Peter Moffett
@moffettpeter.bsky.social
Professor, Molecular biologist, plant-microbe interactions. Views are my own.
Début du symposium BiSP/McrHub @usherbrooke.bsky.social.
November 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Début du symposium BiSP/McrHub @usherbrooke.bsky.social.
Bloc and Conservative members of the Standing Committee on Science and Research want to know more about research proposals. Not because of an interest in science but because "Recent developments point to an anti-EDI and anti-science trend on this committee."
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Opinion: How much are MPs entitled to know about research grants? Not as much as they think
A parliamentary committee is asking for academics’ private information on a strange anti-DEI crusade
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November 4, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Bloc and Conservative members of the Standing Committee on Science and Research want to know more about research proposals. Not because of an interest in science but because "Recent developments point to an anti-EDI and anti-science trend on this committee."
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Beautiful work by Ingrid Berenice Sanchez Carrillo on the in situ structure of the Arabidopsis nuclear pore complex.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
In situ architecture of the nuclear pore complex of the higher plant Arabidopsis thaliana - Nature Plants
Using advanced imaging techniques and computer modelling, the authors were able to create a detailed structural model of a nuclear pore complex from a seed plant.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Beautiful work by Ingrid Berenice Sanchez Carrillo on the in situ structure of the Arabidopsis nuclear pore complex.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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New @genomejournal.bsky.social special collection “Early Leads: Plant Biology Side Projects with Big Potential”. We’re looking for short, self-contained studies with big impact. Deadline July 31st, 2026. OA, no pub. fees, ECRs!
Questions? Reach out to us (Olivia and @zoejolylopez.bsky.social)
Questions? Reach out to us (Olivia and @zoejolylopez.bsky.social)
October 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
New @genomejournal.bsky.social special collection “Early Leads: Plant Biology Side Projects with Big Potential”. We’re looking for short, self-contained studies with big impact. Deadline July 31st, 2026. OA, no pub. fees, ECRs!
Questions? Reach out to us (Olivia and @zoejolylopez.bsky.social)
Questions? Reach out to us (Olivia and @zoejolylopez.bsky.social)
Happy thanksgiving!
Me: did you know that canned pumpkin pie filling is actually squash, of the species Curcubita moschata? Jack'OLantern pumpkins are Curcubita pepo. But the definition of pumpkin is flexible.
My Daughter: we were just discussing how long it would take for you to mention that today.
Me: did you know that canned pumpkin pie filling is actually squash, of the species Curcubita moschata? Jack'OLantern pumpkins are Curcubita pepo. But the definition of pumpkin is flexible.
My Daughter: we were just discussing how long it would take for you to mention that today.
October 14, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Happy thanksgiving!
Me: did you know that canned pumpkin pie filling is actually squash, of the species Curcubita moschata? Jack'OLantern pumpkins are Curcubita pepo. But the definition of pumpkin is flexible.
My Daughter: we were just discussing how long it would take for you to mention that today.
Me: did you know that canned pumpkin pie filling is actually squash, of the species Curcubita moschata? Jack'OLantern pumpkins are Curcubita pepo. But the definition of pumpkin is flexible.
My Daughter: we were just discussing how long it would take for you to mention that today.
Reposted by Peter Moffett
Want to be our colleague? We have a faculty position in microbial systems biology looking for candidates. Please share. www.rh.ulaval.ca/emplois-disp...
Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Omics Data Analysis in the Field of Microbial Systems Biology | Ressources humaines | Université Laval
www.rh.ulaval.ca
October 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Want to be our colleague? We have a faculty position in microbial systems biology looking for candidates. Please share. www.rh.ulaval.ca/emplois-disp...
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Il est encore temps de s'inscrire aux Journées Centre SÈVE!
‼️Date limite : 6 octobre 2025
🗓️ 20-21 novembre 2025
📍 Hôtel Chéribourg, Orford
✨ Nos conférencier-ères invité-es: Pre Justine Karst @j-karst.bsky.social (@ualberta.bsky.social) et Pr Frank Sainsbury (@griffith.edu.au)
‼️Date limite : 6 octobre 2025
🗓️ 20-21 novembre 2025
📍 Hôtel Chéribourg, Orford
✨ Nos conférencier-ères invité-es: Pre Justine Karst @j-karst.bsky.social (@ualberta.bsky.social) et Pr Frank Sainsbury (@griffith.edu.au)
Journées Centre SÈVE : inscriptions ouvertes 🙌
Le Centre SÈVE est heureux d'annoncer l'ouverture des inscriptions pour son congrès annuel, les Journées Centre SÈVE, qui aura lieu les 🗓️ 20-21 novembre 2025 !
Pour plus de détails 👉 event.fourwaves.com/journees-sev...
Le Centre SÈVE est heureux d'annoncer l'ouverture des inscriptions pour son congrès annuel, les Journées Centre SÈVE, qui aura lieu les 🗓️ 20-21 novembre 2025 !
Pour plus de détails 👉 event.fourwaves.com/journees-sev...
September 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Il est encore temps de s'inscrire aux Journées Centre SÈVE!
‼️Date limite : 6 octobre 2025
🗓️ 20-21 novembre 2025
📍 Hôtel Chéribourg, Orford
✨ Nos conférencier-ères invité-es: Pre Justine Karst @j-karst.bsky.social (@ualberta.bsky.social) et Pr Frank Sainsbury (@griffith.edu.au)
‼️Date limite : 6 octobre 2025
🗓️ 20-21 novembre 2025
📍 Hôtel Chéribourg, Orford
✨ Nos conférencier-ères invité-es: Pre Justine Karst @j-karst.bsky.social (@ualberta.bsky.social) et Pr Frank Sainsbury (@griffith.edu.au)
Now out in @newphyt.bsky.social from @charlesrleveillee.bsky.social. We investigated the link between induction of chloroplastic ROS and the production of SA in defense and its suppression by effectors, as well as the importance of ABA in this phenomenon
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September 15, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Now out in @newphyt.bsky.social from @charlesrleveillee.bsky.social. We investigated the link between induction of chloroplastic ROS and the production of SA in defense and its suppression by effectors, as well as the importance of ABA in this phenomenon
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Report from our collaborators now published: an improved method using the dsRNA-binding protein B2 from flock house virus to enrich viral RNA for sequencing. Quicker and much cheaper that previous methods and commercial kits.
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An Innovative Binding‐Protein‐Based dsRNA Extraction Method: Comparison of Cost‐Effectiveness of Virus Detection Methods Using High‐Throughput Sequencing
Viral diseases represent a threat to global food production. Managing the impact of viruses on crop production requires the ability to monitor viruses, study their ecology and anticipate outbreaks. D...
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September 11, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Report from our collaborators now published: an improved method using the dsRNA-binding protein B2 from flock house virus to enrich viral RNA for sequencing. Quicker and much cheaper that previous methods and commercial kits.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Congratulations @charlesrleveillee.bsky.social! After winning the best thesis @usherbrooke.bsky.social, Charles won Prix d'Excellence from the Québec Association of University Deans, which recognizes a PhD thesis that stands out for original and significant contributions.
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September 6, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Congratulations @charlesrleveillee.bsky.social! After winning the best thesis @usherbrooke.bsky.social, Charles won Prix d'Excellence from the Québec Association of University Deans, which recognizes a PhD thesis that stands out for original and significant contributions.
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Félicitations @charlesrleveillee.bsky.social ! Après avoir gagné le prix du meilleur thèse @usherbrooke.bsky.social, Charles a gagné le Prix d’excellence de l’ADÉSAQ et le FRQ, qui reconnait une thèse de doctorat qui s’est distinguée par son apport original et déterminant
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September 6, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Félicitations @charlesrleveillee.bsky.social ! Après avoir gagné le prix du meilleur thèse @usherbrooke.bsky.social, Charles a gagné le Prix d’excellence de l’ADÉSAQ et le FRQ, qui reconnait une thèse de doctorat qui s’est distinguée par son apport original et déterminant
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Et si les tomates étaient pollinisées… par un robot? 🍅🤖
Grâce à un financement du Centre SÈVE, trois étudiants encadrés par Pre Inès Esma Achouri et Pr @moffettpeter.bsky.social, explorent cette idée dans les serres de l’Université de Sherbrooke.💡
👉 Lire l’article : www.lapresse.ca/actualites/e...
Grâce à un financement du Centre SÈVE, trois étudiants encadrés par Pre Inès Esma Achouri et Pr @moffettpeter.bsky.social, explorent cette idée dans les serres de l’Université de Sherbrooke.💡
👉 Lire l’article : www.lapresse.ca/actualites/e...
Planète bleue, idées vertes | Un robot qui remplace les bourdons
Polliniser des plantes avec un robot plutôt qu’avec des bourdons ? Un groupe d’étudiants de l’Université de Sherbrooke a relevé ce défi en créant un appareil qui agit comme pollinisateur.
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September 2, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Et si les tomates étaient pollinisées… par un robot? 🍅🤖
Grâce à un financement du Centre SÈVE, trois étudiants encadrés par Pre Inès Esma Achouri et Pr @moffettpeter.bsky.social, explorent cette idée dans les serres de l’Université de Sherbrooke.💡
👉 Lire l’article : www.lapresse.ca/actualites/e...
Grâce à un financement du Centre SÈVE, trois étudiants encadrés par Pre Inès Esma Achouri et Pr @moffettpeter.bsky.social, explorent cette idée dans les serres de l’Université de Sherbrooke.💡
👉 Lire l’article : www.lapresse.ca/actualites/e...
I am going to do so much reading for pleasure on vacation…
August 22, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I am going to do so much reading for pleasure on vacation…
Where to find a set of giant googly eyes when you need them?
August 18, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Where to find a set of giant googly eyes when you need them?
Final talk of #CSPB2025 is from Daphne Goring, winner of the CSPB Gold Medal award for outstanding career research and leadership contributions, primarily in Canada.
Indeed, Daphne has had a very productive career, contributing important insights into the mechanisms of self incompatibility.
Indeed, Daphne has had a very productive career, contributing important insights into the mechanisms of self incompatibility.
August 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Final talk of #CSPB2025 is from Daphne Goring, winner of the CSPB Gold Medal award for outstanding career research and leadership contributions, primarily in Canada.
Indeed, Daphne has had a very productive career, contributing important insights into the mechanisms of self incompatibility.
Indeed, Daphne has had a very productive career, contributing important insights into the mechanisms of self incompatibility.
Congratulations to Márcia Gonçalves Dias, from the Monaghan lab at Queen’s, winner of the Carl Douglas Award for outstanding contributions to plant biology by a postdoctoral fellow #CSPB2025
August 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Congratulations to Márcia Gonçalves Dias, from the Monaghan lab at Queen’s, winner of the Carl Douglas Award for outstanding contributions to plant biology by a postdoctoral fellow #CSPB2025
Next up in the #CAPB2025 plenary II, zoë Migicovsky @zoemig.bsky.social on Quantifying apple diversity for a future of sustainable agriculture.
August 11, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Next up in the #CAPB2025 plenary II, zoë Migicovsky @zoemig.bsky.social on Quantifying apple diversity for a future of sustainable agriculture.
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Day 2 of #CSPB2025 kicks off with our first plenary! Dr. Dani Jones is sharing insights on using AI to drive smarter decision-making in agriculture 🤖🌿
Check out some of their relevant research: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Check out some of their relevant research: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Predicting sweetpotato traits using machine learning: Impact of environmental and agronomic factors on shape and size
Consumer preference in produce, defined by shape and size, heavily influences this market. Understanding the environmental and management factors that…
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August 11, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Day 2 of #CSPB2025 kicks off with our first plenary! Dr. Dani Jones is sharing insights on using AI to drive smarter decision-making in agriculture 🤖🌿
Check out some of their relevant research: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Check out some of their relevant research: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#CSPB2025 David Joly starts his talk with the question “who is David Joly?”
He is the speaker telling us about the importance of cannabis as a crop.
He is the speaker telling us about the importance of cannabis as a crop.
August 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
#CSPB2025 David Joly starts his talk with the question “who is David Joly?”
He is the speaker telling us about the importance of cannabis as a crop.
He is the speaker telling us about the importance of cannabis as a crop.
Xin Li starts off #CSPB2025 presenting an exciting new research direction from her group. Fungal pathogens that break the one nucleus one genome rule
August 10, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Xin Li starts off #CSPB2025 presenting an exciting new research direction from her group. Fungal pathogens that break the one nucleus one genome rule
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Carney is planing 15% budget cuts across most of government. @supportourscience.bsky.social and @u15ca.bsky.social worry what that would do to a research system that is already lagging behind other countries. My story for @science.org 🧪
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Canada plans a 15% budget cut. Scientists are alarmed
Cuts could erase promised boost, researchers fear
www.science.org
August 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Carney is planing 15% budget cuts across most of government. @supportourscience.bsky.social and @u15ca.bsky.social worry what that would do to a research system that is already lagging behind other countries. My story for @science.org 🧪
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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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! 🕐🤩
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
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! 🕐🤩
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! 🕐🤩
Took advantage of a conference in Montréal to pick up some local authors to read at the beach afterwards. A new find and an old favourite.
July 25, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Took advantage of a conference in Montréal to pick up some local authors to read at the beach afterwards. A new find and an old favourite.