Come hear WCMR speakers discuss the "Microbes at Work" on Thursday April 11th at 3pm in STC 2002.
Our panelists are:
Hyung-Sool Lee
Kick-off an exciting year of 'Plastics and Microbes' with the WCMR. We have lots of events planned including a weekend hackathon.
Environmental Journal Club happens in STC from 12:30-1:30 pm, all are welcome.
We will discuss the paper: "High proportions of bacteria are culturable across major biomes ".
The Gairdner lecture at the University of Waterloo, featuring award winner Bruce Stillman, will be held October 23rd at 12:30pm in AL 116. This lecture will be targeted to high school audiences but all are welcome to attend.
We'll be meeting for our next Env. Micro. journal club this coming Monday, Nov. 18th from 12:30pm-1:30pm in STC-2002. As usual, pizza lunch will be generously provided by the WCMR.
Join us for a science focused panel discussion on the topic of microbes and plastics featuring researchers and industry guests on November 25 at 3pm in DC 1302. Hear our exciting panel (David Levin, Hyung-Sool Lee, Komal Habib and Tej Gidda) giving a brief (5-8min) outline of their work as related to the topic, followed by a moderator led discussion for the rest of the hour.
Join us for reception and light refreshment at 2:30 p.m. and Kate Adamala will present her talk, "Life, but not alive" at 3 p.m.
Hack the Plastics (see the event webpage for most complete details) is an 11-hour weekend long hackathon from 28 February – 1 March, 2020 at the University of Waterloo with the aim of tackling problems related to plastic pollution and incorporating a microbial-based solution.
CANCELLED
Presented by:
Joseph Bondy-Denomy, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of California, San Francisco
Dept. of Microbiology & Immunology
In the first monthly microbiology meetup, WCMR presents "Ancient Clostridium DNA and variants of tetanus neurotoxins associated with human archaeological remains" by Harold Hodgins from the Doxey lab.
Tuesday October 24, 2023
1-3 p.m. in HH 2107
Open to all faculty, students and postdocs who are interested.