancer stem cells in previously treated leukemia patients before the disease can recur.

LEARN MORE: https://t.co/0ZJ157TSQR

[McMaster BBS Research Symposium @MacBBSRS]

Theres just over 2 weeks left before BBSRS 2023! We can't wait to share all the amazing research happening in the BBS department, including our lineup of oral presenters! To see our full lineup, as well as event details please visit us at https://t.co/JmVgAezQJp

[McMaster BBS Research Symposium @MacBBSRS]

BBSRS 2023 starts tomorrow with our virtual launch and career panel! There's still time to register for the virtual launch, to do so please visit https://t.co/iyJCLFDO9l

[Gairdner Foundation @GairdnerAwards]

Drs. John Dick and Stuart Orkin also selected Prof. Yannick Benoit from @uOttawa for his research on the epigenetic mechanisms affecting cancer stem cells in colorectal tumours.

[Stem Cell Network @StemCellNetwork]

Do you know how induced pluripotent #stemcells are created? Dr. Mick Bhatia explains how they can be used to create new therapies for human disease in this animated video. View it here ⬇️ @scilitweek #scienceliteracyweek #scilit

[Blood Cancer United @BloodCancerUtd]

Today on #WorldLeukemiaDay, we're helping to shed light on leukemia during #BloodCancerAwarenessMonth! 🗓️ We are here for support, resources and education for patients and families 👉 https://t.co/5HaIOaCoSu
@AcuteLeuk

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@Cell_Metabolism Biting into a union of oncology and metabolism through leukemic stem cells https://t.co/3VjsMut9nB Liu et al. demonstrate that Prmt7 can regulate the onset and progression of leukemogenesis by inhibiting self-renewal capacity of #LeukemicStemCell in murine #CML

[NSERC / CRSNG @NSERC_CRSNG]

📣
International Day of Women and Girls in Science is this Friday, #February11.

Let’s celebrate Canada’s women in science past, present and future.

@UN_Women
#InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience #WomenInScience #GirlsInScience #CdnSci

[McMaster University @McMasterU]

Thank you, Marnix and Mary Heersink, for your vision and $32 million gift for the development of a new generation of innovators and global health leaders. #Brighterworld | @machealthsci https://t.co/xHHYRghRl8