Mack Thornbury
@molecular_mack
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Vanier Scholar & PhD student at Concordia University 👩🔬 she/her @[email protected]
Montréal, Québec
Joined December 2014
Mackenzie Thornbury on engineering Kluyveromyces marxianus for organic acid production #synbio6
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Hey @Ginkgo if you want to port Doom to biology talk to @EmporiumThought he's working on it 😅 #iGEM2023
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I keep running into Canadian teams! Love the new plaza/village system #iGEM2023 @iGEM_Toronto working on reducing methane from landfills by assimilation of methane derivatives by e. coli 🦠
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Curious about yesterday's announcement from ISED claiming "over $960 million through grants, scholarships and programs"? So were we... 🤔 This money is committed investments from the 2018 Budget, not new money. See our #NewsRelease below for more information 👇👇👇
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Latest publication from @ChristienDykst1 and Mike Pyne and @VincentjjMartin CRAPS: Chromosomal-Repair-Assisted Pathway Shuffling in Yeast | ACS Synthetic Biology
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A fundamental challenge of metabolic engineering involves assembling and screening vast combinations of orthologous enzymes across a multistep biochemical pathway. Current pathway assembly workflows...
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My pleasure!!! Another reason to print posters in fabric 💃
From poster to bag!! This summer I took my poster to Edmonton, Los Angeles, Vancouver and Montreal. Now it's going to come with me everywhere, but in bag form! Thanks @molecular_mack you are so talented!
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This amazing #synbio event is happening this week 👩🔬👨🔬 tune in at 7pm est for an in-depth conversation about the interplay of science and SciFi 🚀🛸
Super excited for this @SynBioCanada event 😍 Author Cory Doctorow will give his thoughts on the interplay of science and science fiction in this totally *FREE* event. Register here: https://t.co/g1gncbLxho
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Mackenzie Thornbury @molecular_mack @SynBioCU presenting her PhD work on producing organic acids using a non-standard yeast #SynBio5
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Looking forward to attending #SynBio5 @Concordia @SynBioCU this weekend! 🍁🧬Our exec team is volunteering to help with the event, and we're running a workshop on resume building and job hunting for scientists. 🧑🔬
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Super excited for this @SynBioCanada event 😍 Author Cory Doctorow will give his thoughts on the interplay of science and science fiction in this totally *FREE* event. Register here: https://t.co/g1gncbLxho
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Science and research are fundamental building blocks of Canada. They require attention, nurture and support for a better future, environment and quality of life for all. Grad students and postdocs are the future of research, and they need our support. https://t.co/sSuyQvDTpv
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We stand in support of today's @SupportOurSci walkout. @JustinTrudeau must do better to support Canada's highly skilled but struggling scientists!
Support Our Science Nationwide Walkout is TODAY! This is a protest to @cafreeland & @JustinTrudeau's #budget2023! SOS is advocating for increased federal investments in scholarships, fellowships & grants to support increased pay for grad students & postdocs #SupportOurScience 1/5
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#SupportOurScience in the media! From @cbcnewsbc: Canadian post-grad students walk out, demanding increased federal funding for researchers https://t.co/SC9IgkKzuc
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Canadian academics and graduate students at universities from across the country came together on Monday to call on the federal government to increase financial support for graduate and doctoral...
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McGill walkout of grad students and postdocs underway. We are calling for federal awards to be adjusted for inflation after 20 years! @DSP_SPE @SupportOurSci
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Great turn out today in Montreal to #SupportOurScience 📣time to increase stipends 📣 grad students & postdocs are the backbone of research and deserve a living wage 📣
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Support Our Science Nationwide Walkout is TODAY! This is a protest to @cafreeland & @JustinTrudeau's #budget2023! SOS is advocating for increased federal investments in scholarships, fellowships & grants to support increased pay for grad students & postdocs #SupportOurScience 1/5
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Canada must address this important issue not only because it’s the right thing to do, but also to remain competitive as a global player in science and innovation.
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We are hosting a BGSA Wine & Cheese night May 4, kindly sponsored by Provigo🍷🧀 Tickets are $5, which includes entry into the raffle!
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