Coombes Lab on the West Coast, Part 2
The 2012 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists was held on the campus of the University of British Columbia in...
Coombes Lab on the West Coast, Part 1
June ushered in conference travel for some members of the Coombes lab. The lab was well represented by Suzanne Osborne and Joe McPhee at...
News from the Benches: Coombes lab identifies a D-Alanine transporter
New work from the Coombes lab has identified a novel ABC transporter in Salmonella that transports D-alanine from the periplasm to the...
Cherrie Small Presents at CDDW in Montreal
CAG/CIHR Postdoctoral fellow, Cherrie Small, was in Montreal this past week to present her work at the Canadian Association of...
May The Force Be With Us
The Coombes lab brought home the coveted Department Halloween Group Costume Contest award again this year. With amazing homemade...
CIHR Institute of Infection and Immunity brings community together
I was pleased to Chair the 2011 CIHR Institute of Infection and Immunity New Investigator Forum that was held in Lac Delage, Quebec,...
News from the Benches: Sequencing the Black Death
We were excited to be part of an international team — led by researchers at McMaster University and the University of Tubingen in Germany...
Brian Inducted into Canada's Top 40 Under 40
Canada's Top 40 Under 40, established in 1995 by Doug Caldwell, is a national program that uniquely celebrates the achievements of 40...
News from the Benches: AIEC Genomics
The lab has reported new genomic data on adherent-invasive E. coli (AIEC) that are associated with Crohn’s Disease. In the first paper,...
The Radical Re-Streakers: Back to Basics
The Radical Re-streakers made their debut this year for the annual Department Halloween Group Costume Contest. Big hair, sweat bands and...
