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University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Joined March 2021
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Dept. of Biochemistry & Microbiology at UVic retweeted
A new report from our lab @jcobb_cobb @UVicBCMB shows that the transiently formed RNA:DNA hybrids at DNA double-strand breaks regulate end resection and promote EJ. Dna2 nuclease removes these hybrids and enables resection at DSB. @biorxivpreprint biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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Dept. of Biochemistry & Microbiology at UVic retweeted
Access to Innovation is on Feb 28! Don't miss "Addressing a Public Health Crisis: Innovations for Diagnosing Sexually Transmitted Infections," featuring UVic's Caroline Cameron and moderated by #UVic VP Research & Innovation @LisaKalynchuk bit.ly/3SVA4WD @lifesciences_bc
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Dept. of Biochemistry & Microbiology at UVic retweeted
The @uvic Faculty of Science (@UVicScience) invites Indigenous applicants for three faculty positions in any field of Science.  uvic.ca/faculty-staff/career… Applications will be reviewed starting from March 4, 2024. Applications will be accepted until all three positions are filled.
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Dept. of Biochemistry & Microbiology at UVic retweeted
Hailey Gray and Elise Therrien are two undergrad students who both received the SERA award last year, and spent the summer doing research investigating palladium pre-catalysts and the co-infection of influenza A and Staphylococcus aureus. #WomenInScience ow.ly/AIlR50QzXo6
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Dept. of Biochemistry & Microbiology at UVic retweeted
Immunotherapy is a life-saving alternative way to treat cancer, but so far, hasn't worked for ovarian cancer. @UVicBCMB prof Julian Lum is hoping to use metabolic insights to change that, thanks to new funding from @CIHR_IRSC. 👇 ow.ly/bEEe50QAqAG
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Dept. of Biochemistry & Microbiology at UVic retweeted
3 tenure-track positions open at @UVicScience including @chemistryatuvic for Indigenous scholars. UVic has been ranked #1 in 🇨🇦 for promoting Indigenous visibility (Maclean’s 2022). #yyj is a great place to live, research and teach. Join us! uvic.ca/faculty-staff/career…
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Dept. of Biochemistry & Microbiology at UVic retweeted
Characterizing how #MeCP2 and #histone H1 variants interact for correct maturation of #neurons; and how it could go awry in #RettSyndrome. Articled led by @con_edi @GroupGuil and @jausio1 from @CarrerasIJC and @UVicBCMB @uvic in @EpigeneticsJ @tandfonline tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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Congrats to Neha Acharya-Patel @AcharyaPatel (Helbing lab) for winning 2nd best poster presentation at the GEOBON conference in Montreal! Her poster was entitled “Using eDNA testing to monitor metropolitan marine pollution effects in the Pacific Northwest” @UVicScience
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Dept. of Biochemistry & Microbiology at UVic retweeted
We're hiring! Interested in immunometabolism? CAR-T cells? Diet? Metabolomics? All in humans? In beautiful Victoria, BC! Please RT. -JJL shorturl.at/pJKN8 @blackimmnetwork @UVicBCMB @BioCanRx @UBCMicroImmuno @UVicScience @IndigenousScie1 @Science_inColor
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As some of you may be aware, there are groups planning to protest gender education tomorrow, Sept 20. We do not know if protests are planned for UVic, but the our Dept. is committed to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Respect and Role Modelling: see our code of conduct linked below.
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You may choose to support our diverse cohort of learners tomorrow and reinforce the importance of inclusion.
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Dept. of Biochemistry & Microbiology at UVic retweeted
Dr. David Goodlett, a @UVicBCMB professor, is leading the new Spatial Metabolome Hub Project, which will use advanced imaging technology to examine how cellular metabolism changes throughout different areas of tumour tissues. ow.ly/BKCa50PIZ6W
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Dept. of Biochemistry & Microbiology at UVic retweeted
New research from @DrLARey and team has found that helminth infections in the small intestine result in disruptions to bile acid homeostasis and signaling. Details are in the paper! frontiersin.org/articles/10.…
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Dept. of Biochemistry & Microbiology at UVic retweeted
We'll soon be home to Canada's only flex mass spectrometer, thanks to a new investment by @PacifiCanEN! This tech will help in advancing solutions for drug development, cancer research, and personalized medicine. canada.ca/en/pacific-economi…
The investment in #UVic by @PacifiCanEN supports positive change at both UVic PRIMED, developing renewable clean energy, and the Proteomics Centre, advancing drug development and cancer research.
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Congratulations Marisa!
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Dept. of Biochemistry & Microbiology at UVic retweeted
Join us as we celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21 at @RoyalRoads. A day of community relations on the lands of Lekwungen (Songhees) and Xwsepsum (Esquimalt) ancestors and families. Learn more about the celebrations ⬇️ royalroads.ca/NIPD2023
Together with partners across the region, we warmly welcome you to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day with us here, on the Lands of the Lekwungen and Xwsepsum ancestors and families. Learn more: royalroads.ca/about/indigeno… #NIHM2023 #NIPD2023
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Dept. of Biochemistry & Microbiology at UVic retweeted
Congrats @dominique_gatti and the @ReynoldsLabUVic team! Interested in thymic eosinophils and how they are influenced by the microbiota? Have a read! @UVicScience @uvicbcmb
Greetings, I’d like to share news of my first, first author paper academic.oup.com/jleukbio/ad… Long ago, I heard tall tales of the thymus and felt I needed to venture down this path. After countless sleepless nights and years of searching, you will never guess what we found…
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