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Mark McMullan

@mcmullan0.bsky.social

Evolutionary biologist -population genomics -wild-agricultural pathogen evolution, invasion and adaptation (Wheat & Beets)

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Daniel Croll@danielcroll.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Our lab is looking for PhD students to join us in 2027 🎓🎉 The projects can be structured around our research directions: - Transposable element dynamics - Fungal pangenomics - ML/language model genomics applications - Pathogen adaptation More here pathogen-genomics.org ("Jobs") and please share! 🙏

Evolutionary genomics of pathogens

Croll lab at University of Neuchatel. The lab of Daniel Croll wants to understand how pathogens evolve to cause disease. For this, we mainly focus on major crop pathogens to unravel mechanisms of rapi...

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Earlham Institute@earlhaminst.bsky.social · 5mo ago

📃 A new study in @fungal-ecology.bsky.social from @rowenahill.bsky.social uses GlobalFungi sequencing data to provide the first global assessment of Gaeumannomyces incidence, and reviews current understanding of host interactions and lifestyle.

Host range and global distribution of Gaeumannomyces root fungi of cereal crops and wild grasses

Gaeumannomyces species (Magnaporthales, Ascomycota) occur worldwide as both pathogenic and commensal root-associates of cereal crops and wild grasses,…

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Sadiye Hayta@sadiyehayta.bsky.social · 7mo ago

We are seeking enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our Wheat Transformation and Gene Editing team. This is an exciting opportunity to work with cutting edge technologies at the forefront of crop science, contributing to innovative research in wheat improvement.

John Innes Centre@johninnescentre.bsky.social · 7mo ago

VACANCY - We’re recruiting for a Research Assistant to support our Wheat Transformation and Gene Editing (WTGE) facility, working on cutting-edge precision breeding technology. www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/re... Deadline - 27 April 2026 Contract - Until 30 April 2028, full-time

Earlham Institute@earlhaminst.bsky.social · 7mo ago

💡 PhD Blog: What's the importance of training during your first PhD year? Heading into her second-year, #PhD researcher Marine has shared her insights and experience of enhancing her skills and knowledge over the last 12 months, and practical advice for other students. Read here: buff.ly/xOhpq0S

Social graphic promoting the article "Training during your PhD: what my first year taught me." Background image shows a town in Czechia where the author recently undertook a training course.
Earlham Institute@earlhaminst.bsky.social · 7mo ago

💬 "From machine learning courses at Earlham Institute, to field training at @rothamsted.bsky.social, the summer school in Bologna and the #genomics workshop in Czechia, each experience has helped prepare me for the challenges of my project." BLOG: What my first year of my #PhD studies taught me.

Training during your PhD: what my first year of my PhD studies taught me.

PhD student Marine Folgoas reflects on the first year of her PhD and the important role training has played in developing her skills as a researcher.

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Nick Talbot@talbotlabtsl.bsky.social · 8mo 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

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Mark McMullan@mcmullan0.bsky.social · 8mo ago

How does root invasion differ between endophyte & pathogen? We are interested in this dichotomy of expression in the most important root disease of wheat, take-all: Stealth vs SEVs Exceptional tenacity from Stella (looking for a PhD) and the team @earlhaminst.bsky.social @rothamsted.bsky.social 🙏

bioRxiv Evolutionary Biology@biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Transcriptional signatures underlying divergent lifestyles of endophytic and pathogenic fungi in early colonisation of wheat roots https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.03.13.711015v1

Eva Stukenbrock @estukenbrock.bsky.social · 10mo ago

What enables a fungus to invade a mammal host? @marco-guerreiro.bsky.social unravels signatures of translation adaptation among pathogenic and non-pathogenic species of Trichosporonales. See more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Genomic and physiological signatures of adaptation in pathogenic fungi - Nature Communications

Emerging fungal pathogens have detrimental impacts on crops, animals, and humans, however little is known about their transition to a pathogenic lifestyle. This study demonstrates that the transition ...

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Anne Roulin@anneroulin.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Have we been overstating the role of transposable elements in adaptation to local or rapidly changing environmental conditions? Happy to share my (somewhat unpopular?) opinion paper on this matter: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Thanks to those who already shared the link!

Blinded by the lights? Re-examining the adaptive role of transposable elements in plants with population genomics

Transposable elements (TEs) are ubiquitous components of the genome whose mobility can be triggered by environmental stress and influenced by genotype…

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Charlotte Wright@charlottewright.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Are you excited about pangenomics? If so, join us in Edinburgh on 8-9th June to discuss the latest methods & insights from using these approaches across biodiversity! More details here: royalsociety.org/science-even... Organised together with @henrylnorth.bsky.social & @joanameier.bsky.social!

Pangenomics transforms evolutionary biology | Royal Society

This Theo Murphy meeting organised by Dr Joana Meier, Dr Henry North and Dr Charlotte Wright, will showcase cutting-edge pangenome tools, applied uses of pangenomes which are transforming health and a...

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Daniel Croll@danielcroll.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Big congratulations @tobybarilbio.bsky.social! Please check out and share our final version of the transposon mobilization work in a fungal pathogen - out now in Nature Communications www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Historic transposon mobilisation waves create distinct pools of adaptive variants in a major crop pathogen - Nature Communications

In this study, the authors analysed a large genomic dataset to trace how jumping genes shaped the global spread of a major wheat pathogen and reveal bursts of activity over decades that drove adaptati...

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Toby Baril@tobybarilbio.bsky.social · 12mo ago

TEs aren’t just genomic parasites, they’re also engines of genomic novelty. Our new study with ~2,000 Z. tritici genomes shows repeated TE mobilization waves during global expansion. With @danielcroll.bsky.social & @guidopuccetti.bsky.social 🧬 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #TEworldwide

Daniel Croll@danielcroll.bsky.social · last yr.

@tobybarilbio.bsky.social and I are very excited to release MycoMobilome! A very extensive effort to discover, QC and annotate TEs across the fungal kingdom. 👉 Ready-to-use for your own genome with a simple tutorial! 👉 Metadata about TEs discovered in your genome! 👉 Contribute and get recognition!

Toby Baril@tobybarilbio.bsky.social · last yr.

1/ Ever needed to annotate TEs in a fungal genome, but didn't know where to start? We have released #MycoMobilome, a community-focused non-redundant database of transposable element consensus sequences for the fungal kingdom, constructed from >4,000 fungal genomes! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Earlham Institute@earlhaminst.bsky.social · last yr.

PHD: What does an ‘optimal’ community of #bacteria and #fungi look like for #pathogen suppression? That's a key question to explore in this fully-funded #PhDproject with @neilhall.bsky.social, @mcmullan0.bsky.social and @rowenahill.bsky.social at the Earlham Institute.

Combatting wheat take-all disease with in-field and synthetic microbial communities

4-year Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (NRPDTP) PhD

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Earlham Institute@earlhaminst.bsky.social · last yr.

PHD: Are you interested in gene regulation, #immune function, or tech development? We have a fully-funded 4-year #PhDproject with @whatchamacaulay.bsky.social at the Earlham Institute and @tiagocluis.bsky.social at Imperial looking at niche cell–cell communication. ➡️ buff.ly/M7u6thJ

Exploring niche cell–cell communication through alternative splicing

4-year Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (NRPDTP) PhD

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