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LaBella Lab @lablabella.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

The Climate and Fungi (CLIF) Symposium at Duke kicks off with Dr. Michelle Momany @mcmomany.bsky.social Where is antifungal resistance coming from? Is it agricultural environments? 🍄🌾🌽🍎 Wish I could have made it in person, but the virtual conference is fantastic!!

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Asher Leeks @asherleeks.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

We're recruiting! We're looking for two graduate students to join us at UBC in Vancouver. Fully funded and open to global applicants, with flexible start-date. Topics include theory, bioinformatics, and microbiology. More details: asherleeks.com/apply #socialviruses #evosky #virosky 🧪

Leeks Lab is recruiting. We study social evolution in viruses. We're recruiting for two fully funded PhD or MSc positions, starting from September 2026. Evolutionary theory / experimental microbiology / viral bioinformatics. Experience optional / enthusiasm essential. asherleeks.com/apply

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Ehud @duhe.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

I will need this unfortunately

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Evolutionary Studies at Vanderbilt @evolutionvu.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

🐗 Meet Archaeotherium. #HellPigs. These extinct Eocene & Oligocene mammals had enormous heads, relatively small brains & were actually more closely related to whales than pigs. Vandy PhD student Brynn Wooten is using their fossilized teeth to learn what they ate #Evolution

A young woman with long red hair wearing a maroon Evolutionary Studies t-shirt stands behind an outdoor event table, holding a large fossil or cast specimen up to her face while speaking to a visitor in a red shirt. The table displays a sign reading "The DeSantis DREAM Lab — Dietary Reconstructions and Assessments of Mammals — Vanderbilt University," along with educational materials and a tablet. A man nearby holds a large fish head model. The white canopy above the booth is decorated with repeating black line drawings of Archaeotherium — the Hell Pig. A busy outdoor event with many attendees is visible in the background, along with a box of Dunkin' Munchkins on the table.

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Edward Wallace @ewjwallace.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

How do fungi grow directionally? We think part of the mechanism involves local translation of mRNA near the tip, especially of cell wall components. Delighted to share our preprint showing that an RNA-binding protein, SsdA/Ssd1, is trafficked to the tip of growing fungal filaments.

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LaBella Lab @lablabella.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

The LaBella lab is out in full force masquerading as mycologists for the day at MASMC Yeast 🧽 are fungi 🍄 too!

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LaBella Lab @lablabella.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Kicking off the Mid-Atlantic States Mycology Conference 🍄 with a talk about the tastiest of the bunch #MASMC26

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Bas E. Dutilh @bedutilh.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

The VEO Group has a position open for a PhD student to investigate Fungi-bacteria interactions in complex communities! Check out this position and many more at the JSMC website 👇👇 www.jsmc-phd.de/admission/va...

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Vacant Positions - JSMC Jena School for Microbial Communication

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Morgan Carter @morgancarterphd.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

There is a new volume in The Fungi Sessions!! I loved the first album by Hannah Read that she performed at Fungal Genetics two years ago. So excited for a part 2 and there are microscope videos of hyphae accompanying the songs in spotify 😍. 🍄🎶 open.spotify.com/album/5uGh16...

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The Fungi Sessions, Vol. 2

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John Peters @peterslab-ur.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

1/8 I am excited to share a new paper from the education side of the lab. There is a lot of anxiety that genAI tools will jeopardize learning gains from homework assignments. Using Bloom's Taxonomy, we analyzed where genAI succeeds and where it struggles. journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

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Designing life science assessments in the era of generative artificial intelligence

Generative artificial intelligence (GAI) algorithms have the potential to reshape education. Though GAI may help democratize access to education, it also presents many challenges for educators. Alread...

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Nat Clarke @natclarke.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I'm hiring! I have 2 open positions: 🔬 Postdoc 🧪 Research associate We study how animal multicellularity evolved by exploring the molecular logic of cell adhesion using cell biology, 'omics, and tool-building in non-model organisms. Come join us! Details and application links 👇 Please repost

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Michael Habig @michaelhabig.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Now out! We show that TEs can be horizontally transferred between fungal species via Starships. Once transferred, these TEs can become active, changing the genome organization and affecting the lifestyle of the recipient fungus. www.nature.com/articles/s41... @oggenfussursula.bsky.social #TEsky

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Transposable elements hitchhike on Starships across fungal genomes - Nature Communications

Large mobile genetic elements known as Starships act as vehicles for transferring transposable elements (TEs) between fungi. Here, Griem-Krey et al. show that these ‘hitchhiking’ TEs can drive rapid e...

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Natalie Cooper @nhcooper123.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Hi all. I am very excited that after 6 years I finally got my phylogenetic comparative methods book and online exercises online. Feel free to use and share. The book is here: nhcooper123.github.io/pcm-primer/. Note that it is not finished, we had to abandon it before the sunk costs fallacy broke us

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Phylogenetic Comparative Methods

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Adam Frew @frewecologist.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Postdoc (2 years) in mycorrhizal fungal biogeography & species distribution modelling @umeaplantsciencecentre.se Work with large-scale metabarcoding data and modelling. Deadline is 30th April www.umu.se/en/work-with...

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Postdoctoral scholarship (2 years) in mycorrhizal biogeography and species distribution modelling

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anil oza @aniloza.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

A new paper suggests that grant terminations from the NIH over the past year may have further punctured the so-called "leaky pipeline" because women were more impacted by grant terminations than men www.statnews.com/2026/03/23/n...

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NIH grant terminations affected women scientists more than men, study finds

A new paper shows that women, particularly those early in their careers, have been disproportionately affected by NIH grant terminations

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Oliver Bossdorf @bossdorf.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

FINDING THE BIG PICTURE FOR GENETIC DIVERSITY! We are offering a 2-year POSTDOC JOB to work on genetic diversity synthesis & metrics across species, as part of a larger @bexplo.bsky.social project on multi-species genetic diversity. @gfoesoc.bsky.social @eseb.bsky.social @sse-evolution.bsky.social

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LaBella Lab @lablabella.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

#Fungal26 need something to read on the flight home? Now obsessed with tRNAs? New Preprints! Genes near tRNAs are enriched in translational machinery: tinyurl.com/zshnf835 Hidden Diversity in Yeast tRNAs: Comparative Genomics and Modification Mapping in a Eukaryotic Subphylum tinyurl.com/3j6f3up2

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LaBella Lab @lablabella.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

What a way to end #fungal26 We laughed and we cried and we learned so much A great reminder to look back and reflect on the past It can light the way to the future Thank you Nancy Keller for being a light 🕯️ in the field

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Ilan Schwartz @germhuntermd.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Our last talk is Marcus Teixeira on lobomycosis #fungal26

Jorge Lobo's Disease (or lobomycosis)
• A neglected chronic mycosis of the skin caused by Paracoccidioides lobogeorgi
(Lacazia loboi)
• Endemic to the Amazon Basin and other humid tropical regions of Latin America,
• Infection occurs through traumatic inoculation of fungal cells into the skin
• Transmission occurs primarily in rural populations exposed to forest environments

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Nick Talbot @talbotlabtsl.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Cryo-electron tomography of appressoria of Magnaporthe introduced by @delaconcepcionjc.bsky.social #Fungal26

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Ilan Schwartz @germhuntermd.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Next talk in our #fungal26 session on emerging fungal pathogens is Dr Lisa Couper on genomes of environmental isolates of Coccidioides for tracing human infections

Environmental genomes of Coccidioides hold potential for tracing human infections Lisa Couper, Molly Radosevich, Kaylee Christensen, Mark Bitter, Katharine Walter, John Taylor, Justin Remais, Rachel Brem
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LaBella Lab @lablabella.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Nate Johnson asks if small RNAs are the other stuff in the genome We know sRNAs are important, but how do we find them 🔎, figure out what they do ⚙️, and classify them 📑 Small-RNA seq data may already exist to answer this question #fungal26

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LaBella Lab @lablabella.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Benny Kleinerman asks how does the ancient evolution and modern variation of Ssd1 RNA binding leads to phenotypic diversity across diverse homologs #fungal26

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LaBella Lab @lablabella.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Nawaraj Dulal @nawaraj-dulal.bsky.social reveals the role of tRNA modification and codon usage in Magnaporthe that infect 🥀 rice 🌾 Modifications impact pathogenicity in a codon specific manner #fungal26

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LaBella Lab @lablabella.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Nava R Poudyal asks how (no really, how?) do long non-coding RNAs mediate temperature 🌡️ and antifungal ☠️ responses #fungal26

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Audrey K Ward @audreykward.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Travis Seamons invites us to 👂 listen into some microbial conversations using RNA Addressable Modification 🧬 and barcoding. (Read more here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...) #fungal26

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Nick Talbot @talbotlabtsl.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Pikobodies - a revolutionary technology to engineer immunity into plants introduced by @JiorgosKourelis from his work in @kamounlab.bsky.social @thesainsburylab.bsky.social and now @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social #Fungal26

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Audrey K Ward @audreykward.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Communication continues! Baoye He shares how cross-kingdom 🍄🌱 communication happens with extracellular vesicles 🫧 and RNA trafficking 🚛🧬 #fungal26

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LaBella Lab @lablabella.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Flavia Rogerio discusses what the genome of Bipolaris can tell us about it's transition from grass🌾 pathogen to hemp pathogen #fungal26

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LaBella Lab @lablabella.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Césarée Morier-Gxoyiya @cesaree-mg.bsky.social asks what is causing the rise of wheat 🌾 stem rust? Is the rising temperature 🥵 in the UK to blame for this increase? Unlikes the rusts, Césarée will end this cycle (aka her PhD) looking for a postdoc #fungal26

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Audrey K Ward @audreykward.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

No RNAi, big problems 🧬➡️🛑 Mycoviruses 🦠 interfering with RNAi can make fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans more virulent in mouse models. 🐁😷 Fascinating talk from Jun Huang. #fungal26

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Angus Bucknell @ahbucknell.com · 21/03/2026

The one and only @mcdonaldmeganc.bsky.social at #Fungal26 talking about ToxA’s journey throughout the stars in different Starships!

Megan McDonald speaking at the Fungal26 conference.

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Ilan Schwartz @germhuntermd.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Dr Barber describes how genomic epidemiology was used to establish clonal spread of azole resistant C parapsilosis through hospitals in Berlin

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LaBella Lab @lablabella.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Spyros Kanellopoulos discusses how Aspergillus fumigatus is evolving in response to fungicides ☠️ Are there new resistance mutations in environmental strains? #fungal26

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Ilan Schwartz @germhuntermd.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Exciting session at #fungal26 in Asilomar on Emerging and are-emerging Fungal Pathogens First talk is from award winning scientist, @ameliabarberphd.bsky.social on Candida parapsilosis #MedMycoSky

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LaBella Lab @lablabella.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Amelia Barber @ameliabarberphd.bsky.social discusses the emergence of C. parapsilosis as a drug resistant infection This is very concerning because parapsilosis can spread in hospital 🏥 #fungal26

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Jason Stajich @hyphaltip.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Ben Wolfe wowing us with cheese and fungi and ecology and metabolites. Field sites from the forest to the cheese caves. #fungal26 @benwolfe.bsky.social

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LaBella Lab @lablabella.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Erin Carr shares work on fungi that can withstand multiple extreme environments 🧂🔥💧 What role does melanin play in these polyextremotolerant fungi aka the Fungal Bunch #Fungal26

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Nick Talbot @talbotlabtsl.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Field work that I could get used to. In the cheese caves. Benjamin Wolfe #Fungal26

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LaBella Lab @lablabella.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Benjamin Wolfe @benwolfe.bsky.social celebrates the discovery of the interaction between Penicillium 🍄 and bacteria 🦠 But how do these fungal-bacterial interactions occur in complex real communities... Like cheese 🧀!? Or cheese gone awry! #fungal26

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LaBella Lab @lablabella.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Laila P. Partida-Martinez tells is about endofungal bacteria 🦠 Mycetohabitans 🦠 provides Rhizopus 🍄 with a toxin ☠️ and promotes reproduction Oh and there's a virus in the fungus! #fungal26

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Nick Talbot @talbotlabtsl.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

My new word for today is 'pyrocosm' - essentially a fire in a bucket to study 'fire-loving' pyrophilous fungi - more fun than a microcosm experiment I think. @sydneyglassman.bsky.social #Fungal26

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LaBella Lab @lablabella.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Sydney Glassman @sydneyglassman.bsky.social shares the Pyrophilous - or fire 🔥 loving - fungi What makes these fungi good at colonizing after a fire? Are they fast 🏃‍♀️ or thermotolerant 🥵 or can they eat special things 😋? #fungal26

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