Open Plastic

Postdoctoral Fellowship available in the Identification, Characterization, and Optimization of Enzymes that Degrade Plastics. For details, visit openplastic.com/opportunities

Congratulations, George, on receiving the 2025 Ontario Early Researcher Award! @ontariogenomics @George_diCenzo @ZechelLab @GenomeCanada @GenomeQuebec @pj_mclellan @GraemeWHowe @queensu @QuCHEE @QueensUBio @QueensuVPR queensu.ca/gazette/storie…

See the Agenda OpenPlastic is organizing its 3rd 3-day in-person Symposium (April 23-25, 2025) in Kingston, ON. The event focused on enzyme discovery, optimization, characterization, LCA/TEA. @ontariogenomics @GenomeCanada @GenomeQuebec @QuCHEE @QueensUBio @QueensChem @QueensuVPR

Congratulations Dr. James McLellan for achieving the NSERC CREATE Grant (1.6M) wix.to/ykL54LZ @ontariogenomics @biosyscompute @George_diCenzo @ZechelLab @GenomeCanada @GenomeQuebec @pj_mclellan @GraemeWHowe @QuCHEE @QueensUBio @QueensChem @QueensuVPR @queensuresearch

Check out my blog post wix.to/ykL54LZ #newblogpost

OpenPlastic is having its 2nd Symposium (April 22-24, 2024) in Kingston, ON. The event focuses on enzyme discovery and optimization, process characterization and optimization, and LCA/TEA.@ontariogenomics @GenomeCanada @GenomeQuebec @QuCHEE @QueensUBio @QueensChem @QueensuVPR

Open Plastic researcher, Dr. Jithin Sunny, secured the first-place prize at the Queen’s Postdoctoral Fellows Three Minute Research event. Congratulations, Jithin, on your remarkable achievement! @ontariogenomics @GenomeCanada @GenomeQuebec @QueensUBio @QueensuVPR@queensuresearch

Open Plastic researchers presenting research results at the CSM conference-2023 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. @ontariogenomics @biosyscompute @George_diCenzo @ZechelLab @GenomeCanada @GenomeQuebec @pj_mclellan @queensu @QuCHEE @QueensUBio @QueensChem @QueensuVPR

OpenPlastic is hosting a 3-day Symposium (openplastic.com/symposium-agen…) emphasizing enzyme discovery and optimization, process characterization and optimization, and LCA/TEA. @ontariogenomics @GenomeCanada @GenomeQuebec @JesseGreener @QuCHEE @QueensUBio @QueensChem @ElizabethEdwar8

@QueensUBio Congratulations Paul!

Hearty congratulations to Paul Grogan - 2023 recipient of the university’s top teaching award – the Chancellor A. Charles Baillie Teaching Award!! queensu.ca/gazette/storie…

OpenPlastic Project Co-Leader Dr. Jim McLellan Recognized for Excellence in Teaching Leadership. Congratulations Dr. McLellan! @ontariogenomics @biosyscompute @George_diCenzo @GenomeCanada @GenomeQuebec @pj_mclellan @QuCHEE @QueensUBio @QueensChem bit.ly/3TorLm0

OpenPlastic Co-Investigator Dr. Karine Auclair is appointed as a Board of Directors of Carbios. Congratulations! bit.ly/3k31EE5 @ontariogenomics @GenomeCanada @GenomeQuebec @queensu @QuCHEE @QueensUBio @QueensChem @McGillChemistry

Scientists @ucsc claim to have solved a long-standing #genomics mystery involving introns, non-coding regions of #DNA found within genes of eukaryotic organisms. Read more in @PNASNews scitechdaily.com/scientists-hav…

OpenPlastic co-sponsored Chemical Career Fair 2022. Students lined up to learn about career opportunities with @OpenPlastic and our industry partners! Thanks @CICKingston for organizing this event. @ontariogenomics @GenomeCanada @GenomeQuebec @QuCHEE @QueensUBio @QueensChem

OpenPlastic is co-sponsoring the Chemical Career Fair! Join us 12-4pm at Kingston City Hall, today (Friday Nov 18) to learn about career opportunities with @OpenPlastic and our industry partners!@ontariogenomics @GenomeCanada @GenomeQuebec @queensu @QuCHEE @QueensUBio @QueensChem

Our #CICKingstonCareerFair22 Platinum Sponsor @OpenPlastic is hiring! Open Plastic is a Genome Canada funded program that endeavours to accelerate Canada’s efforts to achieve zero plastic waste by 2030🧬 #zerowaste #ChemTwitter #careerfair  🔗 eventbrite.com/e/cic-kingston…

OpenPlastic on solving plastics problems with insects microbes @ontariogenomics @biosyscompute @George_diCenzo @ZechelLab @GenomeCanada @GenomeQuebec @pj_mclellan @GraemeWHowe @JesseGreener @queensu @QuCHEE @QueensUBio @QueensChem queensu.ca/alumnireview/o…

OpenPlastic on solving plastics problems with insects microbes bit.ly/3NYkEOP @ontariogenomics @biosyscompute @George_diCenzo @ZechelLab @GenomeCanada @GenomeQuebec @pj_mclellan @GraemeWHowe @JesseGreener @queensu @QuCHEE @QueensUBio @QueensChem

#hiring graduate students and a Postdoc in TEA/LCA for plastic bio-upcycling. Join the Open Plastic consortium: >20 academic labs & >7 industry/municipal partners supported by $7.9M Genome Canada grant + NSERC Alliance to tackle plastic waste. Apply here: biosyscompute.com/career.html