Breaking the Rules: The Microbial Universe

For most of us, "microbes" means bacteria and viruses, tiny creatures that spoil food and cause disease.

This overlooks some of the most important members of the Microbial World: the eukaryotes.

Join Dr. Nicolas Corradi as he introduces us to the stunning diversity of these fascinating creatures, highlighting the crucial ecological, economic and medical functions they play.

This talk is being held in Salon A/B of the K.W. Neatby Building, on the AAFC Central Experimental Farm (960 Carling Avenue). OC Transpo buses stop in front of the building at Carling & Maple: Stop 8015 (westbound) and Stop 8021 (eastbound). The Dow's Lake LRT Station is 15 minutes' walk east of the building. Free parking is available in the lot adjacent to the building.

There is a wheelchair ramp into the building; otherwise there are five steps up from the road. There is an accessible bathroom, reached via a lift or up another five steps.

Nicolas Corradi started his scientific career studying biology at the University of Geneva (Switzerland). He then went on to do a PhD, studying genome evolution in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi at the University of Lausanne (Switzerland). Following his PhD , Nicolas received two consecutive postdoctoral fellowships from the Swiss National Foundation to work at the University of British Columbia (Canada) on the evolutionary genomics of intracellular parasites of animals called Microsporidia. It was here that Nicolas further developed his interest in genome analysis, which he applied to understand the biology of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and Microsporidia in his independent academic investigator position at the University of Ottawa (Canada). During 16 successful years, Nicolas helped establish an internationally renowned research team studying microbial genomics and evolution of prominent plant symbionts and ubiquitous animal pathogens, receiving a Fellowship from the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) and a University Chair in Microbial Genomics, and multiple awards.