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Slavica Janevska
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Junior Group Leader @leibniz-hki.de. Previous @dfg.de @uva.nl Research Fellow, PhD @uni-muenster.de. Fungal epigenetics, virulence factors and natural products.
https://www.leibniz-hki.de/en/epi-genetic-regulation-of-fungal-virulence.html
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Slavica Janevska @slavi-jan.bsky.social · 23d
📣 Job opportunity: I’m still looking for an enthusiastic PhD student to join my lab @leibniz-hki.de who is interested in fungal natural product research and genetic engineering. We’ll work on an interdisciplinary project with the team of @luziagyr.bsky.social 👇🏻

www.leibniz-hki.de/en/job-offer...
Doctoral Researcher (m/f/div) in Microbial Genetic Engineering - Leibniz-HKI
www.leibniz-hki.de
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jiorgoskourelis.bsky.social
📢 2 PhD Positions Available in Plant Immune Receptor Bioengineering at Imperial College London
🌱 Start: Oct 2026
📅 Deadline: 10 Feb 2026
🇬🇧 UK/settled status only
💰 Fully funded (48 months)
ℹ️ Info: shorturl.at/po61I
#PlantImmunity #PlantPathology #SyntheticBiology
🙏 Share with interested candidates!
PhD Opportunities | Faculty of Natural Sciences | Imperial College London
www.imperial.ac.uk
January 23, 2026 at 9:33 AM
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drjorhodes.com
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.
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
Reposted by Slavica Janevska
thomas-spallek.bsky.social
New #preprint from the lab: When one plant parasitizes another, the impact goes beyond nutrient loss. We show that parasitism weakens the host plant’s immunity, leaving it highly susceptible to microbial infections. Find out why: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... #PlantImmunity #ParasiticPlants
www.biorxiv.org
January 22, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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luziagyr.bsky.social
Curious about fungal natural product discovery?
📢 PhD position open in @slavi-jan.bsky.social 's lab at @leibniz-hki.de 👇 Excited to collaborate on this interdisciplinary project.
slavi-jan.bsky.social Slavica Janevska @slavi-jan.bsky.social · 23d
📣 Job opportunity: I’m still looking for an enthusiastic PhD student to join my lab @leibniz-hki.de who is interested in fungal natural product research and genetic engineering. We’ll work on an interdisciplinary project with the team of @luziagyr.bsky.social 👇🏻

www.leibniz-hki.de/en/job-offer...
Doctoral Researcher (m/f/div) in Microbial Genetic Engineering - Leibniz-HKI
www.leibniz-hki.de
January 22, 2026 at 3:31 PM
slavi-jan.bsky.social
📣 Job opportunity: I’m still looking for an enthusiastic PhD student to join my lab @leibniz-hki.de who is interested in fungal natural product research and genetic engineering. We’ll work on an interdisciplinary project with the team of @luziagyr.bsky.social 👇🏻

www.leibniz-hki.de/en/job-offer...
Doctoral Researcher (m/f/div) in Microbial Genetic Engineering - Leibniz-HKI
www.leibniz-hki.de
January 21, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Reposted by Slavica Janevska
therad-lab.bsky.social
I've written a highlight article for @natmicrobiol.nature.com on their new publication from the Ding lab that showed the healing potential of commensal #fungi. Important work started in mice with possible health benefits for humans. Read more here:
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#immunosky #microsky 🧪🍄
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January 12, 2026 at 12:26 PM
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metalichen.bsky.social
⚡️Fully funded #PhD position in my lab at Stockholm University / SciLifeLab! If you’re interested in #lichens, #symbiosis, fungal biology, or meta-omics, please apply. Deadline Feb 1. Read more here: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Black field with a macro image of a bright orange lichen Xanthoria in one of the corner. Little diagrams showing a structure of a lichen thallus with different layers in grey and green, a phylogenetic tree, and an alphafold generated structure of a protein. White text says "PhD position in Stockholm University / SciLifeLab. Lichen Biology, Symbiosis, Microbial Ecology & Evolution,Meta-omics Fully funded for 4 years. Start Apr-Sep 2026. Deadline for application: Feb 1st."
January 12, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Reposted by Slavica Janevska
delaconcepcionjc.bsky.social
With the new year, is my time to say bye to @gmivienna.bsky.social as I move to @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social in Tuebingen. I will start my solo Group Leader career as a Emmy Norther fellow. Thanks to everyone that helped on the way. I will be advertising PhD and Postdoc positions soon, stay tuned!
January 11, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Reposted by Slavica Janevska
plosbiology.org
Thermally dimorphic #fungi like #Histoplasma switch between environmental filamentous & host-associated #yeast forms. This study shows that a rapidly reversible duplication of a #chromosome alters the efficiency of this switch, reducing virulence @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4qCC9Gf
Left: Example images of colonies from gain-and-loss rate experiments after 12 days at 25°C. Cells derived from an aneuploid parent (top, green) and colonies derived from a euploid parent (bottom, magenta) each showing one progeny colony (indicated by an arrow) that converted in morphology bias. Bar indicates 10 mm. Conversion in morphology bias was used as a proxy for converting in ploidy. Right: Rapid gain and loss of Chr7 aneuploidy may increase phenotypic diversity. Summary scheme of the authors' data, suggesting that rapid gain and loss of the Chr7 aneuploidy may benefit Histoplasma by rapidly increasing phenotypic diversity, helping populations survive frequent and abrupt transitions between environment and host. Histoplasma grows as yeast in the mammalian body and in the laboratory when grown at 37°C, but as hyphae in the environment or in the laboratory when grown at 25°C. Cells with a second copy of chromosome 7 are biased towards hyphal growth and outcompete euploid cells in the yeast-to-hyphal transition (black arrows). Euploid cells (with one copy of each chromosome) are biased towards yeast growth and outcompete in the hyphal to yeast transition (black arrows). Cells frequently gain and lose a second copy of Chr7 (gray arrows). Cells with one copy of Chr7 have increased virulence in comparison to cells with two copies of the chromosome. Cells with two copies of Chr7 have a hyphal-biased transcriptome as do cells with increased copy number of HYF1, a TF on Chr7.
January 8, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Reposted by Slavica Janevska
prokaryota.bsky.social
JOB ALERT! 📢 For the scientists who love science communication: we’re hiring at @kurzgesagt.org !🌍 Come join our team, the vibes are impeccable.

✍️ Scriptwriter (Remote) kurzgesagt.org/careers/scri...
🔍 Fact-Checker & Researcher (Munich/Berlin/Remote) kurzgesagt.org/careers/seni...
Job listing for (Senior) Fact-Checker & Researcher (all genders) | kurzgesagt
Want to work with kurzgesagt? We have an open role as (Senior) Fact-Checker & Researcher (all genders). Apply now to become part of a great team and start an exciting career!
kurzgesagt.org
January 7, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Reposted by Slavica Janevska
mrccmm.bsky.social
🔬✨ #MycoTalks is back for 2026!
Join us for the first MycoTalks of the year featuring Iuliana Ene and Bernhard Hube.
📅 29 January 2026
⏰ 4:00 PM (UK time)
📍 Online
👉 Register here: buff.ly/JbBeC6i
Don’t miss this exciting start to our 2026 MycoTalks!

@ene-lab.bsky.social @mpm-hki.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Reposted by Slavica Janevska
gomezlucia93.bsky.social
Thrilled to finally see this work published in @narjournal.bsky.social! 🙌🏻 🥳 Huge thanks to @slavi-jan.bsky.social and everyone who collaborated on this project 🫶👏🏻
January 7, 2026 at 5:37 PM
slavi-jan.bsky.social
And many thanks to the German Research Foundation @dfg.de for funding my research stay at the University of Amsterdam @uva.nl which started this project!
January 7, 2026 at 3:51 PM
slavi-jan.bsky.social
Beyond excited to see this work finally out in @narjournal.bsky.social! We show that epigenetic modifiers on fungal accessory chromosomes can contribute to the overall epigenetic profile. Many thanks to @gomezlucia93.bsky.social and our other amazing collaborators 👏🏻

academic.oup.com/nar/article/...
Facultative heterochromatin mediated by core and accessory chromosome-encoded H3K27-specific methyltransferases controls virulence in a fungal phytopathogen
Abstract. In many fungal phytopathogens, infection is regulated by accessory genomic regions enriched in facultative heterochromatin, but the precise role
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January 7, 2026 at 3:39 PM
slavi-jan.bsky.social
A couple more days to apply! Join our team as PhD student or technician 👇🏻
slavi-jan.bsky.social Slavica Janevska @slavi-jan.bsky.social · Oct 21
📣 I’m excited to share two open positions in my lab @leibniz-hki.de. For this interdisciplinary project with @luziagyr.bsky.social, I’m seeking (1) an enthusiastic PhD student interested in fungal natural product research and genetic engineering, as well as (2) a technical assistant 👇🏻
November 25, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Reposted by Slavica Janevska
cbarragan.bsky.social
My new Emmy Noether Group is recruiting!

🔬 Two PhD positions in plant pathogen evolution

🧬 Start: April 2026 (flexible)

📍 Dept. of Phytopathology & Plant Protection @rstam.bsky.social @uni-kiel.de

⏰ Apply by 15 Dec 2025

🔗 More info: www.uni-kiel.de/personal/de/...

Do get in touch or share 😊
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November 3, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Reposted by Slavica Janevska
luziagyr.bsky.social
Interested in discovering natural products from fungi? 🍄🤖 Don’t miss the chance to be part of this exciting collaborative project with @slavi-jan.bsky.social and me!
slavi-jan.bsky.social Slavica Janevska @slavi-jan.bsky.social · Oct 21
📣 I’m excited to share two open positions in my lab @leibniz-hki.de. For this interdisciplinary project with @luziagyr.bsky.social, I’m seeking (1) an enthusiastic PhD student interested in fungal natural product research and genetic engineering, as well as (2) a technical assistant 👇🏻
October 22, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Reposted by Slavica Janevska
leibniz-hki.de
🍁 Meet our #October #calendar 2025 feature: Zoltán Cseresnyés, imaging specialist at our @appsysbio.bsky.social research group. From 1980s Hungary to super-resolution microscopy at Cambridge, he now helps researchers unlock insights from complex images. 🔬🌌
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#FacesOfScience #LeibnizHKI
Zoltán Cseresnyés, an older man with short gray hair and a friendly smile, stands indoors beside a long office table. He is wearing a light blue short-sleeved shirt, gray trousers, and brown shoes. He holds a small potted bonsai tree in both hands. On the table next to him are a large potted plant, a green watering can, and a book. The background shows a bright modern room with white walls and wooden flooring. In the upper left, a colorful speech bubble contains the text: “I am an image analyst. I help biologists and chemists to analyze their image data and get information and quantification out of microscopy images, thus allowing them to modify or plan experiments.” The Leibniz-HKI logo appears in blue at the bottom left, and an orange arrow points to the right. Colorful calendar page for October 2025 from the Leibniz-HKI Calendar. The background fades from blue on the left to purple on the right. The word 'OCTOBER' appears in bold orange letters. Below it, the name 'Zoltán Cseresnyés' is written in large green text. At the bottom left, small black text reads 'Leibniz-HKI Calendar 2025' with the blue Leibniz-HKI logo beneath it. On the right side, the word 'SWIPE' is written in black uppercase letters next to an orange arrow pointing right. A close-up photo shows the back of a man’s head as he looks at a computer monitor displaying a complex network of colorful lines and nodes on a dark background – microscopy data visualization. The desk below the monitor holds papers, computer accessories, and cables. In the top left, a colorful speech bubble contains the text: “The real highlight was being there at the very beginning of super-resolution microscopy.” The Leibniz-HKI logo appears in blue at the bottom left, and an orange arrow points to the right. Zoltán Cseresnyés and a younger woman with dark hair, one of his colleagues, sit side by side at a table in a bright office. Zoltán, wearing a light blue short-sleeved shirt, gestures with his hand while explaining something on a laptop screen. The woman listens attentively, wearing a patterned blouse and a wristwatch. Behind them, large windows with blinds fill the room with natural light. A colorful speech bubble above them contains the text: “It is crucial to remain flexible and open – both in mind and in career.” The Leibniz-HKI logo appears in blue at the bottom left of the image.
October 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
slavi-jan.bsky.social
(1) Doctoral Researcher (m/f/div) in Microbial Genetic Engineering: jobs.hki-jena.de/jobs/Doctora...
Job opportunity Doctoral Researcher (m/f/div) in Microbial Genetic Engineering at Leibniz HKI Jobportal
Wissenschaft/Forschung in Jena
jobs.hki-jena.de
October 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
slavi-jan.bsky.social
(2) Technical assistant (m/f/div) Microbiology (in German): jobs.hki-jena.de/jobs/Technis...
Stellenangebot Technische Assistenz oder Biologielaborant (m/w/div) Mikrobiologie bei Leibniz HKI Jobportal
Wissenschaft/Forschung in Jena
jobs.hki-jena.de
October 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
slavi-jan.bsky.social
📣 I’m excited to share two open positions in my lab @leibniz-hki.de. For this interdisciplinary project with @luziagyr.bsky.social, I’m seeking (1) an enthusiastic PhD student interested in fungal natural product research and genetic engineering, as well as (2) a technical assistant 👇🏻
October 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Reposted by Slavica Janevska
teamthomma.bsky.social
📣 New @biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social preprint, another joint-venture of @wolki95.bsky.social & @antonkraege.bsky.social, co-directed by @nicksnelders.bsky.social. Here’s a 🧵
biorxiv-plants.bsky.social bioRxiv Plant Bio @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social · Oct 2
Differential contributions of an antimicrobial effector from Verticillium dahliae to virulence and tomato microbiota assembly across natural soils https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.30.679524v1
October 14, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Reposted by Slavica Janevska
natcomms.nature.com
Population structure in a fungal human pathogen is associated with clinical prevalence

#Aspergillus flavus

@annemakerofhats.bsky.social ‪@ameliabarberphd.bsky.social‬ @rokaslab.bsky.social

#fungi #infection #PopulationGenomics #mycology
Population structure in a fungal human pathogen is potentially linked to pathogenicity - Nature Communications
Genetic diversity between clinical and environmental fungal isolates of Aspergillus flavus is poorly studied. Here, the authors analysed genomic data from a global set of clinical and environmental A. flavus isolates and report that clinical prevalence is associated with population structure.
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October 16, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Reposted by Slavica Janevska
vkokkoris.bsky.social
Grateful to receive the KNAW Early Career Award 2025, recognizing my research on fungi and commitment to mentorship! Special thanks to @tobykiers.bsky.social, @thomasshimizu.bsky.social, @anilevetu.bsky.social and to our amazing lab team @vuamsterdam.bsky.social
knaw-nl.bsky.social KNAW - Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen @knaw-nl.bsky.social · Oct 16
👏 Twaalf jonge onderzoekers zijn door de KNAW onderscheiden met een 𝗞𝗡𝗔𝗪 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱. Met deze prijs erkent de KNAW hun wetenschappelijke talent maar ook hun rol als bijv. docent.
Benieuwd naar hun onderzoek? Kijk dan hier: www.knaw.nl/nl/nieuws/di...
October 16, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Reposted by Slavica Janevska
michaelhabig.bsky.social
Want to understand how entire fungal chromosomes can be horizontally transferred?
Join us to unravel the mechanism/consequences of horizontal chromosome transfer in a fungal pathogen as part of an ERC-funded project. Postdoc/PhD positions available.
fungal-evolutionary-genetics.de/open-positio...
Open Positions
ERC-funded project on the mechanism of horizontal transfer of entire fungal chromosomes PhD PostDoc
fungal-evolutionary-genetics.de
October 13, 2025 at 9:39 AM