The LeibundGut-lab
@lableibundgut.bsky.social
We study fungal commensals and their impact on health and disease. University of Zurich, Switzerland and MRC Center of Medical Mycology at University of Exeter, UK.
Paper alert! Proud to share our latest publication @natmicrobiol.nature.com #mycosky
#NewResearch
Despite being a virulence factor, candidalysin toxin is essential for Candida albicans to penetrate the oral epithelium to establish non-infectious colonisation.
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Despite being a virulence factor, candidalysin toxin is essential for Candida albicans to penetrate the oral epithelium to establish non-infectious colonisation.
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@leibniz-hki.de
#MicroSky 🍄
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Dynamic expression of candidalysin facilitates oral colonization of Candida albicans in mice - Nature Microbiology
Despite being a virulence factor, candidalysin toxin is essential for Candida albicans to penetrate the oral epithelium to establish and maintain non-infectious colonization
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October 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Paper alert! Proud to share our latest publication @natmicrobiol.nature.com #mycosky
Interested in skin immunology and T cell biology? The @mrccmm.bsky.social is advertising a #postdoc position to study the antimicrobial-allergic immune response in atopic dermatitis with @lableibundgut.bsky.social. jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
#immunosky #mycosky #eczema Please re-post
#immunosky #mycosky #eczema Please re-post
October 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Interested in skin immunology and T cell biology? The @mrccmm.bsky.social is advertising a #postdoc position to study the antimicrobial-allergic immune response in atopic dermatitis with @lableibundgut.bsky.social. jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
#immunosky #mycosky #eczema Please re-post
#immunosky #mycosky #eczema Please re-post
Thank you @leibniz-hki.de for highlighting our recent publication that arose from an inspiring collaboration with the Hube lab www.nature.com/articles/s41...
September 26, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Thank you @leibniz-hki.de for highlighting our recent publication that arose from an inspiring collaboration with the Hube lab www.nature.com/articles/s41...
New publication from the lab!
Cudos to @frois-martins.bsky.social and a big shout out to our collaborators Bernhard Hube, Christophe d'Enfert and Dominique Sanglard. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Cudos to @frois-martins.bsky.social and a big shout out to our collaborators Bernhard Hube, Christophe d'Enfert and Dominique Sanglard. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Dynamic expression of candidalysin facilitates oral colonization of Candida albicans in mice - Nature Microbiology
Despite being a virulence factor, candidalysin toxin is essential for Candida albicans to penetrate the oral epithelium to establish and maintain non-infectious colonization
www.nature.com
September 25, 2025 at 10:46 AM
New publication from the lab!
Cudos to @frois-martins.bsky.social and a big shout out to our collaborators Bernhard Hube, Christophe d'Enfert and Dominique Sanglard. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Cudos to @frois-martins.bsky.social and a big shout out to our collaborators Bernhard Hube, Christophe d'Enfert and Dominique Sanglard. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
I spent a wonderful time at MoMy2025 in Woods Hole. A fantastic course, exceptional young scientists, and great discussions. I enjoyed every moment. Thank you Robb Cramer and David Andes.
August 15, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I spent a wonderful time at MoMy2025 in Woods Hole. A fantastic course, exceptional young scientists, and great discussions. I enjoyed every moment. Thank you Robb Cramer and David Andes.
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Job ads for TWO postdoctoral positions available in our group are now online. Deadline August 25th.
🧪Immunologists, apply in link below.
🍄Microbiologists- please follow link in next post.
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🧪Immunologists, apply in link below.
🍄Microbiologists- please follow link in next post.
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Research Fellow - Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy - 106119 - Grade 7
The successful candidate will make extensive use of a range of in vivo models of fungal infection and will have access to the wide range of transgenic tools and in vivo immunology techniques establish...
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July 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Job ads for TWO postdoctoral positions available in our group are now online. Deadline August 25th.
🧪Immunologists, apply in link below.
🍄Microbiologists- please follow link in next post.
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🧪Immunologists, apply in link below.
🍄Microbiologists- please follow link in next post.
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A must-read synthesis by Joe Heitman about how we see the world through the fungal lens. Fungal Kingdom: A Rosetta Stone for Biological Discovery. Highly recommended. @mrccmm.bsky.social
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June 10, 2025 at 10:58 AM
A must-read synthesis by Joe Heitman about how we see the world through the fungal lens. Fungal Kingdom: A Rosetta Stone for Biological Discovery. Highly recommended. @mrccmm.bsky.social
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Absolutely thrilled to have been awarded an MRC Programme Grant to study the role of fungi in eczema together with @neil-gow.bsky.social, Helen Alexander and Carsten Flohr (both King's College London). 2 postdoc positions availble at jobs.exeter.ac.uk (Job References Q05626 and Q05627)
June 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Absolutely thrilled to have been awarded an MRC Programme Grant to study the role of fungi in eczema together with @neil-gow.bsky.social, Helen Alexander and Carsten Flohr (both King's College London). 2 postdoc positions availble at jobs.exeter.ac.uk (Job References Q05626 and Q05627)
Our annual lab retreat was a great success with lots of cool science, productive discussions, many laughters and fantastic food @lableibundgut.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Our annual lab retreat was a great success with lots of cool science, productive discussions, many laughters and fantastic food @lableibundgut.bsky.social
Please repost: We are looking for a postdoc interested in Fungal Cell Wall Research to study the Malassezia-host interaction interface in the context of atopic dermatitis. @lableibundgut.bsky.social @neil-gow.bsky.social @mrccmm.bsky.social
For more details, visit: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
For more details, visit: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
June 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Please repost: We are looking for a postdoc interested in Fungal Cell Wall Research to study the Malassezia-host interaction interface in the context of atopic dermatitis. @lableibundgut.bsky.social @neil-gow.bsky.social @mrccmm.bsky.social
For more details, visit: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
For more details, visit: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
Please repost: We are looking for a postdoc interested in antifungal immunity to study T cell responses and sensitization to Malasezia in atopic dermatitis. #Immunology @lableibundgut.bsky.social @neil-gow.bsky.social @mrccmm.bsky.social
For more details, visit: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
For more details, visit: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
June 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Please repost: We are looking for a postdoc interested in antifungal immunity to study T cell responses and sensitization to Malasezia in atopic dermatitis. #Immunology @lableibundgut.bsky.social @neil-gow.bsky.social @mrccmm.bsky.social
For more details, visit: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
For more details, visit: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
Are you interested in antifungal immunity in the skin? Then, this postdoc position may be of interest to you 👇
#Immunology #immunosky
#Immunology #immunosky
Please repost: We have a postdoc position in Antifungal Immunity Research available to study T cell responses and fungal sensitization in atopic dermatitis. @lableibundgut.bsky.social @neil-gow.bsky.social @mrccmm.bsky.social
For more details, visit: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
For more details, visit: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
June 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Are you interested in antifungal immunity in the skin? Then, this postdoc position may be of interest to you 👇
#Immunology #immunosky
#Immunology #immunosky
Are you interested in fungus-host interactions in the skin? Then, this postdoc position may be of interest to you 👇
#MedMycoSky #MicroSky
#MedMycoSky #MicroSky
Please repost: We have a postdoc position in Fungal Cell Wall Research available to study the Malassezia-host interaction interface in the context of atopic dermatitis. @lableibundgut.bsky.social @neil-gow.bsky.social @mrccmm.bsky.social
For more details, visit: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
For more details, visit: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
June 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Are you interested in fungus-host interactions in the skin? Then, this postdoc position may be of interest to you 👇
#MedMycoSky #MicroSky
#MedMycoSky #MicroSky
The LeibundGut-lab at the @mrccmm.bsky.social, in collaboration with @neil-gow.bsky.social, recruits two postdocs to study the skin commensal yeast Malassezia in atopic dermatitis #fungalrecognition and #fungalimmunology jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr... jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
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May 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The LeibundGut-lab at the @mrccmm.bsky.social, in collaboration with @neil-gow.bsky.social, recruits two postdocs to study the skin commensal yeast Malassezia in atopic dermatitis #fungalrecognition and #fungalimmunology jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr... jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
A big shout out for @egi92.bsky.social for his great PhD work recently posted on www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#mycosky
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April 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
A big shout out for @egi92.bsky.social for his great PhD work recently posted on www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#mycosky
#mycosky
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🚨🍄🥼Delighted to share the registration page for our Mycology Bioimaging Workshop on "Imaging the Fungal Cell"
W/ pre-AMI Fundamentals workshop @caronjacobs.bsky.social
🗓️ July 28 - Aug 7 2025
🌍 @AMI_microscopy Cape Town, SA
🥼 Hands-on 🔬
Pls RT & Apply here:
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W/ pre-AMI Fundamentals workshop @caronjacobs.bsky.social
🗓️ July 28 - Aug 7 2025
🌍 @AMI_microscopy Cape Town, SA
🥼 Hands-on 🔬
Pls RT & Apply here:
sites.google.com/view/mycolog...
MBI
Dates: July 28 - August 1, 2025 Introduction to Principles of Microscopy August 4 - 7th, 2025 Advanced Imaging Approaches for Fungal Pathogens
Location: University of Cape Town, South Africa
Venue:...
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February 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🚨🍄🥼Delighted to share the registration page for our Mycology Bioimaging Workshop on "Imaging the Fungal Cell"
W/ pre-AMI Fundamentals workshop @caronjacobs.bsky.social
🗓️ July 28 - Aug 7 2025
🌍 @AMI_microscopy Cape Town, SA
🥼 Hands-on 🔬
Pls RT & Apply here:
sites.google.com/view/mycolog...
W/ pre-AMI Fundamentals workshop @caronjacobs.bsky.social
🗓️ July 28 - Aug 7 2025
🌍 @AMI_microscopy Cape Town, SA
🥼 Hands-on 🔬
Pls RT & Apply here:
sites.google.com/view/mycolog...
Many congrats, Adilia! Well deserved! @mrccmm.bsky.social
We are pleased to announce that Professor Adilia Warris, Co-Director @mrccmm.bsky.social, has been elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology.
Read more here:
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Read more here:
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Professor Adilia Warris elected to the American Academy of Microbiology
Professor Adilia Warris, Professor at the University of Exeter and Co-Director of the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology, academic career development and training strategy lead at the NIHR Exeter BRC, an...
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February 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Many congrats, Adilia! Well deserved! @mrccmm.bsky.social
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February 16, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Bollwerk gegen Fake News, Verschwörungstheorien und Desinformation bedroht – Schliess dich jetzt dem Widerstand an!
Unterzeichnen & teilen 🤜🤛 ...und so beim SRF-Sparprotest mitmachen und das «Wissenschaftsmagazin» retten! act.campax.org/petitions/ho...
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Excited to announce a save the date for the upcoming Keystone Fungal Pathogenesis meeting! Jan 12-15 2026, mark your calendars! 🗓 Program and deadlines in link below
#microsky #immunosky #KSFungalPath26 🧪
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#microsky #immunosky #KSFungalPath26 🧪
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Fungal Pathogens: Emerging Threats and Future Challenges | Keystone Symposia
Join us at the Keystone Symposia on Fungal Pathogens: Emerging Threats and Future Challenges, January 2026, in Breckenridge, with field leaders!
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February 13, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Excited to announce a save the date for the upcoming Keystone Fungal Pathogenesis meeting! Jan 12-15 2026, mark your calendars! 🗓 Program and deadlines in link below
#microsky #immunosky #KSFungalPath26 🧪
www.keystonesymposia.org/conferences/...
#microsky #immunosky #KSFungalPath26 🧪
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🌟 Happy Women in Science Day! 👩🔬🔬🧪
Today, we celebrate brilliant women pushing boundaries and driving scientific innovation.
Stay tuned for inspiring stories that celebrate passion, perseverance, and progress. 🚀
#yefis #WomenInScience #immunology
Today, we celebrate brilliant women pushing boundaries and driving scientific innovation.
Stay tuned for inspiring stories that celebrate passion, perseverance, and progress. 🚀
#yefis #WomenInScience #immunology
February 11, 2025 at 8:43 AM
🌟 Happy Women in Science Day! 👩🔬🔬🧪
Today, we celebrate brilliant women pushing boundaries and driving scientific innovation.
Stay tuned for inspiring stories that celebrate passion, perseverance, and progress. 🚀
#yefis #WomenInScience #immunology
Today, we celebrate brilliant women pushing boundaries and driving scientific innovation.
Stay tuned for inspiring stories that celebrate passion, perseverance, and progress. 🚀
#yefis #WomenInScience #immunology
Don't miss this amazong opportunity to learn more on medical mycology:
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application deadline 17th March
#mycosky
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application deadline 17th March
#mycosky
Molecular Mycology: Current Approaches to Fungal Pathogenesis | Marine Biological Laboratory
This course addresses the need for more research in the area of fungal diseases as our understanding of the basic pathophysiology of fungal disease lags far behind our understanding of bacterial, para...
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February 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Don't miss this amazong opportunity to learn more on medical mycology:
www.mbl.edu/education/ad...
application deadline 17th March
#mycosky
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application deadline 17th March
#mycosky
To all scientists in Switzerland and to everybody else as well: please read, sign and share!
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Offener Brief aus der Wissenschaft an SRF Sehr geehrte Direktion der SRG, sehr geehrte Geschäftsleitung von SRF, sehr geehrte Medien- und Wissenschaftspolitiker:innen Mit grosser Besorgnis haben wir z...
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February 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
To all scientists in Switzerland and to everybody else as well: please read, sign and share!
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Last week the 2025 GRC Immunology of Fungal Infections concluded. Thanks to @lableibundgut.bsky.social and @fungalspore.bsky.social for chairing this extraordinary meeting. See you in 2027
January 27, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Last week the 2025 GRC Immunology of Fungal Infections concluded. Thanks to @lableibundgut.bsky.social and @fungalspore.bsky.social for chairing this extraordinary meeting. See you in 2027
January 27, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Last week the 2025 GRC Immunology of Fungal Infections concluded. Thanks to @lableibundgut.bsky.social and @fungalspore.bsky.social for chairing this extraordinary meeting. See you in 2027
Thank you @selindaorrqub.bsky.social for having been part and contributing to the GRC Immunology of fungal infections in Ventura Beach last week!
Had the privilege of chairing a session at the fantastic GRC Immunology of Fungal Infections conference last week.
January 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Thank you @selindaorrqub.bsky.social for having been part and contributing to the GRC Immunology of fungal infections in Ventura Beach last week!