Berni van der Meer

NRCan Forest pathologist based in the Canadian Maritimes, applying genomics to questions about fungal pathogens and forest health.

[Canadian Food Inspection Agency @InspectionCan]

Recent lab results have confirmed #OakWilt in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Check your oak trees regularly for signs of oak wilt. Report all signs to us immediately: https://t.co/KlmauNLluN
#PlantHealth

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@SallyNAitken @HayleyTumas @RebeccaCJordan Furbish’s lousewort conservation strategies here in NB are informed by an ongoing range-wide GBS study, and one for butternut is in the works.

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Last call for abstracts for #CanFunNet23! Hope to see lots of forest pathology abstracts!

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@carlyziter For real, even on the smallest setting our standard one-size-fits-all vests are massive. Feels like you’re wearing a big cardboard box in the field 😅

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Fungal forest pathologists! Abstract submission is open for #CanFunNet23 We’re keeping it broad in this years’ pathology session “Fungal pathogens of Forest Trees”. Come present your fascinating work ! https://t.co/s5zfXXB2fG

[Canadian Fungal Network @CanFunNet]

Guess what!!! Our website is now live! You can register for CanFunNet23. Abstract submissions will stay open until April 7th! Get started ASAP. CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOU ALL. #CanFunNet23 #abstractsubmissions #registernow 🇨🇦🍄

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We’re hiring! Indeterminate Molecular biology EG4 technical position available in Fredericton, NB. Application window is open now for the next two weeks ! Please share: https://t.co/pZ8b7SeJ9U

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@SallyNAitken Oh wow I want one !

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@kasson_wvu 😅

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Calling all fungal forest pathologists in 🇨🇦 and abroad!! CanFunNet will have a forest pathology specific session this year. Abstract submission will be opening soon! #CanFunNet23

[Canadian Fungal Network @CanFunNet]

Save the date! #CanFunNet23 will be held virtually May 31 - June 2. We can’t wait to see you!

[Dr. Monique L Sakalidis @MLSakalidis]

Are you passionate about finding solutions to save our trees? Come and work in the Sakalidis Lab at Michigan State University- 3 positions available! #Forestpath @plantdisease @IUFRO @NPDN @ausmycsoc @Plant_Pathogens @MSU_PSM @MSU_Forestry @richamelin

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@PistachioDoctor Wow looks just like butternut canker eh, yikes no rest for juglans

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This is what I show people when they tell me they’ve killed their sourdough starter

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@mswiseman Are you colour thresholding for that ? Or some other filter ? I have white mycelium that’s the same colour as the parafilm that is a headache to measure

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@KWhiteheadLab None of you actually read that thread did you.. It’s about how PhD’s are considered trainees instead of researchers, even when their work includes the same amount of support and training as similar research positions outside of academia

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@ForestPathLab @resinsoaked @LabVillari @talk2gideonnow Yep, the spores are just germinating now!

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Mycosphaerella dearnessii wreaking some havoc on Scots pine in NS 🇨🇦

Some very green conidia popped out almost immediately after I sprinkled water on the black stromata (see booger-like substance on the far right)

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@CbHarquail Gladly 🙂☃️���

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A lot of people are surprised that I left Vancouver for Fredericton, but my rent is almost halved and my walk home still looks like this: