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Jim Sun, PhD

@sunlab.bsky.social
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Associate Professor at @ubcmicroimmuno.bsky.social studying tuberculosis, macrophages, drug discovery. www.thesunlab.ca

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Jim Sun, PhD @sunlab.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
We are looking for a postdoctoral fellow to join the team @ubcmicroimmuno.bsky.social @science.ubc.ca to study TB pathogenesis and host-directed therapy! Please help disseminate amongst your network. ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcfacultyjo...
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Host-Pathogen Interactions & Host-Directed Therapeutics
Academic Job Category Faculty Non Bargaining Job Title Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Host-Pathogen Interactions & Host-Directed Therapeutics Department Research I Sun I Department of Microbiology...
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Curtis Suttle @virosphere.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Professor in Bacteriophage Biology & Evolution at the University of British Columbia (UBC). Closing date 1 October, with an expected start date no earlier than January 1, 2027, and a salary within the range of $200,000 to $270,000 per year. For details: ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ubcfac...
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 03/09/2026
New to UBC Science? Welcome to your home away from home.
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UBC Microbiology and Immunology @ubcmicroimmuno.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Dr. Curtis Huttenhower to join Department of Microbiology and Immunology (@science.ubc.ca) as Eddie Goldenberg Research Chair of Canada in Microbiome Sciences Learn more: bit.ly/464D76a
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Carolina Tropini (TropiniLab@UBC) @ctropini.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
CIHR funding rate: 13.6%. Early 2000s: 30%+. Canada’s new $1.7B Impact+ program recruits talent — but without increased Tri-Council base funding, we risk further strain on an already stretched system. We’re calling for $1B over 5 years. Support here: tinyurl.com/33c5av46
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Carolina Tropini (TropiniLab@UBC) @ctropini.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Excited to share our latest publication, led by Dr. Ellie McCallum and Juan Burckhardt! bit.ly/4kfzQaf You can access the article for free here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1mWb4L7PXu... And more information is available on the updated preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Glowing bacterial sensors detect gut illness in mice before symptoms emerge
UBC researchers have engineered gut bacteria that dim their fluorescent glow in the presence of illness.
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Jim Sun, PhD @sunlab.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Another #WorldTBDay and so begins another year where #tuberculosis will remain the leading cause of infectious diseases related deaths globally. Let's all remember that TB has not disappeared and we need all hands on deck to #EndTB Excited to start reading #EverythingisTB!!
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Jim Sun, PhD @sunlab.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Excited to announce that PacTB 2025 will be hosted at UBC this year and is now open for registrations! We are also thrilled to have Dr. Maz Divangahi as the keynote speaker! Registration is free thanks to our amazing sponsors! Check out the website and register: mbim.ubc.ca/node/1284
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Jim Sun, PhD @sunlab.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Congrats to Hannah Siushansian for rocking your MSc defence!🎉🥂 This completes a trifecta of successful theses defences from our lab in the past month! We are very thankful for your contributions to our research and best of luck in med school!
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Luiz Pedro Carvalho, PhD @luizcarvalholab.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Charles Darwin and Robert Koch walked into a bar... find out the outcome of this interaction here: elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...
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A macroevolution-inspired approach to reveal novel antibiotic resistance mechanisms
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Prof Tanya Parish @proftanya13.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
we have a vacancy for a new/recently qualified post-doctoral fellow in our chemistry group - apply here #WomenInStem 🦠🧪 #TBDrugDiscovery
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Postdoctoral Fellow - Parish Lab
Postdoctoral Fellow at Seattle Children’s Research Institute - Dr. Tanya Parish Lab: Tuberculosis remains the largest cause of death from a bacterial infection with >1 million deaths in 2023. The P...
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Curtis Suttle @virosphere.bsky.social · 27/10/2023
Please share: @UBCScience is searching for 15 TT faculty in diverse areas of expertise science.ubc.ca/about/careers. Included are 2 positions in Quantitative and Environmental Science as part of a hiring cluster for black faculty; you will join 6 current UBC faculty science.ubc.ca/blackscholars.
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David Tobin @tobinlab.bsky.social · 06/10/2023
Tenure track assistant professor position at Duke in integrative immunobiology, wonderful colleagues and science. Applications due October 15 with lots of details about the search here: immunobiology.duke.edu
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James Marsh @jmarsh.bsky.social · 07/09/2023
Microbiologists, as requested we have a feed: MicroSky! Use this form to sign up: forms.gle/kiPC8vDKGDZV... and then tag posts with #MicroSky (case insensitive) or 🧫 or 🦠 and enjoy! Thanks to @kyt-thatsme.bsky.social for getting this going
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Jim Sun, PhD @sunlab.bsky.social · 07/09/2023
We are looking for a fulltime Research Associate to grow with our team @UBCMicroImmuno! Come join us @UBC in beautiful Vancouver! Deadline on Sept 22! Details at: microbiology.ubc.ca/careers#RA%2... Please share with anyone that may be interested! #TB #pathogens #macrophages #immunity
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Careers | Microbiology & Immunology @ UBC
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