Meet Nancy Keller, one of our plenary speakers! Dr. Keller's research focuses on the discovery of secondary metabolite synthases and their chemical products and the intrinsic development of antifungal resistance in Aspergillus pathogens. Register today for #CFN25 to hear more from Dr. Keller.

We are excited to host the 2026 Midwest Neglected Infectious Diseases (MNID) Meeting in Madison from Aug 7-8. Registration (free) and Abstract submission are online. Please share! www.mnidmeeting.org #MNID26

So amazing when my morning show/internet role model cites work from my lab! youtu.be/PNL_C3j1C2A?...

Keller Lab@kellerlab.bsky.social · 6mo ago

☠️🍄The world's deadliest mushroom has been hiding a secondary metabolite secret! The Keller, Drott & Pringle Labs just published in @pnas.org: leaderless RiPPs, a peptide class never before seen in fungi, found in Amanita phalloides and linked to its Californian invasion. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Trump's 2027 budget proposes cuts of: 🔻 $5.8 billion to NIH 🔻 $5.6 billion to NASA 🔻 $4.8 billion to NSF 🔻 $4.6 billion to EPA 🔻 $2.9 billion to CDC 🔻 $1.6 billion to NOAA If these science cuts pass they will make the US a less healthy and less safe place to live.

The NSF has been compromised.

Equipped for success: genomes and metabolomes of the European Amanita muscaria are conserved in its novel South African range

Equipped for success: genomes and metabolomes of the European Amanita muscaria are conserved in its novel South African range

Plants and soils have been moved around the world for centuries, but invasive mushrooms receive scant attention. The Amanita muscaria species complex was introduced to South Africa in the context of...

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Proud to be a Keller Kid!

Nick Talbot@talbotlabtsl.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Some reflections on #Fungal26 This was a great meeting as always but set against some turbulent times of course, which meant many regular attendees were not present. This thread is mainly for them. However, the proportion of first-time attendees was very high and very international. #Fungal26 1/15

Our labs got spooky for Bactoberfest! 🧫🎃 Bactoberfest brought out the best bugs, costumes, and creativity in the lab! 🦠🎃 #Bactoberfest #ScienceHalloween #MDTP #UWMadison

Here is a graph with dollar amounts of funding committed. The curves look very similar to those based on the number of awards.

"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux@bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Is there a version of the chart follow the dollar-value of the grants? Is it fewer-bigger grants or simply - as I would guess - straight up less money going out the door?