Nik Thomas
@nikthomas.bsky.social
Scientist, molecular and cellular microbiologist, enjoyment of sports and life experiences. Everlasting learner and observer.
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The @dalfaculty.bsky.social returned to the bargaining table with the Dalhousie Board of Governors at 4pm ADT on Friday, September 12.
Meanwhile, the DFA held its fourth rally on the same day. The union has been locked out since August 20th.
Meanwhile, the DFA held its fourth rally on the same day. The union has been locked out since August 20th.
September 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The @dalfaculty.bsky.social returned to the bargaining table with the Dalhousie Board of Governors at 4pm ADT on Friday, September 12.
Meanwhile, the DFA held its fourth rally on the same day. The union has been locked out since August 20th.
Meanwhile, the DFA held its fourth rally on the same day. The union has been locked out since August 20th.
After locking out faculty and blocking email account access for 3 weeks, Dalhousie University admin is now “providing email access to ensure an efficient return to work”.
Never mind that an agreement (contract) has not been signed nor voted on by anyone 🙃
Posturing and misinformation!
Madness.
Never mind that an agreement (contract) has not been signed nor voted on by anyone 🙃
Posturing and misinformation!
Madness.
September 11, 2025 at 12:11 AM
After locking out faculty and blocking email account access for 3 weeks, Dalhousie University admin is now “providing email access to ensure an efficient return to work”.
Never mind that an agreement (contract) has not been signed nor voted on by anyone 🙃
Posturing and misinformation!
Madness.
Never mind that an agreement (contract) has not been signed nor voted on by anyone 🙃
Posturing and misinformation!
Madness.
Dalhousie university threatens faculty with a 48 hr lockout notice during labour negotiations.
Essentially devaluing faculty contributions to the university mandate.
#dobetter
@dalhousieu.bsky.social
#KeepDalStrong
Essentially devaluing faculty contributions to the university mandate.
#dobetter
@dalhousieu.bsky.social
#KeepDalStrong
August 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Dalhousie university threatens faculty with a 48 hr lockout notice during labour negotiations.
Essentially devaluing faculty contributions to the university mandate.
#dobetter
@dalhousieu.bsky.social
#KeepDalStrong
Essentially devaluing faculty contributions to the university mandate.
#dobetter
@dalhousieu.bsky.social
#KeepDalStrong
Our Tn-seq paper is out in PLOS Genetics! @plos.org
We found a new Vibrio chitoporin and a key regulator of chitinolytic growth. Lots of other cool stuff too!
Great work by Oriana Robinson and @landongetz.bsky.social
journals.plos.org/plosgenetics...
We found a new Vibrio chitoporin and a key regulator of chitinolytic growth. Lots of other cool stuff too!
Great work by Oriana Robinson and @landongetz.bsky.social
journals.plos.org/plosgenetics...
Functional genomics of chitin degradation by Vibrio parahaemolyticus reveals finely integrated metabolic contributions to support environmental fitness
Author summary Vibrio species are key contributors to ocean carbon cycling by degrading and assimilating robust chitin polymers. These waterborne and seafood associated bacteria also infect humans lea...
journals.plos.org
March 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Our Tn-seq paper is out in PLOS Genetics! @plos.org
We found a new Vibrio chitoporin and a key regulator of chitinolytic growth. Lots of other cool stuff too!
Great work by Oriana Robinson and @landongetz.bsky.social
journals.plos.org/plosgenetics...
We found a new Vibrio chitoporin and a key regulator of chitinolytic growth. Lots of other cool stuff too!
Great work by Oriana Robinson and @landongetz.bsky.social
journals.plos.org/plosgenetics...
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PhD studentship available.
The project is VERY interdisciplinary, combing social science, biophysics and microbiology to understand inequalities of UTIs treatment and replicate them in vitro to help choose the correct antibiotic.
Pls share, home students only #AMR #MicroSky
tinyurl.com/45d8h54u
The project is VERY interdisciplinary, combing social science, biophysics and microbiology to understand inequalities of UTIs treatment and replicate them in vitro to help choose the correct antibiotic.
Pls share, home students only #AMR #MicroSky
tinyurl.com/45d8h54u
Health inequalities which impact the treatment of urinary tract infections
Find out about this studentship opportunity on Health inequalities which impact the treatment of urinary tract infections.
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November 19, 2024 at 2:05 PM
PhD studentship available.
The project is VERY interdisciplinary, combing social science, biophysics and microbiology to understand inequalities of UTIs treatment and replicate them in vitro to help choose the correct antibiotic.
Pls share, home students only #AMR #MicroSky
tinyurl.com/45d8h54u
The project is VERY interdisciplinary, combing social science, biophysics and microbiology to understand inequalities of UTIs treatment and replicate them in vitro to help choose the correct antibiotic.
Pls share, home students only #AMR #MicroSky
tinyurl.com/45d8h54u
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Happy to share our work that's now online in Nature Microbiology: Gamma-Mobile-Trio systems are mobile elements rich in bacterial defensive and offensive tools.
If you're interested in Anti-phage, T6SS, Vibrio, or MGE then this is for you. 🦠
rdcu.be/dXMwQ
If you're interested in Anti-phage, T6SS, Vibrio, or MGE then this is for you. 🦠
rdcu.be/dXMwQ
Gamma-Mobile-Trio systems are mobile elements rich in bacterial defensive and offensive tools
Nature Microbiology - GMT-containing genomic islands in Vibrio parahaemolyticus and other diverse bacteria serve as a stockpile of immune and anti-phage defence systems, antibiotic-resistance genes...
rdcu.be
October 23, 2024 at 11:31 AM
Happy to share our work that's now online in Nature Microbiology: Gamma-Mobile-Trio systems are mobile elements rich in bacterial defensive and offensive tools.
If you're interested in Anti-phage, T6SS, Vibrio, or MGE then this is for you. 🦠
rdcu.be/dXMwQ
If you're interested in Anti-phage, T6SS, Vibrio, or MGE then this is for you. 🦠
rdcu.be/dXMwQ
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Join us!
4 Assistant/ Associate Professor posts available at University of Warwick School of Life Sciences, 2 in Host-Pathogen interactions and 2 in Plant Sciences:
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#microsky
4 Assistant/ Associate Professor posts available at University of Warwick School of Life Sciences, 2 in Host-Pathogen interactions and 2 in Plant Sciences:
warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...
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#microsky
Assistant or Associate Professor (Host-Pathogen Interactions) (109794-1024) - University of Warwick
Title: Assistant or Associate Professor (Host-Pathogen Interactions) (109794-1024). Application Deadline:
warwick-careers.tal.net
November 8, 2024 at 11:06 AM
Join us!
4 Assistant/ Associate Professor posts available at University of Warwick School of Life Sciences, 2 in Host-Pathogen interactions and 2 in Plant Sciences:
warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...
warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...
#microsky
4 Assistant/ Associate Professor posts available at University of Warwick School of Life Sciences, 2 in Host-Pathogen interactions and 2 in Plant Sciences:
warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...
warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...
#microsky
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Functional genomics of chitin degradation by Vibrio parahaemolyticus reveals finely integrated metabolic contributions to support environmental fitness https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.07.16.603657v1
Functional genomics of chitin degradation by Vibrio parahaemolyticus reveals finely integrated metabolic contributions to support environmental fitness https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.07.16.603657v1
Vibrio species are marine prokaryotes that inhabit diverse ecological niches, colonizing abiotic and
www.biorxiv.org
July 17, 2024 at 3:16 AM
Functional genomics of chitin degradation by Vibrio parahaemolyticus reveals finely integrated metabolic contributions to support environmental fitness https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.07.16.603657v1
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My first post on Bluesky app to share the culmination of a 6+ year (!) collaboration with Eric Durand investigating the Bacteroidota T6SS membrane complex. Thanks to all co-authors www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Assembly of a unique membrane complex in type VI secretion systems of Bacteroidota - Nature Communic...
The type VI secretion system (T6SS) of Gram-negative bacteria is typically anchored to the cell envelope through a membrane complex (MC), but Bacteroidota appear to lack genes encoding canonical MC co...
www.nature.com
January 10, 2024 at 1:53 PM
My first post on Bluesky app to share the culmination of a 6+ year (!) collaboration with Eric Durand investigating the Bacteroidota T6SS membrane complex. Thanks to all co-authors www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Our department is looking for a tenure-track, teaching-focused faculty member. Come and join a dynamic department!
The application deadline is January 4, 2024.
More info here - www.uoguelph.ca/facultyjobs/...
The application deadline is January 4, 2024.
More info here - www.uoguelph.ca/facultyjobs/...
October 29, 2023 at 9:18 PM
Our department is looking for a tenure-track, teaching-focused faculty member. Come and join a dynamic department!
The application deadline is January 4, 2024.
More info here - www.uoguelph.ca/facultyjobs/...
The application deadline is January 4, 2024.
More info here - www.uoguelph.ca/facultyjobs/...
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Our latest #virology research is now online at Nature 🎉
Using #cryoEM and MD simulations, we show how a sugar-based receptor can trigger opening of a coronavirus spike protein through an allosteric mechanism 🍬
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Using #cryoEM and MD simulations, we show how a sugar-based receptor can trigger opening of a coronavirus spike protein through an allosteric mechanism 🍬
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Sialoglycan binding triggers spike opening in a human coronavirus - Nature
Binding of a sialoglycan-based primary receptor by the spike protein of the common cold human coronavirus HKU1 triggers conformational changes to a state that would allow binding to a second receptor ...
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October 4, 2023 at 8:41 PM
Our latest #virology research is now online at Nature 🎉
Using #cryoEM and MD simulations, we show how a sugar-based receptor can trigger opening of a coronavirus spike protein through an allosteric mechanism 🍬
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Using #cryoEM and MD simulations, we show how a sugar-based receptor can trigger opening of a coronavirus spike protein through an allosteric mechanism 🍬
www.nature.com/articles/s41...