IMPACTT Microbiome
@impactt-microbiome.bsky.social
The pan-Canadian microbiome research core funded by CIHR. We aim to harness the power of the microbiome to promote human health. https://www.impactt-microbiome.ca/
The Canadian Bioinformatics Hub is accepting applications for their recognition awards. Three awards are available: CBH Research & Innovation Award, Francis Ouellette Community Award, and CBH Impact Trainee Award. Apply by Dec 8, 2025: www.iscb.org/cbhc2026/cal...
November 25, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The Canadian Bioinformatics Hub is accepting applications for their recognition awards. Three awards are available: CBH Research & Innovation Award, Francis Ouellette Community Award, and CBH Impact Trainee Award. Apply by Dec 8, 2025: www.iscb.org/cbhc2026/cal...
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The Canadian Bioinformatics Hub Training Award application deadline is coming up soon on Dec 1, 2025! Successful applicants will receive up to $2,500 CAD to attend a workshop, tutoral, or other training event in 2026. Learn more and apply: bioinformatics.ca/hub/training...
November 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The Canadian Bioinformatics Hub Training Award application deadline is coming up soon on Dec 1, 2025! Successful applicants will receive up to $2,500 CAD to attend a workshop, tutoral, or other training event in 2026. Learn more and apply: bioinformatics.ca/hub/training...
Job posting! @sickkidsto.bsky.social is looking for a Postdoctoral Fellow to study Early Infant Feeding and the Microbiome, starting Jan 2026. Sound like you? See the job posting and apply here by Dec 8, 2025 (Job ID 23371): shorturl.at/Hdx5Q
November 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Job posting! @sickkidsto.bsky.social is looking for a Postdoctoral Fellow to study Early Infant Feeding and the Microbiome, starting Jan 2026. Sound like you? See the job posting and apply here by Dec 8, 2025 (Job ID 23371): shorturl.at/Hdx5Q
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WatSPEED at the University of Waterloo is offering 3 FREE workshops next month:
(1) Generative AI for Data Science: Dec 3, 2025 @12pm ET
(2) Introduction to Machine Learning: Dec 17, 2025 @12pm ET
(3) Getting started with Python: Dec 18, 2025 @12pm ET
Visit watspeed.uwaterloo.ca to register.
(1) Generative AI for Data Science: Dec 3, 2025 @12pm ET
(2) Introduction to Machine Learning: Dec 17, 2025 @12pm ET
(3) Getting started with Python: Dec 18, 2025 @12pm ET
Visit watspeed.uwaterloo.ca to register.
November 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
WatSPEED at the University of Waterloo is offering 3 FREE workshops next month:
(1) Generative AI for Data Science: Dec 3, 2025 @12pm ET
(2) Introduction to Machine Learning: Dec 17, 2025 @12pm ET
(3) Getting started with Python: Dec 18, 2025 @12pm ET
Visit watspeed.uwaterloo.ca to register.
(1) Generative AI for Data Science: Dec 3, 2025 @12pm ET
(2) Introduction to Machine Learning: Dec 17, 2025 @12pm ET
(3) Getting started with Python: Dec 18, 2025 @12pm ET
Visit watspeed.uwaterloo.ca to register.
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The Canadian Bioinformatics Hub has launched a survey for women who are driving advancements in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, and Data Science (BCBDS) today. If you would like to participate in this survey, click the link below before the December 15, 2025 deadline. shorturl.at/tQ3d8
Canadian Bioinformatics Hub - Women in BCBDS Community Survey
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This survey is being conducted by the Canadian Bioinformatics Hub (CBH) with the goal of improving its IDEA programs a...
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November 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The Canadian Bioinformatics Hub has launched a survey for women who are driving advancements in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, and Data Science (BCBDS) today. If you would like to participate in this survey, click the link below before the December 15, 2025 deadline. shorturl.at/tQ3d8
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PANORAMICS - A Vision is organizing True North Spatial 2026: Canada's first Spatial & Single-cell Biology Summit, bringing together leaders from industry and academia to explore the future of spatial-omics innovation. Mar 25-27, 2026 in Toronto, ON. Preregistration is now open: shorturl.at/lAiuJ
November 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
PANORAMICS - A Vision is organizing True North Spatial 2026: Canada's first Spatial & Single-cell Biology Summit, bringing together leaders from industry and academia to explore the future of spatial-omics innovation. Mar 25-27, 2026 in Toronto, ON. Preregistration is now open: shorturl.at/lAiuJ
The Data Research Alliance of Canada (DRAC) has put out a call for proposals for its National Data Spaces Pilot Program, designed to improve how Canada's research data is managed, shared, and used. Application deadline is Dec 1, 2025. Learn more: www.alliancecan.ca/en/opportuni...
November 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The Data Research Alliance of Canada (DRAC) has put out a call for proposals for its National Data Spaces Pilot Program, designed to improve how Canada's research data is managed, shared, and used. Application deadline is Dec 1, 2025. Learn more: www.alliancecan.ca/en/opportuni...
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📢 Call for abstracts! #CBHC2026 invites submissions in:
Data: Building Resources and Infrastructure
Methods: Advancing Computational Approaches
Discoveries: Generating Biological and Biomedical Insights
🗓️ Deadline: Feb 12, 2026
📥 Submit: https://f.mtr.cool/oftnlpqjlg
Data: Building Resources and Infrastructure
Methods: Advancing Computational Approaches
Discoveries: Generating Biological and Biomedical Insights
🗓️ Deadline: Feb 12, 2026
📥 Submit: https://f.mtr.cool/oftnlpqjlg
October 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
📢 Call for abstracts! #CBHC2026 invites submissions in:
Data: Building Resources and Infrastructure
Methods: Advancing Computational Approaches
Discoveries: Generating Biological and Biomedical Insights
🗓️ Deadline: Feb 12, 2026
📥 Submit: https://f.mtr.cool/oftnlpqjlg
Data: Building Resources and Infrastructure
Methods: Advancing Computational Approaches
Discoveries: Generating Biological and Biomedical Insights
🗓️ Deadline: Feb 12, 2026
📥 Submit: https://f.mtr.cool/oftnlpqjlg
We closed out #HavingIMPACTT2025 with a keynote talk by Robert Jenq about microbiome interventional studies in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) and CAR-T cell-based immunotherapies.
September 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
We closed out #HavingIMPACTT2025 with a keynote talk by Robert Jenq about microbiome interventional studies in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) and CAR-T cell-based immunotherapies.
Our #HavingIMPACTT Session 5 on Microbiome Interactions in Autoimmunity and Inflammatory Disease featured talks by Shalina Ousman and Nicola Harris on topics ranging from multiple sclerosis and neuroinflammation to identifying factors that drive healing in IBD.
September 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Our #HavingIMPACTT Session 5 on Microbiome Interactions in Autoimmunity and Inflammatory Disease featured talks by Shalina Ousman and Nicola Harris on topics ranging from multiple sclerosis and neuroinflammation to identifying factors that drive healing in IBD.
New this year at #HavingIMPACTT2025: a "SWOT"-style panel discussion on the future of microbial therapeutics! Our panelists @arpaialab.bsky.social, Jeremiah Faith, Valerie Taylor, and Robert Jenq discussed the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats of microbial therapeutics.
September 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
New this year at #HavingIMPACTT2025: a "SWOT"-style panel discussion on the future of microbial therapeutics! Our panelists @arpaialab.bsky.social, Jeremiah Faith, Valerie Taylor, and Robert Jenq discussed the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats of microbial therapeutics.
One of our IMPACTT Co-Leads, Dr. Braedon McDonald, gave an update on an ongoing IMPACTT project on creating a benchmarking atlas for researchers conducting experiments with human microbiome-associated (HMA) mice. Contact us through our website for more information.
September 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
One of our IMPACTT Co-Leads, Dr. Braedon McDonald, gave an update on an ongoing IMPACTT project on creating a benchmarking atlas for researchers conducting experiments with human microbiome-associated (HMA) mice. Contact us through our website for more information.
Our third sponsored talk was given by Dr. Simon Hirota, co-director of the Canadian National Organoid Network (CNON). CNON is free to join and gives researchers access to protocols, in-person training, and help with organoid ordering and research. canadianorganoidnetwork.ca
September 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Our third sponsored talk was given by Dr. Simon Hirota, co-director of the Canadian National Organoid Network (CNON). CNON is free to join and gives researchers access to protocols, in-person training, and help with organoid ordering and research. canadianorganoidnetwork.ca
Our #HavingIMPACTT2025 Session 4 on Microbial Ecosystems was rapid-fire, full of short talks from Elsa Rousseau, Ann Gregory, and others on topics ranging from gut bacteriophages, to functional changes in pregnancy, to using CRISPR-Cas9 to eliminate antibiotic resistance genes.
September 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Our #HavingIMPACTT2025 Session 4 on Microbial Ecosystems was rapid-fire, full of short talks from Elsa Rousseau, Ann Gregory, and others on topics ranging from gut bacteriophages, to functional changes in pregnancy, to using CRISPR-Cas9 to eliminate antibiotic resistance genes.
Our second sponsored talk by Stephane Bronner from the Rosell Institute for Microbiome and Probiotics provided an overview of their research and funding portfolio and how they translate microbial science into human health benefits.
September 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Our second sponsored talk by Stephane Bronner from the Rosell Institute for Microbiome and Probiotics provided an overview of their research and funding portfolio and how they translate microbial science into human health benefits.
Our #HavingIMPACTT2025 Session 3 on microbiome-immunity interplay featured talks from Melody Zeng and Nicholas Arpaia on immune regulation by the gut microbiome in early life and beyond, as well as programmable probiotics for personalized cancer immunotherapy.
September 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Our #HavingIMPACTT2025 Session 3 on microbiome-immunity interplay featured talks from Melody Zeng and Nicholas Arpaia on immune regulation by the gut microbiome in early life and beyond, as well as programmable probiotics for personalized cancer immunotherapy.
Our #HavingIMPACTT2025 Session 2 on Translational Microbiome featured Jeremiah Faith, Glen Carter, and Lauren Davey discussing microbial therapeutics, multidrug-resistant organisms, and engineered gut bacteria.
September 22, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Our #HavingIMPACTT2025 Session 2 on Translational Microbiome featured Jeremiah Faith, Glen Carter, and Lauren Davey discussing microbial therapeutics, multidrug-resistant organisms, and engineered gut bacteria.
Our first sponsored Tech Talk by BioAro Inc. CEO Dr. Anmol Kapoor introduced PanOmiQ - AI-driven next-generation analysis intelligence.
September 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Our first sponsored Tech Talk by BioAro Inc. CEO Dr. Anmol Kapoor introduced PanOmiQ - AI-driven next-generation analysis intelligence.
Our #HavingIMPACTT2025 Session 1 on Diet, Microbiome, and Host included talks by Benoit Chassaing, Genelle Lunken, and Maryam Kebbe on topics ranging from dietary interventions to the mycobiome in IBD to the role of nutrition across the lifespan.
September 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Our #HavingIMPACTT2025 Session 1 on Diet, Microbiome, and Host included talks by Benoit Chassaing, Genelle Lunken, and Maryam Kebbe on topics ranging from dietary interventions to the mycobiome in IBD to the role of nutrition across the lifespan.
Our first keynote speaker Dr. Ruth Ley @microbiome.bsky.social opened #HavingIMPACTT2025 with a talk about the shared evolutionary history of gut microbes and humans
September 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Our first keynote speaker Dr. Ruth Ley @microbiome.bsky.social opened #HavingIMPACTT2025 with a talk about the shared evolutionary history of gut microbes and humans
It's a beautiful day for a microbiome symposium! #HavingIMPACTT2025 is offically underway at the Malcolm Hotel in Canmore, Canada! Follow along for more.
September 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM
It's a beautiful day for a microbiome symposium! #HavingIMPACTT2025 is offically underway at the Malcolm Hotel in Canmore, Canada! Follow along for more.
QIAGEN is proud to be a gold sponsor of #HavingIMPACTT2025 on Sept 22-24, 2025. Visit QIAGEN at booth #2 to learn more about their microbiome solutions: www.qiagen.com/ca/applicati...
September 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
QIAGEN is proud to be a gold sponsor of #HavingIMPACTT2025 on Sept 22-24, 2025. Visit QIAGEN at booth #2 to learn more about their microbiome solutions: www.qiagen.com/ca/applicati...
Microbiome Insights is a proud sponsor of #HavingIMPACTT2025! They are a global leader in microbiome analysis, providing comprehensive sequencing and bioinformatics services. To learn more about how their research solutions can advance your work, visit www.microbiomeinsights.com
September 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Microbiome Insights is a proud sponsor of #HavingIMPACTT2025! They are a global leader in microbiome analysis, providing comprehensive sequencing and bioinformatics services. To learn more about how their research solutions can advance your work, visit www.microbiomeinsights.com
Mucosal Immunology (@societymucosalimm.bsky.social), the official publication of the Society of Mucosal Immunology (SMI), is proud to sponsor #HavingIMPACTT2025 and foster discussion of immunity at mucosal surfaces. Learn more at mucosalimmunology.org
September 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Mucosal Immunology (@societymucosalimm.bsky.social), the official publication of the Society of Mucosal Immunology (SMI), is proud to sponsor #HavingIMPACTT2025 and foster discussion of immunity at mucosal surfaces. Learn more at mucosalimmunology.org
DNA Genotek Inc. is excited to be a Gold Sponsor of #HavingIMPACTT2025! Check out their innovative line of microbiome collection devices and extraction kits developed to help overcome challenges in microbiome research at dnagenotek.com
September 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
DNA Genotek Inc. is excited to be a Gold Sponsor of #HavingIMPACTT2025! Check out their innovative line of microbiome collection devices and extraction kits developed to help overcome challenges in microbiome research at dnagenotek.com