Emma Jane Walker

1/ 🌟 We've added more results to our preprint‼️ TLDR: diatom in vivo assembly, RNP delivery via electroporation, and a new PEG transformation method... (1/10) biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Excited that our latest diatom engineering research @SchulichMedDent was highlighted by CTV News London! Congrats @ejlwalker and all authors. ctvnews.ca/london/article…

Publication 📰 of @Malakabd93 's PhD final chapter. Investigating terpene synthase subcellular localization in Chlamydomonas🦠. Squalene k.d. does not affect plastid yields & @CellDEG bioreactor high density cultivation. W/ @s_overmans & @GordonWellman sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Most of biology is locked behind a single problem no one talks about — DNA delivery. You can’t edit a genome if you can’t get DNA into the cell. We @CultivariumFRX built a self-driving DNA delivery workcell to change that.

I’ll be starting a lab as an Assistant Professor @CornellEng @Cornell_CBE in 2026! We’ll combine synthetic biology and materials science to engineer microbes into living materials & therapies. Recruiting PhD students & postdocs - please get in touch! 🔗harimotolab.com

Newest preprint from K-lab: Direct Genome Transfer from Acholeplasma laidlawii to Yeast. Congrats to @Daniel_Nucifora Tanveer Saini @SchulichMedDent Thank you for sponsoring this research @NSERC_CRSNG #synbio #GenomeTransfer #SynCell doi.org/10.1101/2025.1…

Newest preprint from K-lab: Resolving replication incompatibility between chloroplast and conjugative plasmids in E. coli. Congrats @ejlwalker and all authors. @SchulichMedDent Thank you for sponsoring this research @ARIA_research @NSERC_CRSNG biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

The @UNC_Biology Biology Department is searching for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Plant Molecular Biology. Chapel Hill is a wonderful place and Biology is an amazing group of people. To apply, see: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307414

REMINDER 📢 Canada Postdoctoral Research Award program application deadline is: 🗓️ October 17 Instructions ▶️ tinyurl.com/bdesuwvn #CIHR #SSHRC 👀

🚨 We’re hiring! Oxford Biology is recruiting 3 new Associate Professors in: 🌱 Plant Sciences 🦉 Animal Behaviour 🔬 Molecular Cell Biology Join us as we move into our new building with world-class research & teaching facilities. Vacancies 👉 bit.ly/488CNW3

🗞️ #NSERC RESEARCH STORY Dr. Catie Ivy @usask is leading a research project that will examine the physiological effects of wildfire smoke intake on songbirds. ▶️ tinyurl.com/38pwjdjx #NSERCsupport

📢 Support Our Science has submitted recommendations to the federal pre-budget consultations. Canada must invest in the next generation of researchers to secure our future in innovation, health, and economic resilience. 📄 Full recs: drive.google.com/file/d/1rV7IIQ…

🚨 First preprint of the week is out! After 4 years of fieldwork and nearly 200,000 leafhoppers processed in the lab, we’re thrilled to share: “Uncovering diversity and climatic drivers of leafhopper–parasitoid dynamics in Canada” 🌱 👏 Huge congrats to Jordanne Jacques for leading this as part of her Master’s, and to our amazing ULaval, AAFC, MAPAQ & partner team. Highlights: 🪲 First Canadian detection of the corn leafhopper Dalbulus maidis 🪲 Climate-driven shifts in leafhopper abundance (82k+ captured in 2023–24) 🪲 First complete Gonatopus mitogenome from the New World + evidence of 3 lineages 🪲 Ancient DNA methods to sequence single, tiny wasps 🪲 Parasitoids hitting >20% parasitism in late summer → natural pest control potential 👉 Read here: biorxiv.org/content/10.110… Merci @RqradQc & @NSERC_CRSNG/@LeafHopeCan for the support!

The #MaxPlanckPostdocProgram offers a guaranteed contract of at least 3 years, targeted mentoring, and career workshops. The call for applications is open now! 🚀 Take advantage of this opportunity and browse the job vacancies. mpg.de/en/max-planck-…

Shocking development: @Carney plans to cut Science funding by 15%, which would eliminate most of the planned investments the govt just made last year and set Canada further back: science.org/content/articl… @melaniejoly @FP_Champagne #SupportOurScience

New paper from our lab on synthetic genome work in yeast is out - Iterative SCRaMbLE for Engineering Synthetic Genome Modules and Chromosomes. Exciting project led by Jane (Xinyu) Lu in our group, now online @NatureComms nature.com/articles/s4146…

The CSMB is hiring! Join us: csmb-scbm.ca/job-posting-pa…

Our paper describing the role of chalcone isomerase-like (CHIL) on the biosynthesis of flavanones and isoflavones is out now: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Just wrapped up an amazing time at @ProteinSociety 2025! Grateful for the chance to share my FlashTalk and poster on E2 conjugating enzymes.⚡🧬 Huge thanks to the organizers and all the brilliant scientists I got to connect with. @theshawlab @westernuBiochem

Excited to share that our lab is part of the @ARIA_uk Programmable Plants initiative! @WesternU @SchulichMedDent @westernuBiochem

New job offer: Postdoctoral Fellow – Recombinant Spider Silk Protein Engineering For Biomedical Applications at Dalhousie University csmb-scbm.ca/postdoctoral-f… #ScienceJobs