Jorge Amich
@jorgeamich.bsky.social
Senior Permanent Scientist at the Spanish Mycology Reference Lab.
Interested in learning and sharing knowledge about science, research and academic life.
Interested in learning and sharing knowledge about science, research and academic life.
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Jorge Amich
@jorgeamich.bsky.social
· Jan 18
The sulfur-related metabolic status of Aspergillus fumigatus during infection reveals cytosolic serine hydroxymethyltransferase as a promising antifungal target
Sulfur metabolism is an essential aspect of fungal physiology and pathogenicity. Fungal sulfur metabolism comprises anabolic and catabolic routes that are not well conserved in mammals, therefore i...
www.tandfonline.com
I'm proud to present our latest work
We used Nanostring technology to study the expression of sulfur-related genes during infection. We identified potential virulence-relevant factors and characterised one of them, validating it as a novel antifungal target
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We used Nanostring technology to study the expression of sulfur-related genes during infection. We identified potential virulence-relevant factors and characterised one of them, validating it as a novel antifungal target
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Exciting news! I have two positions open in my lab at the UoManchester: one PDRA and one Research Tech.
Join our team to study evolutionary mycology and help us understand antifungal resistance in fungal pathogens. A fantastic opportunity to join the brilliant Manchester Fungal Infection Group!
Join our team to study evolutionary mycology and help us understand antifungal resistance in fungal pathogens. A fantastic opportunity to join the brilliant Manchester Fungal Infection Group!
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Exciting news! I have two positions open in my lab at the UoManchester: one PDRA and one Research Tech.
Join our team to study evolutionary mycology and help us understand antifungal resistance in fungal pathogens. A fantastic opportunity to join the brilliant Manchester Fungal Infection Group!
Join our team to study evolutionary mycology and help us understand antifungal resistance in fungal pathogens. A fantastic opportunity to join the brilliant Manchester Fungal Infection Group!
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We are recruiting two Research Associates! Funded by the
@wellcometrust.bsky.social , join us to work on Mucorales adaption in collaboration with Becky Hall (University of Kent) www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Deadline: 1st October
@wellcometrust.bsky.social , join us to work on Mucorales adaption in collaboration with Becky Hall (University of Kent) www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Deadline: 1st October
Research Associate (PDRA) in Fungal Infection Biology :Oxford Road
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk
August 7, 2025 at 6:50 AM
We are recruiting two Research Associates! Funded by the
@wellcometrust.bsky.social , join us to work on Mucorales adaption in collaboration with Becky Hall (University of Kent) www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Deadline: 1st October
@wellcometrust.bsky.social , join us to work on Mucorales adaption in collaboration with Becky Hall (University of Kent) www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Deadline: 1st October
Next Tuesday I am giving a @efisg-escmid.bsky.social webinar to explain our proposed definitions for the phenomena of antifungal tolerance and persistence in filamentos fungi, and provide guidelines for their detection and quantification
Sign up here if interested👇
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Sign up here if interested👇
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Toward the consensus of definitions for the phenomena of antifungal tolerance and persistence in filamentous fungi. After registering, you will receive a co...
Organised by EFISG
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June 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Next Tuesday I am giving a @efisg-escmid.bsky.social webinar to explain our proposed definitions for the phenomena of antifungal tolerance and persistence in filamentos fungi, and provide guidelines for their detection and quantification
Sign up here if interested👇
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Sign up here if interested👇
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Well deserved @chownbioinf.bsky.social ! Congratulations!
The Microbiology Society, with the British Mycological Society, is delighted to announce Dr Harry Chown of Imperial College London, UK, as the 2025 Tony Trinci Award winner. Read more here: microb.io/4jUSinB @chownbioinf.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social
May 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Well deserved @chownbioinf.bsky.social ! Congratulations!
Reposted by Jorge Amich
The Microbiology Society, with the British Mycological Society, is delighted to announce Dr Harry Chown of Imperial College London, UK, as the 2025 Tony Trinci Award winner. Read more here: microb.io/4jUSinB @chownbioinf.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social
May 8, 2025 at 9:42 AM
The Microbiology Society, with the British Mycological Society, is delighted to announce Dr Harry Chown of Imperial College London, UK, as the 2025 Tony Trinci Award winner. Read more here: microb.io/4jUSinB @chownbioinf.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social
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We have updated our database of funding opportunities for Early-Career Researchers (private foundations, federal, international)
We have 456 entries, for which we provide $ amount, deadline, eligibility criteria, etc.
Download this massive database here for free: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
We have 456 entries, for which we provide $ amount, deadline, eligibility criteria, etc.
Download this massive database here for free: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
May 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
We have updated our database of funding opportunities for Early-Career Researchers (private foundations, federal, international)
We have 456 entries, for which we provide $ amount, deadline, eligibility criteria, etc.
Download this massive database here for free: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
We have 456 entries, for which we provide $ amount, deadline, eligibility criteria, etc.
Download this massive database here for free: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
I think this is a very important topic, reviewer fatigue
How many invitations do your receive per week? For me it's well over ten.
New ideas/approaches are needed
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
How many invitations do your receive per week? For me it's well over ten.
New ideas/approaches are needed
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
On improving the sustainability of peer review
The term “reviewer fatigue” has become only too familiar in scientific publishing. This editorial discusses how we can ease the burden on reviewers to make the peer review system more sustainable, whi...
journals.plos.org
March 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I think this is a very important topic, reviewer fatigue
How many invitations do your receive per week? For me it's well over ten.
New ideas/approaches are needed
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
How many invitations do your receive per week? For me it's well over ten.
New ideas/approaches are needed
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Wow, new antifungal with novel mechanism of action
Looks really promising
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Looks really promising
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A polyene macrolide targeting phospholipids in the fungal cell membrane - Nature
Mandimycin, a polyene macrolide, exhibits strong antifungal activity and possesses a mode of action that is distinct from other compounds of this class.
www.nature.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Wow, new antifungal with novel mechanism of action
Looks really promising
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Looks really promising
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Outstanding work!
And so many posibiities to use this going forward...
And so many posibiities to use this going forward...
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...
March 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Outstanding work!
And so many posibiities to use this going forward...
And so many posibiities to use this going forward...
Reposted by Jorge Amich
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...
March 7, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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...
En route to #asperfest and @ecfg172025.bsky.social
Can you believe it's my first time? I'm excited to see old friends and meet new ones. And of course, for five days of outstanding fungal research!
Can you believe it's my first time? I'm excited to see old friends and meet new ones. And of course, for five days of outstanding fungal research!
March 1, 2025 at 7:12 AM
En route to #asperfest and @ecfg172025.bsky.social
Can you believe it's my first time? I'm excited to see old friends and meet new ones. And of course, for five days of outstanding fungal research!
Can you believe it's my first time? I'm excited to see old friends and meet new ones. And of course, for five days of outstanding fungal research!
"Fungi made Earth’s land liveable..."
Such important organisms... so underestimated!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Such important organisms... so underestimated!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Revealing how fungi build planet-altering ‘road’ networks
Imaging study reveals how fungal networks are constructed.
www.nature.com
February 28, 2025 at 1:53 PM
"Fungi made Earth’s land liveable..."
Such important organisms... so underestimated!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Such important organisms... so underestimated!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Antifungal tolerance and persistence are gaining relevance in fungal pathogens. However, the terminology is unclear, particularly for filamentous fungi. In this Perspective we propose tailored definitions and discuss methods for detecting and studying these phenomena
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Toward the consensus of definitions for the phenomena of antifungal tolerance and persistence in filamentous fungi | mBio
Antimicrobial tolerance and persistence are definitions that describe the ability
of microorganisms to survive the action of antimicrobial drugs for extended periods.
These phenomena are distinct from...
journals.asm.org
February 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Antifungal tolerance and persistence are gaining relevance in fungal pathogens. However, the terminology is unclear, particularly for filamentous fungi. In this Perspective we propose tailored definitions and discuss methods for detecting and studying these phenomena
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
I thought many will appreciate here. Mini chocolate mushroom cookie 🤤
February 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I thought many will appreciate here. Mini chocolate mushroom cookie 🤤
Reposted by Jorge Amich
We are looking for a postdoc in #EvolutionarySystemsBiology.
Exciting science, amazing team, wonderful city!
landrylab.ibis.ulaval.ca/research-opp...
#evolution #synbio #systemsbiology #genomics
Exciting science, amazing team, wonderful city!
landrylab.ibis.ulaval.ca/research-opp...
#evolution #synbio #systemsbiology #genomics
Research opportunities | Landry Lab
landrylab.ibis.ulaval.ca
February 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
We are looking for a postdoc in #EvolutionarySystemsBiology.
Exciting science, amazing team, wonderful city!
landrylab.ibis.ulaval.ca/research-opp...
#evolution #synbio #systemsbiology #genomics
Exciting science, amazing team, wonderful city!
landrylab.ibis.ulaval.ca/research-opp...
#evolution #synbio #systemsbiology #genomics
This is certainly a very interesting study.
Just the terminology is confusing. I'd say "proliferative or quiescent state" rather than "resistant or tolerant"
All is done at []s around the MIC
But is is interesting to see the cell capacity to adapt the response!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Just the terminology is confusing. I'd say "proliferative or quiescent state" rather than "resistant or tolerant"
All is done at []s around the MIC
But is is interesting to see the cell capacity to adapt the response!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org
January 28, 2025 at 10:55 AM
This is certainly a very interesting study.
Just the terminology is confusing. I'd say "proliferative or quiescent state" rather than "resistant or tolerant"
All is done at []s around the MIC
But is is interesting to see the cell capacity to adapt the response!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Just the terminology is confusing. I'd say "proliferative or quiescent state" rather than "resistant or tolerant"
All is done at []s around the MIC
But is is interesting to see the cell capacity to adapt the response!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Hello All, plz share. Last call for applications for a post-doc position in our lab to study immune function in frogs infected with the fungal pathogen Bd. Deadline is Feb 1, reviews will begin soon after. zamudiolab.org/2024/12/17/p...
Post-Doc position in the KZLab! Immune responses to pathogen infections in frogs
We are looking for an NSF-funded post-doc in our lab in the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of Texas at Austin. The work will examine immune mechanisms that potentially underlie…
zamudiolab.org
January 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Hello All, plz share. Last call for applications for a post-doc position in our lab to study immune function in frogs infected with the fungal pathogen Bd. Deadline is Feb 1, reviews will begin soon after. zamudiolab.org/2024/12/17/p...
The Institut Pasteur launches an international call to recruit new junior research group leaders in the application of cutting-edge transdisciplinary approaches to the exploration of host-microbe, tissue-tissue, or host-environment interactions.
research.pasteur.fr/fr/call/call...
research.pasteur.fr/fr/call/call...
Call for applications 2025 – Creation of new research groups at the Institut Pasteur | Research - Institut Pasteur
research.pasteur.fr
January 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The Institut Pasteur launches an international call to recruit new junior research group leaders in the application of cutting-edge transdisciplinary approaches to the exploration of host-microbe, tissue-tissue, or host-environment interactions.
research.pasteur.fr/fr/call/call...
research.pasteur.fr/fr/call/call...
Reposted by Jorge Amich
I'm proud to present our latest work
We used Nanostring technology to study the expression of sulfur-related genes during infection. We identified potential virulence-relevant factors and characterised one of them, validating it as a novel antifungal target
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We used Nanostring technology to study the expression of sulfur-related genes during infection. We identified potential virulence-relevant factors and characterised one of them, validating it as a novel antifungal target
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The sulfur-related metabolic status of Aspergillus fumigatus during infection reveals cytosolic serine hydroxymethyltransferase as a promising antifungal target
Sulfur metabolism is an essential aspect of fungal physiology and pathogenicity. Fungal sulfur metabolism comprises anabolic and catabolic routes that are not well conserved in mammals, therefore i...
www.tandfonline.com
January 18, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I'm proud to present our latest work
We used Nanostring technology to study the expression of sulfur-related genes during infection. We identified potential virulence-relevant factors and characterised one of them, validating it as a novel antifungal target
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We used Nanostring technology to study the expression of sulfur-related genes during infection. We identified potential virulence-relevant factors and characterised one of them, validating it as a novel antifungal target
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
I'm proud to present our latest work
We used Nanostring technology to study the expression of sulfur-related genes during infection. We identified potential virulence-relevant factors and characterised one of them, validating it as a novel antifungal target
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We used Nanostring technology to study the expression of sulfur-related genes during infection. We identified potential virulence-relevant factors and characterised one of them, validating it as a novel antifungal target
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The sulfur-related metabolic status of Aspergillus fumigatus during infection reveals cytosolic serine hydroxymethyltransferase as a promising antifungal target
Sulfur metabolism is an essential aspect of fungal physiology and pathogenicity. Fungal sulfur metabolism comprises anabolic and catabolic routes that are not well conserved in mammals, therefore i...
www.tandfonline.com
January 18, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I'm proud to present our latest work
We used Nanostring technology to study the expression of sulfur-related genes during infection. We identified potential virulence-relevant factors and characterised one of them, validating it as a novel antifungal target
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We used Nanostring technology to study the expression of sulfur-related genes during infection. We identified potential virulence-relevant factors and characterised one of them, validating it as a novel antifungal target
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Hoy se ha publicado la convocatoria de recursos humanos de la AESI del ISCIII.
www.isciii.es/l/1125030
¿No habrá por ahí algún/a micólogo/a que tenga interés en solicitar una Sara Borrell para unirse a mi grupo?
¡Contactadme si os interesa!
www.isciii.es/l/1125030
¿No habrá por ahí algún/a micólogo/a que tenga interés en solicitar una Sara Borrell para unirse a mi grupo?
¡Contactadme si os interesa!
darth vader is standing in front of a wall with the words join me below him
ALT: darth vader is standing in front of a wall with the words join me below him
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December 11, 2024 at 3:44 PM
Hoy se ha publicado la convocatoria de recursos humanos de la AESI del ISCIII.
www.isciii.es/l/1125030
¿No habrá por ahí algún/a micólogo/a que tenga interés en solicitar una Sara Borrell para unirse a mi grupo?
¡Contactadme si os interesa!
www.isciii.es/l/1125030
¿No habrá por ahí algún/a micólogo/a que tenga interés en solicitar una Sara Borrell para unirse a mi grupo?
¡Contactadme si os interesa!
In a profession that already requires lots of time investment to be succesful... Non-native speakers are at great disadvantage
Non-native English speakers need 50% more time to write a paper
When they do, they face a 2.5 times higher chance of being rejected because of language
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
When they do, they face a 2.5 times higher chance of being rejected because of language
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
December 2, 2024 at 9:31 AM
In a profession that already requires lots of time investment to be succesful... Non-native speakers are at great disadvantage
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I’m hiring a PhD student to start Sep 2025 on an exciting project on fungal pathogens🍄🟫, soil health and microbiomes, together with dr. Filipa Cox and @knightjar.bsky.social
If you have any good candidates, please let them contact me directly.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
I’m hiring a PhD student to start Sep 2025 on an exciting project on fungal pathogens🍄🟫, soil health and microbiomes, together with dr. Filipa Cox and @knightjar.bsky.social
If you have any good candidates, please let them contact me directly.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com
November 28, 2024 at 1:24 PM
🚨Please share🚨
I’m hiring a PhD student to start Sep 2025 on an exciting project on fungal pathogens🍄🟫, soil health and microbiomes, together with dr. Filipa Cox and @knightjar.bsky.social
If you have any good candidates, please let them contact me directly.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
I’m hiring a PhD student to start Sep 2025 on an exciting project on fungal pathogens🍄🟫, soil health and microbiomes, together with dr. Filipa Cox and @knightjar.bsky.social
If you have any good candidates, please let them contact me directly.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...