Karas Lab
Synthetic Biology. Designer cells and organelles. Space plants and microbes. Antifungal. Antimicrobials. Optimization of DNA delivery: conjugation, cell fusion. Western University, Canada.
- 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 doi.org/10.1101/2025...
- 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!
- #SyntheticBiology postdoctoral position in our group in University of Florida's Horticultural Sciences department. Work is directed evolution to improve enzymes that underlie important crop traits ⬇️
- 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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- 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...
- Reposted by Karas LabChanges to MSc, PhD and postdoc funding programs from 🇨🇦 tri councils. Harmonization across councils, more awards, and new eligibility for international PhD and postdoc applicants!
