Principal investigator of the Laboratory of Gene Technology. Our lab focuses on fundamental molecular microbiology research to inspire new antibacterial design strategies and biotechnology applications. https://bsky.app/profile/roblavigne.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/roblavigne.bsky.social/post/3mbc63mpgk22wHow a patient’s voice inspired our development of implementing phage therapy for Hidradenitis Suppurativa patients https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-patients-voice-inspired-our-development-phage-therapy-rob-lavigne-7a8ce?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&utm_campaign=share_via31 Dec 2025 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:7c6frthygr5lcpc3ee6acnrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbc63mpgk22whttps://bsky.app/profile/roblavigne.bsky.social/post/3lzzvebnfdt2nCollab with the Norwegian team at UiT – Tromsø : #phage ISP infects #Staphylococcus borealis species and its efficacy was boosted by adaptation to enable #phagetherapy use. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-025-02935-z #Microbiology #HostRange #Antimicrobials #PhageAdaptation #NewSpecies #AMR30 Sep 2025 06:26 +0000at://did:plc:7c6frthygr5lcpc3ee6acnrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzzvebnfdt2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/roblavigne.bsky.social/post/3lzzurk2ju32nExploring how non-model #bacteria can become next-gen platforms for endogenous #gene expression in #SynBio —unlocking diversity beyond #Ecoli. 🚀🧬 share.google/bLxCZ0cqFLQ8tsfaN #SyntheticBiology #MicrobialEngineering #Bioengineering #NonModelOrganisms https://share.google/bLxCZ0cqFLQ8tsfaN30 Sep 2025 06:15 +0000at://did:plc:7c6frthygr5lcpc3ee6acnrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzzurk2ju32nhttps://bsky.app/profile/roblavigne.bsky.social/post/3kke6ho6ecj2vimproved #bovine #mastitis treatment using designer #endolysin in #streptococcus uberis #mouse model #Researchpaper with E. Meyer in @SpringerMicBio : bit.ly/LysinMastitis #antibiotic #bacteria #infectious #disease #sustainable #agriculture #phage #protein #engineering01 Feb 2024 12:26 +0000at://did:plc:7c6frthygr5lcpc3ee6acnrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kke6ho6ecj2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/roblavigne.bsky.social/post/3kkbqzv2ctc23Amazing work headed by Sokolova team on #phage tail-tape fused #RNAP structural analysis. Glad ONT-cappable seq proved useful to analyze the #transcriptome landscape. #Researchpaper in @NatureComms : bit.ly/TailRNAP #thermophilic #virus #microbiology #crystallography31 Jan 2024 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:7c6frthygr5lcpc3ee6acnrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kkbqzv2ctc23