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Christian Landry

@christianlandry.bsky.social
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Padre, curieux, scientist; sourdough engineer; evolutionary cell and systems biology; some attempts at synthetic biology and biomedical research;

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Christian Landry @christianlandry.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
One year ago, I was here! Miss you #chile
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Christian Landry @christianlandry.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Single-cell biologists: I am trying to find examples in which people have encapsulated individual cells into droplets, let them grow and performed PCR at two loci with droplet-specific barcoded primers to link the genotypes at these loci using sequencing.
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Pleuni Pennings @pleunipennings.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I am hiring a postdoc! Are you interested to work on population genetics/ drug resistance/ data? Want to work in Montpellier, France? Fastq files don't scare you? PhD required, start date hopefully Nov 1! (end date Sep 30 2028) Please share! abetterscientist.wordpress.com/2026/09/29/p...
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Postdoc position on drug resistance evolution in Montpellier, France
I have some exciting news (again!). I got money from the region (Occitanie) to hire a postdoc (and later an engineer / technician) to work on drug resistance evolution in malaria (P. faciparum) and…
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Ben de Bivort @debivort.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Hello friends, the Harvard Life Science departments have banded together to hire a new colleague working at the intersection of Life Sciences and AI. Could be primarily an experimentalist, or could be primarily a compute/theorist. academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/16773
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Tenure-Track Professor in Life Science and AI
The Life Sciences Departments in Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences seek to recruit a tenure-track professor whose research is at the interface of AI and life sciences, from methodological developme...
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Maitreya Dunham @maitreya.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Exciting news: @uwgenome.bsky.social will be hiring for two tenure-track faculty positions this year, one open rank and one assistant professor. Both are “Genome Sciences” interpreted broadly so we welcome applicants working in a variety of fields and methods. Ad will be out shortly.
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Christian Landry @christianlandry.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Well done Lufthansa!
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Christian Landry @christianlandry.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Segment that summarizes why a lot of us love doing science, beyond any "progress" we may one day contribute to.
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Terence Tao @teorth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A group of 25 Fields Medalists, including myself, have made a joint declaration on Math and AI: mathandai.org . We welcome additional signatories. See also this article in the Economist announcing the declaration: www.economist.com/science-and-...
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Declaration — Math and AI
Read the declaration and add your name.
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Christian Landry @christianlandry.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
There are still beautiful things in this world. See here this beautiful police bike with a Lightning McQueen front panier used to carry a bag of chips that you can grab chips from when you are taking a ride.
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Christian Landry @christianlandry.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
384 hours left to submit your proposal!
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Ben Martin @benjaminmartin.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Come be my colleague! Montreal is a great place to live and work! Tenure Track position at @mcgill.ca in quantitative cell biology with a research program to address fundamental questions in biology. @futurepislack.bsky.social mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/McGill_Caree...
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Assistant Professor in Quantitative Cell Biology - Department of Biology
Please refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply. If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at ...
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Reyes-Lamothe lab @reyes-lab.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
We’re hiring! The Biology department at McGill is hiring a tenure-track professor in Quantitative Cell Biology. We’re looking for an outstanding researcher and educator to join our community. Deadline: October 9 Info & application: mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/McGill_Caree... Please share!
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Assistant Professor in Quantitative Cell Biology - Department of Biology
Please refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply. If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at ...
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Christian Landry @christianlandry.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Indigenous people's word oniatarí:io means lake of shining waters. It predates European settlement in the region.
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Christian Landry @christianlandry.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Indigenous people's word oniatarí:io means lake of shining waters. It predates European settlement in the region.
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Christian Landry @christianlandry.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Looking forward to hosting you here! Make sure your favourite topic is present at #SMBE2027 by organizing your own symposium.
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Juliette de Meaux @meauxjuliette.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Time for you to plan how you will shape our next SMBE meeting in Quebec!
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/08/2026
Mark Carney: "It's not a surprise that the US would take some form of reprisal to our response to their unjustified tariffs, which was on top of other unjustified tariffs. But what message does that send to the workers in Michigan and Ohio and Kentucky and Alabama who rely on Canadian demand?"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/08/2026
Carney: "There is a mutually beneficial deal possible here, but it has to be one that respects Canada's sovereignty and independence, that uses our complementary strengths to build something better, not tear apart for short-term gain"
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Christian Landry @christianlandry.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
If you come up with conditions that you know are unacceptable to the other party in a trade negotiation at the last minute, you are forcing the other party to quit and you are essentially boycotting the negotiations.
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Christian Landry @christianlandry.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Best dad joke on this platform today!
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Christian Landry @christianlandry.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
For colleagues working in molecular biology labs. Do you have a 3D printer you'd recommend for printing small hardware parts?
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Christian Landry @christianlandry.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I wrote this short piece on a paper that profoundly impacted my PhD more than 20 years ago! rdcu.be/fyr4C
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The genetics of complex gene expression phenotypes illuminated
Nature Reviews Genetics - Christian Landry reflects on a 2002 study by Brem, Yvert and colleagues, which combined yeast genetics and genome-wide expression profiling to reveal the genetic...
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Christian Landry @christianlandry.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Enfin de la lucidité. Pour beaucoup, la politique n’est pas un divertissement. Pourtant, ceux pour qui ça compte sont rarement entendus. www.ledevoir.com/opinion/chro...?
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Le confort et l’enthousiasme
Pour certains, une course à cinq (partis politiques), ça ajoute du piquant. Pas pour ceux qui en sont des cibles.
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Christian Landry @christianlandry.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Our latest contribution on #regulatoryevolution in which we show that the shape of fitness functions and the distribution of mutational effect sizes jointly limit adaptation by regulatory mutations. Led by @simonaube.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The shape of fitness functions and the distribution of mutational effect sizes jointly limit adaptation by regulatory mutations - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Saturation mutagenesis of the FCY1 promoter in budding yeast shows that adaptation to 5-fluorocytosine is not accessible through single cis-regulatory mutations, despite large mutational effects on pr...
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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 01/08/2026
‘More than just objects’: Australian book sellers raise alarm over ‘horrific’ destruction of rare titles to feed AI
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‘More than just objects’: Australian book sellers raise alarm over ‘horrific’ destruction of rare titles to feed AI
Secondhand booksellers believe they may have been caught up in the AI supply chain that sees old books scanned then destroyed “Sometimes books tell you more than the content,” says Tim White, as he lines up carefully dust-jacketed books and pamphlets in plastic sleeves on temporary shelves in Melbourne University’s Wilson Hall. He’s preparing his stall for this weekend’s Melbourne Rare Book Fair. For people like White, who runs independent bookshop Books for Cooks, the book as a physical object is just as important as what’s inside it. Continue reading...
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Christian Landry @christianlandry.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Journals should provide a template for the response to reviewers' documents to make everyone's work easier and more enjoyable.
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Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution @official-smbe.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
We remind the SMBE community that applications for the second edition of the SMBE Fellows Program are ongoing. Apply before August 15. 🔗 smbe.org/smbe-fellows-program #society
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Christian Landry @christianlandry.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I have been watching too much of the @canadiens.com recently. Good thing they will show some games only on Jeff Bezos'TV. As if we weren't already dependent on GAFAM and MAGA enough....
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Christian Landry @christianlandry.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
When no news is good news.
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Christian Landry @christianlandry.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
This is not AI generated. This is in little Italy in Montreal! MTL is football!
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Christian Landry @christianlandry.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
2 milliards pour moins de 200 véhicules. C'est le budget total consacré à la recherche scientifique au Canada par année.
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Défense | Ottawa versera près de 2 milliards pour de nouveaux blindés
Après les sous-marins, les véhicules blindés. Ottawa versera près de 2 milliards de dollars sur quatre ans pour construire et livrer 190 véhicules blindés de soutien au combat à General Dynamics Land ...
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Christian Landry @christianlandry.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
#mevosky #evosky #genetics #sciencesky
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Christian Landry @christianlandry.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Our latest work on drug resistance and epistasis. We performed comparative deep mutational scanning of two fungal orthologs to estimate how much data on one can help predict the impact of mutations on the other. We dissect the source of epistasis at the atomic level. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Epistasis limits but does not prevent the transfer of mutation-drug resistance mapping across 600 million years of fungal evolution
Whether different pathogens acquire resistance to antimicrobials through the same mutations is a major question in evolution and microbiology. Most antifungal drugs are used to treat infections caused...
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Christian Landry @christianlandry.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I have attended as a participant, organized one and evaluated proposals in this program. This is amazing at all levels!
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Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution @official-smbe.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
🌏 SMBE is calling for proposals for SATELLITE/INTERDISCIPLINARY/REGIONAL SMBE meetings for the period January-December 2027. The deadline for submission of proposals is August 31, 2026. Decisions will be communicated to the applicants by the end of September 2026. #society
Call for proposals

2027SMBE SATELLITE, INTERDISCIPLINARY AND REGIONAL MEETINGS
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Nadia Aubin-Horth @naubinhorth.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
This position is molecular biology OR cellular biology OR genetics!
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Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution @official-smbe.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Save the date for the 2027 SMBE Conference in Québec City! The LOC of #SMBE2027 would like to welcome you to Québec City for the 2027 Conference of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution,from June 20-24, 2027, and hosted by Université Laval at the Québec Convention Centre. #society
Save the Date
SMBE2027
Québec City, Canada
June 20-24, 2027
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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! 🍁
Edel with SMBE2027 shirt
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Christian Landry @christianlandry.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I talked about these papers #smbe2026. If you are interested in doing research (PhD or Postdoc) on this topic, get in touch! (if were there, sorry for the abrupt end; somehow timing got off) pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41763210/ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39146405/ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41699381/
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Nadia Aubin-Horth @naubinhorth.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
I am at booth #10 to present the destination for the SMBE 2027 meeting, come and see me there or anywhere in the congress center! #SMBE2026
A woman is showing a roll-up
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Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution @official-smbe.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
One year of waiting - it will be worth it! #SMBE2026 starts today, at the Tivoli Hotel & Congress Centre in Copenhagen, Denmark. Join us for a week full of molecular evolution and genome science, supported by our amazing hosts at the LOC and our sponsors. #society
SMBE 2026 starts today!
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Christian Landry @christianlandry.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Copenhagen would be a nice place for a sabbatical if, with my yearly salary, I could afford more than 1 month of stay here :)
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Christian Landry @christianlandry.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Should users also be sued if they knew they were using a tool trained on stolen content?
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Nadia Aubin-Horth @naubinhorth.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Our biology department at Université Laval has a faculty position in Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, or Genetics. We have an Institute of Integrative and Systems biology, we are unionized, and Québec City is a wonderful mix of culture and access to nature. AMA universityaffairs.ca/search-jobs/...
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Search Jobs - University Affairs
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Christian Landry @christianlandry.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Am I understanding well? CIHR blames the heavy workload on reviewers to change the system and increase the success rate? What about getting more money from the government? Just call it defence and security investment, et voilà! For half a fighter jet, you can make CIHR funding great again.
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Nadia Aubin-Horth @naubinhorth.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Nous cherchons un ou une collègue au département de Biologie de l'Université Laval, à Québec: Professeure ou professeur en biologie cellulaire, biologie moléculaire ou génétique. Partagez dans vos réseaux! www.rh.ulaval.ca/emplois-disp...
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Professeure ou professeur en biologie cellulaire, biologie moléculaire ou génétique | Ressources humaines | Université Laval
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EMBO Reports @emboreports.org · 10/06/2026
A new review on #evolution is online! Pavithra Venkataraman and Christian Landry @christianlandry.bsky.social discuss a conceptual framework for the joint influence of coding and regulatory mutations in shaping fitness and impacting molecular #evolution. -> link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Molecular evolution in light of regulatory-coding epistasis - EMBO Reports
Predicting the fitness effects of mutations is central to understanding molecular evolution and interpreting genome sequence data. Such predictions remain challenging due to the inter-dependent roles ...
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Christian Landry @christianlandry.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Je suis d'accord. Il devrait aller vers Gaspé et Halifax :)
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Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution @official-smbe.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Talks by: @christianlandry.bsky.social @nadavmishol.bsky.social Jia Zheng @rmuniztrejo.bsky.social Olivier Tenaillon Solomon McShea Yiqiao Sun @megbehri.bsky.social Florian Mattenberger @ariannebabina.bsky.social Aleksandra Nivina
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Don Vinh @donvinh.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Outbreaks are inevitable. Being unprepared is NOT. When the world invests COLLECTIVELY in science and research, rapid development of vaccines and antivirals are possible www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/vid...
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The Ebola outbreak: what did we learn from COVID-19?
The WHO says Ebola in the Congo is spreading. Dr. Donald Vinh looks at what the risks are in Canada and what lessons we did, or didn't learn, from COVID-19.
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