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Kostya Kanyuka

@kostya-kanyuka.bsky.social
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Molecular plant pathologist @niab-uk.bsky.social: plant-pathogen interactions; fungi; disease resistance; functional genomics/genetics; effectors; wheat; common bean. Loves mushroom hunting.

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Niab @niab-uk.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
#Vacancy: Director of Crop Improvement. Your chance to lead Niab's Crop Improvement Service Group, covering pre-breeding, precision breeding and emerging biotechnology across agricultural and horticultural crops. Full details and apply ➡️ buff.ly/FHJ9Niu
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Nichola Hawkins @nicholahawkins.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Back in Friedrichroda for the 21st Reinhardsbrunn Symposium! Looking forward to four days discussing all things fungicides and resistance.
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Nick Talbot @talbotlabtsl.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Among the plant pathogens, there are just so many rusts! 85% of plant diseases caused by fungi are rusts, 200 genera, 18 families, 7000-8000 species astounding stats from Cathie Aime. #Fungal26 11/15
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Laurence Bindschedler @lauren-bindsch.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
4 years Funded PhD opportunity in my lab! www.findaphd.com/phds/project... Part of BBSRC funded cohort.Training next generation of Engineering Biologists for delivery of green bio-based production (EngBio4GBP) Visit link for full application details www.royalholloway.ac.uk/studying-her...
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3 Discovery and gene editing of barley susceptibility (S) genes to generate powdery mildew and rust disease resistant cereal crops. at Royal Holloway, University of London on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - 3 Discovery and gene editing of barley susceptibility (S) genes to generate powdery mildew and rust disease resistant cereal crops. at Royal Holloway, University of London, listed on Fin...
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Nature Plants @natplants.nature.com · 09/03/2026
New Article: "An NLR–transposase fusion gene from rye provides broadly effective resistance to stripe rust in wheat" rdcu.be/e7z39 Broad-spectrum stripe rust resistance gene Yr83 coned from rye; encodes a unique NLR–transposase fusion protein. #PlantScience
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Sebastian Schornack @dromius.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Be part of OMGN! Open to all researchers with an interest in oomycetes, from molecular genetics & genomics to biology, population biology, and ecology, at either an experimental or a computational level. Investigators new to the field are always welcome oomycetes.com
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Kostya Kanyuka @kostya-kanyuka.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
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Reading the enemy: how genome science is reshaping the fight against wheat stem rust
By sequencing wheat stem rust genomes end to end, researchers are learning how epidemics arise – and how to stay ahead of the challenge.
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Niab @niab-uk.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Niab is part of an international research team, led by CSIRO that's created a detailed map of avirulence genes in wheat stem rust. The study shows how changes in these pathogen genes can allow new strains to infect varieties previously protected by resistance genes ➡️ ow.ly/Law050YiGPB
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UK Research and Innovation @ukri.org · 18/02/2026
🔔Pre-announcement: UKRI Proof of Concept funding. This opportunity aims to support the development of UK research into market-ready solutions. Full opportunity launches 4 March 2026. Webinars to be held on (UK time): -18 March, 2pm -25 March, 10am -14 April, 3pm 👉 www.ukri.org/opportunity/...
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Pre-announcement: UKRI Translation: Proof of Concept
This support is grant funding for proof-of-concept projects for early to mid-stage research commercialisation activities.
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Niab @niab-uk.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Niab has played an important role in an international pathogenomics study including providing a uniquely preserved oat crown rust sample collected in the UK back in 1984 ➡️ ow.ly/EX2950YhwaY
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Kostya Kanyuka @kostya-kanyuka.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
@lubegajib @niab-uk.bsky.social and I are thrilled to contribute to the global oat crown rust genomics study published in @mpmijournal.bsky.social. Thank you to @Figueroa_MM and @jsperschneider.bsky.social for leading, and the full author team for a superb collab. 🧬🌾 www.niab.com/news-views/n...
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Following the trail of oat crown rust: a UK isolate connects to the USA | NIAB
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Spoel Lab @spoel-lab.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Plants use cell-surface and intracellular receptors that collaborate to detect pathogens🦠. We discovered that a key #ubiquitin recognition event recruits both receptor types into an unexpected dual receptor complex that boost the translation of defence proteins and establishes robust #PlantImmunity👇🏾
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British Society of Plant Pathology @bspp.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
BSPP Vacation Bursaries: Deadline reminder for supervisors The deadline for supervisors to submit projects for the BSPP Vacation Bursary Scheme is approaching. Make sure your proposal is submitted by Friday! Details & submission guidance: www.bspp.org.uk/funds/vacati...
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Coretext Pty Ltd @coretext.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
World Pulses Day is a reminder that small-seeded crops can have system-level impact. Pulses (lentils, chickpeas, beans) improve soil fertility, provide affordable protein, and support resilient farming systems when used appropriately.
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Pete Birkinshaw @binaryape.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
It's World Pulses Day! Do yourself and the planet some good with beans, peas, lentils or even lupins apparently
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World Pulses Day – A designated United Nations global event to recongnize the importance of pulses as a global food.
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
PRESS RELEASE - Rapid response launched to tackle new yellow rust strains threatening UK wheat Fifty percent of the UK’s wheat is under threat from a newly identified strain of the yellow rust pathogen, due to the breakdown of a key resistance gene, Yr15 www.jic.ac.uk/press-releas... 1/ 🧵 (cont)
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Kostya Kanyuka @kostya-kanyuka.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
UK wheat faces a serious new threat: yellow rust has overcome Yr15 resistance in major varieties. A BBSRC /DEFRA Rapid Response led by JIC with Niab and RRes as partners is hunting new resistance genes to protect harvests. 🌾 www.niab.com/news-views/n...
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