KCπ¨βπ¬πΎππ¦πΊ
@karchuntan.bsky.social
A/Prof @theccdm.bsky.social, keen cook, gamer, Fender Strat fan, motorhead & proud dad. Agric and effector biology are my thing. Views are my own.
More glam shots from @ShotaMorikawa69's PhD graduation evening π§βπ. Got a special visit from Silke Jacques, our
@theccdm.bsky.social alumni post doc! π @callumverdonk.bsky.social
@theccdm.bsky.social alumni post doc! π @callumverdonk.bsky.social
February 9, 2026 at 4:24 AM
More glam shots from @ShotaMorikawa69's PhD graduation evening π§βπ. Got a special visit from Silke Jacques, our
@theccdm.bsky.social alumni post doc! π @callumverdonk.bsky.social
@theccdm.bsky.social alumni post doc! π @callumverdonk.bsky.social
Proud @theccdm.bsky.social moment! Our PHD student Shota Morikawa earned his stripes! @callumverdonk.bsky.social
February 7, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Proud @theccdm.bsky.social moment! Our PHD student Shota Morikawa earned his stripes! @callumverdonk.bsky.social
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February webinar:
Cesaree Morier-Gxyiya @cesaree-mg.bsky.social on Improving wheat stem rust models under climate change with updated environmental parameters.
Tuesday, 3 Feb 2026, 16CET/9AM (Calgary) online.
www.wheatinitiative.org/new-events/f...
@karchuntan.bsky.social
@ReemWheat.bsky.social
Cesaree Morier-Gxyiya @cesaree-mg.bsky.social on Improving wheat stem rust models under climate change with updated environmental parameters.
Tuesday, 3 Feb 2026, 16CET/9AM (Calgary) online.
www.wheatinitiative.org/new-events/f...
@karchuntan.bsky.social
@ReemWheat.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 8:01 AM
February webinar:
Cesaree Morier-Gxyiya @cesaree-mg.bsky.social on Improving wheat stem rust models under climate change with updated environmental parameters.
Tuesday, 3 Feb 2026, 16CET/9AM (Calgary) online.
www.wheatinitiative.org/new-events/f...
@karchuntan.bsky.social
@ReemWheat.bsky.social
Cesaree Morier-Gxyiya @cesaree-mg.bsky.social on Improving wheat stem rust models under climate change with updated environmental parameters.
Tuesday, 3 Feb 2026, 16CET/9AM (Calgary) online.
www.wheatinitiative.org/new-events/f...
@karchuntan.bsky.social
@ReemWheat.bsky.social
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πΎ Our Expert Working Group on Wheat Pathogens will be part of the International Symposium on Cereal Leaf Blight in Banff, Canada.
π Early Bird and Abstract Submission Deadline: March 31
βοΈ Register now: isclb.com/registration
#WheatConnect
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π Early Bird and Abstract Submission Deadline: March 31
βοΈ Register now: isclb.com/registration
#WheatConnect
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Registration β International Symposium on Cereal Leaf Blights 2026 β International Symposium on Cereal Leaf Blights 2026
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January 20, 2026 at 4:15 PM
πΎ Our Expert Working Group on Wheat Pathogens will be part of the International Symposium on Cereal Leaf Blight in Banff, Canada.
π Early Bird and Abstract Submission Deadline: March 31
βοΈ Register now: isclb.com/registration
#WheatConnect
@ReemWheat.bsky.social @karchuntan.bsky.social
π Early Bird and Abstract Submission Deadline: March 31
βοΈ Register now: isclb.com/registration
#WheatConnect
@ReemWheat.bsky.social @karchuntan.bsky.social
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First webinar of our Pathogens EWG in 2026!
Join Cesaree Morier-Gxyiya to give an online talk titled: Improving wheat stem rust models under climate change with updated environmental parameters.
www.wheatinitiative.org/new-events/f...
#WheatConnect
@karchuntan.bsky.social
@ReemWheat.bsky.social
Join Cesaree Morier-Gxyiya to give an online talk titled: Improving wheat stem rust models under climate change with updated environmental parameters.
www.wheatinitiative.org/new-events/f...
#WheatConnect
@karchuntan.bsky.social
@ReemWheat.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 7:01 AM
First webinar of our Pathogens EWG in 2026!
Join Cesaree Morier-Gxyiya to give an online talk titled: Improving wheat stem rust models under climate change with updated environmental parameters.
www.wheatinitiative.org/new-events/f...
#WheatConnect
@karchuntan.bsky.social
@ReemWheat.bsky.social
Join Cesaree Morier-Gxyiya to give an online talk titled: Improving wheat stem rust models under climate change with updated environmental parameters.
www.wheatinitiative.org/new-events/f...
#WheatConnect
@karchuntan.bsky.social
@ReemWheat.bsky.social
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βThe exploitation of EpichloΓ« endophytes for agricultural advantage β application to cerealsβ John CARADUS and Wayne SIMPSON
Our Expert Working Group on Wheat Pathogens made this webinar available!
www.wheatinitiative.org/ewg-pathogens
#WheatConnect
@karchuntan.bsky.social
@ReemWheat.bsky.social
Our Expert Working Group on Wheat Pathogens made this webinar available!
www.wheatinitiative.org/ewg-pathogens
#WheatConnect
@karchuntan.bsky.social
@ReemWheat.bsky.social
EWG PATHOGENES β Wheat initiative
The Control of Wheat Pathogens EWG aims to bring together experts from the field of wheat research with an interest in minimising yield loss caused by microbial pathogens through open collaboration.β¦
www.wheatinitiative.org
January 13, 2026 at 3:02 PM
βThe exploitation of EpichloΓ« endophytes for agricultural advantage β application to cerealsβ John CARADUS and Wayne SIMPSON
Our Expert Working Group on Wheat Pathogens made this webinar available!
www.wheatinitiative.org/ewg-pathogens
#WheatConnect
@karchuntan.bsky.social
@ReemWheat.bsky.social
Our Expert Working Group on Wheat Pathogens made this webinar available!
www.wheatinitiative.org/ewg-pathogens
#WheatConnect
@karchuntan.bsky.social
@ReemWheat.bsky.social
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Did you miss the lates Webinar of our Pathogens EWG? Watch the recording: βThe exploitation of EpichloΓ« endophytes for agricultural advantage β application to cerealsβ John CARADUS and Wayne SIMPSON πΎ
www.wheatinitiative.org/ewg-pathogens
#WheatConnect
@karchuntan.bsky.social
@ReemWheat.bsky.social
www.wheatinitiative.org/ewg-pathogens
#WheatConnect
@karchuntan.bsky.social
@ReemWheat.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Did you miss the lates Webinar of our Pathogens EWG? Watch the recording: βThe exploitation of EpichloΓ« endophytes for agricultural advantage β application to cerealsβ John CARADUS and Wayne SIMPSON πΎ
www.wheatinitiative.org/ewg-pathogens
#WheatConnect
@karchuntan.bsky.social
@ReemWheat.bsky.social
www.wheatinitiative.org/ewg-pathogens
#WheatConnect
@karchuntan.bsky.social
@ReemWheat.bsky.social
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We highly recommend this excellent webinar series created by our Expert Working Group on Wheat Pathogens. A fantastic resource covering key wheat pathogen topics.
π youtube.com/playlist?lis...
It's free, please share!
@karchuntan.bsky.social
@ReemWheat.bsky.social
#WheatConnect #WheatPathogens
π youtube.com/playlist?lis...
It's free, please share!
@karchuntan.bsky.social
@ReemWheat.bsky.social
#WheatConnect #WheatPathogens
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January 6, 2026 at 3:01 PM
We highly recommend this excellent webinar series created by our Expert Working Group on Wheat Pathogens. A fantastic resource covering key wheat pathogen topics.
π youtube.com/playlist?lis...
It's free, please share!
@karchuntan.bsky.social
@ReemWheat.bsky.social
#WheatConnect #WheatPathogens
π youtube.com/playlist?lis...
It's free, please share!
@karchuntan.bsky.social
@ReemWheat.bsky.social
#WheatConnect #WheatPathogens
And that's a wrap for us in 2025! Our group at the @theccdm.bsky.social wishes you all a merry Xmas and happy New Year! ππ
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December 19, 2025 at 12:04 AM
And that's a wrap for us in 2025! Our group at the @theccdm.bsky.social wishes you all a merry Xmas and happy New Year! ππ
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The paper submission smile @tony_ancy! π
Always been a pleasure to guide @theccdm.bsky.social post-graduate students in closing out a project with the submission of their first manuscript draft for peer review! π
Always been a pleasure to guide @theccdm.bsky.social post-graduate students in closing out a project with the submission of their first manuscript draft for peer review! π
December 15, 2025 at 4:52 AM
The paper submission smile @tony_ancy! π
Always been a pleasure to guide @theccdm.bsky.social post-graduate students in closing out a project with the submission of their first manuscript draft for peer review! π
Always been a pleasure to guide @theccdm.bsky.social post-graduate students in closing out a project with the submission of their first manuscript draft for peer review! π
Our PhD student @tony_ancy π©βπidentified evidence of distinct Australian wheat powdery mildew pathotypes and sources of strong resistance against the diseaseπΎ
A @theccdm.bsky.social x @InterGrain1 collab! π€
A @theccdm.bsky.social x @InterGrain1 collab! π€
Evidence of a distinct Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici pathotype structure in Australian wheat powdery mildew: implications for resistance breeding.
The obligate biotrophic fungus Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici (Bgt) is the causal agent of wheat powdery mildew. To investigate virulence diversity, 30 Australian Bgt isolates collected between 2020...
www.biorxiv.org
December 15, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Our PhD student @tony_ancy π©βπidentified evidence of distinct Australian wheat powdery mildew pathotypes and sources of strong resistance against the diseaseπΎ
A @theccdm.bsky.social x @InterGrain1 collab! π€
A @theccdm.bsky.social x @InterGrain1 collab! π€
Our @theccdm.bsky.social preprint on the domain function and interactors of the effector-regulating transcription factor PnPf2 in Parastagonospora nodorum is live! π
Led by Shota Morikawa @callumverdonk.bsky.social
Collabs π @danielcroll.bsky.social @evan-john.bsky.social
Led by Shota Morikawa @callumverdonk.bsky.social
Collabs π @danielcroll.bsky.social @evan-john.bsky.social
A conserved fungal transcription factor domain drives protein-protein interactions and necrotrophic effector-mediated virulence in Parastagonospora nodorum
The fungal pathogen Parastagonospora nodorum utilises necrotrophic effectors (NEs) to cause chlorosis and necrosis on wheat. NE expression is mediated by an assortment of transcription factors (TF), t...
www.biorxiv.org
December 12, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Our @theccdm.bsky.social preprint on the domain function and interactors of the effector-regulating transcription factor PnPf2 in Parastagonospora nodorum is live! π
Led by Shota Morikawa @callumverdonk.bsky.social
Collabs π @danielcroll.bsky.social @evan-john.bsky.social
Led by Shota Morikawa @callumverdonk.bsky.social
Collabs π @danielcroll.bsky.social @evan-john.bsky.social
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Tomorrow, 3 Dec! Join our Wheat Pathogens Expert Working Group for
βThe exploitation of EpichloΓ« endophytes for agricultural advantage.β
www.wheatinitiative.org/new-events/j...
@karchuntan.bsky.social
@ReemWheat.bsky.social
#WheatConnect
βThe exploitation of EpichloΓ« endophytes for agricultural advantage.β
www.wheatinitiative.org/new-events/j...
@karchuntan.bsky.social
@ReemWheat.bsky.social
#WheatConnect
December 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Tomorrow, 3 Dec! Join our Wheat Pathogens Expert Working Group for
βThe exploitation of EpichloΓ« endophytes for agricultural advantage.β
www.wheatinitiative.org/new-events/j...
@karchuntan.bsky.social
@ReemWheat.bsky.social
#WheatConnect
βThe exploitation of EpichloΓ« endophytes for agricultural advantage.β
www.wheatinitiative.org/new-events/j...
@karchuntan.bsky.social
@ReemWheat.bsky.social
#WheatConnect
Tks! Fantastic work there! Plus big congrats on the ETH appointment!
November 20, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Tks! Fantastic work there! Plus big congrats on the ETH appointment!
Enjoying a midnight @wheatinitiative.bsky.social webinar on a transposon masterclassπ©βπ¬ while setting up a slow-cook smoked BBQπ for @theccdm.bsky.social work sundowner tomorrow to wind the week downπ
November 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Enjoying a midnight @wheatinitiative.bsky.social webinar on a transposon masterclassπ©βπ¬ while setting up a slow-cook smoked BBQπ for @theccdm.bsky.social work sundowner tomorrow to wind the week downπ
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Save the date: 20 Nov 2025 at 17h. Megan McDonald will present: Jumping Genes and Pathogenic Schemes: the diverse roles that transposons play in pathogen evolution.
A must for the pathology community!
Info here: www.wheatinitiative.org/new-events/m...
@karchuntan.bsky.social
@ReemWheat.bsky.social
A must for the pathology community!
Info here: www.wheatinitiative.org/new-events/m...
@karchuntan.bsky.social
@ReemWheat.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Save the date: 20 Nov 2025 at 17h. Megan McDonald will present: Jumping Genes and Pathogenic Schemes: the diverse roles that transposons play in pathogen evolution.
A must for the pathology community!
Info here: www.wheatinitiative.org/new-events/m...
@karchuntan.bsky.social
@ReemWheat.bsky.social
A must for the pathology community!
Info here: www.wheatinitiative.org/new-events/m...
@karchuntan.bsky.social
@ReemWheat.bsky.social
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How is wheat blast expanding into Uruguay? πΎ
Find out in the latest webinar with Paula Silva INIA UY!
βGenomic and Pathogenic Insights into the Range Expansion of Wheat Blast into Uruguayβ
www.wheatinitiative.org/ewg-pathogens
#WheatConnect
@karchuntan.bsky.social
@ReemWheat.bsky.social
Find out in the latest webinar with Paula Silva INIA UY!
βGenomic and Pathogenic Insights into the Range Expansion of Wheat Blast into Uruguayβ
www.wheatinitiative.org/ewg-pathogens
#WheatConnect
@karchuntan.bsky.social
@ReemWheat.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 8:01 AM
How is wheat blast expanding into Uruguay? πΎ
Find out in the latest webinar with Paula Silva INIA UY!
βGenomic and Pathogenic Insights into the Range Expansion of Wheat Blast into Uruguayβ
www.wheatinitiative.org/ewg-pathogens
#WheatConnect
@karchuntan.bsky.social
@ReemWheat.bsky.social
Find out in the latest webinar with Paula Silva INIA UY!
βGenomic and Pathogenic Insights into the Range Expansion of Wheat Blast into Uruguayβ
www.wheatinitiative.org/ewg-pathogens
#WheatConnect
@karchuntan.bsky.social
@ReemWheat.bsky.social
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We are very happt to share the latest recording of the webinar organised by our Expert Working Group on Wheat Pathogens! βGenomic and Pathogenic Insights into the Range Expansion of Wheat Blast into Uruguayβ by Paula SILVA
#WheatConnect
@karchuntan.bsky.social
@ReemWheat.bsky.social
#WheatConnect
@karchuntan.bsky.social
@ReemWheat.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 6:25 AM
We are very happt to share the latest recording of the webinar organised by our Expert Working Group on Wheat Pathogens! βGenomic and Pathogenic Insights into the Range Expansion of Wheat Blast into Uruguayβ by Paula SILVA
#WheatConnect
@karchuntan.bsky.social
@ReemWheat.bsky.social
#WheatConnect
@karchuntan.bsky.social
@ReemWheat.bsky.social
@theccdm.bsky.social Student success! @callumverdonk.bsky.social
Student spotlightπΎ Isobel Screaigh was an Honours student at CCDM whose research on fungal transcription factors just led to a published paper - doi.org/10.1099/acmi...
She now works at DAFF as a molecular biologist, identifying plant pathogens using DNA sequencing. #theGRDC #CurtinUni
She now works at DAFF as a molecular biologist, identifying plant pathogens using DNA sequencing. #theGRDC #CurtinUni
October 30, 2025 at 5:49 AM
@theccdm.bsky.social Student success! @callumverdonk.bsky.social
@callumverdonk.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 5:48 AM
@callumverdonk.bsky.social
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πΎ We are very happy to announce that the Pest and Disease Diagnosis and Monitoring Workshop recordings are now online!
Catch up on all the sessions here: www.wheatinitiative.org/watcha
#WheatConnect #PlantHealth
Catch up on all the sessions here: www.wheatinitiative.org/watcha
#WheatConnect #PlantHealth
Watch-A Programme β Wheat initiative
The Wheat initiATive Crop Health Alliance β WATCH-A was established in 2022 as a result of consultations from the then joint Pests and Pathogens Expert Working Group of the Wheat Initiative (WI). Itsβ¦
www.wheatinitiative.org
October 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
πΎ We are very happy to announce that the Pest and Disease Diagnosis and Monitoring Workshop recordings are now online!
Catch up on all the sessions here: www.wheatinitiative.org/watcha
#WheatConnect #PlantHealth
Catch up on all the sessions here: www.wheatinitiative.org/watcha
#WheatConnect #PlantHealth
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π
TOMORRW - 23 Oct: Join Paula Silva (INIA Uruguay) on wheat blastβs genomic spread in Uruguay.
Hosted by Pathogens EWG.
π www.wheatinitiative.org/new-events/p...
#WheatConnect
@karchuntan.bsky.social
@ReemWheat.bsky.social
Hosted by Pathogens EWG.
π www.wheatinitiative.org/new-events/p...
#WheatConnect
@karchuntan.bsky.social
@ReemWheat.bsky.social
Paula Silva at THE EWG ON WHEAT PATHOGENS WEBINAR SERIES β Wheat initiative
Our Expert Working Group on Control of Wheat Pathogens has invited Dr. Paula Silva from the Instituto Nacional de InvestigaciΓ³n Agropecuaria (INIA), Uruguay to this online talk. The title Β ofβ¦
www.wheatinitiative.org
October 22, 2025 at 7:02 AM
π
TOMORRW - 23 Oct: Join Paula Silva (INIA Uruguay) on wheat blastβs genomic spread in Uruguay.
Hosted by Pathogens EWG.
π www.wheatinitiative.org/new-events/p...
#WheatConnect
@karchuntan.bsky.social
@ReemWheat.bsky.social
Hosted by Pathogens EWG.
π www.wheatinitiative.org/new-events/p...
#WheatConnect
@karchuntan.bsky.social
@ReemWheat.bsky.social
WHY USE #YEAST AS A TOOL WHEN YOU'VE GOT STAGO?π
Out now on @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social, our collab @theccdm.bsky.social led by @labkatz.bsky.social and Fran Lopez-Ruiz developed Parastagonospora nodorum as a tool to study #fungicideresistance genes.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Out now on @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social, our collab @theccdm.bsky.social led by @labkatz.bsky.social and Fran Lopez-Ruiz developed Parastagonospora nodorum as a tool to study #fungicideresistance genes.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Dissecting allele-specific fungicide resistance mechanisms by heterologous expression of the demethylase inhibitor target gene Cyp51 in a phytopathogen model
BACKGROUND Fungicide resistance is a major concern both in agriculture and clinical disease control. Whilst several mechanisms of resistance have been elucidated, assigning phenotype to genotype is of...
www.biorxiv.org
October 22, 2025 at 1:37 AM
WHY USE #YEAST AS A TOOL WHEN YOU'VE GOT STAGO?π
Out now on @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social, our collab @theccdm.bsky.social led by @labkatz.bsky.social and Fran Lopez-Ruiz developed Parastagonospora nodorum as a tool to study #fungicideresistance genes.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Out now on @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social, our collab @theccdm.bsky.social led by @labkatz.bsky.social and Fran Lopez-Ruiz developed Parastagonospora nodorum as a tool to study #fungicideresistance genes.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Our @theccdm.bsky.social @CurtinEand #advancedscience student @CarliaHerbst turn to present her research on protein-protein interactions in Parastagonospora nodorum π. @callumverdonk.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Our @theccdm.bsky.social @CurtinEand #advancedscience student @CarliaHerbst turn to present her research on protein-protein interactions in Parastagonospora nodorum π. @callumverdonk.bsky.social
Our @CurtinEandA @theccdm.bsky.social #advancedscience student π¨βπKeshara Thanthrige (right) presenting his research assessment on the development of selectable marker recyclingβ»οΈ in a fungal pathogen.
Well done mate! π
@ShotaMorikawa69 @callumverdonk.bsky.social
Well done mate! π
@ShotaMorikawa69 @callumverdonk.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Our @CurtinEandA @theccdm.bsky.social #advancedscience student π¨βπKeshara Thanthrige (right) presenting his research assessment on the development of selectable marker recyclingβ»οΈ in a fungal pathogen.
Well done mate! π
@ShotaMorikawa69 @callumverdonk.bsky.social
Well done mate! π
@ShotaMorikawa69 @callumverdonk.bsky.social