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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/waterloo-centre-microbial-research/events/wcmr-res
 earch-talk-prof-david-stewart-university-alberta
SUMMARY:WCMR Research Talk: Prof. David Stewart\, University of Alberta
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday July 7\, 2026\n\n1:30 pm\n\nDC 1302\n\n\"ENGINEERING MI
 CROBIAL CELLS FOR APPLICATION AS LIVE CELL\nTHERAPEUTICS\"\n\nThe ominous 
 rise in the frequency of antibiotic resistant microbial\ninfections poses 
 a global threat to human health. This threat comes in\nthe direct form of 
 disease related to infection of humans but also\nindirectly in the form of
  challenges to food security through loss of\nagricultural crops and anima
 ls to disease. The development of\nantibiotic drugs in previous decades w
 as transformational\, providing\ncheap\, effective treatment for what woul
 d otherwise would be a lethal\ninfection. As microbial strains resistant t
 o our front-line antibiotic\ndrugs have emerged\, there is an urgent need
  to develop new\ntherapeutic strategies and tools. Synthetic biology a
 nd metabolic\nengineering can be applied to generate \"weaponized\" live c
 ell\ntherapeutics providing new means to combat the rapidly evolving threa
 t\nof microbial pathogens. In this presentation\, I will highlight\nprogre
 ss from my laboratory in engineering probiotic microbial cells\nthat have 
 been endowed with functionalities derived from\nbacteriophages and synthet
 ic nanobodies allowing them to inhibit\nmicrobial toxins\, kill microbial 
 pathogens and deliver therapeutic\nmolecules. The potential benefits of en
 gineered probiotics are\nhighlighted along with the challenges that must s
 till be met before\nthese intriguing new therapeutic tools can be widely d
 eployed.
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/waterloo-centre-microbial-research/events/spring-2
 026-open-house
LOCATION:DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre 200 University Aven
 ue West Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:Spring 2026 Open House
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Join us over lunch and meet the WCMR executive committee.  We 
 will\nshare upcoming events for the Spring 2026 term.
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/waterloo-centre-microbial-research/events/wcmr-win
 ter-2026-open-house
LOCATION:DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre 200 University Aven
 ue West Room DC 1301 Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:WCMR Winter 2026 Open House
CLASS:PUBLIC
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/waterloo-centre-microbial-research/events/synbio80
 -june-15-17-2026
LOCATION:E7 - Engineering 7 200 University Ave West Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Can
 ada
SUMMARY:SynBio8.0 - June 15-17\, 2026
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:WCMR will host SynBio8.0 June 15-17\, 2026 in the Pearl Sulliv
 an\nEngineering Building (E7)\n\nTo register\, learn more about accommodat
 ions and find out how to\nsubmit your research paper\, please visit SynBi
 o8.0\n[https://www.synbiocanada.org/synbio8].\n\nPlease let us know\n[http
 s://uwaterloo.ca/waterloo-centre-microbial-research/form/volunteer-for-syn
 bio8-0]\nif you are interested in volunteering at the event. 
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/waterloo-centre-microbial-research/events/wcmr-tal
 k-evelien-adriaenssens
LOCATION:DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre 200 University Aven
 ue West Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:WCMR Talk: Evelien Adriaenssens
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a WCMR special seminar given by guest speaker Evel
 ien\nAdriaenssens on \n\nThursday\, December 4 at\n\n11:00 am\n\nDC 1304\n
 \nPlease register\n[https://uwaterloo.ca/waterloo-centre-microbial-researc
 h/form/register-for-evelien-adriaenssen]so\nwe can contact you as details 
 are solidified.\n\nDr. Adriaenssens will talk about her work on investigat
 ing the virome\nin early life and on bacteriophages associated with import
 ant\ncommensal organisms.
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/waterloo-centre-microbial-research/events/beyond-s
 earch-bar-ai-tools-smarter-literature-reviews
LOCATION:EV1 - Environment 1 200 University Ave West Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Ca
 nada
SUMMARY:Beyond the Search Bar: AI Tools for Smarter Literature Reviews
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Join us at 11:30 in EV1 221 for a workshop  with UW Maths and\
 nComputer Science Librarian\, Rebecca Hutchison.\n\nThis workshop introduc
 es researchers to a selection of AI-enabled\ntools that can be used to hel
 p find existing literature on a wide\nrange of topics. In addition to prac
 tical demonstrations and tips for\nusing them effectively\, we’ll also c
 ritically examine their\nlimitations\, including potential biases\, and pr
 ivacy and copyright\nconcerns.\n\nLunch will be served\, please register\n
 [https://uwaterloo.ca/waterloo-centre-microbial-research/form/wcmr-ai-work
 shop-november-25-202]to\nattend.
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/waterloo-centre-microbial-research/events/wcmr-fal
 l-2025-open-house
LOCATION:DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre 200 University Aven
 ue West Room DC 1301 Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:WCMR Fall 2025 Open House
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Fall 2025 WCMR Open House
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/waterloo-centre-microbial-research/events/2nd-annu
 al-wcmr-research-symposium
LOCATION:QNC - Quantum Nano Centre 200 University Avenue West Waterloo ON N
 2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:2nd Annual WCMR Research Symposium
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The 2026 WCMR Research Symposium event will take place on July 
 7.\nDetails are being finalized\, and a registration page will be availabl
 e\nas soon as possible.  Thank you!
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/waterloo-centre-microbial-research/events/wcmr-spr
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LOCATION:DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre 200 University Aven
 ue West Room DC 1301 Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:WCMR Spring 2025 Open House
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Spring 2025 WCMR Open House
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/waterloo-centre-microbial-research/events/how-shou
 ld-we-use-ai-antibiotic-discovery
LOCATION:DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre 200 University Aven
 ue West Room 1302 Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:How should we use AI for antibiotic discovery?
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:WCMR invites Jon Stokes\, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry a
 nd\nBiomedical Sciences at McMaster University\, to talk about the use of\
 nAI in antibiotic discovery.\n\nJoin us in DC 1302 on Thursday\, March 13 
 at 1 p.m.
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