Landon Getz
@landongetz.bsky.social
PostDoc in The Maxwell Lab at the University of Toronto. PhD. CIHR and EPIC-GSK Postdoctoral Fellow. | He/Him 🏳️🌈 Co-Founder of Pride in Microbiology | Saamis(Prairies) ➡️ Kjipuktuk(Halifax) ➡️ Tkaronto(Toronto).
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Landon Getz
@landongetz.bsky.social
· Nov 3
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🏳️🌈 PhD. Research Scientist studying <i>Vibrio</i> species, with a keen interest in science ethics and policy.
landongetz.com
Spending more time here, so if I'm a stranger:
I'm a PostDoc at the University of Toronto studying Vibrio-Phage interactions, a coffee and baked goods enthusiast, and housekeeper to a cat named Susan!
Learn more about me here: landongetz.com
I'm a PostDoc at the University of Toronto studying Vibrio-Phage interactions, a coffee and baked goods enthusiast, and housekeeper to a cat named Susan!
Learn more about me here: landongetz.com
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Amazing piece of work from @rtoshiro.bsky.social
& Kim Seed at UC Berkeley. 🙌
Played a tiny role in this work.
Surviving phage attack dynamically regulates bacterial immunity to defeat counterdefenses
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
& Kim Seed at UC Berkeley. 🙌
Played a tiny role in this work.
Surviving phage attack dynamically regulates bacterial immunity to defeat counterdefenses
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
bsky.app
November 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Amazing piece of work from @rtoshiro.bsky.social
& Kim Seed at UC Berkeley. 🙌
Played a tiny role in this work.
Surviving phage attack dynamically regulates bacterial immunity to defeat counterdefenses
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
& Kim Seed at UC Berkeley. 🙌
Played a tiny role in this work.
Surviving phage attack dynamically regulates bacterial immunity to defeat counterdefenses
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Tri-Councils had our backs: "...at no time did CIHR consider disclosing individual EDI and/or self-identification data, information about individual unsuccessful applications or peer reviewers’ review notes and scores" in response to demands of the Parliamentary Committee on Science and Research.
November 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Tri-Councils had our backs: "...at no time did CIHR consider disclosing individual EDI and/or self-identification data, information about individual unsuccessful applications or peer reviewers’ review notes and scores" in response to demands of the Parliamentary Committee on Science and Research.
Really sad state of affairs...we have safe and effective paths forward to prevent this.
It's official: Canada has lost its measles elimination status because of an outbreak that has persisted for more than 12 months. Country can regain status only if on-going spread is of measles interrupted for more than a year. www.cbc.ca/news/health/... via @cbcnews.ca
November 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Really sad state of affairs...we have safe and effective paths forward to prevent this.
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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
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🚀 Looking for a motivated postdoc in molecular biology! Apply for a Juan de la Cierva 2025 fellowship and join R'n'R lab in Madrid.
📅 PhD Jan'24–Dec'25
🔍 DNA replication & biotech #piMDA #WGA, bacterial genomics & defense
👉 rnrlab.github.io
#Postdoc #JdC2025
@iib.uam.es @uammedicina.bsky.social
📅 PhD Jan'24–Dec'25
🔍 DNA replication & biotech #piMDA #WGA, bacterial genomics & defense
👉 rnrlab.github.io
#Postdoc #JdC2025
@iib.uam.es @uammedicina.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
🚀 Looking for a motivated postdoc in molecular biology! Apply for a Juan de la Cierva 2025 fellowship and join R'n'R lab in Madrid.
📅 PhD Jan'24–Dec'25
🔍 DNA replication & biotech #piMDA #WGA, bacterial genomics & defense
👉 rnrlab.github.io
#Postdoc #JdC2025
@iib.uam.es @uammedicina.bsky.social
📅 PhD Jan'24–Dec'25
🔍 DNA replication & biotech #piMDA #WGA, bacterial genomics & defense
👉 rnrlab.github.io
#Postdoc #JdC2025
@iib.uam.es @uammedicina.bsky.social
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Preprint: Bacteria sense virus-induced genome degradation via methylated mononucleotides
tinyurl.com/ch3damp
We show how molecular byproducts released during virus-induced cell exploitation are used as signals to trigger host immunity
Revealed by the amazing Ilya Osterman. See his thread below👇
tinyurl.com/ch3damp
We show how molecular byproducts released during virus-induced cell exploitation are used as signals to trigger host immunity
Revealed by the amazing Ilya Osterman. See his thread below👇
November 6, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Preprint: Bacteria sense virus-induced genome degradation via methylated mononucleotides
tinyurl.com/ch3damp
We show how molecular byproducts released during virus-induced cell exploitation are used as signals to trigger host immunity
Revealed by the amazing Ilya Osterman. See his thread below👇
tinyurl.com/ch3damp
We show how molecular byproducts released during virus-induced cell exploitation are used as signals to trigger host immunity
Revealed by the amazing Ilya Osterman. See his thread below👇
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I’m a bit puzzled that the employers of faculty and staff-and the educators responsible for students whose information we protect so carefully-haven’t made any public statements about the risks of releasing private grant information in Canada, which contains confidential and sensitive details.
November 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I’m a bit puzzled that the employers of faculty and staff-and the educators responsible for students whose information we protect so carefully-haven’t made any public statements about the risks of releasing private grant information in Canada, which contains confidential and sensitive details.
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Structures of the sheathed flagellum reveal mechanisms of assembly and rotation in Vibrio cholerae
Structures of the sheathed flagellum reveal mechanisms of assembly and rotation in Vibrio cholerae - Nature Microbiology
In situ cryo-electron microscopy structures show the spatial arrangement of flagellin proteins and provide insight into mechanisms of assembly and rotation of the sheathed flagellum in Vibrio cholerae...
www.nature.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Structures of the sheathed flagellum reveal mechanisms of assembly and rotation in Vibrio cholerae
Excited to share: DNA glycosylases are diverse antiviral effectors. They recognize phage base modifications and initiate genome destruction. A structure‑guided approach made the scope of this discovery possible! 🧪 #phagesky doi.org/10.1101/2025... #phage #microbiology
Antiviral Defence is a Conserved Function of Diverse DNA Glycosylases
Bacteria are frequently attacked by viruses, known as phages, and rely on diverse defence systems like restriction endonucleases and CRISPR-Cas to survive. While phages can evade these defences by cov...
doi.org
October 30, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Excited to share: DNA glycosylases are diverse antiviral effectors. They recognize phage base modifications and initiate genome destruction. A structure‑guided approach made the scope of this discovery possible! 🧪 #phagesky doi.org/10.1101/2025... #phage #microbiology
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Toronto's ROM is hiring 2 new curators! Botany & Ornithology. Come be part of the Toronto EEB community, with cross-appt in my dept at UofT @romtoronto.bsky.social
royalontariomuseum.applytojob.com/apply/XBR2Yc...
royalontariomuseum.applytojob.com/apply/Sf2iAO...
royalontariomuseum.applytojob.com/apply/XBR2Yc...
royalontariomuseum.applytojob.com/apply/Sf2iAO...
Curator of Birds - Royal Ontario Museum - Career Page
Apply to Curator of Birds at Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, ON, Canada.
royalontariomuseum.applytojob.com
October 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Toronto's ROM is hiring 2 new curators! Botany & Ornithology. Come be part of the Toronto EEB community, with cross-appt in my dept at UofT @romtoronto.bsky.social
royalontariomuseum.applytojob.com/apply/XBR2Yc...
royalontariomuseum.applytojob.com/apply/Sf2iAO...
royalontariomuseum.applytojob.com/apply/XBR2Yc...
royalontariomuseum.applytojob.com/apply/Sf2iAO...
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Rapture tomorrow. Go ahead and push directly to prod.
September 23, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Rapture tomorrow. Go ahead and push directly to prod.
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How can we understand the earliest events in evolution of eukaryotic immunity? @yao-li.bsky.social reports incredible molecular fossils of complete bacterial-like operons in eukaryotes that illuminate how animal immunity was first acquired from anti-phage defense
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
September 5, 2025 at 10:13 AM
How can we understand the earliest events in evolution of eukaryotic immunity? @yao-li.bsky.social reports incredible molecular fossils of complete bacterial-like operons in eukaryotes that illuminate how animal immunity was first acquired from anti-phage defense
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Beautiful work on the emergence of the pandemic clone of V. parahaemolyticus
Combination of large-scale phylogenomic analysis, mouse lethality experiments and bacterial growth assays shows sheds light on how a pandemic clone of Vibrio parahaemolyticus was able to spread worldwide
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Wave succession in the pandemic clone of Vibrio parahaemolyticus driven by gene loss - Nature Ecology & Evolution
A combination of large-scale phylogenomic analysis, mouse lethality experiments and bacterial growth assays shows that gene loss in the putrescine utilization pathway has enhanced biofilm formation an...
www.nature.com
August 27, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Beautiful work on the emergence of the pandemic clone of V. parahaemolyticus
Last week, we had to say goodbye to our sweet Susan. She was the embodiment of kindness, trust, resilience, and forgiveness. Through her love we were changed. She is sorely missed ❤️
August 26, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Last week, we had to say goodbye to our sweet Susan. She was the embodiment of kindness, trust, resilience, and forgiveness. Through her love we were changed. She is sorely missed ❤️
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Streptomyces venezuelae uses secreted chitinases and a designated ABC transporter to support the competitive saprophytic catabolism of chitin
vs Bacillus subtilis
@plosbiology.org by Anne van der Meij et al from Justin Nodwell
with Marie Elliot
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
vs Bacillus subtilis
@plosbiology.org by Anne van der Meij et al from Justin Nodwell
with Marie Elliot
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Streptomyces venezuelae uses secreted chitinases and a designated ABC transporter to support the competitive saprophytic catabolism of chitin
More than a billion tons of chitin are produced on earth each year, rich in fixed nitrogen and carbon, but it is hard to degrade and use. This study shows that the soil bacterium Streptomyces venezuel...
journals.plos.org
August 8, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Streptomyces venezuelae uses secreted chitinases and a designated ABC transporter to support the competitive saprophytic catabolism of chitin
vs Bacillus subtilis
@plosbiology.org by Anne van der Meij et al from Justin Nodwell
with Marie Elliot
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
vs Bacillus subtilis
@plosbiology.org by Anne van der Meij et al from Justin Nodwell
with Marie Elliot
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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EMBL researchers have developed a new AI framework – AlphaDesign – which can design new proteins that might have therapeutic benefits.
Using AlphaDesign, the researchers succeeded in creating synthetic inhibitors for a bacterial phage defence system.
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
Using AlphaDesign, the researchers succeeded in creating synthetic inhibitors for a bacterial phage defence system.
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
June 23, 2025 at 1:41 PM
EMBL researchers have developed a new AI framework – AlphaDesign – which can design new proteins that might have therapeutic benefits.
Using AlphaDesign, the researchers succeeded in creating synthetic inhibitors for a bacterial phage defence system.
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
Using AlphaDesign, the researchers succeeded in creating synthetic inhibitors for a bacterial phage defence system.
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
I'm home after the 74th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists at Université de Montréal. This year I had the pleasure of sharing our work on anti-phage defence and Vibrio integrons in the Postdocotral Research Symposium—and I won the Knowles Postdoctoral Research Prize!
June 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I'm home after the 74th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists at Université de Montréal. This year I had the pleasure of sharing our work on anti-phage defence and Vibrio integrons in the Postdocotral Research Symposium—and I won the Knowles Postdoctoral Research Prize!
At least someone can enjoy themselves in this heatwave...
June 23, 2025 at 12:21 PM
At least someone can enjoy themselves in this heatwave...
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A letter from scientists to the community: Protect transgender scientists.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Protect transgender scientists
Transgender and gender nonconforming (TGnC) people are a primary target of the Trump administration. Multiple executive orders seek to erase TGnC protections; mandate denial of gender identity; and ba...
www.science.org
June 19, 2025 at 6:34 PM
A letter from scientists to the community: Protect transgender scientists.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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"In a competitive academic world, building bridges instead of walls may be our most powerful tool to accelerate discovery and rebuild public trust in science."
I'm very happy with this article piece! 🥳
www.the-scientist.com/science-thri...
I'm very happy with this article piece! 🥳
www.the-scientist.com/science-thri...
Science Thrives on Trust: Why Collaboration Is Our Greatest Strength
In a competitive academic world, building bridges instead of walls may be our most powerful tool to accelerate discovery and rebuild public trust in science.
www.the-scientist.com
June 16, 2025 at 8:24 PM
"In a competitive academic world, building bridges instead of walls may be our most powerful tool to accelerate discovery and rebuild public trust in science."
I'm very happy with this article piece! 🥳
www.the-scientist.com/science-thri...
I'm very happy with this article piece! 🥳
www.the-scientist.com/science-thri...
On my way to the 74th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists at Université de Montréal! Looking forward to sharing our recent work on integrons and anti-phage defence at the upcoming postdoctoral symposium!
Thanks for the ride @viarailcanada.bsky.social
Thanks for the ride @viarailcanada.bsky.social
June 16, 2025 at 8:22 PM
On my way to the 74th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists at Université de Montréal! Looking forward to sharing our recent work on integrons and anti-phage defence at the upcoming postdoctoral symposium!
Thanks for the ride @viarailcanada.bsky.social
Thanks for the ride @viarailcanada.bsky.social
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🧬🌽 Happy Transposon Day! 🌽🧬
Today we celebrate the birthday of Barbara McClintock - scientist extraordinaire and discoverer of jumping genes. Still the only woman to have an unshared Nobel Prize in the biomedical sciences #TransposonDay2025
Today we celebrate the birthday of Barbara McClintock - scientist extraordinaire and discoverer of jumping genes. Still the only woman to have an unshared Nobel Prize in the biomedical sciences #TransposonDay2025
June 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
🧬🌽 Happy Transposon Day! 🌽🧬
Today we celebrate the birthday of Barbara McClintock - scientist extraordinaire and discoverer of jumping genes. Still the only woman to have an unshared Nobel Prize in the biomedical sciences #TransposonDay2025
Today we celebrate the birthday of Barbara McClintock - scientist extraordinaire and discoverer of jumping genes. Still the only woman to have an unshared Nobel Prize in the biomedical sciences #TransposonDay2025
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THANK YOU to everyone who attended our first annual Pride Month Game Night with us on Saturday! We had a blast and are so excited to announce our next Pride Month event... 🥁
PowerPoint Karaoke!🎙️
June 28th
More info to come 🌈
PowerPoint Karaoke!🎙️
June 28th
More info to come 🌈
June 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
THANK YOU to everyone who attended our first annual Pride Month Game Night with us on Saturday! We had a blast and are so excited to announce our next Pride Month event... 🥁
PowerPoint Karaoke!🎙️
June 28th
More info to come 🌈
PowerPoint Karaoke!🎙️
June 28th
More info to come 🌈