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

La nouvelle est sortie! Je suis très heureux de représenter le Québec à l’Académie royale de Belgique, dans le cadre de la Chaire du Québec organisée avec la Délégation générale du Québec à Bruxelles 🇨🇦 💙 🇧🇪 Les 2 et 3 décembre, je donnerai deux conférences grand public! 1/3

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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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Centre SÈVE @centre-seve.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

👏@edelplopez.bsky.social et son équipe pour votre prix Environmental Entomology's 2026 People's Choice Award 👏@edelplopez.bsky.social and his team for their price Environmental Entomology's 2026 People's Choice Award Pour voir l'article/To see the article academic.oup.com/ee/article/5...

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Seasonal phenology of Empoasca fabae (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in Québec, Canada

Abstract. Climate change is reshaping insect population dynamics in North America, notably impacting the migratory pest Empoasca fabae (Harris) (Hemiptera:

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Moi Expósito-Alonso (MOILAB) @mexpositoalonso.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Fantastic Asst Professor positions open across multiple UC Berkeley departments @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social Plant/Algae/Microb aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05522 Plant/Env aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05382 Gen/Dev/Evo aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05481 Eco aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05489

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Assistant Professor – Plant or Macroalgae-Associated Microbial Communities and Interactions - Plant and Microbial Biology

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

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Centre SÈVE @centre-seve.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

1/ 2EXPRIME TA SCIENCE! -SHOWCASE YOUR SCIENCE! Publié/Published 8-11 sept 📢 Annonce des gagnants- Announce of the winners 🏆Krishna Poudel et Rohith Grandhi 👏Bravo à tout les participants! Merci support au/Thanks for support to @fondsrechercheqc.bsky.social

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Check out this video to learn more about our potato leafhopper phenology 🪲

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Centre SÈVE @centre-seve.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

📢Prolongation de la soumission de résumé 📢Abstract deadline extended 📅2 octobre /October 2nd

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Botany One @botany.one · 20/09/2026

Assistant Curator, Restoration Ecology // New York Botanical Garden www.bgci.org/job/new-york... The successful candidate will develop an externally funded, field-oriented, collections-informed, and collaborative research program focused on ecological restoration using plants. #BotanyJobs

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New York Botanical Garden - Assistant Curator, Restoration Ecology | Botanic Gardens Conservation International

Full-time - Permanent- closing date 17 October 2026

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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 · 16/09/2026

After reviewing 260 applications, we are moving forward with 10 shortlisted candidates 🤞 Thank you again for your interest in joining our team 💚 - maybe you will soon! Stay tuned for more opportunities in 2027! I'm writing more grants 😉

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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 · 10/09/2026

🎙️🧬 New EdeLab & Research Explained out! Here we explore the first chromosome-level genome of the potato leafhopper! 🇬🇧 : open.spotify.com/episode/14T0... 🇪🇸 : open.spotify.com/episode/6nZ9... 🇫🇷 : open.spotify.com/episode/7qg8... 🌍 We are listened in 80 countries! Find us on all podcast platforms!

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Ten Chromosomes, One Tiny Traveler: Decoding the Genome of the Potato Leafhopper

EdeLab & Research Explained! · Episode

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Sophien Kamoun @kamounlab.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Road to Jeju #MPMI2027 @ismpmi.bsky.social

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Gitta Coaker @gittacoaker.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Up next, Saskia Hogenhout, speaking about her pioneering work on Phytoplasma manipulation of plant hosts. #BSPP2026

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Nick Talbot @talbotlabtsl.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Presidential address kicking off #PPATH2026 - the remarkable biology of phytoplasmas presented by @saskiahogenhout.bsky.social

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Sophien Kamoun @kamounlab.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Vivianne Vleeshouwers @VivianneTwit on how NLR and PRR immune receptors work together to resist the potato late blight pathogen, Phytophthora infestans. 🥔🦠🌱 #BSPP26 #PPATH2026 #PlantHealth

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Centre SÈVE @centre-seve.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

2/ 2 Barrot, A., Molligan, J., Almeida Santos, A., Plante, N., & Pérez-López, E. (2026). Diverse strains of aster yellows phytoplasma are associated with the potato leafhopper ( Empoasca fabae ) in Eastern Canada. doi.org/10.1094/pdis...

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Diverse strains of aster yellows phytoplasma are associated with the potato leafhopper (Empoasca fabae) in Eastern Canada | Plant Disease

Phytoplasmas are cell wall–less bacteria that are transmitted by phloem-feeding insects. In Canada, insect vectors of this pathogen are leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), and they can contribute t...

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Centre SÈVE @centre-seve.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Concours « Exprime ta science! »-Étudiants.es ont vulgarisé leur article scientifique. 🌱Voici, le travail d’Ariane Barrot du Labo d’Edel Pérez-López (ULaval). “Show your Science!” Contest-Students vulgarised their scientific articles. 🌱Here is Ariane Barrot’s work in Lab Edel Pérez-López (ULaval).

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Nadia Aubin-Horth @naubinhorth.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

avec le son - sound on

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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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Pride in Microbiology @prideinmicro.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Join us for our first-ever Technique Swap event! Let's start by exchanging tips and tricks about PCR with a discussion led by Dr. Nicholas de Mojana (State University of New York)! Join our mailing list or email us for the Zoom link.

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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 · 02/09/2026

Thank you, @botany.one, for the feature! My research program is rapidly expanding into the fascinating world of insects, but plants will always remain at its heart! 🌱🪲💚 Edel Pérez-López: Fighting Plant Diseases with Genomics and AI www.botany.one/edel-perez-l...

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Edel Pérez-López: Fighting Plant Diseases with Genomics and AI

Botany One interviews Dr Edel Pérez-López, a researcher combining plant pathology, genomics and artificial intelligence to develop more resilient crops and sustainable disease management.

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Sophien Kamoun @kamounlab.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

An important question in plant pathology still lacks a coherent model—a striking example of how bad science can bring an entire field to a standstill: How do filamentous pathogens deliver effector proteins into plant cells? dx.doi.org/10.1371/jour...

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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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Gitta Coaker @gittacoaker.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

🤢Horrible take. " The value of a good postdoctoral fellowship is not to be measured in salary but in the opportunity to learn at the feet of, yes, a master." Are you kidding me?! The best scientists I worked with/for both train AND learn from their trainees. It's not a master-slave relationship.

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

Fundamental science is underfunded in Canada … that’s the sad reality 💔 but let me tell you, Ottawa is extremely proud of the Impact + (I was there when they announced it) 🙃

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Vous souhaitez en apprendre davantage sur les avancées en phytopathologie dans l’Est du Canada? Participez au congrès annuel de la SPPQ! « Phytoprotection 2.0 - Quand la génomique et l’amélioration variétale unissent leurs forces » 🔗 event.fourwaves.com/sppq2026/pages

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Congrès SPPQ 2026 - Phytoprotection 2.0

Join Congrès SPPQ 2026 - Phytoprotection 2.0, November 5-6, 2026. Learn more on Fourwaves.

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The day Trump tried to change the name of a lake, Canada announced it was stealing 64 mega-talented researchers from the USA ... Is he tired of winning? If you are interested in joining ULaval, let me know; we have a round 2 coming in March 2027!

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

So, Americans voted for higher prices, new wars, inhumane immigration policies, cuts to science funding, and renamed bodies of water?

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Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦 @edelplopez.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

EdeLab baby #4 arrived today! 🥹👶🏻💚 We’re making agriculture more sustainable, and repopulating the planet, one baby at a time! 😅🎉

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International Society for Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions @ismpmi.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Plant-Microbe enthusiasts! The next Road to Jeju Legends of ISMPMI series speaker is Jonathan Jones. The webinar is free to attend, but you must register: uchicago.zoom.us/webinar/regi... Attend live on September 30, 2026 3pm UTC or watch it later on the ismpmi.org.

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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 · 19/08/2026

🚨 A huge milestone for our leafhopper research! We’re closer to establishing the potato leafhopper as a model to study vector responses to climate change and reduce synthetic insecticide use. Our chromosome-level reference genome is out in @genomebiolevol.bsky.social 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/...

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A Chromosome-level Genome Assembly of the Potato Leafhopper Empoasca fabae (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)

Abstract. The potato leafhopper, Empoasca fabae (Harris, 1841), is a highly polyphagous, migratory insect pest of eastern North America that feeds on more

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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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Pride in Microbiology @prideinmicro.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Join our Virtual Technique Swap events! Sharing "hidden" knowledge can strengthen our community's scientific impact! If you're interested in joining, whether occasionally or regularly, please complete the interest form below. Link: forms.gle/NXuoY7aAuPo4...

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