Jo Rhodes
@drjorhodes.com
Yoga bunny. Cake guru. Scientist by day. Assistant Professor at @unibirmingham.bsky.social
Interested in fungal ‘omics and One Health, evolutionary biology and popgen, epidemiology and promoting women in STEM
🏳️🌈
Interested in fungal ‘omics and One Health, evolutionary biology and popgen, epidemiology and promoting women in STEM
🏳️🌈
Pinned
Jo Rhodes
@drjorhodes.com
· Nov 13
A long time ago in this same galaxy, we asked ourselves "where does azole antifungal resistance in fungi come from?"
So we set about sampling Aspergillus fumigatus to build a collection of 1000+ samples spanning a century from 34 countries.
So we set about sampling Aspergillus fumigatus to build a collection of 1000+ samples spanning a century from 34 countries.
Reposted by Jo Rhodes
Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin
February 12, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin
Reposted by Jo Rhodes
On this day that supports inclusive futures for women and girls in science, let's not forget all the women that were sidelined, ignored, or forced out of science because they:
- had children
- prioritised family/caring
- did science differently
- questioned boundaries & norms
- fought the patriarchy
- had children
- prioritised family/caring
- did science differently
- questioned boundaries & norms
- fought the patriarchy
February 11, 2026 at 9:39 AM
On this day that supports inclusive futures for women and girls in science, let's not forget all the women that were sidelined, ignored, or forced out of science because they:
- had children
- prioritised family/caring
- did science differently
- questioned boundaries & norms
- fought the patriarchy
- had children
- prioritised family/caring
- did science differently
- questioned boundaries & norms
- fought the patriarchy
Happy #WomenInSTEM day!
I reflect on another year where I've gotten to work with some amazing women in science. Not only that, but I realise what a supportive community of women we have in the mycology field as well - thank you. We root for each other both professionally and personally!
I reflect on another year where I've gotten to work with some amazing women in science. Not only that, but I realise what a supportive community of women we have in the mycology field as well - thank you. We root for each other both professionally and personally!
February 11, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Happy #WomenInSTEM day!
I reflect on another year where I've gotten to work with some amazing women in science. Not only that, but I realise what a supportive community of women we have in the mycology field as well - thank you. We root for each other both professionally and personally!
I reflect on another year where I've gotten to work with some amazing women in science. Not only that, but I realise what a supportive community of women we have in the mycology field as well - thank you. We root for each other both professionally and personally!
Reposted by Jo Rhodes
#AMR could cost the global economy 3.8% of its annual GDP by 2050.
Find out more in this article recently published by the World Economic Forum 👇
www.weforum.org/stories/2026...
Find out more in this article recently published by the World Economic Forum 👇
www.weforum.org/stories/2026...
How to rethink the fight against antimicrobial resistance
Antimicrobial resistance has grown beyond a simple health problem into an unprecedented threat to the stability of our health, economies and societies.
www.weforum.org
February 10, 2026 at 5:57 PM
#AMR could cost the global economy 3.8% of its annual GDP by 2050.
Find out more in this article recently published by the World Economic Forum 👇
www.weforum.org/stories/2026...
Find out more in this article recently published by the World Economic Forum 👇
www.weforum.org/stories/2026...
Really proud of former PhD student Hugh Gifford for wrapping up this massive project, looking at almost 13k whole genome C. auris sequences 1997-2024! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org
February 5, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Really proud of former PhD student Hugh Gifford for wrapping up this massive project, looking at almost 13k whole genome C. auris sequences 1997-2024! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
The open letter from UKRI last night was basically a word soup with no new information or clarity on the situation, and even more concerningly, no sincere apology for how it’s been handled and communicated to the U.K. academic community.
February 2, 2026 at 7:59 AM
The open letter from UKRI last night was basically a word soup with no new information or clarity on the situation, and even more concerningly, no sincere apology for how it’s been handled and communicated to the U.K. academic community.
Agreed. Those of us who submitted in autumn 2025, spending countless hours on proposals, deserve better.
Would have been good to have added an apology for the lack of comms so far this year, particularly for those that submitted grants to UKRI applicant-led funding streams in Sept 2025, as these are highly unlikely to be funded (www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...)
MRC instructs grant review boards to slash funding rates - Research Professional News
Boards asked to recommend just three applications for funding, as BBSRC also suspends calls
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Agreed. Those of us who submitted in autumn 2025, spending countless hours on proposals, deserve better.
Reposted by Jo Rhodes
It’s World Aspergillosis Day! This article published in JMM examines the prevalence of azole resistance among clinical Aspergillus isolates. Read more about these resistance patterns here: https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.002112
#WorldAspergillosisDay
#WorldAspergillosisDay
February 1, 2026 at 9:00 AM
It’s World Aspergillosis Day! This article published in JMM examines the prevalence of azole resistance among clinical Aspergillus isolates. Read more about these resistance patterns here: https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.002112
#WorldAspergillosisDay
#WorldAspergillosisDay
Reposted by Jo Rhodes
First fully phased reference genome for the Yarrowia liploytica type-strain is out! academic.oup.com/jimb/advance... Super fun project in collaboration with James Crill at Syracuse University as well. Important platform organism for industrial microbiology and biomanufacturing as well. #genomics
Complete Diploid Genome of the Type Strain Yarrowia lipolytica YB-423 (ATCC 18942™)
Abstract. Here, we present the first complete, fully phased diploid genome of type strain Yarrowia lipolytica YB-423 (=ATCC 18942™), constructed using a co
academic.oup.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:22 PM
First fully phased reference genome for the Yarrowia liploytica type-strain is out! academic.oup.com/jimb/advance... Super fun project in collaboration with James Crill at Syracuse University as well. Important platform organism for industrial microbiology and biomanufacturing as well. #genomics
Reposted by Jo Rhodes
BREAKING NEWS: UK loses its #measles elimination status
@benk-d.bsky.social highlights failure to reach 95% measles #vaccine coverage target in UK
+ need for secure funding for vaccine outreach efforts & joined-up #PublicHealth response
Read more: www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
@benk-d.bsky.social highlights failure to reach 95% measles #vaccine coverage target in UK
+ need for secure funding for vaccine outreach efforts & joined-up #PublicHealth response
Read more: www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
January 26, 2026 at 5:00 PM
BREAKING NEWS: UK loses its #measles elimination status
@benk-d.bsky.social highlights failure to reach 95% measles #vaccine coverage target in UK
+ need for secure funding for vaccine outreach efforts & joined-up #PublicHealth response
Read more: www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
@benk-d.bsky.social highlights failure to reach 95% measles #vaccine coverage target in UK
+ need for secure funding for vaccine outreach efforts & joined-up #PublicHealth response
Read more: www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
Reposted by Jo Rhodes
🚨 Happening at 1pm today!
✨ Join our UKRI Transdisciplinary networks symposium with @climarnetwork.bsky.social
🧬 Building Resilience: AMR Genomics & Climate Change
🖥️ Online via Teams
📢 Last chance to sign up!
🔗 www.targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/ta...
✨ Join our UKRI Transdisciplinary networks symposium with @climarnetwork.bsky.social
🧬 Building Resilience: AMR Genomics & Climate Change
🖥️ Online via Teams
📢 Last chance to sign up!
🔗 www.targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/ta...
January 26, 2026 at 10:00 AM
🚨 Happening at 1pm today!
✨ Join our UKRI Transdisciplinary networks symposium with @climarnetwork.bsky.social
🧬 Building Resilience: AMR Genomics & Climate Change
🖥️ Online via Teams
📢 Last chance to sign up!
🔗 www.targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/ta...
✨ Join our UKRI Transdisciplinary networks symposium with @climarnetwork.bsky.social
🧬 Building Resilience: AMR Genomics & Climate Change
🖥️ Online via Teams
📢 Last chance to sign up!
🔗 www.targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/ta...
Reposted by Jo Rhodes
A dairy cow in the Netherlands appears to have been infected with H5N1, the first report of this deadly avian influenza virus having spread to cattle outside of the United States
🧪🦠
www.science.org/content/arti...
🧪🦠
www.science.org/content/arti...
Bird flu antibodies found in cow in the Netherlands, a first outside of U.S.
Dead cat led to discovery, but officials stress no further spread of H5N1 has been detected
www.science.org
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 AM
A dairy cow in the Netherlands appears to have been infected with H5N1, the first report of this deadly avian influenza virus having spread to cattle outside of the United States
🧪🦠
www.science.org/content/arti...
🧪🦠
www.science.org/content/arti...
Emerging terbinafine-resistant Trichophyton indotineae between 2018 and 2023: a multinational genomic epidemiology study www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Many thanks to my colleagues for their help in getting this published. This took a mighty 16 months to get through the peer review process.
Many thanks to my colleagues for their help in getting this published. This took a mighty 16 months to get through the peer review process.
Emerging terbinafine-resistant Trichophyton indotineae between 2018 and 2023: a multinational genomic epidemiology study
Trichophyton species cause the greatest burden of dermatophytosis worldwide, with the Trichophyton mentagrophytes species complex being particularly a…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Emerging terbinafine-resistant Trichophyton indotineae between 2018 and 2023: a multinational genomic epidemiology study www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Many thanks to my colleagues for their help in getting this published. This took a mighty 16 months to get through the peer review process.
Many thanks to my colleagues for their help in getting this published. This took a mighty 16 months to get through the peer review process.
I just want a quote to replace old equipment.
I don't want/don't have time for a Zoom chat to see what other services will support my research.
I just want the quote so I can buy the stuff and crack on.
I don't want/don't have time for a Zoom chat to see what other services will support my research.
I just want the quote so I can buy the stuff and crack on.
January 22, 2026 at 11:37 AM
I just want a quote to replace old equipment.
I don't want/don't have time for a Zoom chat to see what other services will support my research.
I just want the quote so I can buy the stuff and crack on.
I don't want/don't have time for a Zoom chat to see what other services will support my research.
I just want the quote so I can buy the stuff and crack on.
A Beginner's Guide to Structural Variants (including TEs) in Eco-Evolutionary Population Genomics onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A Beginner's Guide to Structural Variants in Eco‐Evolutionary Population Genomics
Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) has greatly expanded researchers' ability to study structural variants (SVs), that is, the variation in the presence, number, orientation or position of a DNA sequence. ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:07 AM
A Beginner's Guide to Structural Variants (including TEs) in Eco-Evolutionary Population Genomics onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Reposted by Jo Rhodes
Cost of being female lead/corresponding author in biomedical sciences: "[T]he median amount of time spent under review is 7.4%–14.6% longer for female-authored articles than for male-authored articles" even in disciplines where women well-represented. #AcademicSky
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Biomedical and life science articles by female researchers spend longer under review
Women are underrepresented in academia, especially in STEMM fields, at top institutions, and in senior positions. This study analyzes millions of biomedical and life science articles, revealing that f...
journals.plos.org
January 21, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Cost of being female lead/corresponding author in biomedical sciences: "[T]he median amount of time spent under review is 7.4%–14.6% longer for female-authored articles than for male-authored articles" even in disciplines where women well-represented. #AcademicSky
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Cultivarium are looking to hire a dedicated fungal community coordinator: jobs.lever.co/convergentre...
I met some of the team in 2024 and they have some really cool projects on the go and are keen on fungi!
I met some of the team in 2024 and they have some really cool projects on the go and are keen on fungi!
Convergent Research - Fungal Community Project Coordinator
Cultivarium is a Convergent Research Focused Research Organization (FRO) with a mission to accelerate the adoption of novel microorganisms for biotechnology. We are looking for experts who can contrib...
jobs.lever.co
January 19, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Cultivarium are looking to hire a dedicated fungal community coordinator: jobs.lever.co/convergentre...
I met some of the team in 2024 and they have some really cool projects on the go and are keen on fungi!
I met some of the team in 2024 and they have some really cool projects on the go and are keen on fungi!
Reposted by Jo Rhodes
Do you know who else was gifted a Nobel Prize medal?
Joseph Goebbels.
Seriously.
thecritic.co.uk/issues/march...
Joseph Goebbels.
Seriously.
thecritic.co.uk/issues/march...
January 16, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Do you know who else was gifted a Nobel Prize medal?
Joseph Goebbels.
Seriously.
thecritic.co.uk/issues/march...
Joseph Goebbels.
Seriously.
thecritic.co.uk/issues/march...
Reposted by Jo Rhodes
I am looking for a postdoc to develop high-performance algorithms in computational genomics. Email or DM me if interested. For more information, see hlilab.github.io/vacancies. RTs appreciated!
HLi Lab - Vacancies
Openings
hlilab.github.io
January 14, 2026 at 3:44 PM
I am looking for a postdoc to develop high-performance algorithms in computational genomics. Email or DM me if interested. For more information, see hlilab.github.io/vacancies. RTs appreciated!
Reposted by Jo Rhodes
📣 Early-career researchers: apply for the Naresh Magan Lecture Award to present your research in fungal ecology, fungal physiology, plant pathogens or mycotoxins at the BMS Annual Scientific Meeting, July 2026. Find out more: www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/awards.html
#mycology #fungi #research
#mycology #fungi #research
January 14, 2026 at 12:13 PM
📣 Early-career researchers: apply for the Naresh Magan Lecture Award to present your research in fungal ecology, fungal physiology, plant pathogens or mycotoxins at the BMS Annual Scientific Meeting, July 2026. Find out more: www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/awards.html
#mycology #fungi #research
#mycology #fungi #research
Reposted by Jo Rhodes
BMS Grants are now open for applications! Funds are available to support a range of activities in #mycology including #research, training, meetings, conference participation, #fieldwork, #education, #arts & #outreach.👉 Find out more: www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/grants.html
#grants #funding
#grants #funding
January 9, 2026 at 9:58 AM
BMS Grants are now open for applications! Funds are available to support a range of activities in #mycology including #research, training, meetings, conference participation, #fieldwork, #education, #arts & #outreach.👉 Find out more: www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/grants.html
#grants #funding
#grants #funding
Reposted by Jo Rhodes
Happy New Year – new role! 🎉
We’re looking for a PostDoc to join us in @halllab.bsky.social @unibirmingham.bsky.social.
Full-time, fixed-term to March 2028. Note tight closing date: 11 Jan 2026. CV + cover letter (submit via portal).
Further details 👇
edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
We’re looking for a PostDoc to join us in @halllab.bsky.social @unibirmingham.bsky.social.
Full-time, fixed-term to March 2028. Note tight closing date: 11 Jan 2026. CV + cover letter (submit via portal).
Further details 👇
edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Research Fellow - Department of Microbes, Infection and Microbiomes - 106849 - Grade 7
To create and contribute to the creation of knowledge by undertaking a specified range of activities as part of an Investigator project funded by Wellcome, focusing on understanding microbial and diet...
edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Happy New Year – new role! 🎉
We’re looking for a PostDoc to join us in @halllab.bsky.social @unibirmingham.bsky.social.
Full-time, fixed-term to March 2028. Note tight closing date: 11 Jan 2026. CV + cover letter (submit via portal).
Further details 👇
edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
We’re looking for a PostDoc to join us in @halllab.bsky.social @unibirmingham.bsky.social.
Full-time, fixed-term to March 2028. Note tight closing date: 11 Jan 2026. CV + cover letter (submit via portal).
Further details 👇
edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
We asked whether data sharing standards in the fungal field could be improved. A fantastic Masters student, Sibbe, took this challenge on and adopted the FAIR-DS for A. fumigatus data sharing - and with Anna Fensel they have driven this project to publication 🙌
academic.oup.com/database/art...
academic.oup.com/database/art...
An approach to making life sciences FAIR—FAIR-DS as a tool for Aspergillus fumigatus
Abstract. Adhering to Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) principles ensures that data is shared in ways that maximize reusability. Ho
academic.oup.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:30 PM
We asked whether data sharing standards in the fungal field could be improved. A fantastic Masters student, Sibbe, took this challenge on and adopted the FAIR-DS for A. fumigatus data sharing - and with Anna Fensel they have driven this project to publication 🙌
academic.oup.com/database/art...
academic.oup.com/database/art...
Reposted by Jo Rhodes
People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.
January 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM
People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.
Reposted by Jo Rhodes
There was one post on the #overlyhonestmethods hashtag back on Twitter years ago, something along the lines of "We couldn't replicate the experiment bc the postdoc who did all the work left to start a bakery." I think often of that one, but with less bemusement these days.
January 2, 2026 at 5:15 PM
There was one post on the #overlyhonestmethods hashtag back on Twitter years ago, something along the lines of "We couldn't replicate the experiment bc the postdoc who did all the work left to start a bakery." I think often of that one, but with less bemusement these days.