After a full day of science, reflection, laughter, and a good dose of nature inspiration, I think we all felt a rejuvenated sense of purpose. We kicked things off with a group conversation about creativity in research, and about feelings of self-underappreciation that can sneak in, even for experienced scientists. That set the tone for a morning full of science discussions about big new ideas, new techniques, project troubleshooting, science impact in the community, and half-

I’m excited to share new research from the lab just published in PLOS Pathogens:  https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1...

Last week, we hit the lanes to briefly take our minds off of manuscript revisions, grant planning, experiment troubleshooting, data...

In October 2024, a delegation from the Coombes lab (Brian, Melissa, Marie-Ange, and Victoria) headed to Liverpool to participate in the...

The Halloween costume competition in the Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences is a hotly contested contest. The lab has...

Coombes lab members channelled their inner warrior on the axe-throwing circuit, competing for bragging rights as Axe Thrower...