Now out! We show that TEs can be horizontally transferred between fungal species via Starships. Once transferred, these TEs can become active, changing the genome organization and affecting the lifestyle of the recipient fungus. www.nature.com/articles/s41... @oggenfussursula.bsky.social #TEsky

Transposable elements hitchhike on Starships across fungal genomes - Nature Communications

Large mobile genetic elements known as Starships act as vehicles for transferring transposable elements (TEs) between fungi. Here, Griem-Krey et al. show that these ‘hitchhiking’ TEs can drive rapid e...

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Can we tune a plant’s epigenetic toolkit to disrupt plant homeostasis in ways that enable phenotypic innovation? 🌱Check out our new Opinion Paper with @thanvisrikant.bsky.social discussing this topic in @cp-trendsplantsci.bsky.social! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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 😊

Now with official press release. I'm very much looking forward to welcome @cbarragan.bsky.social in January www.uni-kiel.de/en/details/n...

Emmy Noether Programme funds Cristina Barragán to study fungal pathogen evolution

DFG supports Emmy Noether Research Group at Kiel University to investigate fungal pathogens relevant to agriculture.

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Remco Stam@rstam.bsky.social · 11mo ago

I am excited to share the news that Cristina Barragan @cbarragan.bsky.social got awarded an Emmy Noether Fellowship to start her own research group in my department @uni-kiel.de to explore population dynamics of fungal cereal pathogens!