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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/waterloo-centre-microbial-research/events/wcmr-hos
 ts-young-investigator-series
SUMMARY:WCMR hosts: Young Investigator Series
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\n\nLife as we know it depends on liquid water. Recen
 t\nevidence indicates that not only did ancient Mars once have a vast\
 nnetwork of surface waters\, but that liquid water potentially could\npers
 ist in the Martian subsurface to this day. Study\nof analogue envir
 onments\, or environments with environmental\nconditions similar to those 
 on ancient or extant Mars\,\nprovides insights into the potential life
  forms that could\nexist in on Mars and other worlds. Lost Hammer Sp
 ring\, located\non Axel Heiberg Island in the Canadian high Arctic\, i
 s one of the\ncoldest and saltiest terrestrial springs discovered to dat
 e\, the\ncoldest known terrestrial methane seep\, and a close analogue
  of\nputative Martian waters. It perennially discharges anoxic (<1 ppm
 \ndissolved oxygen)\, sub-zero (~−5 °C)\, and hypersaline (~24%\nsali
 nity) brines from the subsurface through up to 600 m of\npermafrost. Usin
 g a multi-omics approach utilizing metagenome\,\nmetatranscriptome\, an
 d single-amplified genome sequencing\, we\nrevealed an active microbia
 l community in the spring sediments\nutilizing primarily inorganic com
 pounds (hydrogen sulfide\, hydrogen\,\ncarbon dioxide) as energy and ca
 rbon sources\, driven inpart by\nsulfide-oxidizing bacteriascavenging tra
 ce oxygen. These results\ndemonstrated Mars-relevant metabolisms includin
 g sulfide oxidation\,\nsulfate reduction\, anaerobic oxidation of methane
 \, and oxidation of\ntrace gases (hydrogen\, carbon monoxide) detected u
 nder anoxic\,\nhypersaline\, and sub-zero ambient conditions\, providi
 ng evidence\nthat similar extant microbial life could potentially\nsurv
 ive in similar habitats on Mars.
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/waterloo-centre-microbial-research/events/oxford-n
 anopore-technologies-lunch-and-learn
LOCATION:B2 - Biology 2 Room 350 200 University Avenue West Waterloo ON N2L
  3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:Oxford Nanopore Technologies Lunch and Learn
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Join Oxford Nanopore Technologies for an exciting seminar spons
 ored by\nthe Waterloo Genomics Surveillance Centre exploring the latest\na
 dvances in microbial genomics using Oxford Nanopore sequencing\ntechnology
 .  Expect to hear about the latest advancements in Oxford\nNanopore seque
 ncing and the benefits of long read sequencing for\nend-to-end microbial a
 pplications including SNV detection\, plasmid\nverification\, and metageno
 mics sequencing. The seminar will highlight\nbest practices for sample pre
 paration library preparation and analysis\npipelines to help you get the m
 ost out of your sequencing data. 
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/waterloo-centre-microbial-research/events/2026-fes
 tive-microbes-contest
SUMMARY:2026 Festive Microbes Contest
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Festive Microbe Contest. Check website for further information.
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/waterloo-centre-microbial-research/events/wcmr-res
 earch-talk-prof-david-stuart-university-alberta-new
SUMMARY:WCMR Research Talk: Prof. David Stuart\, University of Alberta - ne
 w\nstart time
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-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 Fall 2026 Open House
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Fall 2026 WCMR Open House
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