Nik Thomas

Scientist, molecular and cellular microbiologist, enjoyment of sports and life experiences. Everlasting learner and observer.

[Nik Thomas @NikThomas5]

@DrDorSalomon @NatureMicrobiol Congratulations to you and your team. Looking forward to reading this!

[Cezar Khursigara @CMKhursigara]

Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Guelph is hiring THREE new tenure-track Assistant Professors!

Join our world-class, multidisciplinary environment where you’ll collaborate with excellent people and contribute to groundbreaking research and education.
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[Nik Thomas @NikThomas5]

@_AntonioSerapio @ucdavis Congratulations Antonio! Wonderful news!

[Salvador Almagro-Moreno @bioetry]

Only two weeks left for registration to Vibrio 2024!

Deadline for abstract submission will also close on August 15th so upload yours soon.

See you in Lima! The conference will be 🔥

[Sam Gruenheid @DrSamGru]

We are recruiting!!!
In collaboration with the Lady Davis Institute, we have just posted for a new Assistant Professor position (non-tenure track) in host-virus interactions. The full details are found and the link below:

https://t.co/19VuxjEfBM

[Nik Thomas @NikThomas5]

@awhspeed Yes. True. I’ve noticed in the last two days.

[Nik Thomas @NikThomas5]

Another next level development in Tn-seq approaches. Well done!

[Jan-Willem Veening @JWVeening]

CRISPRi-Tn-Seq! Great collaboration with @tvanop https://t.co/9EkbYARwt1

[Nik Thomas @NikThomas5]

@OmarHalfawy @CIHR_IRSC @UofRegina Congratulations!

[Nik Thomas @NikThomas5]

In a tour de force, Oriana Robinson then discovered that HexR was essential for cell filamentation (elongation), a feature that is critical for Vibrio fitness in chitinaceous environments.

[Nik Thomas @NikThomas5]

Vibrio enthusiasts...
-We found a 'new' Vibrio chitin import porin!
-Also found a vital gene regulator of cell filamentation that supports environmental fitness

New work by @LandonGetz and Oriana Robinson from the Thomas Lab @Dal_micro_immun https://t.co/UHfYQaKNw3

[Nik Thomas @NikThomas5]

We also found that the HexR gene regulator is essential to support efficient growth, biofilm formation and cell motility when chitin is the sole carbon source.

[Nik Thomas @NikThomas5]

Honoured to receive this recognition from ⁦⁦⁦@DalhousieU⁩ for Excellence in Graduate Supervision.

I’ve been very fortunate to have an outstanding cadre of scientists in my lab. It’s a mutually enriching experience! https://t.co/jSC9HsVoNE

[Karine Dufresne @karine_dufresne]

Glad to see this one out in JBC! Thanks to @SBrinsmade and @DADiMaggioJr for their help deciphering the mechanism of action of our antivirulent, @carlamaduta for the Lactobacillus work and @Superantigens for encouraging my crazy ideas. Check it out: https://t.co/FmZpPt651w

[PhD_Genie @PhD_Genie]

The new PhD candidate, the post-doc, and the PI

[Oded Rechavi @OdedRechavi]

The bureaucratic work academics need to do before they are free to actually do science for 5 minutes

[Andrew J. Roger (@andrewjroger.bsky.social) @andrewjroger]

@MicrobialOcean, Alastair Simpson and I are seeking a postdoc to work with us on metabolomics of a fascinating protist-bacterial symbiosis in the Anaeramoebae! https://t.co/lq27WtCrwJ

[Nik Thomas @NikThomas5]

@Dal_micro_immun Congratulations Daniel! Well done!