James Wasmuth

1/ Want to master bioinformatics (or any skill)? Here's the hard truth:
There’s no shortcut to success.

Like building a skyscraper, it takes careful planning, consistent effort, and patience. Let me share how to get there—step by step. 🧵

New World screwworm not seen as trade threat | The Western Producer Canadian cattle producers shouldn’t be worried about the New World screwworm, which has become a huge concern in Mexico and the southern U.S.

New World screwworm not seen as trade threat vist.ly/4cgip #cdnag #westcdnag

Just received my COVID vaccination... No improvement in 5G though 😉 #StrongAndFree from COVID in Alberta...

Today, I submitted 456,365 Albertans’ signatures to Elections Alberta, petitioning the Premier to do the right thing, avoid a divisive and economically harmful referendum, and allow MLAs to vote and reaffirm that Alberta’s future is in Canada.🇨🇦

Alberta is #ForeverCanadian

Next week's episode features Dr. Johnathan Canton (@cantonjohnathan.bsky.social) from @ucalgary.bsky.social!

His lab identified a specialized set of proteins enabling cytosolic delivery of engulfed antigens for cross-presentation by #DendriticCells.

Read it in #ScienceImmunology: bit.ly/44ExZEp

Why Canada’s next big infrastructure investment should be in biomanufacturing As Canada faces renewed trade tensions with the United States, investing in domestic biomanufacturing could strengthen both national security and economic independence.

In case you missed it: This compelling article, part of our Immunity and Society new series with the #BridgeResearchConsortium about new vaccine discoveries and immune-based innovations, explains how — and why — Canada could be a biomanufacturing powerhouse:

theconversation.com/why-canadas-...

@ansarikargil, not on Bluesky, on PhD expectations

IT'S ON!

On the same day that teachers are rallying in record numbers on the steps of the legislature...

Demetrios Nicolaides is officially the target of an approved recall petition!

16,006 signatures needed starting now!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Reposting since the stats position is getting all the love right now. We need a math person, too!

But I might as well get them both in one part so here's the stats one again:

bsky.app/profile/sean...

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In vitro is clean.
In vivo is messy.
The bloodstream doesn’t care about your figure 3 volcano plot.

Got off the plane and walked into a drug store in Ottawa and got my COVID vaccine in under 5 minutes. No line up. No appointment. No cost.

Was even asked if I wanted Moderna or Pfizer.

It’s unconscionable that we can’t get this same level of service in Alberta.

BC have said that they'll open up to put of province folks from Nov 24th

Congratulations!

In our latest work we've explored associations between the fecal bile acid pool and helminth infection status in school aged children in Uganda. Have a read and see what we found!

(comic) Expertise

Confusion around Alberta’s school library book ban driving sales at book stores Kelly Dyer with Audreys Books says the store has seen a jump in sales since July, when the province announced a ban on books with explicit sexual content

“Julie King-Yerex, co-owner of Magpie Books in Edmonton, said people have come into the shop “asking for our vicious compliance section.”

“Censorship of any kind is a step towards fascism”

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...

For the price of the Smith-COVID tax, you can get two nights in a motel in Fernie and still get the vaccine.

Nematodes Per 100g Of Dry Soil

 For every human on earth there are 60 billion nematodes living in the soil

brilliantmaps.com/nematodes...

a man with long hair and a beard is holding a cup and the word dude is on the bottom ALT: a man with long hair and a beard is holding a cup and the word dude is on the bottom

That moment when three peer-reviewers have accepted the revisions to your manuscript and then you see that a fourth, totally new, reviewer was invited and asks for more (not small) changes.

Absolute pleasure to be involved in this review article on sustainable parasite control in ruminants. Full of lovely stuff on vaccines, nutrition, genetics, grazing and biological control! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

If RFK Jr approach to develop a vaccine against all viruses involves sequentially exposing himself to each of these viruses and letting his amazing body develop a vaccine the natural way, then I highly endorse this approach.

I would start with something easy like Nipah or Hendra virus

Happy 4th of July, Batman.

So much rain in Calgary! In the UK, we have a word for days like this... Saturday ☔

These are the world's 10 most livable cities Copenhagen, Vienna, and Zurich are among the 10 best cities for quality of life worldwide, according to five categories ranking livability.

"Calgary, Canada, had the largest drop, down to No. 18 from No. 5. Worsening healthcare concerns and instability forced Canada's third-largest city from the top 10."
www.businessinsider.com/world-best-c...

Four years ago today, I received my first COVID19 vaccination. I was a little bit emotional! Decades of hard work by scientists and huge government investment led to millions of lives saved and a return to a normal(ish) life.

World Crocodile Day: Ancient Reptiles Edge Back from Extinction in Laos - Laotian Times Siamese crocodiles are making a comeback in Laos through conservation efforts, with increased nesting and community-led protection in wetlands.

Happy World Crocodile Day! 🐊
laotiantimes.com/2025/06/17/w...

Measles is surging in Alberta. Which vaccine-preventable disease could be next? | CBC News Doctors and scientists worry Alberta's measles outbreaks could signal the start of a new era when other dangerous infectious diseases of the past could re-emerge and pose new health threats.

That locally-acquired polio is even being discussed demonstrates the grave damage that the UCP have done to the health of Albertans.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Lies from the Alberta UCP have consequences... These are total numbers; Alberta's weekly new cases are equivalent to Ontario levels, despite our much smaller population.

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