June 4 14:00 EST is the next Horizons Canada SynBio Canada webinar, all about microbiome engineering and applications! Featuring Trevor Charles @reid_probiotics, with a group discussion to follow. Register here horizons.gc.ca/en/biodigital-…

Black lives matter. Science has always been political and has been used to support and further white supremacy. It is important that we bring these discussions into our scientific communities. We must do better.

1/3 UPDATED HOURS: #WesternU’s #COVID19 testing trailer is open Monday-Friday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Students with accessibility needs please call 519-661-3030 and employees please call 519-661-2047 #ldnont

Welcome back to school Explorers! 🍎📚 Our first Virtual Open House will be taking place next Tuesday, September 22 on Zoom! Tune in at 12 pm to hear from some of our new and returning grad students in the Biochemistry department here at Western! westernuniversity.zoom.us/j/99255979283

Introducing the founder of Explorer’s of Fantastic Lifeforms, Rebecca Meaney @rmeaney2. You’ve probably heard that mitochondria are the powerhouses of the cell, right? Listen in on Tuesday to find out why this 2nd year PhD student is trying to create a completely new organelle!

Excited to see everyone tomorrow at our first virtual open house of the year 😀 Join the zoom meeting which is now being held at 12:30 pm! westernuniversity.zoom.us/j/99255979283

Talk to @rmeaney2 if you want to join the newly established outreach initiative Biochemistry Schulich WesternU Explorers of Fantastic Life Forms Explorers of Fantastic Life Forms schulich.uwo.ca/about/news/202…

With a mission to “investigate some of nature’s coolest organisms,” outreach initiative Explorers of Fantastic Life Forms is inspiring high school students to consider STEM disciplines.

Thank you for your support Bogumil Karas David Edgell NSERC / CRSNG!

Such a great learning (and unlearning) resource! Grateful for the opportunity to help put this together!

The Council on Reforming Equity, Diversity and Inclusion for Trainees is an incredible student-driven initiative that’s committed to addressing EDI issues and improving community culture at Schulich. To keep up with our work and learn more, follow our new account Schulich CREDIT at UWO ✊

Biochemistry - Let's work together to stop harassment and discrimination. Find out more via Western's Human Rights Office. #WesternU Schulich WesternU uwo.ca/hro/discrimina…

The newest preprint from our lab. Congratulations Daniel Nucifora @nidhi_mehtaaa @DanielJGiguere Towards the creation of Acholeplasma laidlawii driven by synthetic genomes #syntheticcells #Acholeplasma biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Biochemistry Diversity is our strength. Stop harassment and discrimination by reporting it to Western's Human Rights Office. #Schulich #westernu uwo.ca/hro/discrimina…

Newest manuscript from Karas Lab Congrats to Stephanie Brumwell and all authors. SLICER: a seamless gene deletion method for Deinococcus radiodurans | BioDesign Research Biochemistry Schulich WesternU BioDesign Research spj.science.org/doi/10.34133/b…

Thank you to everyone who attended our #FinancialLiteracy Workshop! 💸 Interested in learning more about #finances as a #GradStudent check out our #ResourceGuide for students Western University, in the #GTA, and across Canada! Check it out and share with others: tinyurl.com/CREDITFinancia…

Thank you Sebastian S. Cocioba🪄🌷 for sending us your plasmids. Thank you Jordyn Meaney (they/xe) for making this art.

Such a great system to support fellow grad students!

Graduate students deserve a liveable wage!