Congratulations to our 2024-2025 IMPACTT Mentorship Cohort!

We are very pleased to announce our 2024-2025 IMPACTT mentorship cohort. Thank you to everyone who applied, and congratulations to our new mentees! Thank you as well to our new an returning mentors. Mentorship Pairings Mentee: Dr. Ann Gregory, Assistant Professor, University of Calgary Mentor: Dr. Irah King, Associate Professor, McGill University Mentee: Dr. Elsa […]

Congratulations to our 2023-2024 IMPACTT Mentorship Cohort!

We are very pleased to announce our 2023-2024 IMPACTT mentorship cohort. Thank you to everyone who applied, and congratulations to our new mentees! Mentorship Pairings Mentor: Dr. Morgan Langille, Associate Professor, Dalhousie University Mentee: Dr. Akinola Alafiatayo, Postdoctoral Associate, Memorial University of Newfoundland Mentor: Dr. Emma Allen-Vercoe, Professor, University of Guelph Mentee: Dr. Aline Ignacio, […]

IMPACTT Microbiome Standards & Benchmarking

IMPACTT Microbiome Standards & Benchmarking IMPACTT Microbiome Standards What’s in our standards? A community of 45 bacterial species that are phylogenetically diverse and evenly distributed Novel, sequenced strains Encased in human fecal matrix (3 types) or PBS (1 type) Watch our video to learn more Fill out the form and get the standards What makes […]

IMPACTT Workshops

IMPACTT Workshops LEARN MORE IMPACTT Gnotobiotic Workshop A two day hands-on workshop for those who want to learn how to conduct gnotobiotic and germ-free animal experiments. Click “Learn More” for more information on our gnotobiotic workshop. LEARN MORE IMPACTT Bioinformatics Workshop An in-person workshop for those working with or about to embark on the analysis […]

Congratulations to our 2022-2023 IMPACTT Mentorship Cohort!

We are very pleased to announce our 2022-2023 IMPACTT mentorship cohort. Thank you to everyone who applied, and congratulations to our new mentees! Mentorship Pairings Mentor: Dr. Morgan Langille, Associate Professor, Dalhousie University Mentee: Dr. Caitlin Simopoulos, Postdoctoral Associate, University of Ottawa Mentor: Dr. Celia Greenwood, Professor, McGill University Mentee: Dr. Andréanne Morin, Postdoctoral Scholar, […]

Bioinformatics Workshop

IMPACTT Bioinformatics Workshop About the Workshop Our workshops in 2022 and 2023 provided an introduction to marker-gene analysis, metagenomic, and metatranscriptomic data analysis followed by hands-on practical tutorials for each session to demonstrate the use of relevant bioinformatics and statistical tools. Modules consisted of lectures covering both theoretical and practical components followed by hands-on bioinformatic […]