Joel Weadge
Associate Professor
Faculty of Science
Biology
Waterloo, Ontario
jweadge@wlu.ca
Office:
(548) 889-3814
Languages
English
Bio/Research
I received my PhD in Microbiology from the University of Guelph in 2006 and my BSc in honours microbiology from the University of Guelph in 2000.
I thoroughly enjoyed my time as a graduate student and looked to expand on this growing interest in enzymology and glycobiology by pursuing po...
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I thoroughly enjoyed my time as a graduate student and looked to expand on this growing interest in enzymology and glycobiology by pursuing po...
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Bio/Research
I received my PhD in Microbiology from the University of Guelph in 2006 and my BSc in honours microbiology from the University of Guelph in 2000.
I thoroughly enjoyed my time as a graduate student and looked to expand on this growing interest in enzymology and glycobiology by pursuing postdoctoral fellow research at the Carlsberg Research Centre in Copenhagen (2007-2008) and in the Molecular Structure and Function Program at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto (2008-2011).
Diarrheal disease causing agents, like E. coli and Salmonella spp., continue to be among the top 5 leading causes of death in the world according to the World Health Organization. Persistent colonization of a variety of surfaces (host and non-host) by these bacteria has been linked to the production of biofilms. Thus, bacterial biofilm components (like cellulose and curli fimbriae) have been identified as virulence factors and disruption of their synthesis is a potential new avenue for the development of novel therapeutics to treat theses pathogens. The main focus of my research is to utilize a combination of structure and function based approaches to characterize biofilm components produced by E. coli and Salmonella in an effort to understand how each component is synthesized and its importance to biofilm formation.
For more information about my research, please visit my lab website.
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I thoroughly enjoyed my time as a graduate student and looked to expand on this growing interest in enzymology and glycobiology by pursuing postdoctoral fellow research at the Carlsberg Research Centre in Copenhagen (2007-2008) and in the Molecular Structure and Function Program at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto (2008-2011).
Diarrheal disease causing agents, like E. coli and Salmonella spp., continue to be among the top 5 leading causes of death in the world according to the World Health Organization. Persistent colonization of a variety of surfaces (host and non-host) by these bacteria has been linked to the production of biofilms. Thus, bacterial biofilm components (like cellulose and curli fimbriae) have been identified as virulence factors and disruption of their synthesis is a potential new avenue for the development of novel therapeutics to treat theses pathogens. The main focus of my research is to utilize a combination of structure and function based approaches to characterize biofilm components produced by E. coli and Salmonella in an effort to understand how each component is synthesized and its importance to biofilm formation.
For more information about my research, please visit my lab website.
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Media Relations
Aonghus Kealy
Communications and Media Relations Officer
akealy@wlu.ca
(548) 889-4855
Lori Chalmers Morrison
Director: Integrated Communications
lchalmersmorrison@wlu.ca
(548) 889-4857
Vanessa Barrasa
Director: Communications & Issues Management
vbarrasa@wlu.ca
(548) 889-3812
Brantford Campus:
Beth Gurney
Director, Strategic Communications and Community Engagement
bgurney@wlu.ca
(548) 889-4199
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Communications and Media Relations Officer
akealy@wlu.ca
(548) 889-4855
Lori Chalmers Morrison
Director: Integrated Communications
lchalmersmorrison@wlu.ca
(548) 889-4857
Vanessa Barrasa
Director: Communications & Issues Management
vbarrasa@wlu.ca
(548) 889-3812
Brantford Campus:
Beth Gurney
Director, Strategic Communications and Community Engagement
bgurney@wlu.ca
(548) 889-4199
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