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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🐝 3 décembre: Guêpes, microbes et autres alliés pour protéger les cultures avec moins de pesticides 🔗 : academieroyale.be/fr/le-colleg...

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🐛 2 décembre: Les insectes disparaissent-ils ou changent-ils d’adresse ? 🔗 : academieroyale.be/fr/le-colleg... 2/3

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It has been a while since we welcomed new students, and this week we are very happy to welcome our new PhD student, Mariam Tallat! 🎉🔬 Mariam is originally from Pakistan and joins us after completing her Master’s in Entomology at Henan Agricultural University in China. 🇵🇰🇨🇳🇨🇦 Welcome to the EdeLab! 🥳

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Bravo Marcos for leading this Microbe Profile out in Microbiology ( @microbiologysociety.org)! 🎉 Writing this short article was surprisingly challenging because we wanted to keep the spotlight on Plasmodiophora brassicae. Lots to discuss! Cite it widely 🦠🌱 Link: doi.org/10.1099/mic....

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

One society, two journals, two passions, two cool stories coming soon! Bravo Marcos & @tpellegrinetti.bsky.social 🎉 @microbiologysociety.org #StayTuned #ProudPI

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A week ago, we reached a huge milestone: 100 scientific publications, and I'm celebrating with a 3 leches cake! 💯🌱 I have been busy since 2012, and I hope to remain even busier during the next 20 years of my career. Grateful for every person who has been part of these first 100 stories! 💚🧬🌿

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Please join me in congratulating Dr. @jiaxuwu.bsky.social on successfully defending his PhD! 🎓👏 It was not an easy journey. There was stress, uncertainty, and more than one moment when we did not know whether the PhD would come together as we had hoped. But we made it! 💪🌿 💚 #ProudPI

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Happy to host Zhongwei Zou as part of our #LeafHope seminar series! He shared insights from his exciting and rapidly growing research program at Wilfrid Laurier University , focused on Verticillium and Sclerotinia. 👏🌱🦠 Connected by our canola love 💛

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🚨 New paper out in @cp-cellrepsustain.bsky.social ! 🪲🌱 This work highlights the need for better biosurveillance and the promise of natural pest control 👏 Bravo Jordanne! 💚 Merci NSERC, RQRAD & the growers who have welcomed us onto their farms for six years! 🔗 www.cell.com/cell-reports...

graphical abstract showing leafhoppers and biocontrol

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I had a wonderful time today at the @irbv.bsky.social sharing our latest results on clubroot pathogen genomics and single-nuclei transcriptomics! It was also awesome to see Melaine thriving in her new home! #ProudPI 💚

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Caribbean food and French wine kind of day 🐟🇨🇺🍷🇫🇷

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Another successful Students’ Day at IBIS ! 🎉 Special congratulations to: 🥇 Thomas — 1st place, PhD oral presentation 🥈 Ahmed — 2nd place, project oral presentation 🎉 Ariane — 4th place, master’s poster 🥈 Jiaxu — 2nd place, PhD poster 🥉 Florent Sylvestre — 3rd place, postdoc poster #ProudPI 👏🧬🌱🪲

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Back to work after a wonderful ‘staycation’ week rediscovering our beautiful Québec with one of my best friends (and a sprinkle of science) 💙 Nous avons tellement de chance d’habiter ici. Ni Trump ni personne ne nous enlèvera notre chez-nous. ⚜️

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Thank you, Danve, for a great seminar with the CRIV and LeafHopeCan communities! 💚 It was also a microbe-filled day 🧫, with Jenny-Lee from USask joining us for an IBIS seminar! And right after two great talks… off to Tadoussac for a little vacation with a childhood friend visiting from the USA! 🌊😎

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

We are many but we are looking for 3 more PhD students! 🪲🥦🧬 The projects will explore: 🧬 Evolution of ankyrin-repeat effectors in gall-forming plasmodiophorids 🦠 Microbiome-mediated insect adaptation to extreme environments 🍃 Leafhopper effectors at the plant–insect interface Full description ⬇️

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Another year, another two amazing @mitacscanada.bsky.social trainees we have to say goodbye to! 💔 Hopefully, we’ll have you back someday soon, Fernanda and Sergio! Next year, we’re hoping to host two more talented undergrads, so if your country is eligible, keep an eye out for our projects! 👏🌱

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

🚨 Leafhoppers on the cover! This stunning photo by our close collaborator Joseph has made it onto the cover of the @entsocamerica.bsky.social ’s Journal of Economic Entomology, representing our recent review led by @tpellegrinetti.bsky.social 🪲 Check out our work: academic.oup.com/jee/advance-...

Cover of Journal of economic entomology with a leafhopper on the cover

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

🚨🪲🏆 The news is out! Our study has won the 2026 @entsocamerica.bsky.social Environmental Entomology People’s Choice Award! 🎉 Congrats, Abraão et al. and thank you to everyone who voted for this beautiful work. We are incredibly grateful! 🪲🌿 See other winners here: academic.oup.com/insect-scien...

cobver image of the number and first page of paper

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

🚨🪲🧫🌿 New preprint out! We talk a lot about obligate symbionts in insects, but what about environmentally acquired bacteria? Could they also help insects expand their nutritional capacities? Are they truly transient? Are insects transmitting more pathogens than we know? 🤯 🔗 doi.org/10.64898/202...

Promotion figure for new preprint showing genome parameters and activity of a GH

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Legend has it that if you had a piece of cake, you’ll publish in The @plantdisease.bsky.social journals before #PlantHealth2027 🤭

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Field trials with transgenic plants are never simple. One of the requirements is that there can’t be any Brassicaceae within a 200 m radius of the trial site. And guess what are many weeds? Brassicas! 🚫🥦😅 We’re fortunate to have the facilities and support to make this research at @ulaval.ca 💪💛

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

🚨🪲🧬🦠 We have a new preprint out! Link: doi.org/10.64898/202... Insects and microbes are more connected than we realize. Some insects owe part of their ability to feed on plants to genes acquired from bacteria millions of years ago 🤯 See what we found about glycoside hydrolases in leafhoppers.

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Last week, I had the chance to work with @virgimiguel.bsky.social on an incredibly exciting project that the @aspbofficial.bsky.social Early Career Committee is putting together! Thank you for the invitation and for the opportunity to talk about our research. Can’t wait to share more. Stay tuned! 🌱

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Early morning at CBC Québec AM talking about our exciting work on the diversity of leafhoppers in the Canadian Arctic 🦗❄️ Always a pleasure to share how biodiversity research helps us better understand our rapidly changing northern ecosystems. 📄 Research article: share.google/LsV9N9aFCcOa...

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Internacional lab, International snacks 🇩🇰🇫🇷🇦🇷

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Legend has it that if you had a piece of cake, you’ll publish in @plantphys.bsky.social before #PlantBio27 🤭

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I had a super packed afternoon at #PlantBio26 🌿 From a cool @ismpmi.bsky.social session to photochemistry, the science has been incredible 🧫🌱🧪 Great to see so many exciting talks and inspiring research!

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Excited to see our @elife.bsky.social study featured by Hybrigenics at #PlantBio26, together with the groundbreaking research from @saskiahogenhout.bsky.social 🌿 Thanks for the spotlight!

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Day 2 of @aspbofficial.bsky.social / @cspbscbv.bsky.social #PlantBio26 🌿 The meeting has been packed with outstanding science, and inspiring discussions. My highlights so far: 🪴 Heather McFarlane 🍄 Shelley Lumba 🧬 @plantophagy.bsky.social Looking forward to another fantastic day of plant bio! 🌱

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Ottawa, here I go! Can’t wait to see the @aspbofficial.bsky.social/ @cspbscbv.bsky.social gang! 🌿🧬

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Can’t wait to see the face of my students trying these delicious salty liquorice Danish delicacies🤭

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Preprint alert! 🚨 Our chromosome-level genome assembly (and reference for the species) of the potato leafhopper Empoasca fabae is out! 🍃🧬 An important resource for the community to explore the biology of this fascinating migratory pest 🪲 Study here: doi.org/10.64898/202...

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

From #SMBE2026 to #HPIS2026 🦋! Three days packed with amazing science at the beautiful Montpellier finding more inspiration and for sure collaborations!

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

What better way of concluding #SMBE2026 than submitting a manuscript to @genomebiolevol.bsky.social 🪲🧬

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Rookie mistake! Since #SMBE2026 was my first SMBE, I booked my flight too early 💔 I’m sad to miss one of the plenaries I was looking forward to the most, @mexpositoalonso.bsky.social. Lesson learned for #SMBE2027 😉 in our beautiful Québec City. SMBE is officially a must-attend for my lab! 🍁

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Adaptation in (imp)possible systems + pangenomes! #SMBE2026 👏🧬💪

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Another outstanding plenary at #SMBE2026! 👏 Microbes in our gut can adapt incredibly fast… but sometimes they need a little help 💩😅 A truly thought-provoking talk! 🔬 Read one of the groundbreaking studies shared today here: doi.org/10.1038/s415...

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Happy Canada Day! 🇨🇦 Eight years ago, Canada gave me a chance to build a new life. Since then, this incredible country has given me more opportunities, support, and hope than I could have imagined. I couldn't be more grateful to call Canada home, proud to be Canadian! 🍁💚

Edel at citizenship ceremony with a Canadian flag

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

The Genome Plasticity and Evolutionary Innovations session was absolutely outstanding! 🤯🧬 So many exciting ideas for new projects… at this rate, we might go from 25 to 50 people in the lab after #SMBE2026! 😅🫣 Incredible science, inspiring presentations, and an amazing lineup of researchers. 👏

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Ancient human genetics is such a fascinating field! 🤯🧬 Another outstanding plenary on Day3 of #SMBE2026 One of the highlights was this beautiful study uncovering the complex cultural and genetic interactions that accompanied the Neolithic expansion into the Aegean👏 www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1...

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

The Graduate Student Award Symposium was absolutely incredible! 🤯 The quality of the science was outstanding. I certainly don’t want to be in the judges’ shoes! #SMBE2026 🧬

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

From the ocean to the sky: hologenomics 🦋🧬🦑 #SMBE2026 👏

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