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Aug. 28, 2025 — We made the cover of Journal of Bacteriology!
Our group review article on the history of M. xanthus as a model system (see link below) was selected as the COVER STORY for the...
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Aug 28, 20251 min read


Jun. 17-20, 2025 — Off to CSM 2025 in Montreal!
All members of the microbiology team (Salim, Antoine, Parisa, Ahmad, Nada, and Abdel) headed to Montreal for the 74th Annual Conference...
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Jun 17, 20251 min read


Jun. 17, 2025 — New article published in Journal of Bacteriology!
To celebrate the upcoming 50th Anniversary of the International Meeting on the Biology of Myxobacteria (i.e. the "MyxoMeeting"), we...
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Jun 17, 20251 min read


May 27-29, 2025 — Attending the CSPS Annual Meeting
Eleonore, Kathleen, Shima, Tanos, and Fatma all attended the 2025 CSPS (Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences) Annual Symposium in...
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May 27, 20251 min read


May 22-23, 2025 — Attending the PROTEO Annual Meeting
Only Salim was able to attend this one (students had conflicting schedules). Meeting was held this year at the Université de Sherbrooke...
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May 22, 20251 min read


Feb. 28, 2025 — New article published in ACS Omega!
Our latest article — dealing with MD simulations and X-ray crystallography of HRas implicated in cancer — has now been published in ACS...
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Feb 28, 20251 min read


Jan. 7, 2025 — Salim accepted an invitation to join the Journal of Bacteriology's Editorial Board!
Salim was truly honoured to receive the invitation. The appointment is for a 3-year period, from Jan. 1, 2025 to Dec. 31, 2027. The...
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Jan 7, 20251 min read
![Nov. 8-10, 2024 — Kathleen & Shima are heading to Toronto! Posters to present at QOMSBOC (Quebec/Ontario Mini-Symposium for Synthetic and Bioorganic Chemistry [say THAT 10 times fast...] 2024](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9dfa6a_a85727e45b5b4f60a91bfe2f4ef2e2bf~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/9dfa6a_a85727e45b5b4f60a91bfe2f4ef2e2bf~mv2.webp)
![Nov. 8-10, 2024 — Kathleen & Shima are heading to Toronto! Posters to present at QOMSBOC (Quebec/Ontario Mini-Symposium for Synthetic and Bioorganic Chemistry [say THAT 10 times fast...] 2024](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9dfa6a_a85727e45b5b4f60a91bfe2f4ef2e2bf~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/9dfa6a_a85727e45b5b4f60a91bfe2f4ef2e2bf~mv2.webp)
Nov. 8-10, 2024 — Kathleen & Shima are heading to Toronto! Posters to present at QOMSBOC (Quebec/Ontario Mini-Symposium for Synthetic and Bioorganic Chemistry [say THAT 10 times fast...] 2024
Both were eager to attend their first conference as PhD students and came away with many great conversations and new insights into their...
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Nov 8, 20241 min read


June 26, 2024 — Fares wins the gold!
For his outstanding productivity, the high impact of his research, his international exposure, and his contributions to community life...
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Oct 22, 20241 min read


May 11, 2024 — All good things must come to an end! (Graduation 2024 for Nicolas, Fares, and Rose)
After years of hard work, Nicolas (PhD), Fares (PhD, and Rose (MSc) were all ready to receive their degrees from INRS. Well earned, all...
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Oct 22, 20241 min read


Mar. 21, 2024 — Supercomputer resources allocated!
Our grant application for supercomputer usage allocation for the next year was "funded" by the Digital Research Alliance of Canada. ...
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Mar 21, 20241 min read


Mar. 4, 2024 — New article published in ACS Omega!
Our latest article — dealing with MD simulations of Wzp polysaccharide secretion porins — has now been published in ACS Omega! In...
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Mar 4, 20241 min read


Feb. 1-2, 2024 — PROTEO PIs' Retreat
Time for some serious discussions about proteins! It was good to meet up with the other members of PROTEO at the Hôtel Montfort in...
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Feb 1, 20241 min read


Jan. 27, 2024 — Post-Xmas-2023 2023 Xmas Party (in 2024)
Following various scheduling issues, we were finally able to get together for some good food, good drinks, and good times to celebrate...
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Jan 27, 20241 min read


Dec. 22, 2023 — New preprint is live on bioRχiv!
Come check out our latest preprint. In collaboration with the LaPlante lab, molecular dynamics simulations in an outer-membrane bilayer...
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Dec 22, 20231 min read


Oct. 19, 2023 — New preprint is live on bioRχiv!
Come check out our latest preprint. Integrins are crucial for eukaryotic cell attachment and motility within the extracellular matrix via...
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Oct 19, 20231 min read


Oct. 18, 2023 — Nicolas is now a Doctor!
He did it! After a fantastic presentation, and a THOROUGH grilling session afterwards (courtesy of Profs. Stephanie Weber [McGill...
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Oct 18, 20231 min read


Oct. 10, 2023 — Fares wins a scholarship from UQ
For all of his hard work during his PhD and his involvement with INRS, Fares was awarded a scholarship from the Université du Québec (the...
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Oct 10, 20231 min read


Sep. 14-15, 2023 — Salim, Abdelkader, and Antoine attending the BiSP 2023 Congress
After a COVID pandemic-necessitated hiatus, the Congrès Bacteriologie Intégrative Symbiose et Pathogenese (BiSP) was held once again. ...
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Sep 14, 20231 min read


Aug. 22, 2023 — Fares is now a Doctor (first one from the IslaMyxoLab)!
Aaaaaaand we're off! Following a masterclass-of-a-presentation, and an engaging and thoughtful question session (courtesy of Profs....
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Aug 22, 20231 min read
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