Congratulations to PhD student Lucas Philipp for presenting his work on chromosome organization in dinoflagellates! Are they really cholesteric liquid crystals??
Peng gives a fantastic talk at CRBS
Congratulations to PhD student Peng A for presenting his work on nucleolar structure and function during C. elegans larval development!
Sara and Laeya attend the International C. elegans Conference
Congratulations to MSc student Sara on presenting a poster at her first international meeting, and to postdoc Laeya (not pictured) for sharing her work on nucleolar morphology in aging worms!
Successful workshop on HiC data analysis
Thanks to PhD student Lucas Philipp for teaching us how to plot P(s) curves and visualize chromosome architecture. These analysis tools will be important for understanding genome organization in dinoflagellates!
Weber Lab kicks off a series of summer workshops
First step complete! Each lab member now has a Github account and some practice with version control. Great to see the lab sharing expertise and helping each other out.
Next up - making our analysis pipelines accessible and reproducible across platforms.
Weber Lab goes green!
After a thorough assessment of our equipment, practices, and products, our lab was certified Silver by the @My_Green_Lab Certification program. Big shout-out to Peng for leading the charge for sustainability!
If you’d like to join us, check out the my green lab program here or read the feature in the McGill Reporter.
Game night to celebrate scholarships and grants
Weber Lab cleaned up on recent scholarship and grant competitions! Congratulations to all awardees. More details coming soon…
Brendon and Lucas present at Department Day
Congratulations to both QLS students on their exciting talks!
Peng presents at a workshop in Barbados!
Congratulations to PhD candidate Peng A on a great talk in a very unusual setting.
Thanks to Jackie for organizing, and Sean for moderating!
First Weber Lab Retreat!
Back from a fun and exciting weekend at Gault Nature Reserve, where we cooked, hiked, and discussed plans for upcoming manuscripts. Special thanks to Sara, Lucas, and Brendon for coordinating food, and to Shadi for spending her birthday with the lab.
Laeya presents a poster at the MCDB retreat
Congratulations to postdoc Laeya for sharing her work with our Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology friends!
Weber Lab celebrates Another year (with chocolate)
2022 was a year of big transitions: back to in-person conferences; over the tenure bar; new model organisms! Can’t wait to see what 2023 brings.
First Weber Lab potluck is a (delicious) success!
We each cooked something traditional from our home countries and shared a meal together. So much fun to discover new foods 😋
Weber Lab students rock their Biophysics and Works In Progress seminars!
Congratulations to PhD students Brendon McGuinness, Peng A, and Shadi Rajab on their excellent presentations! Proud PI 😁
WeberLab bids a fond farewell to Cyril
Undergraduate Research Trainee Cyril Haller completes his year-long internship and heads back to the UK. Thanks for your curiosity and hard work on the bacterial condensate project!
Peng earns Best Poster Award at EMBO workshop
Congratulations to PhD candidate Peng A on his award-winning poster, presented at the Ribosome Synthesis workshop in Engelberg, Switzerland! Thanks to the RNA Society for their support.
Weber Lab attends SOS rally
Proud to join the Support Our Science campaign and advocate for increased funding for graduate students and postdocs in Canada.
Weber Lab celebrates 6 years - and tenure for Steph!
A beautiful afternoon paddle boarding and kayaking on the water at PaddleMac.
Steph and Rodrigo host BactoMontréal
Over 80 microbiologists from around Montreal attended the mini-symposium. Fantastic talks and fun poster session! Special shout-out to the students who helped us coordinate food.
Goodbye James, Hello Summer!
Congratulations to James Wall on his graduation, and best of luck in the future! Weber lab celebrated with a classic barbecue on the mountain.
