Prof. Isabelle Laforest-Lapointe
@ilafores.bsky.social
Associate professor @ U. de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada Mother of 1 Microbial ecologist using -omics, bioinformatics, & biostats to study host-microbe interactions in plants and humans I speak French, English, Spanish, and Catalan laforestlab.com
Canadian researchers should be aware the there is a motion before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Research to force Tricouncils to hand over disaggregated peer review data on all applications: Applicant names, profiles, demographics Reviewers names, profiles, comments, and scores
A really cool experience I was fortunate enough to participate in during our exchange with the @creaf.cat in Catalonia, Spain. www.creaf.cat/en/articles/... @cef-cfr.bsky.social @biologieuqam.bsky.social @ilafores.bsky.social @morganeurli.bsky.social @carlyziter.bsky.social @ovillemaire.bsky.social
The challenge of negotiating: put yourself to the test with a role-playing simulation
A scientific delegation from Quebec visits CREAF to take part in a role-playing simulation exploring how science, politics, and society negotiate an energy project.
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🌱 Join us tomorrow for the seminar by Isabel Laforest-Lapointe (@ilafores.bsky.social) from the Sherbrooke University 👀 Don't miss it! 👉 https://f.mtr.cool/rnnzyjrwez
This work thanks to a fantastic group of grad students, including @charlesrleveillee.bsky.social @antoinepelletier.bsky.social @s-gauthier.bsky.social, 3 @usherbrooke.bsky.social undergrad coop students and collaborators Rosaëlle Perreault and @ilafores.bsky.social
Now out in @newphyt.bsky.social from @charlesrleveillee.bsky.social. We investigated the link between induction of chloroplastic ROS and the production of SA in defense and its suppression by effectors, as well as the importance of ABA in this phenomenon nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Everything Evolves: Why Young Scientists Should Read Beyond the Literature As scientists, we are trained to read papers, and lots of them. We learn to scan abstracts, dissect methods, and critique results. Yet sometimes, stepping outside the narrow corridors of peer-reviewed literature can offer a…
Everything Evolves: Why Young Scientists Should Read Beyond the Literature
As scientists, we are trained to read papers, and lots of them. We learn to scan abstracts, dissect methods, and critique results. Yet sometimes, stepping outside the narrow corridors of peer-reviewed literature can offer a much-needed breath of intellectual fresh air. That’s exactly what I found in Everything Evolves, the latest book by my colleague at UdeS: Mark Vellend.
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Offre de MSc avec @pbbeauregard.bsky.social Mirella Aoun et moi #agriculture #durable #écologie #microbienne Open MSc position #sustainable #agriculture #microbial #ecology Un partenariat entre Bishop's University & @usherbrooke.bsky.social C'est le temps d'appliquer! 🕐🤩 Time to apply! 🕐🤩
Our latest study led by Sophie Boutin (from @usherbrooke.bsky.social) just dropped in Scientific Rep. @natureportfolio.nature.com We explored how site & time shape bacterial communities on apple tree leaves & flowers A🍎🌿🧵1/7 🔗 rdcu.be/ewlVc #Microbiome #Phyllosphere #PlantScience #Agroecology
Reproducing plant microbiome research reveals site and time as key drivers of apple tree phyllosphere bacterial communities
Scientific Reports - Reproducing plant microbiome research reveals site and time as key drivers of apple tree phyllosphere bacterial communities
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A pleasure to have time and space to share data that can anchor these conversations in the evidence. Thanks to organizers for the invitation.
Prof. Isabelle Laforest-Lapointe@ilafores.bsky.social · last yr.Starting day 2 with a 💥 President's Award for Societal Engagement by @widowweb.bsky.social "I don’t think of you as Black” and other Misconceptions about Equity, Merit & Systems Change 📸Full house! #CSEE2025 @csee-scee.bsky.social @csee-sceemtgs.bsky.social
Another great @csee-sceemtgs.bsky.social in the books! My 10th, and it just keeps getting better. Special thanks to @ilafores.bsky.social and Jérémy Fraysse for organizing a great symposium with so many fabulous colleagues! #CSEE2025
🍃Please/svp attend the 2025 AGM/AGA de la SCÉÉ at Lac Mégantic-Memphrémagog at 17h00. 💡Come see what your Society is up to and keep our business moving forward. Venez voir ce que votre Société fait et faire avancer notre entreprise. See you soon! à bientôt! @csee-sceemtgs.bsky.social
Last Day of #CSEE2025 We are launching our 🦠Ecology & Evolution Symposium with a talk by @monaparizadeh.bsky.social from Calgary Early-Life Gut Microbiome Dynamics in Rural Infants: Microbial Succession and Environmental Impacts #MicrobialEcology @csee-scee.bsky.social @csee-sceemtgs.bsky.social
Maydianne Andrade reçoit le prix du président de la @csee-scee.bsky.social pour l’engagement sociétal et nous offre une présentation sur l’équité et le mérite Maydianne Andrade received the President’s Award for Societal Engagement and offers a plenary about merit and equity
Here we go! #CSEE2025
Prof. Isabelle Laforest-Lapointe@ilafores.bsky.social · last yr.Final🛑of the day: Symp. organized by Jérémy Fraysse from the & my lab - Studying the 🏙️ @paqlab.bsky.social on a different 📏: how insects&🦠 can offer us new perspectives 📸: Ana Livia Oliveira, Tanya Handa, @carlyziter.bsky.social, Michelle Tseng, Katherine Chau & @evoecolab.bsky.social #CSEE2025
1st: Presidential award🎙️given by @elenabennett.bsky.social @mcgillumedia.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉 🔑It is important to👀conservation through the « People with Nature »🔎to make decisions about res. manage. 🌳🐝 Relationships are at the ❤️ of ecosystems #CSEE2025 @csee-scee.bsky.social @csee-sceemtgs.bsky.social
#CSEE2025 @csee-sceemtgs.bsky.social @csee-scee.bsky.social We are finally almost there! On y est presque! Congrats to all the organization team in Sherbrooke, Fanie, Marco, Guillaume, Carolyne, Matthew, Dany, et al putting in the final 💅 Bravo à toute l’équipe de Sherbrooke qui travaille fort!
Less than 1 week to @csee-sceemtgs.bsky.social @csee-scee.bsky.social in Sherbrooke! Hope to see you there! The Lac des nations promenade is a wonderful spot for a stroll a run or just to relax! www.visitezsherbrooke.ca/Fichiers/340...
We had a last minute cancellation for STAMPS -- a phenomenal course on microbiome data analysis. Woods Hole, MA, July 14-24 2025. If you or *anyone* you know is interested to attend, please email Titus &/or me... and we'll do what we can!!! Thx for sharing widely! 🤞❤️
Titus Brown@titus.idyll.org · last yr.Hi folks, we had a last minute cancellation at MBL STAMPS, the microbiome data analysis course in Woods Hole that runs from July 14th to July 24th. We can provide housing space for a woman. If you or anyone you know is interested, pls drop me an e-mail at ctbrown@ucdavis.edu. Thx!
Warm congratulations @ilafores.bsky.social 👏👏
ISME - International Society for Microbial Ecology@isme-microbes.bsky.social · last yr.ISME congratulates @ilafores.bsky.social from @usherbrooke.bsky.social as the winner of the Alma Dal Co Award, recognizing her as an exceptional early-career scholar who has made important contributions to microbial ecology. isme-microbes.org/winner-of-th... #MicrobialEcology #microbes #isme20
ISME congratulates @ilafores.bsky.social from @usherbrooke.bsky.social as the winner of the Alma Dal Co Award, recognizing her as an exceptional early-career scholar who has made important contributions to microbial ecology. isme-microbes.org/winner-of-th... #MicrobialEcology #microbes #isme20
Finally on my way to #CSM2025 in MTL! Although I missed much of the conference this year, I am happy to see the postdoc symp. and the applied & env micro session See you 🎉🧫🔬🦠 @pbbeauregard.bsky.social @jpcote.bsky.social @whelanfj.bsky.social @fabricejpierre.bsky.social @vincentburrus.bsky.social
This feud isn't entertainment! It's an embarrassment! And a distraction from the real harm this administration is doing! Stay focused.
Here we go! 11th International Phyllosphere Symposium in Okinawa has begun! It is such a privilege to attend for the 1st time with students from the lab (Gaële & Sophie) and to see colleagues 🤩🎉😬🇯🇵
Vivre ses Valeurs : Comment la Science Ouverte Renforce nos Liens / Walking the Talk: How Open Science Strengthens Connections Diriger par l’exemple et vivre selon ses valeurs : la science ouverte en action L’un des principes qui guide mes choix quotidiens est simple : agir en accord avec mes…
Vivre ses Valeurs : Comment la Science Ouverte Renforce nos Liens / Walking the Talk: How Open Science Strengthens Connections
Diriger par l’exemple et vivre selon ses valeurs : la science ouverte en action L’un des principes qui guide mes choix quotidiens est simple : agir en accord avec mes convictions. Pour moi, cela se traduit par un engagement envers l’enseignement, le partage des connaissances, la science ouverte et l’esprit de communauté. Parfois, il est difficile de trouver le temps et l'énergie pour concrétiser ces valeurs, mais l'effort en vaut la chandelle.
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Plusieurs discussions avec les collègues du @cef-cfr.bsky.social m'ont convaincue de signer cette lettre pour amorcer un dialogue sur les principaux points de tension du projet de réforme.
Projet de réforme du régime forestier québécois | Une occasion manquée pour le Québec
La quarantaine de scientifiques qui signent cette lettre s'adressent à la ministre des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts, Maïté Blanchette Vézina, au sous-ministre associé aux Forêts, Jean-François ...
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HeRe we GO! The Laforest Lab is starting today a 3rd free R workshop for the research and academic community. We have 50 participants, 6 helpers, 4 teachers, and a lot of FUN ;) Most of the participants are completely new to R, & it is the +++ rewarding gift to start this journey with them!
sourmash v4.9.0 is now available! Two big additions: fast, low-memory, on-disk inverted indexing with RocksDB; and skip-mers! See the release notes for more info.
Release v4.9.0 · sourmash-bio/sourmash
This release adds two significant feature sets to sourmash, without introducing any breaking changes. First, sourmash now fully supports fast, low-memory disk-based inverted indexes based on RocksD...
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