Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦
@edelplopez.bsky.social
Associate Professor at Université Laval| Canada Research Chair in Insect Vectors Invasions and Emergent Plant Diseases 🌿🪲 |Chercheur CRIV, IBIS, EDS | Senior Editor Plant Disease | CoFounder Pride in Microbiology 🏳️🌈 - Lab News: @eplopez.bsky.social
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Hey scientists: USDA staff have been told to Google-vet foreign coauthors for “subversive or criminal activity” and report flagged names to officials 🤠 www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump Administration Orders USDA Employees to Investigate Foreign Researchers They Work With
The new directive asks workers to check the backgrounds of foreign nationals collaborating with the department’s scientists for evidence of “subversive or criminal activity.” Their names are being sen...
www.propublica.org
January 16, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Hey scientists: USDA staff have been told to Google-vet foreign coauthors for “subversive or criminal activity” and report flagged names to officials 🤠 www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Reposted by Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦
When postdocs and grad students move on, I don’t worry about “losing” projects. If a postdoc wants to extend their work beyond my lab, my answer is yes. They should take their momentum with them. I have plenty of ideas, and there will always be more questions to ask.
January 17, 2026 at 1:23 AM
When postdocs and grad students move on, I don’t worry about “losing” projects. If a postdoc wants to extend their work beyond my lab, my answer is yes. They should take their momentum with them. I have plenty of ideas, and there will always be more questions to ask.
Decoding the Arsenal: Protist Effectors and Their Impact on Photosynthetic Hosts | Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions® apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/...
Decoding the Arsenal: Protist Effectors and Their Impact on Photosynthetic Hosts | Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions®
Interactions between various microbial pathogens including viruses, bacteria, fungi, oomycetes, and their plant hosts have traditionally been the focus of phytopathology. In recent years, a significan...
apsjournals.apsnet.org
January 16, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Decoding the Arsenal: Protist Effectors and Their Impact on Photosynthetic Hosts | Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions® apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/...
Happy and proud! 👏
The most read article of 2025 in Biochemistry and Cell Biology explores opportunities, challenges, and ethics of AI in academia. Read it now ▶️ https://ow.ly/VoA050XVHrN
👥: Joshua Molligan, Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦
#BestofCSP Université Laval
👥: Joshua Molligan, Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦
#BestofCSP Université Laval
January 16, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Happy and proud! 👏
Great changes for the bennefit of the community!
@ismpmi.bsky.social members please check your emails for ballots to vote on bylaw changes. didnt get a ballot? contact Jean Greenberg
January 15, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Great changes for the bennefit of the community!
Checkout this article I found at PLOS: dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
AI for accurate insect pest monitoring: A path toward resilient agriculture
dx.plos.org
January 15, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Checkout this article I found at PLOS: dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
Amazing surprise! 😍🎉
Our most read article of 2025 explores opportunities, challenges, and ethics of AI in academia. Read it now ▶️ https://ow.ly/HYmb50XVzfj
👥: Joshua Molligan, Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦
#BestofCSP Université Laval
👥: Joshua Molligan, Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦
#BestofCSP Université Laval
January 15, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Amazing surprise! 😍🎉
Most read article in 2025!
Artificial intelligence in academia: opportunities, challenges, and ethical considerations cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/...
Artificial intelligence in academia: opportunities, challenges, and ethical considerations cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/...
Artificial intelligence in academia: opportunities, challenges, and ethical considerations
cdnsciencepub.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Most read article in 2025!
Artificial intelligence in academia: opportunities, challenges, and ethical considerations cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/...
Artificial intelligence in academia: opportunities, challenges, and ethical considerations cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/...
Perks of having a truly diverse lab 🌍✨
Every culture brings something special, today, lovely gifts from Algeria 🇩🇿 and Colombia 🇨🇴
Every culture brings something special, today, lovely gifts from Algeria 🇩🇿 and Colombia 🇨🇴
January 13, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Perks of having a truly diverse lab 🌍✨
Every culture brings something special, today, lovely gifts from Algeria 🇩🇿 and Colombia 🇨🇴
Every culture brings something special, today, lovely gifts from Algeria 🇩🇿 and Colombia 🇨🇴
January 11, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Read How AI can help farmers monitor insect pests on Kudos: www.growkudos.com/publications...
How AI can help farmers monitor insect pests
Artificial intelligence can automatically detect and identify insect pests in real time by analyzing images and environmental data from traps, sensors, or drones, replacing slow and labour-intensive f...
www.growkudos.com
January 11, 2026 at 6:07 AM
Read How AI can help farmers monitor insect pests on Kudos: www.growkudos.com/publications...
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The fascist Trump administration has cut off Food Stamps aid to Minnesota as political retaliation, and attempt to instigate unrest.
If you can please donate to a food bank in Minnesota. I selected Second Harvest tonight. www.2harvest.org
If you can please donate to a food bank in Minnesota. I selected Second Harvest tonight. www.2harvest.org
Second Harvest Heartland | Local Minnesota, Wisconsin food bank | 2harvest.org
There is more than enough food for everyone. As one of the nation’s largest hunger relief agencies, it’s our job to make sure healthy, nutritious food gets to the households who need it. Every day, we...
www.2harvest.org
January 11, 2026 at 4:08 AM
The fascist Trump administration has cut off Food Stamps aid to Minnesota as political retaliation, and attempt to instigate unrest.
If you can please donate to a food bank in Minnesota. I selected Second Harvest tonight. www.2harvest.org
If you can please donate to a food bank in Minnesota. I selected Second Harvest tonight. www.2harvest.org
Listening to Mercedes Sosa today hits differently. With war looming and injustice everywhere, her voice reminds us that silence is not an option:
“Solo le pido a Dios
Que la guerra no me sea indiferente
Es un monstruo grande y pisa fuerte”
youtu.be/Gvyl_zdji2k?...
“Solo le pido a Dios
Que la guerra no me sea indiferente
Es un monstruo grande y pisa fuerte”
youtu.be/Gvyl_zdji2k?...
Mercedes Sosa - Sólo Le Pido a Dios (con León Gieco)
YouTube video by Rio Grande Records
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January 10, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Listening to Mercedes Sosa today hits differently. With war looming and injustice everywhere, her voice reminds us that silence is not an option:
“Solo le pido a Dios
Que la guerra no me sea indiferente
Es un monstruo grande y pisa fuerte”
youtu.be/Gvyl_zdji2k?...
“Solo le pido a Dios
Que la guerra no me sea indiferente
Es un monstruo grande y pisa fuerte”
youtu.be/Gvyl_zdji2k?...
I got a cute card from the GMI
January 9, 2026 at 7:35 PM
I got a cute card from the GMI
The recent White House memorandum announcing the withdrawal of the United States from 6️⃣ 6️⃣ international organizations, conventions, and treaties that are deemed contrary to U.S. interests reflects a broader pattern in the national political narrative:
open.spotify.com/episode/1Pea...
open.spotify.com/episode/1Pea...
Are Environmental and Social Concerns Becoming Scapegoats for U.S. Decline?
open.spotify.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:30 PM
The recent White House memorandum announcing the withdrawal of the United States from 6️⃣ 6️⃣ international organizations, conventions, and treaties that are deemed contrary to U.S. interests reflects a broader pattern in the national political narrative:
open.spotify.com/episode/1Pea...
open.spotify.com/episode/1Pea...
I feel terrible for the planet, the animals, the plants, the next generations ....
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United
www.whitehouse.gov
January 9, 2026 at 4:50 PM
I feel terrible for the planet, the animals, the plants, the next generations ....
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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Connect with a leading phytobacteriology expert and discover groundbreaking research! The Advances in Phytobacteriology Series continues with Dr. Quan Zeng!
Join us January 15 to: https://bit.ly/3YnkfLz
#APSwebinar #planthealth
Join us January 15 to: https://bit.ly/3YnkfLz
#APSwebinar #planthealth
January 8, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Connect with a leading phytobacteriology expert and discover groundbreaking research! The Advances in Phytobacteriology Series continues with Dr. Quan Zeng!
Join us January 15 to: https://bit.ly/3YnkfLz
#APSwebinar #planthealth
Join us January 15 to: https://bit.ly/3YnkfLz
#APSwebinar #planthealth
New year, new lab member! 🎉
We’re thrilled to welcome Ahmed Ben Hassine to EdeLab as part of the LeafHope project!
Ahmed will be tackling a big (and very timely) question: insecticide resistance in leafhoppers 🦗
Welcome to the team, Ahmed! 🚀🌱
We’re thrilled to welcome Ahmed Ben Hassine to EdeLab as part of the LeafHope project!
Ahmed will be tackling a big (and very timely) question: insecticide resistance in leafhoppers 🦗
Welcome to the team, Ahmed! 🚀🌱
January 5, 2026 at 5:58 PM
New year, new lab member! 🎉
We’re thrilled to welcome Ahmed Ben Hassine to EdeLab as part of the LeafHope project!
Ahmed will be tackling a big (and very timely) question: insecticide resistance in leafhoppers 🦗
Welcome to the team, Ahmed! 🚀🌱
We’re thrilled to welcome Ahmed Ben Hassine to EdeLab as part of the LeafHope project!
Ahmed will be tackling a big (and very timely) question: insecticide resistance in leafhoppers 🦗
Welcome to the team, Ahmed! 🚀🌱
Although it went online in 2025, here is our second paper of 2026! 🎉
Bravo to @jiaxuwu.bsky.social for leading this (possibly) controversial, but much-needed, analysis. Enjoy! Now out in the January 2026 issue of Trends in Genetics.
🔗 www.cell.com/trends/genet...
Bravo to @jiaxuwu.bsky.social for leading this (possibly) controversial, but much-needed, analysis. Enjoy! Now out in the January 2026 issue of Trends in Genetics.
🔗 www.cell.com/trends/genet...
Déjà vu in clubroot resistance: same genes, new names
Despite decades of clubroot research, only three resistance (R) genes have been validated.
However, many of the ‘new’ R genes are, in fact, identical to or allelic with these
three. In this forum arti...
www.cell.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Although it went online in 2025, here is our second paper of 2026! 🎉
Bravo to @jiaxuwu.bsky.social for leading this (possibly) controversial, but much-needed, analysis. Enjoy! Now out in the January 2026 issue of Trends in Genetics.
🔗 www.cell.com/trends/genet...
Bravo to @jiaxuwu.bsky.social for leading this (possibly) controversial, but much-needed, analysis. Enjoy! Now out in the January 2026 issue of Trends in Genetics.
🔗 www.cell.com/trends/genet...
First 2026 manuscript in PLOS Sustainability and Transformation, a strong start to the year! 🪲🤖💚
Bravo Thomas Vinatier 👏
🔗: journals.plos.org/sustainabili...
Bravo Thomas Vinatier 👏
🔗: journals.plos.org/sustainabili...
AI for accurate insect pest monitoring: A path toward resilient agriculture
journals.plos.org
January 2, 2026 at 7:42 PM
First 2026 manuscript in PLOS Sustainability and Transformation, a strong start to the year! 🪲🤖💚
Bravo Thomas Vinatier 👏
🔗: journals.plos.org/sustainabili...
Bravo Thomas Vinatier 👏
🔗: journals.plos.org/sustainabili...
🎧 Just in time for the New Year, three new episodes are live on the EdeLab & Research Explained! podcast!
open.spotify.com/episode/7dnP...
In this episode, we break down an exciting scientific paper (in EN, ES, and FR) that reveals how Xanthomonas bacteria employ a unique nutritional strategy.
open.spotify.com/episode/7dnP...
In this episode, we break down an exciting scientific paper (in EN, ES, and FR) that reveals how Xanthomonas bacteria employ a unique nutritional strategy.
Starving the Enemy: How Plants Outsmart Xanthomonas
open.spotify.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:51 PM
🎧 Just in time for the New Year, three new episodes are live on the EdeLab & Research Explained! podcast!
open.spotify.com/episode/7dnP...
In this episode, we break down an exciting scientific paper (in EN, ES, and FR) that reveals how Xanthomonas bacteria employ a unique nutritional strategy.
open.spotify.com/episode/7dnP...
In this episode, we break down an exciting scientific paper (in EN, ES, and FR) that reveals how Xanthomonas bacteria employ a unique nutritional strategy.
2026 challenge
December 31, 2025 at 2:15 PM
2026 challenge
In January, our Pathogen Profile led by @asimjaved.bsky.social will turn 3 years old, and it continues to outperform many of the most recent reviews on clubroot.
If you’re working on Plasmodiophora brassicae, this is still a must-read!
Link 🔗 bsppjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
If you’re working on Plasmodiophora brassicae, this is still a must-read!
Link 🔗 bsppjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The clubroot pathogen Plasmodiophora brassicae: A profile update
The clubroot pathogen wants to conquer the world, and how better than through social media. This Plasmodiophora brassicae profile highlights how the growers are in a constant fight with this devastat...
bsppjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:50 PM
In January, our Pathogen Profile led by @asimjaved.bsky.social will turn 3 years old, and it continues to outperform many of the most recent reviews on clubroot.
If you’re working on Plasmodiophora brassicae, this is still a must-read!
Link 🔗 bsppjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
If you’re working on Plasmodiophora brassicae, this is still a must-read!
Link 🔗 bsppjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
There’s no escaping… 😆
@jiaxuwu.bsky.social hunted me all the way to Varadero! 🌊
@jiaxuwu.bsky.social hunted me all the way to Varadero! 🌊
December 27, 2025 at 1:29 AM
There’s no escaping… 😆
@jiaxuwu.bsky.social hunted me all the way to Varadero! 🌊
@jiaxuwu.bsky.social hunted me all the way to Varadero! 🌊