Frank Beier
Researcher working on skeletal biology & #osteoarthritis. Chair of Physiology and Pharmacology @westernu. Living with stage 4 #AdenoidCysticCarcinoma. Interested in environment, EDI, & other woke things.
www.westernconnect.ca/beier
- Hi all. Frank passed peacefully with the love of his family on July 18, 2025 in London, ON. He was a wonderful human being who shared much of his life with you. We could not have asked for a better father, grandfather, friend, colleague, or mentor. 1/
- In his memory, Western has opened an equity-based graduate scholarship. Please consider supporting his final initiative if you are able: www.westernconnect.ca/beier ; thank you for all the time you spent and laughs you shared with him. We love and miss him so much already. - The Beiers
- Reposted by Frank BeierVery proud of this one. If you want a complete primer on the history of functional neuroimaging in disorders of consciousness, then this is for you. With @karnig-kazazian.bsky.social and Martin Monti. owenlab.org/uploads/pdfF...
- Reposted by Frank Beier✨ The Bernhardt Lab at the University of Guelph is recruiting graduate students for 2026! Join us! We have several fully funded grad positions available ✨ Please spread the word! www.bernhardtlab.org/join-us #CSEE2025
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- Congratulations to PhysPharm department members Lisa and Taylor on these well deserved awards!!!
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- Wow! Amazing images! www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... High-speed mapping of whole-mouse peripheral nerves at subcellular resolution: Cell @maximoprado.bsky.social @jointsintheworld.bsky.social
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- Now that I am shedding most of my committee memberships, it is super tempting to delete the MS Teams app that I greatly dislike from all my devices. Give me one reason to keep it?
- Another update although not much has changed. Still expected to have 'a few months'. Oncologist feels like there is nothing he can do any more but we will try to keep me as comfortable & productive as possible with palliative care, oxygen, wheelchair etc.
- Reposted by Frank BeierTo attract top global talent, #WesternU is doubling the number of Postdoctoral Fellowship Program awards and launching the new US-CAN Doctoral Excellence Awards. #CdnPSE #HigherEd
- Reposted by Frank BeierCome join us in Vancouver! Exciting opportunity for a more senior investigator researching new regenerative medicine approaches for Type 1 diabetes. $8M in funding for successful candidate research.ubc.ca/media/file/j...
- Reposted by Frank BeierExciting Research Professorship Position in Stem Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of Leuven. Amazing research ecosystem, great colleagues, high quality of life, tenure track. For those interested in joining us, please see below: www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...
- #Sunfest was always one of my favourite things in #Ldnont. This is very likely the last time I can be there. All the more thankful I am to the kids for taking me there in my new fancy wheels! PS5 from Naples playing here
- Lots of visitors these days! Former PhD students and postdocs coming by from in and out of town. A sad occasion but great to see them all! Oh those memories.... sorry for the poor selfie skills....
- Reposted by Frank BeierLots of room for growth at @uwaterloo.ca. 🇨🇦 And were hiring 6 new faculty in #optometry and #visionscience. Spread the news. Contact me if you want to learn more. share.google/8HXvp3LbwLPw...
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- Nothing like a CT scan at 2:45 am to confirm you are dying..... to be fair they want to see if there is any chance for radiation to make a difference, but chances are slim. Anyway, thanks for taking me Aaron!
- Today is my last day as Chair of Physiology and Pharmacology at @schulichmeddent.bsky.social @westernu.ca, after 7 years (1 yr acting, 5 in term 1, 1 in term 2). I would have loved to complete term 2 but my advancing cancer leaves me no choice. 1/
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- Reposted by Frank BeierThe new Department of Functional Genetics at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine is looking for scientists at any level. 👉 mpi-muenster.mpg.de/780013/profil
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- The response to this - on here, by email, in person etc - was overwhelming. Sorry, I don't have the time to respond to everyone, but I read it all. Thank you so much. It feels good to know I made a bit of a difference.
- Congrats to all!! What a great list of awardees.
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- Cancer update. A bit darker than usual. Cancer has advanced and it looks like I only have a few months left. Took me a few days to get used to this new timeline. Time to start wrapping things up at home and at the lab. Thankfully there is little pain and I am relatively functional.
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- And today he convocated. Congrats Aaron!! Combined PT-PhD at @westernu.bsky.social next
- So proud of my son Aaron!
- Reposted by Frank BeierInterested in reading scientific papers but not sure where to start or what the parts of a paper are? We've co-created a resource with #PatientPartners for you! See our blog pxphub.org/how-to-read-... and the resource laid out like a scientific paper pxphub.org/wp-content/u... /1 #PatientEngagement
- Reposted by Frank Beier🤔 Interested in examining brain structure and function in unparalleled resolution? 🧠 🔬 The Mesoscopic Integrated Neuroimaging Data (MIND) Platform is searching for a postdoc to assist in the initiative that combines 15.2T MRI and light sheet microscopy. 👇 See the attachment below for details.
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- Reposted by Frank BeierFaculty position available in addiction and mental health research in beautiful Montréal 🤓 can-acn.org/assistant-or...
- Heading home after 10 days in the hospital. Now let's see how that tube feeding will go :).
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- Reposted by Frank BeierCIFAR invites applications for senior PhD and postdocs to participate in the Neuroscience of Consciousness Winter School, held in Montebello, Canada Dec 10-12, 2025. The Winter School is hosted by members of CIFAR’s Brain, Mind, and Consciousness program. Please repost. cifar.ca/next-generat... 🧠🧪
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- Update: feeding tube installation went well and seems to be working overall. However, the change in diet resulted in changes in my electrolytes, esp sodium. I need to stay in hospital until this normalizes. One week now and counting......
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- Honoured to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Canadian Connective Tissue Society! A testament to the great work by our fantastic lab members and collaborators over the last 25 years or so. Thank you all!!
- Feeding tube is in. Now we will wait and see
- Cancer update. Since I finished chemotherapy last summer I am having major problems maintaining my weight. Down to 105 pounds and it is unsustainable - I have extremely low energy. So on Monday I will get a feeding tube installed. Hopefully this will make a difference. I will keep you posted.
- Reposted by Frank BeierIn the battle against brain disease, researchers can now rely on a new arsenal of genetic tools – The Armamentarium. Together with scientists from across the NIH BRAIN Initiative, we’ve created and published over 1000 new enhancer AAV vectors. 🧠📈
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- New paper from the lab: Our teeth arose as sensory organs on the outside of the body of ancient jawless fish.!! Congrats to Yara Haridy and the team! Background and video: phys.org/news/2025-05... Open Access Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41... News and Views: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
- Regulatory regions of GDF5 and risk for #osteoarthritis. Great new work by @clarissacoveney.bsky.social, @tdcapellini.bsky.social et al.
- 1) Despite the chaos, I am very pleased to present the terrific research conducted by my post-doc @clarissacoveney.bsky.social. acrjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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- Reposted by Frank BeierChange in overall provincial government spending vs. total provincial government spending on post-secondary education, Canada, 2006-07 to 2025-26 (2006-07 = 100). It's not austerity, it's the choices.
- A great treat to have Dr. Veronique Lefebvre from CHOP and UPenn visit us to deliver the Dr. Suzanne Bernier Memorial Lecture. Thank you Veronique!!
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- Reposted by Frank BeierChoose Science. Choose Europe. A new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call is now open. With a budget of €404.3 million, it will support around 1,650 researchers from Europe and beyond. Apply by 10 September → europa.eu/!fBTMgF
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- Reposted by Frank BeierJoin #WesternU as our next Canada Excellence Research Chair ( #CERC). The awards provide for international researchers to lead prestigious research programs at Western and contribute to Canada's excellence in research & innovation. Application review begins June 4, 2025. www.uwo.ca/research/cer...
- Reposted by Frank BeierWestern University is seeking applications for Canada Excellence Research Chairs. Please reach out if you are interested in Theme 2: Neuroscience. Western has extraordinary strengths in cognitive, molecular and systems neuroscience across species (rodents, NHPs, humans) uwo.ca/research/cer...
- Done with all 42 meetings! Our teaching schedule for 2025/26 is more or less done. Thanks everyone for your cooperation!!!!
- Reposted by Frank BeierBudget released today: 40% cut to NIH 50% cut to NSF If enacted, this will destroy academic research in the United States. It will also have a major trickle down effect on the entire academic ecosystem
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