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After 15 years of research, we're excited to share that the causative agent of White-Nose Syndrome/Disease is actually two cryptic fungal species, each showing host specialisation. We've also traced the introduction to North America back to Podillia, Ukraine.

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We are looking for a Postdoc in the LaBella Lab! Do you love fungi 🍄, genetics 🧬and bioinformatics 💻 - then this might be a good fit for you! jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/63307 Applications accepted through July 1

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The #GENETICS June cover features an illustration of Starships, giant cargo-mobilising transposable elements found in fungal species of the subphylum Pezizomycotina. Starship elements are highly variable in overall length & genetic content. 1/2🧵

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📣 We have a postdoc position in fungus-microbiota interactions! Apply here: jobportal.uni-koeln.de/bewerben/2197 ⁩ For more details, visit: bewerbungsmanagement.uni-koeln.de/ausschreibun...

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NIH funding supporting the HMMER and Infernal software projects has been terminated. NIH states that our work, as well as all other federally funded research at Harvard, is of no benefit to the US.

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Two distinct host-specialized fungal species cause white-nose disease in bats www.nature.com/articles/s41... This study shows that there are two distinct lineages responsible for white-nose disease. They co-occur throughout Europe in sympatry but show different host specialisation.

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Excited to do a postdoc in beautiful Neuchatel / Switzerland🇨🇭? We have several postdoc positions open at the moment! Check our website for the full ads here: pathogen-genomics.org/jobs Happy to answer any question and please spread the word to anyone who might be interested!

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Just out work lead by @mycomile.bsky.social @fungage-lab.bsky.social in A. fumigatus that demonstrate how large scale gene cluster movement is driving heterogeneity in this fungus -- Giant transposons promote strain heterogeneity in a major fungal pathogen pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40353686/

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Are you interested in the ecology of deep soil forest fungi? We are hiring a postdoc (3y). More information here: jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stell...

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We dive into the dynamics of #starships 🚀 in a fungal pathogen to ask: how might these giant #transposons impact human health? We find they drive genome-wide variation, encode clinically-relevant traits and even transpose within the same strain! 🍄🧪 out today in mBio #goteam doi.org/10.1128/mbio...

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Fungi can protect the environment, grow food and even develop new medicines. 🍄 But they can also cause disease. As climate change spreads pathogenic fungi to new places, more people worldwide will be at risk. Learn more in our explainer ⤵️ wellcome.org/news/will-cl...

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Are you interested in a postdoc in Germany on fungal pathogen biology, genomics, or antifungal resistance? My Uni (@uni-jena.de) is hosting a free two-day masterclass in June on preparing MSCA Postdoc Fellowships with it as host. If you are interested in writing a fellowship with me, get in touch!

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We're hiring a postdoc! If you're interested in giant Starship TEs, HGT, and fungal genomics please apply. Experience transforming filamentous fungi is a big plus! uu.varbi.com/en/center/to...

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Permanent job in lovely Aarhus, Denmark, as a special consultant in biodiversity and nature conservation. www.au.dk/om/stillinge... 🧪 🌍 🦊 #WomenInSTEM #ScienceJobs

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We show eukaryotic #HGT across >100 million years of evolution through simple co-culture: the fungal equivalent of taking yourself for a swim with a platypus and walking away with a new bill 🧪🍄🦆🚀 Great work everyone!

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Thanks to everyone for making #ECFG17 great! It was an amazing conference with fantastic fungal science. If you want more details on Starships 🚀🧬 jumping between species, out preprint is now public.

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We did it! We caught Starship #transposons moving between #fungal species in the lab, including between species separated by ~100my. We think Starships are a mediator of HGT in fungi, akin to conjugative elements in bacteria. Check out the preprint. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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We are looking for a postdoc in #EvolutionarySystemsBiology. Exciting science, amazing team, wonderful city! landrylab.ibis.ulaval.ca/research-opp... #evolution #synbio #systemsbiology #genomics

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Interested in #fungal accessory chromosomes or toxin/antidote genes? Check out our new preprint! We show that the Spok gene family in Fusarium include active toxin/antidote genes. We present a model for how these genes influence the evolution of fungal genomes. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Join our lab in Amsterdam. We are looking for a Netherlands-based Technician/Analist (MBO-4 level) to apply advanced microscopy, imaging, and molecular techniques to study fungal-plant interactions. 2-yr position See link for details. Applications due Feb 23rd. workingat.vu.nl/vacancies/te...

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Happy to share the last #Podospora paper! With @tatianagiraud.bsky.social we show that the sequence polymorphisms around the mating-type are rather a consequence than the cause of recombination inhibition. @univparissaclay.bsky.social @i2bcparissaclay.bsky.social @ideevl.bsky.social

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Stoked about this manuscript, many years in the making. We present an original resource of ~700 highly curated plastid MAGs of marine pelagic algae. Among these we found a novel deep branching group of plastid genomes; we informally call them leptophytes www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Reconstructing NOD-like receptor alleles with high internal conservation in Podospora anserina using long-read sequencing https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.13.632504v1

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📣New year, new preprint @biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social 🎉! A study led by the brilliant @yukiyosato.bsky.social showing that Starship giant transposons dominate plastic genomic regions in the fungal plant pathogen Verticillium dahliae and drive virulence evolution. 🧵[1/12] doi.org/10.1101/2025...

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Hello #ProtistsOnSky, just by chance is anyone interested to have the culture of this cute Parauronema #ciliate? Don't really know what to do with it and need to clear my collection before changing lab. Grows quite well!

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For students interested in evolution & DNA sequence variation: At Stockholm University we are offering a Masters programme in Evolutionary Genomics from fall 2025. Application deadline soon - Jan 15, 2025! www.su.se/english/sear... #evolution #genomics #masters #HigherEd

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I have extended the deadline to apply for this post-doctoral role to work with me on the Biochemistry of Starship Transposon to this Sunday the 5th of January...original deadline set on a holiday set by HR (not me)! edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

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We wrote a bit of an unusual book chapter for the Mycota, fungal genomics section. Part review, part history of science. How we discovered giant transposons in fungal genomes. I hope you find it interesting and inspiring! Thanks to all the co-authors. link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

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Jan 1, and my first day as an Asst. Professor at Berkeley. The lab opens in just a few weeks and I am currently staffing at all levels- www.lotuslofgren.com/new-page-1

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We're launching our Bluesky feed with Starships! Check out our December issue for a featured review on these gigantic transposable elements written by Emile Gluck-Thaler and colleagues. There's plenty more inside the issue! The complete Table of Contents is here: www.cell.com/trends/genet...

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We wrote a review in a slightly different, lighthearted style 😁. "Starship Discovery: A Collaborative Approach to Uncover Massive Transposable Elements" 🚀🧬 Thank you and congratulations to the coauthors! #fungi #genomics #transposons #science #Podospora link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

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We're looking for a PhD student! If you interested in working with comparative #genomics of #fungi and giant #transpsons, check out the ad. uu.varbi.com/position/app...

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My department is hiring a fungal biologist! aprecruit.ucr.edu/JPF01990

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Excited to share a new paper in @plosbiology.org suggesting that horizontal gene transfer between 2 fungal species played a key role in the repeated emergence of coffee wilt disease 🧵 journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

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Genetic differentiation in the MAT-proximal region is not sufficient for suppressing recombination in Podospora anserina https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.03.626592v1

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#TEsky Gene acquisition by giant transposons primes eukaryotes for rapid evolution via horizontal gene transfer doi.org/10.1126/scia...

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The final version of our latest Starship manuscript is out!🚀We study the evolution of a gene cluster for formaldehyde resistance to show that #HGT mediated by giant Starship #transposons is a recurrent force in #fungal adaptation. www.science.org/doi/full/10....

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HI old friends! Finally took the leap here to say I have several open positions going in my lab at the moment (and more to come). 1) PhD studentship in collaboration with the Royal Horticultural Society (genomics) 2) Biochemistry Postdoc to understand how Starships move Check out the links below!

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