Direct Genome Transfer from Acholeplasma laidlawii to Yeast Cloning bacterial genomes in yeast or other hosts is a crucial step in workflows for creating highly engineered strains. The genome of Acholeplasma laidlawii can be cloned in yeast if a toxic gene is ...

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Newest preprint from K-lab: Direct Genome Transfer from Acholeplasma laidlawii to Yeast. Congrats to Daniel Nucifora Tanveer Saini @schulichmeddent.bsky.social Thank you for sponsoring this research @NSERC_CRSNG #synbio #GenomeTransfer #SynCell
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Newest preprint from K-lab. Congrats to @ejlwalker.bsky.social and all authors. @schulichmeddent.bsky.social Thank you for sponsoring this research @aria-research.bsky.social @NSERC_CRSNG www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

It's a special day in our lab tomorrow. Join us at 10 am at westernuniversity.zoom.us/j/93599383349

Are you eligible for the NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowships (PDF) program and interested in joining Karas lab?
If yes, please send your CV to bkaras@uwo.ca
Details & eligibility: www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etu...

Another bid day in K-lab. Congrats Jack Huang on successfully defending Master thesis and getting into Medical School at University of Toronto! 🎉

Excited to share that our lab is part of the @ARIA_uk Programmable Plants initiative! @ @westernu.bsky.social @schulichmeddent.bsky.social

Fantastic Synthetic Biology postdoc opportunity!

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Check out this Symbiogenesis Seminar Series, an online event focused on symbiogenesis.

Our newest preprint. Congrats to Emma Walker and all authors in collaboration @thomasmock.bsky.social 🔹 Fast electroporation & PEG methods 🔹Delivery of large episomes 🔹 DNA-free Cas9 editing 🔹 In vivo DNA assembly. #SynBio #Diatoms #CRISPR
doi.org/10.1101/2024...

Happy First Day of Spring 🌸🌻🌺

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Genetic engineering in diatoms: advances and prospects Diatoms are not only responsible for a significant proportion of global annual primary production, but they are also the most diverse group of algae. Our review discusses the latest developments in d...

Our new review just out @theplantjournal.bsky.social led by Yixuan Li and in collaboration with @karaslab.bsky.social

Genetic engineering in diatoms: advances and prospects

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I am looking for a few team members to join our lab at Western University for an exciting new project focused on creating enhanced plant chloroplast genomes. I am looking to hire:

2 Postdoctoral Fellows

1 PhD Student

Additional information is posted here:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Changes to MSc, PhD and postdoc funding programs from 🇨🇦 tri councils. Harmonization across councils, more awards, and new eligibility for international PhD and postdoc applicants!

Newest preprint from our lab. Congratulations to all authors!