Edel Pérez-López 🇨🇦
@edelplopez.bsky.social
Associate Professor at Université Laval| Canada Research Chair in Insect Vectors Invasions and Emergent Plant Diseases 🌿🪲 |Chercheur CRIV, IBIS, EDS | Senior Editor Plant Disease | CoFounder Pride in Microbiology 🏳️🌈 - Lab News: @eplopez.bsky.social
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February 4, 2026 at 8:44 PM
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This paper has received 10k views in a month! 😵
Checkout this article I found at PLOS: dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
Checkout this article I found at PLOS: dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
AI for accurate insect pest monitoring: A path toward resilient agriculture
dx.plos.org
February 4, 2026 at 2:22 PM
This paper has received 10k views in a month! 😵
Checkout this article I found at PLOS: dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
Checkout this article I found at PLOS: dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
EdeLab, toujours présent et engagé au service de notre communauté 👏
February 3, 2026 at 4:23 PM
EdeLab, toujours présent et engagé au service de notre communauté 👏
Movie night, still devastated for Catherine Anne O'Hara passing 💔
February 1, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Movie night, still devastated for Catherine Anne O'Hara passing 💔
New episode out in English, French and Spanish! 🚀
In this week’s EdeLab & Science Explained podcast, we break down a groundbreaking study introducing AlphaGenome, a next-generation AI model that transforms how we predict the effects of genetic variants 🧬 🤖
(EN) open.spotify.com/episode/73W1...
In this week’s EdeLab & Science Explained podcast, we break down a groundbreaking study introducing AlphaGenome, a next-generation AI model that transforms how we predict the effects of genetic variants 🧬 🤖
(EN) open.spotify.com/episode/73W1...
AlphaGenome: the AI decoding our secret code
open.spotify.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:36 PM
New episode out in English, French and Spanish! 🚀
In this week’s EdeLab & Science Explained podcast, we break down a groundbreaking study introducing AlphaGenome, a next-generation AI model that transforms how we predict the effects of genetic variants 🧬 🤖
(EN) open.spotify.com/episode/73W1...
In this week’s EdeLab & Science Explained podcast, we break down a groundbreaking study introducing AlphaGenome, a next-generation AI model that transforms how we predict the effects of genetic variants 🧬 🤖
(EN) open.spotify.com/episode/73W1...
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"À l’UQAM, 25 professeurs étrangers sont touchés par l’abolition du PEQ, sans mesures transitoires. Ces professeurs étaient venus au Québec avec l’intention de demander la résidence permanente par le PEQ. L’abolition de ce programme, le 19 novembre 2025, a changé les règles en cours de route"
Immigration | Des professeurs recrutés laissés de côté par le nouveau système
Alejandro Morales a été recruté par l’UQAM à l’issue d’un processus de sélection où plus de 200 candidats étaient en lice. Pourtant, ce professeur de mathématiques de 41 ans, originaire de la Colombie...
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January 29, 2026 at 8:38 PM
"À l’UQAM, 25 professeurs étrangers sont touchés par l’abolition du PEQ, sans mesures transitoires. Ces professeurs étaient venus au Québec avec l’intention de demander la résidence permanente par le PEQ. L’abolition de ce programme, le 19 novembre 2025, a changé les règles en cours de route"
International coffee lab supply ☕️
January 29, 2026 at 2:39 AM
International coffee lab supply ☕️
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Do you want to help advance the profile of #ecology, #evolution, & #conservation in Canada? Do you want to be part of a team that gets things done on behalf of a broader community? Run for CSEE Council! Nominations due April 26. Learn more here: csee-scee.ca/elections/
January 26, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Do you want to help advance the profile of #ecology, #evolution, & #conservation in Canada? Do you want to be part of a team that gets things done on behalf of a broader community? Run for CSEE Council! Nominations due April 26. Learn more here: csee-scee.ca/elections/
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I was on the CSEE council a loooong time ago and I really felt like we were doing something useful and worth our time. Try it!
Do you want to help advance the profile of #ecology, #evolution, & #conservation in Canada? Do you want to be part of a team that gets things done on behalf of a broader community? Run for CSEE Council! Nominations due April 26. Learn more here: csee-scee.ca/elections/
January 27, 2026 at 9:31 PM
I was on the CSEE council a loooong time ago and I really felt like we were doing something useful and worth our time. Try it!
Black Mirror level s**t 🫢
Alex Pretti's murder was recorded on ICE body cams.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
We cannot trust the feds to release genuine video. The White House used AI for propaganda (AI altering a photo of a protestor, falsely claiming she was crying when arrested)
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
We cannot trust the feds to release genuine video. The White House used AI for propaganda (AI altering a photo of a protestor, falsely claiming she was crying when arrested)
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
January 27, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Black Mirror level s**t 🫢
Kristy Duncan’s passing leaves a real void in our research community 💔
My thoughts are with her family and all who were inspired by her remarkable legacy.
Thank you, Kristy, for everything you did for science in Canada 🙏
My thoughts are with her family and all who were inspired by her remarkable legacy.
Thank you, Kristy, for everything you did for science in Canada 🙏
January 27, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Kristy Duncan’s passing leaves a real void in our research community 💔
My thoughts are with her family and all who were inspired by her remarkable legacy.
Thank you, Kristy, for everything you did for science in Canada 🙏
My thoughts are with her family and all who were inspired by her remarkable legacy.
Thank you, Kristy, for everything you did for science in Canada 🙏
I’m Mexican x2 😍
January 26, 2026 at 1:12 PM
I’m Mexican x2 😍
A New Multiplex TaqMan qPCR for Precise Detection and Quantification of Clavibacter michiganensis in Seeds and Plant Tissue | Plant Disease apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/...
A New Multiplex TaqMan qPCR for Precise Detection and Quantification of Clavibacter michiganensis in Seeds and Plant Tissue | Plant Disease
Bacterial canker of tomato caused by Clavibacter michiganensis (Cm) is one of the most devastating bacterial diseases affecting the tomato industry worldwide. As the result of Cm colonization of the x...
apsjournals.apsnet.org
January 25, 2026 at 4:57 PM
A New Multiplex TaqMan qPCR for Precise Detection and Quantification of Clavibacter michiganensis in Seeds and Plant Tissue | Plant Disease apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/...
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada announces closure of research operations, jobs cuts.
Closure of research operations just harms the economy. Research ultimately generates more money than is spent in the long run.
#Research #Canada #cdnpoli
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Closure of research operations just harms the economy. Research ultimately generates more money than is spent in the long run.
#Research #Canada #cdnpoli
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada announces closure of research operations, jobs cuts
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada says it has identified savings opportunities and is closing seven research operations.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 25, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada announces closure of research operations, jobs cuts.
Closure of research operations just harms the economy. Research ultimately generates more money than is spent in the long run.
#Research #Canada #cdnpoli
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Closure of research operations just harms the economy. Research ultimately generates more money than is spent in the long run.
#Research #Canada #cdnpoli
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada announces closure of research operations, jobs cuts.
Closure of research operations just harms the economy. Research ultimately generates more money than is spent in the long run.
#Research #Canada #cdnpoli
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Closure of research operations just harms the economy. Research ultimately generates more money than is spent in the long run.
#Research #Canada #cdnpoli
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada announces closure of research operations, jobs cuts
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada says it has identified savings opportunities and is closing seven research operations.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 25, 2026 at 3:32 AM
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January 23, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Microbial alternatives for sustainable insecticide use, a Canadian perspective url: academic.oup.com/sumbio/artic...
Microbial alternatives for sustainable insecticide use, a Canadian perspective
Abstract. This perspective examines the potential of microbial biological control agents (MBCAs) as sustainable tools for managing agricultural insect pest
academic.oup.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Microbial alternatives for sustainable insecticide use, a Canadian perspective url: academic.oup.com/sumbio/artic...
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USDA postdoctoral fellowships are open. If you’re interested in writing a postdoc fellowship with me in plant immunity, spatial defense, or vector-borne disease, please reach out.
(US citizens, nationals, permanent residents only; PhD awarded Jan 2023–Jan 2027.) www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/progr...
(US citizens, nationals, permanent residents only; PhD awarded Jan 2023–Jan 2027.) www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/progr...
AFRI Education and Workforce Development
The AFRI Education and Workforce Development Program focuses on developing the next generation of research, education, and extension professionals.
www.nifa.usda.gov
January 23, 2026 at 2:06 AM
USDA postdoctoral fellowships are open. If you’re interested in writing a postdoc fellowship with me in plant immunity, spatial defense, or vector-borne disease, please reach out.
(US citizens, nationals, permanent residents only; PhD awarded Jan 2023–Jan 2027.) www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/progr...
(US citizens, nationals, permanent residents only; PhD awarded Jan 2023–Jan 2027.) www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/progr...
Celebrating great news 🇯🇵🍜🍣👏🎉
January 23, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Celebrating great news 🇯🇵🍜🍣👏🎉
Today my students had a master class in apoplastic immunity!
Thank you @charlesrleveillee.bsky.social 👏💚
Thank you @charlesrleveillee.bsky.social 👏💚
January 21, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Today my students had a master class in apoplastic immunity!
Thank you @charlesrleveillee.bsky.social 👏💚
Thank you @charlesrleveillee.bsky.social 👏💚
Are you telling me that all this time, to publish in my dream journal I just had to train a cow?
Stop it. I’m done. 😂
Stop it. I’m done. 😂
January 21, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Are you telling me that all this time, to publish in my dream journal I just had to train a cow?
Stop it. I’m done. 😂
Stop it. I’m done. 😂
Science is in crisis, and clubroot research exemplifies this problem. This manuscript is the worst genomic paper I have ever read. It contains technically impossible claims, unsupported conclusions, and demonstrates a fundamental lack of understanding of genomics …
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A contamination-reduced genome of Plasmodiophora brassicae with comprehensive functional annotation - BMC Microbiology
BMC Microbiology - Plasmodiophora brassicae causes clubroot disease in brassica crops worldwide but cannot be cultured outside its host, complicating its genome sequencing. Previous efforts relied...
link.springer.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Science is in crisis, and clubroot research exemplifies this problem. This manuscript is the worst genomic paper I have ever read. It contains technically impossible claims, unsupported conclusions, and demonstrates a fundamental lack of understanding of genomics …
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Let’s keep that clubroot under control!
January 19, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Let’s keep that clubroot under control!