Great to connect in Halifax with Philippe Hébert, Dir. Gen. at Defence Research and Development Canada and Canada’s representative on NATO DIANA. Strong partnerships are key to advancing research and innovation that strengthen Canada’s health security and global resilience. 🍁 #Collaboration

What a week! 🎉From our Scientific Summit to the 50th Gala to celebrating our amazing team, thank you to everyone who joined us to mark 50 years of VIDO. The future of innovation, collaboration & impact starts now. #VIDOis50 @usask.ca

50 years ago today the Veterinary Infectious Disease Organization, now Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization, was founded at @usask.ca. Happy 50th Anniversary VIDO! #VIDOis50

Coming up at #VIDOis50 Scientific Summit: Enabling Technologies. Hear from innovators shaping the future of infectious disease research and vaccine development: 🔹 Dr. Nicolas Collin, Vaccine Formulation Institute 🔹Dr. Jean-Philippe Julien, Sick Kids 🔹 Dr. Steven Rayan, quanTA

The Bacteriology session at the VIDO Scientific Summit is here! Global experts are sharing the latest on bacterial pathogens, disease mechanisms, and prevention strategies: Dr. Joanne Flynn, Uni. of Pittsburgh Dr. Jörg Jores, Uni. of Bern Dr. Scott Gray-Owen, Uni. of Toronto

🎉 VIDO is celebrating 50 years of protecting health, food security & advancing infectious disease research. From vaccines to pandemic response, we’re preparing the world for future threats. Read more: bit.ly/3KAvTPu @usask.ca #VIDOis50

Researchers at VIDO have identified a new TB gene that could help guide safer, more effective vaccines. Their new vaccine approach worked as well as BCG while avoiding interference with TB skin tests. 🌍💉Read more 👉 bit.ly/3Io7Z9e @usask.ca @jeffchenmycolab.bsky.social

🚨 We're hiring for an animal technician! Apply now to join our team: vido.applytojobs.ca/veterinary%2... #WorkAtVIDO #WorkWithUs #Hiring #JoinOurTeam #ResearchCareers

📢 Today, VIDO and the International Vaccine Institute in South Korea reaffirmed our commitment to global health by renewing our MOU to strengthen vaccine R&D and pandemic preparedness. Read the full release: www.vido.org/news/2025/sa... @usask.ca

We were pleased to welcome Her Honour, the Honourable Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan Bernadette McIntyre and His Honour Rich McIntyre to meet the VIDO team and tour our facilities.

📣📣 We are hiring! Do you love caring for animals? Our Veterinary Research Services Team is looking for an animal attendant! For more info or to apply: vido.applytojobs.ca/veterinary%2...

New TB research! 🧫 A collab between VIDO & UBC shows the Parkinson’s drug benztropine may help immune cells fight TB. VIDO confirmed it works in infected mice using our CL3 labs. Great example of shared expertise in action. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s44... #TBResearch #ScienceCollaboration

VIDO was proud to take part in the STI & HIV 2025 World Congress in Montreal this week. Our team shared insights on advancing vaccine research and emerging infectious diseases, and connected with global experts dedicated to improving public health. #STIHIV2025

VIDO is hiring! Join us to advance vaccine R&D, safeguard biosafety, and ensure quality in global health. ✨ Vaccine Dev Project Manager ✨ QA/QC Specialist ✨ Assistant Biosafety Officer Apply now: vido.org/careers/curr... #NowHiring #Careers #WorkAtVIDO #WorkWithUs

📣📣 We are hiring for a Vaccine Development Project Manager to coordinate scientific projects from proof-of-concept through to commercialization or out-licensing. For more info or to apply: vido.applytojobs.ca/vaccine%20de... #WorkatVIDO #WorkWithUs

Thank you to the @usaskmed.bsky.social Public Health & Preventive Medicine Residents for visiting VIDO today! You asked great questions, and we’re always glad to share how our work helps protect human and animal health. #USask #OneHealth @usask.ca

📢 We have a new opportunity for a Laboratory Assistant to join our team! The successful candidate will provide ongoing support to the Media and Glass Prep laboratory. For more information or to apply, visit: vido.applytojobs.ca/laboratory/4... #WorkAtVIDO #WorkWithUs

🚨 We're hiring! Join our team and help advance global health. Now recruiting for: 🐾 Animal Technician 🧪 Assistant Biosafety Officer ✅ QA/QC Specialist 🔬 Research Associate Apply now and be part of something world-changing: www.vido.org/careers/curr... #WorkAtVIDO #WorkWithUs #Hiring #JoinOurTeam

🚨Our new study out today in Nature Communications. Bats can asymptomatically host multiple viruses while remaining apparently healthy. Here we identify how interferon-mediated responses protect bats and identify molecular adaptations in GBP1. #LZCI Link: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Check out the latest preprint from @Rasmussen_Lab and the first for MSc student Marin Habbick, who led the project! The study explores how male and female mice respond differently to MERS-CoV. Females tolerated low doses—males didn’t. 🧫 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #WomenInSTEM #Virology

Today we had an excellent chat with several Saskatchewan MLAs sharing the importance of infectious disease research and its worldwide impact. #CanadianResearch

Great reception hosted by Premier Moe at the Premiers meeting—thanks to PM Carney, Premier Moe, Mayor Block & all of VIDO’s incredible supporters. A great day for Saskatchewan and our community! #BuildingABetterFutureTogether #USask @usask.bsky.social

Climate change is helping ticks spread — and so is Lyme disease. At VIDO, Dr. Jenny Wachter is uncovering how to stop it. Diagnostics. Treatments. Prevention. Read how: www.vido.org/news/2025/ti... #LymeDisease #Ticks #PublicHealth #VIDO

🚨 Nipah virus poses a future #pandemic risk. New cases in Kerala, India further highlight the need for a One Health approach. Read more in our recent interdisciplinary and multi-institutional collaborative article now published in @NatureMicrobiology #LZCI : www.nature.com/articles/s41...

VIDO is hiring a Research Technician to join Dr. @angierasmussen.bsky.social's lab studying emerging viruses (avian flu, Ebola, mpox, MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2). Help advance pandemic preparedness! 📍 Saskatoon, SK 🔗 vido.applytojobs.ca/research/38682 #Virology #WorkAtVIDO

🚨 We're hiring for a Vaccine Development Centre Production Manager to lead our GMP vaccine production operations. Apply now: vido.applytojobs.ca/vaccine%20de... Be part of a team that's protecting global health and food security. #WorkAtVIDO #WorkWithUs

Thank you to PrairiesCan for visiting VIDO this week! We’re grateful for your ongoing support. Your partnership has been key to our growth and success in protecting human and animal health. Here’s to continuing this journey together. #VIDOis50 #Innovation #CanadianScience

📣🔬Join Our Growing Team! Are you ready to take the next step in your career? We're currently hiring for several positions. If you're a motivated professional looking for new opportunities, we want to hear from you! Learn more: www.vido.org/careers/curr... #WorkAtVIDO #WorkWithUs

📣📣 We are hiring for a Postdoctoral Fellow with expertise in organoid technology and development of microtissue models. For more info or to apply: vido.applytojobs.ca/research/38601 #WorkatVIDO #WorkWithUs

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