The Pop-Up Pap Test Clinic, in partnership with the South West Regional Cancer Program, is back by ‘pap-ular’ demand on May 10! After the first clinic saw 103 people, we’re responding to a need for easy access to cervical screening. Learn more: bit.ly/48OuT1o

A long post. But I’m filled with sadness, despair at some politicians and deep disappointment in City of London Councillors who would not even vote to give SafeSpace London a chance to speak on May 28 (because that’s all this vote was… a vote on whether Safe Space could speak to

Women might be more likely to develop drug-resistant infections than men — an under-recognized aspect of the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance go.nature.com/45flb7G

Glad to see this one out in JBC! Thanks to Shaun Brinsmade shaunbrinsmade.bsky.social and Dennis A DiMaggio Jr for their help deciphering the mechanism of action of our antivirulent, Carla Măduță for the Lactobacillus work and John McCormick for encouraging my crazy ideas. Check it out: jbc.org/article/S0021-…

Continuing in the Postdoctoral Fellow Research Symposium, Dr. Karine Dufresne is presenting an interesting talk on an anti-virulence strategy against TSST-1 CSM 2024 Conference

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Ontario renews deal with Shoppers Drug Mart to offer free menstrual products in schools cp24.com/news/ontario-r…

Now online! Vaginal Lactobacillus fatty acid response mechanisms reveal a metabolite-targeted strategy for bacterial vaginosis treatment dlvr.it/TC6rHV

northern lights in London, ON tonight!

TSST-1 promotes colonization of Staphylococcus aureus within the vaginal tract by activation of CD8+T cells biorxiv.org/cgi/content/sh… #biorxiv_micrbio

phenomenal overhead aurora display tonight

MD-PhD Student Carla Madura from the John McCormick lab Schulich WesternU gave a great talk on Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome toxin regulation at International Conference on Gram Positive Pathogens in Omaha Nebraska!

Amazing work from one of our students who presented recently in the US! Congrats Carla Măduță

The Streptococcus pyogenes mannose phosphotransferase system (Man-PTS) influences antimicrobial activity and niche-specific ... biorxiv.org/cgi/content/sh… #biorxiv_micrbio

For Women Abuse Prevention Month, Anova is offering two free workshops available for anyone in the community! Register here: trellis.org/anova-workshop…

Ontario is currently experiencing a measles outbreak, with the vast majority of cases occurring in unvaccinated individuals who were eligible to receive the vaccine. The measles vaccine is safe, free, widely available, and very effective.

Elections Canada is offering the Vote on Campus Initiative at #WesternU from April 13 to 16. Faculty, students, staff, and community members can vote early on campus, regardless of their permanent residence. elections.ca/content2.aspx?…

Engaging oral presentation by Carla Măduță at London Health Research Day!