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Michelle Momany
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Fungal Biologist studying Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus nidulans, antifungal resistance, septin cytoskeleton, septin evolution, and spore dormancy. Views are my own. https://www.momanylab.org/
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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!
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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The details and deadlines for the 33rd edition of Fungal Genetics Conference are available! #Fungal26 @Geneticsgsa. Join us! And if you are a #blaster, come to #Magnafest organised by @Frank_Menke @elyogarcia and myself! Come and join us! 🧬🔬🌾🍄
November 1, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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There are more of us than there are of them. Thank you for a truly historic day of peaceful protests across America. #NoKings
October 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Exciting news!

Submissions are now open for the first @ascbiology.bsky.social #MBOC Spercial Issue on #Septins

Submission deadline: April 30, 2026

RT and spread the word at #CellBio2025

www.molbiolcell.org/cell-biology...
October 1, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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My department at UC Davis is hiring a mycologist, broadly interpreted. Please repost, share, and consider applying. recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07339
Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucdavis.edu
September 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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This video from @jirihulcr.bsky.social is great for its discussion of ambrosia beetles and fungi but also on how to approach doing research. The summer school looks awesome. www.facebook.com/jiri.hulcr/v... 🪲🍄🍄‍🟫🌳🪾
1.5K views · 48 reactions | Ambrosia beetles and fungi are important and super interesting, but the scientific literature about them includes a lot of wishful thinking. This workshop involved one of t...
Ambrosia beetles and fungi are important and super interesting, but the scientific literature about them includes a lot of wishful thinking. This workshop involved one of the most interesting groups.....
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September 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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It will always amaze me how we can visualize the location of our protein of interest inside a cell. This is possible thanks to fundamental science, as scientists studied how a species of jellyfish generates light.

🍄: Aspergillus fumigatus
September 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Our study on a mycovirus that boosts fungal virulence is now out — and beautifully covered in this Behind the Paper piece by Amariliz Rivera

Huge thanks for capturing the heart of the story so thoughtfully. @natmicrobiol.nature.com rdcu.be/eB9yg
Mycoviruses steer fungal fitness
Nature Microbiology - A mycovirus drives the fitness of the lung-infecting fungus Aspergillus fumigatus under stress, helping it to survive within immune cells, and thus shaping its pathogenesis.
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August 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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New vacancies listed on the AspGRPC website! If you have a vacancy you'd like to advertise, drop us a message
September 4, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Planning for Asperfest22 in Asilomar, California March 2026 is underway! Don't forget to register quickly as the conference usually becomes oversubscribed
September 4, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Join UGA Fungal Biology Group! Dept of Plant Path is recruiting for a tenure track Asst or Assoc Prof in Fungal Biology/Mycology, especially interested in computational biology and comparative, population, or functional genomics of plant pathogens www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/445.... Materials
Assistant or Associate Professor - Fungal Biology/Mycology
The Department of Plant Pathology in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) at the University of Georgia is recruiting for the position of Assistant or Associate Professor in Fu...
www.ugajobsearch.com
August 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Aspergillus fumigatus reference strain Af293 carries a mycovirus that boosts heat+oxidative stress resistance and infection fitness. 😲💥

I encourage you to check out Neta's thread and I'm delighted my group could play a small role in this exciting study!!
🚨 Fungi + viruses + mammalian lungs? Buckle up! Our new paper in
@natmicrobiol.nature.com
uncovers the story of a deadly fungus and its gnarly viral hitchhiker — and how this duo may change how we diagnose & treat fungal disease 🍄🫁🚨 doi.org/10.1038/s415... ⬇️
Aspergillus fumigatus dsRNA virus promotes fungal fitness and pathogenicity in the mammalian host - Nature Microbiology
A mycovirus infecting the pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus enhances its stress tolerance and virulence in mice.
doi.org
August 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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www.journalofinfection.com/article/S016... 🚨🚨🍄🍄 new research from Washington University Mycoses Group (WUMG) reveals that Invasive aspergillosis & mucormycosis show broad geographic distribution across the U.S. Regions with higher incidence report lower associated mortality. @fungaldoc.bsky.social
Geographic distribution and associated mortality of invasive aspergillosis and mucormycosis among Medicare enrollees in the United States (2008-2015)
Invasive aspergillosis and mucormycosis are widely distributed in the United States, with certain regions experiencing significantly higher incidences. For invasive aspergillosis, each increase of 5 c...
www.journalofinfection.com
August 4, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Abby Potton is studying morphological heterogeneity of Cryptococcus neoformans in my lab. This image shows the full range of cell sizes, from large polyploid titan cells, to yeast, to the small but mighty titanide, all important for how this fungus causes disease.
🧫 This week’s #ImageOfTheWeek captures the sugary capsule of Cryptococcus neoformans (pink) and its diverse cell types and sizes (blue).
📸 Credit: PhD student Abby Potton

#microbiology #microscopy #science #fungi #research
July 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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John Taylor receiving the John Webster award #BMS2025

I think a lot of people in the community would agree with me when I say John has contributed so much, and influenced the careers of so many. Thank you John!
July 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Wang lab shows that in response to echinocandins C. albicans thickens its wall while C.auris stiffens the wall via regulating B1,6 glucan and strengthening B1,6 - Mannan interactions. ; www.nature.com/articles/s41... @youngecmm.bsky.social @mrccmm.bsky.social @ishamycology.bsky.social
July 10, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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Cell wall remodeling in a fungal pathogen is required for hyphal growth into microspaces. #mBio This study highlights the critical role of hyphal plasticity and cell wall remodeling in the pathogenicity of Fusarium oxysporum by genetics and micro-channel devices. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
July 4, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Our newest special issue is now live! Check it out to discover more about diverse and beautiful Fungi🍄🍄‍🟫🍄 On the cover: the fly agaric, Amanita muscaria, releasing its spores in the early morning light. www.cell.com/current-biol...
June 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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A career in science requires a thick skin

(I have recently been having a hard time with staying focused on my career. I really needed to read this one)

#science #career #failure #success #peer-review 🧪

doi.org/10.1038/s443...
A career in science requires a thick skin | EMBO reports
EMBO Press is an editorially independent publishing platform for the development of EMBO scientific publications.
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June 29, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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@nbellono.bsky.social and colleagues observed that Elysia sea slugs steal chloroplasts from algae and store them in specialized organelles called kleptosomes. During times of starvation, this allows them to photosynthesize in support of their energy needs! 🧪

www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...
June 27, 2025 at 10:16 AM