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Presenter: Alexandra Sauk Paper:

Join host Prof Laura Hug for the Environmental Microbiology Journal club to discuss a recent paper of interest in microbial ecology, environmental microbiology, metagenomics, and emerging microbiology trends.

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Join host Prof Laura Hug for the Environmental Microbiology Journal club to discuss a recent paper of interest in microbial ecology, environmental microbiology, metagenomics, and emerging microbiology trends.

Presenter: Lee Bergstrand: ""

Join host Prof Laura Hug for the Environmental Microbiology Journal club to discuss a recent paper of interest in microbial ecology, environmental microbiology, metagenomics, and emerging microbiology trends.

Presenter: Aneisha Collins-Fairclough will lead our discussion on "", published in the ISMEJ this year.

Join host Prof Laura Hug for the Environmental Microbiology Journal club to discuss a recent paper of interest in microbial ecology, environmental microbiology, metagenomics, and emerging microbiology trends.

The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) is a division of the Ontario government responsible for the growth of the agri-food sector, enforcement & improvement of food safety as well as the continuous sustainability of agriculture. This information session sheds light on the different research programs available to researchers from different academic backgrounds interested in innovative, interdisciplinary collaborations.

Event Rescheduled! - Monday June 4th, 11:00-12:00, QNC 1506

Patenting Life is a tricky situation. Graham McKinnon, co-founder of Carbon Patent Group, discusses stories of CRISPR IP and patenting life as well as 101 rejections for USPTO.

Mr. McKinnon’s specialty is drafting and prosecuting patents in the fields of chemistry, therapeutics, drug delivery, genomics, proteomics, protein chemistry and medical devices. He is currently involved in the patenting of CRISPR in Canada.

On June 13th at 1pm Professor Jo Handelsman will present a seminar "Microbiomes: From the White House to the Lab" before receiving her honorary doctorate at convocation at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ.

STC 0060, June 13, 1 pm

On Friday August 17th, WCMR will be hosting a day of Synthetic Biology at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ featuring Stanley Cohen, a .

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Plants intimately associate with diverse bacteria. Plant-associated bacteria have ostensibly evolved genes that enable them to adapt to plant environments. However, the identities of such genes are mostly unknown, and their functions are poorly characterized.

On Wednesday Oct 10th at 10am come to QNC 1506 to hear Ontario Genomics give information on their upcoming (RP3).