Jason Stajich

@hyphaltip.bsky.social

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I study evolution in fungi using genomics at UC Riverside. He/him.

Tongva, Cahuilla, Serrano lands

http://lab.stajich.org/

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Physics 29%

Environmental science 25%

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Reposted by Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Jason Stajich

Jeremy B. Yoder 🧬📊🌿🏳️‍🌈🖖🏻 @jbyoder.org · 3d

Joshua trees make the cover of @newphyt.bsky.social for the issue with our paper, led by @kheyduk.bsky.social, showing that they use water-saving CAM photosynthesis — but only sometimes 🌿 buff.ly/WnPoRXa

The cover of the December 2025 issue of New Phytologist, with an image of a small western Joshua tree in the soft light of a desert morning

Reposted by Brian J. Enquist, Monica G. Turner, Jason Stajich , and 5 more Brian J. Enquist, Monica G. Turner, Jason Stajich, Stephen D. Murphy, Jesse R. Lasky, Seth M. Munson, Chhaya M. Werner, Connor Morozumi

Seema Sheth @seemasheth.bsky.social · 3d

Amy Angert and I are recruiting a #postdoc to participate in a collaborative NSF-funded study of demographic responses to climate across the geographic range of the scarlet monkeyflower. Please repost! jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/224...

Reposted by Håvard Kauserud, Jason Stajich

Andrej Spiridonov @andrejpaleo.bsky.social · 7d

If you need a professional terrestrial phototroph you need a symbiont of plant+fungi. Lichen (Spongiophyton sp) colonized the land already at least in the Early Devonian:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
🧪 ⚒️ #Paleobio #EvoBio #Geology

Paleogeographical distribution of Spongiophyton by the Early Devonian

Reposted by Jason Stajich, Cameron Campbell, Sanford F. Schram

Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 8d

UC Provost Katherine Newman has announced plans to defund this program, a preemptive capitulation with the feds that has not been ordered and should not occur. Newman has done this with zero consultation with campus-level leadership and none with any faculty — mentors or former fellows included.

Reposted by Jason Stajich, Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Brian Keegan , and 2 more Jason Stajich, Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Brian Keegan, James A. Benn, Southern Africa

Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 8d

The President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, PPFP, has been a jewel in the crown for faculty development and recruitment at the University of California for years and the results have been an expanded faculty with almost 100% tenure rates — unprecedented success.

Reposted by Jesse M. Shapiro, Simon Roux, Jason Stajich

Nature Microbiology @natmicrobiol.nature.com · 20d

OUT NOW Activity-targeted metaproteomics uncovers rare syntrophic bacteria central to anaerobic community metabolism by @ryanziels.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Activity-targeted metaproteomics uncovers rare syntrophic bacteria central to anaerobic community metabolism - Nature Microbiology

An approach combining BONCAT, stable isotope probing and metaproteomics showcases the hidden metabolic interconnectivity of microorganisms within an anaerobic digestion community.

www.nature.com

Reposted by Jason Stajich

Leho Tedersoo @tedersoo.bsky.social · 21d

Fungal phylum-level classification update now available! Used "innovative taxonomy" to describe >100 taxa, from species to phylum, based on long reads, characteristic nucleotides and env-samples.
mycokeys.pensoft.net/article/1616...

#fungi #taxonomy #PacBio #classification #eDNA

New fungal phylum-level system, with red font indicating novel taxa and size taxonomic diversity.

Jason Stajich @hyphaltip.bsky.social · 25d

Pay your 2026 membership dues or become a member to save $$ in registration costs and be part of our scientific society.

Jason Stajich @hyphaltip.bsky.social · 25d

Registration open for #Fungal26 genetics-gsa.org/fungal-2026/ at Asilomar.

Homepage - 33rd Fungal Genetics Conference

Visit our website to learn more.

genetics-gsa.org

Reposted by Francis Martin, Jason Stajich

PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · 26d

Fungal #GenomeSize variation is largely driven by TEs & lineage-specific genome defenses. @tbadet.bsky.social & @danielcroll.bsky.social show that presence/absence of RIP mutation systems influences #genome architecture, identifying a likely novel defense mechanism @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4hcC5tx

Widespread shifts in genome architecture and trophism across fungi. Phylogenetic positions of the shifts identified for genome size. Negative values denote an identified decrease in the genomic trait value while positive values denote an increase in the genomic trait value.

Reposted by Jason Stajich

Oxford Nanopore @nanoporetech.com · 26d

Reposted by Jason Stajich

Typas Lab @typaslab.bsky.social · 29d

Excited to share our preprint led by Carlos Voogdt et al

We developed new genetic tools & genome-wide libraries for species of the Bacteroidales order; constructed saturated barcoded transposon libraries in key representatives of three genera.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Reposted by Jonathan A. Eisen, Simon Roux, Jason Stajich , and 3 more Jonathan A. Eisen, Simon Roux, Jason Stajich, Wolfgang Huber, Larry W. Hunter, Alan McNally

Ewan Birney @ewanbirney.bsky.social · Oct 10

I am hiring! - looking for a Staff Scientist to co-run my research group with me. Staff Scientist is a senior professional scientist role at EMBL. Please forward to people you might know who could be interested! embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...

Staff Scientist

About EMBL-EBI EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute is a data powerhouse, utilised on a global scale to advance scientific discovery through bioinformatics and solutions to some of the world’s mos...

embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com

Reposted by Jonathan A. Eisen, Jason Stajich

Terry McGlynn @hormiga.bsky.social · Oct 9

Y'all. I just got ChatGPT to do everything in R for this manuscript. I mean EVERYTHING. And it's all legit and reproducible. I'm shook.

How are we mentoring our trainees in statistics now? Who needs to learn coding in R line by line, and who doesn't?

scienceforeveryone.science/statistics-i...

Statistics in the era of AI

How do we mentor, teach, and do stats when AI can do so much of the work?

scienceforeveryone.science

Reposted by Meredith Broussard, Lisa W. Fazio, James Q. Wilson , and 39 more Meredith Broussard, Lisa W. Fazio, James Q. Wilson, Suresh Venkatasubramanian, Dorothy Bishop, Anna Nagurney, Brigitte Nerlich, Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Gavin A. Schmidt, Jesse H. Kroll, Julie L. Lockwood, Patrick A. Jansen, Joshua S. Weitz, Nicole Dubilier, Jason Stajich, Simon J. Greenhill, Michael A. Clemens, Hugo Mercier, Megan L. Ranney, Rosemary A. Joyce, Philip N. Cohen, Michael J. Allen, Andrew Curry, Jacob Montgomery, Juan Cole, Kris Inwood, Smith, Robert C. Richards, Rebecca Tushnet, Alan Richardson, Lauren Hersch Nicholas, Victor Galaz, Scott A. Imberman, Sebastian Karcher, Brian Keegan, Ann Bartow, Jack Stilgoe, Ted Temzelides, Christina Pagel, Annalee Newitz, David Darmofal, Jesse R. Lasky

Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · Oct 8

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Reposted by Simon Roux, Jason Stajich

Rob Patro @robp.bsky.social · Oct 8

And it's posted! If you're interested and eligible, please consider applying through the UMD portal: umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UMCP/j....

If you're a PI working in algorithmic genomics (& you can recommend my lab to your top graduating students ;P), please let them know!

Reposted by Jason Stajich

Thomas Mock @thomasmock.bsky.social · Oct 2

Our latest #preprint led by Yumary M. Vasquez & Frederik Schulz @jgi.doe.gov

The largest database of giant #virus MAGs (GVMAGs V2) with >18,000 genomes from #marine, freshwater, anthropogenic and terrestrial environments.

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Jason Stajich @hyphaltip.bsky.social · Sep 27

Assistant Professor Plant or Fungal
Genomics. Univ of Wyoming. eeik.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Asst Professor - Plant or Fungal Genomics

The Department of Botany and the School of Computing at the University of Wyoming invites applications for a tenure-track position in Plant or Fungal Genomics at the rank of Assistant Professor. We in...

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Jason Stajich @hyphaltip.bsky.social · Sep 24

thefutureisfungi.awardsplatform.com Future is Fungi startup award applications are open. 🍄

The Future is Fungi Award

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · Sep 24

So now the beetles can eat in peace (sans butterscotch-flavored death), the fungus grows in the resin channels, eventually killing the tree & staining the wood blue.

Only one thing can save it: forest fires. But only LITTLE ones.

When Trees Attack, Fungus Can Parry

Genetic analysis reveals why the pine beetle has ravaged so many trees

www.science.org

Reposted by Jason Stajich

c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · Sep 24

The terpenes in resin repel & toxify the beetle while smelling like a candy store.

But the beetle has a secret weapon. A partnership with a 'blue stain fungi'. The beetle has a special structure on their head that stores the fungus.

And the fungus stops the resin by clogging it up.

Summit Outside: the biology behind the lodgepole pine’s blue stain

The term symbiosis comes from the Ancient Greek

www.summitdaily.com

Reposted by Jason Stajich

Cedric Feschotte @cedricfeschotte.bsky.social · Sep 23

📣 Our department is hiring an Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Cell and Molecular Biology to join the @weillinstitute.bsky.social PLS spread the word!
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30607

Cornell University, Molecular Biology & Genetics

Job #AJO30607, WDR-00055221 Assistant Professor, Molecular Biology & Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, US

academicjobsonline.org

Jason Stajich @hyphaltip.bsky.social · Sep 23

Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology & Fungal Biology, UC Davis. 🍄🌱 recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07339 Deadline Dec 1, 2025. 👀 "Primary teaching responsibilities will be teaching Introductory Mycology, an upper-division lab class, and SAS 30, Mushroom, Molds & Society"

Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology

University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!

recruit.ucdavis.edu

Reposted by Andreas J. Bäumler, Simon Roux, Neil Pederson , and 2 more Andreas J. Bäumler, Simon Roux, Neil Pederson, Jason Stajich, Lesley A. Hall

Tiffany Lowe-Power 🌱🦠 @tlowepower.bsky.social · Sep 22

Please repost -- The Univ. California Davis dept of Plant Pathology is hiring a Fungal biologist / Mycologist

Applications due Dec 1

Application portal: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07339

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he Department of Plant Pathology at the University of California, Davis is seeking applications for a fulltime, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Mycology, with a focus on plant pathogenic, symbiotic,
or mycotoxigenic fungi and fungal-like organisms (e.g., oomycetes). We are looking for a highly
motivated and creative scientist with a strong background in mycology and/or the biology of fungi and
fungal-like organisms that interact with plants. The successful candidate will be expected to develop a
world-class, externally funded research program that integrates both fundamental and applied aspects
of fungal biology within the context of plant pathology. We welcome applicants pursuing a wide range
of research topics related to plant-associated fungi, including but not limited to mechanisms of fungal
pathogenesis or symbiosis with plants, population genomics and evolution of fungal plant pathogens,
plant-associated fungal microbiomes and plant-microbe interactions, and/or one health approaches to
fungal diseases and antifungal resistance. Applicants working in other relevant research areas involving
pathogenic, symbiotic, or mycotoxigenic fungi or fungal-like organisms that affect plant health are also
encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will have significant opportunities for collaboration with
faculty in plant pathology, microbiology, genomics, and agricultural sciences, and to contribute to
addressing issues of importance to California’s agricultural and natural ecosystems.
The appointee primary teaching responsibilities will be teaching Introductory Mycology, an upperdivision lab class, and SAS 30, Mushroom, Molds & Society, a general education class for non-majors.
Additional graduate and undergraduate teaching responsibilities may be assigned based on
departmental needs and the candidate’s expertise. The department offers modern instructional
facilities, including a newly renovated teaching laboratory.

Reposted by Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Jason Stajich, Ellie M. Goud

Facundo Romani @fromani.bsky.social · Sep 22

Very important paper and resource. Bryophyte genomes expanded by one order of magnitude. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Bryophytes hold a larger gene family space than vascular plants - Nature Genetics

A super-pangenome analysis incorporating 123 newly sequenced bryophyte genomes reveals that bryophytes exhibit a larger number of unique and lineage-specific gene families than vascular plants.

www.nature.com

Jason Stajich @hyphaltip.bsky.social · Sep 19

ExFAB user proposals are now being accepted for our first open call. exfab.engineering.ucsb.edu/call-externa...

ExFAB

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Biofoundry for Extreme and Exceptional Fungi, Archaea, and Bacteria (ExFAB) operates a first-of-its-kind facility, open to industry and academia from across the n...

exfab.engineering.ucsb.edu

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Reposted by Jason Stajich, Orlando Schwery

Sebastian Soyk @sebastiansoyk.bsky.social · Sep 17

Our department of Plant Molecular Biology at the University of Lausanne @unil.bsky.social is recruiting a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in the field of Plant-Organism Interactions 🌱🐛🦠🍄! Application before November 30, 2025. See the official job ad for more details: tinyurl.com/mtxdcz6p

Reposted by Jason Stajich

Polly Fordyce @pollyfordyce.bsky.social · Sep 17

Please apply to our tenure-track faculty position at
@stanford-chemh.bsky.social! We are searching for a new colleague working at the interface between computation and molecular sciences. See post below and pls forward widely!
chemh.stanford.edu/opportunitie...

Faculty Recruitment

chemh.stanford.edu

Reposted by Elena Litchman

Jason Stajich @hyphaltip.bsky.social · Sep 16

Assistant Professor (Quantitative Microbe-Plant-Environment Interactions), Dept of Microbiology, Fall 2026 apply.interfolio.com/173345 at University of Tennessee - Knoxville. Position is part of a faculty cluster hire in Bioinformatics, Genomics and Quantitative-based Solutions for Food Security.

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