A real loss to our country.

My cloning worked!

Bottled my smoked habanero #hotsauce that I started fermenting back in September, and I got a fresh batch of #sauerkraut started.

Final #brewday of 2025 is in the bag. This is my annual teaching beer that I ferment with 6 different yeasts, which are then used as aroma samples in my course on industrial fermentation. A fun way to explore yeast biochemistry! This year I'm using a Czech style pilsner as the base beer.

Did I do this right? #icestorm

Come work with us. Huge strengths in MRI, neuroscience and musculoskeletal health and their intersections such as pain, child development or ageing. Preclinical and clinical research and translation are also big opportunities. Shoot me a note if you have questions.

Western is seeking outstanding leaders for the Canada Impact+ Research Chair program. Candidates in AI, cybersecurity, and other advanced technologies are of interest to Western Computer Science. If you are interested, please reach out or see ad below. Applications considered starting Jan 19 2026.

It's happening! Canada launched two programs to recruit international researchers. Canada Impact+ Research Chairs (1 million/yr for 8 yrs +) Canada Impact+ Emerging Leaders. I will do my best to facilitate the process for those interested. Hit me up. www.canada.ca/en/impact-pl...

It's the most wonderful time of the year...by which I mean it's the time of year when my brewing club does our big advent exchange. I've been under the weather, so I'm playing catch-up, but here's beer #1 - an abbey-inspired winter ale 🎄 🍺🍻 🎁

One of North America's best known brewing schools is moving from Chicago to Montreal! Bienvenue au Canada! blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/21/o...

We had a great fall crash course on fluorescence microscopy. Thank you to all our participants and instructors.

Day 1 of the Fall Crash Course on Fluorescence Microscopy is nearly done. We've had a great start, lots of questions, and are ramping up for tomorrow! #microscopy #fluorescence

Registration closes Friday at noon! Are you in South-Western Ontario and interested in fluorescence microscopy? If so, we are offering a 2-day course on designing, implementing and analysing microscopy experiments. Visit our website for more information: micrographiauwo.ca/cc2025/ #microscopy

Are you in South-Western Ontario and interested in fluorescence microscopy? If so, check out our upcoming 2-day course on planning, designing, implementing and analysing quantitative microscopy experiments. Visit our website for more information: micrographiauwo.ca/cc2025/ #microscopy #fluorescence

This is insane. 13 years ago we bought a million dollar #microscope to do this type of super-resolution imaging. Today, all you need is a smartphone and a few hundred bucks of off-the-shelf components 🤯 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

✅ Mullet ✅ Skates ✅ Padding ✅ Uniform (slightly big) ✅ New stick Time for some 🏒 (also, it's 33°C today for some reason)

My 10 y/o officially has a mullet. And I'm afraid to say that it is glorious.

#Micorscopy community, does anyone know where I can order this type of bottle from? Or even what the proper name is for them?

I'm excited to announce my labs newest paper in which we identify GATA2 as a driver of a stem cell-like phenotype of atherosclerotic plaque macrophages which promote the development of disease. #macrophages #atheroscerlosis doi.org/10.1093/jleu...

Score! 🍄

Some things never change. My son has joined his first 🏒 team (along with 2 of his friends) and has gotten his first jock strap...so just like when I was a kid, the first thing the three of them did was see how hard they could kick eachother in the crotch.

This is a bit of a long shot, but does anyone know of a source for the OT-IIZ T cell hybridoma (immortalized OT-II T cells)? I've been unable to find a cell repository that carries it. #Immunosky

Time to get this long weekend started!

Excited to share our newest preprint!

I'm two days into my holiday. Made a new (turtle) friend, saw a big boat, and saved my soul by drinking some beer.

Me: trying to enjoy a cup of coffee and a book on a Sunday morning. My #cat:

We had a great #garlic harvest this year!

Coffee, a novel, and a bit of shade - pretty much a perfect interlude for today's brewday (brew kettles in the back).

The backyard pizza oven is one of my favorite things. But today may not have been the right day to cook in front of an open fire. #pizza #heatwave

Not a bad way to end the week. #prost

These spider babies are getting more use out of our outdoor dinette set then we are 🕷️🕸️

Day 2 of this great meeting.

Hello @bsky.app! We’re excited to have made the transition over to BlueSky 🦋 and are already excited to be part of the fantastic #immunology community!

Some homebrewing fun - opening a sour beer that I carbonated a little more than is normal. #homebrewing #sourbeer

I have seen things 👀 ...I have seen...my optometrist.

Never swim without a lifeguard present.

Babies are growing up fast!

No, you can't come into the duck run.

I got hit by some rather sudden and extreme financial hardship so if anyone is in need of remote wetlab contract research, strictly BSL1, do let me know. Currently scrambling for gigs. Plant, Bacterial, Archaeal Non-model Bioeng Custom Lab Hardware Turn Key Genetic Design Please repost for reach 💚

Attention all @westernu.bsky.social microscopists. We're offering a 3-afternoon series on the main computational approaches needed for analyzing micrographs. Deconvolution, segmentation, and colocalization will be explored in-depth, alongside hands-on tutorials. Session are FREE but space is limited

What I came home to after work today. #goats

First cheese of 2025 (a chevre), plus the weekly sourdough.

Effect of tightening a single component on my 3D printer. Went from unusable vertical walls to walls as smooth as silk.

Are you, or your child, thinking about university? Have some free time today? If so, come by @westernu.bsky.social for our Spring Open House...and don't forget to drop by the Microbiology & Immunology booth while you're here!

We have Babies! 🐐

The photo doesn't do it justice, but last night's lunar eclipse did not disappoint!

✅Need a culture rotator that fits a small incubator ✅Only have $60 ✅Have a 3D printer ❌ Our old model not tough enough for you? Of course, I'm happy to ✅Share the design with you www.thingiverse.com/thing:6969790

I am excited to announce the latest preprint from my lab. In this study we uncover a genetic network that mediates #macrophage proliferation during #atherosclerosis. This process produces disease-causing cells, and can lead to heart attacks and strokes.

Everyone thinks that B cells make antibodies. And everyone is correct. BUT…B cells are also phagocytes! More on this interesting discovery can be found in our new preprint, which is a product of a collaborative research project led by my colleagues in the Kerfoot lab: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...