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CAUT/ACPPU @caut.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

The @dalfaculty.bsky.social returned to the bargaining table with the Dalhousie Board of Governors at 4pm ADT on Friday, September 12. Meanwhile, the DFA held its fourth rally on the same day. The union has been locked out since August 20th.

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Nik Thomas @nikthomas.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

After locking out faculty and blocking email account access for 3 weeks, Dalhousie University admin is now “providing email access to ensure an efficient return to work”. Never mind that an agreement (contract) has not been signed nor voted on by anyone 🙃 Posturing and misinformation! Madness.

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Nik Thomas @nikthomas.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

First ever Canadian University with major professional and research programs to threaten faculty with lockout.

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Nik Thomas @nikthomas.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Dalhousie university threatens faculty with a 48 hr lockout notice during labour negotiations. Essentially devaluing faculty contributions to the university mandate. #dobetter @dalhousieu.bsky.social #KeepDalStrong

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Nik Thomas @nikthomas.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Sometimes at the bench: “slower is faster” Do it right and with controls the first time and it saves time done the road!

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Alasdair Hubbard @dralhubb.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

PhD studentship available. The project is VERY interdisciplinary, combing social science, biophysics and microbiology to understand inequalities of UTIs treatment and replicate them in vitro to help choose the correct antibiotic. Pls share, home students only #AMR #MicroSky tinyurl.com/45d8h54u

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Health inequalities which impact the treatment of urinary tract infections

Find out about this studentship opportunity on Health inequalities which impact the treatment of urinary tract infections.

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Dor Salomon @drdorsalomon.bsky.social · 23/10/2024

Happy to share our work that's now online in Nature Microbiology: Gamma-Mobile-Trio systems are mobile elements rich in bacterial defensive and offensive tools. If you're interested in Anti-phage, T6SS, Vibrio, or MGE then this is for you. 🦠 rdcu.be/dXMwQ

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Gamma-Mobile-Trio systems are mobile elements rich in bacterial defensive and offensive tools

Nature Microbiology - GMT-containing genomic islands in Vibrio parahaemolyticus and other diverse bacteria serve as a stockpile of immune and anti-phage defence systems, antibiotic-resistance genes...

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Séamus Holden 🔬🦠🧫 @seamusholden.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

Join us! 4 Assistant/ Associate Professor posts available at University of Warwick School of Life Sciences, 2 in Host-Pathogen interactions and 2 in Plant Sciences: warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G... warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G... #microsky

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Assistant or Associate Professor (Host-Pathogen Interactions) (109794-1024) - University of Warwick

Title: Assistant or Associate Professor (Host-Pathogen Interactions) (109794-1024). Application Deadline:

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Cezar Khursigara @cmkhursigara.bsky.social · 29/10/2023

Our department is looking for a tenure-track, teaching-focused faculty member. Come and join a dynamic department! The application deadline is January 4, 2024. More info here - www.uoguelph.ca/facultyjobs/...

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Utrecht Virology Lab @utrechtvirology.bsky.social · 04/10/2023

Our latest #virology research is now online at Nature 🎉 Using #cryoEM and MD simulations, we show how a sugar-based receptor can trigger opening of a coronavirus spike protein through an allosteric mechanism 🍬 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Sialoglycan binding triggers spike opening in a human coronavirus - Nature

Binding of a sialoglycan-based primary receptor by the spike protein of the common cold human coronavirus HKU1 triggers conformational changes to a state that would allow binding to a second receptor ...

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