Prof. Isabelle Laforest-Lapointe
ilafores.bsky.social
Prof. Isabelle Laforest-Lapointe
@ilafores.bsky.social
Associate professor @ U. de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
Mother of 1
Microbial ecologist using -omics, bioinformatics, & biostats to study host-microbe interactions in plants and humans
I speak French, English, Spanish, and Catalan
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Offre de MSc avec @pbbeauregard.bsky.social Mirella Aoun et moi #agriculture #durable #écologie #microbienne

Open MSc position #sustainable #agriculture #microbial #ecology

Un partenariat entre Bishop's University & @usherbrooke.bsky.social

C'est le temps d'appliquer! 🕐🤩

Time to apply! 🕐🤩
July 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
In our results, site & time are the strongest drivers of bacterial community structure for both years.

Yet their relative influence shifts between years, according to the discrepancies in the abiotic conditions in May.

Organic orchards had lower alpha diversity than conventional ones.

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July 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
We sampled apple trees across 6 orchards (3 organic, 3 conventional) in Québec over 2 years (2022–2023).

We looked at both leaves & flowers to capture seasonal & spatial variation.

This 📖 has been led by Sophie since her final BSc year at @usherbrooke.bsky.social, when she was an intern.

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July 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Last #MicrobialEcology talk of the day!

@annamob.bsky.social talks about How to build a microbiome to “breed” better plant-inoculants

Microbiome breeding can be unpredictable!

#CSEE2025
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July 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Final speaker!

Akhil Kholdwadala from the lab of @bjesseshapiro.bsky.social

Nutrient Enrichment & Connectivity Shape Bacterioplankton Diversity

#CSEE
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July 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Prof. @enviromics.bsky.social is next:

Plastisphere Microbiome - An ecological niche shaped by the city

Microplastics are organic molecules that can act as sponges for microbial inhabitants and pollutants

#MicrobialEcology
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July 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Now Jean-Baptiste Leducq from ULaval talks about:

The Hyphomicrobiales dark matter in the phyllosphere

#Phyllosphere
#MicrobialEcology
#CSEE2025
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July 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Next is Abdul-Rahman Adamu Bukari from Aleeza Gerstein’s lab

Global phylogenomic diversity of Candida albicans from diverse ecological niches

#MicrobialEcology
#CSEE2025
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July 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Last Day of #CSEE2025

We are launching our 🦠Ecology & Evolution Symposium with a talk by @monaparizadeh.bsky.social from Calgary

Early-Life Gut Microbiome Dynamics in Rural Infants: Microbial Succession and Environmental Impacts

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July 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
And that is a 🌯 for the plant-microbe symposium!

Thank you to Morgane & @mycocentriq.bsky.social for organizing!

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July 8, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Finishing the Symposium with Damian Hernandez from Michelle Afkhami lab:

Gene family expansions drive context-dependency in an ancient plant-fungal symbiosis

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July 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Part II of the 🌱🦠 Interactions Symp. is on:

Étienne Yergeau🏃‍♂️across a captivating 12min talk 😬🤣 Tipping the🌱🦠competition for nitrogen in agricultural soils

Jon Bennett: Microbial drivers of plant invasion across the Can. Great Plains

#CSEE2025
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July 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Don’t forget to drop off your poster!

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July 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Final talk of the morning Mélanie Jean takes us on a field trip to the microscale forests of bryophytes

#mosses
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July 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
July 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Next is Abdel Halloway on:

A Model to Explain Mutualism Variation with Minimal Functional Trait Difference

Demographic isolation is a necessary component of coexistence

Evidence is against the simplest models

#microbialecology
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July 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Next is Michelle Afkhami 🎉🦠

The Impact of Environmental Stress and Keystone Microbes on Microbiome Communities

Which microbiome structure proprieties are associated with stability?

#soilmicrobiome
#microbialecology
#CSEE2025
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July 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Missing pictures from the last post 😬😅

Next is Steven Kembel 🤩 allstar PhD supervisor & supportive mentor to this day (thank you 🙏)

A follow-up on the role of microbes in biodiversity-productivity rel.

#phyllosphere
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#CSEE2025
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July 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Starting day 2 with a 💥

President's Award for Societal Engagement by @widowweb.bsky.social

"I don’t think of you as Black” and other Misconceptions about Equity, Merit & Systems Change

📸Full house!

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July 8, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Always a pleasure to hear about the work of @carlyziter.bsky.social

Urban green spaces can be home to a high number of 🐝 species

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July 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
@mycocentriq.bsky.social & Morgane Enea are helping around today but tomorrow they are hosting the Symposium on:

Factoring in 🌱-🦠interactions: from temperate to boreal ecosystems

📆Tuesday 8/07
🕐10:00-12:00 & 13:30-14:30
📍Lac Aylmer

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July 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
NSERC mock review for Discovery Grant 1503 Ecology & Evolution @csee-sceemtgs.bsky.social @csee-scee.bsky.social #CSEE2025

Really interesting to see the process in play.
July 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
It is warm & humid at the Guillaume Blanchet terrasse ☀️🥵🌡️

The tents provide a nice release from the sun and perfect spot to warm yourself after a full morning of AC 🥶❄️

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July 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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We are finally almost there!
On y est presque!

Congrats to all the organization team in Sherbrooke, Fanie, Marco, Guillaume, Carolyne, Matthew, Dany, et al putting in the final 💅

Bravo à toute l’équipe de Sherbrooke qui travaille fort!
July 4, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Less than 1 week to @csee-sceemtgs.bsky.social @csee-scee.bsky.social in Sherbrooke! Hope to see you there!

The Lac des nations promenade is a wonderful spot for a stroll a run or just to relax!
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June 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM