Introducing Dr. Alyssa La Bella!!🎓✨ Felipe and I couldn’t not be prouder of you!! You’ve done such an incredible work throughout your PhD studies, and your research has been crucial to advancing our understanding of fungal urinary tract infections!!! Congratulations, Doctor! @felipehst.bsky.social

A nice summary of @afloresmireles.bsky.social and our lab recent story published in PNAS. link.growkudos.com/1e9je0l4g74

A fungal catheter-associated UTI virulent program

How does the fungus Candida albicans cause life-threatening catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs)? Despite being very common, fungal CAUTIs have been neglected and thus little is known...

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NEW RESEARCH ALERT! Continuing our collaborative work on fungal catheter-associated UTIs, here we identified and validated the urine-specific regulatory genes driving these common infections, including a novel role for the gene EED1. Thanks to all authors! Read it here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

The unique Efg1 fungal virulence regulon in the catheterized bladder environment | PNAS

Urinary catheterization, a frequent procedure in hospitals, nursing homes, and other healthcare facilities, is a primary driver of nosocomial infec...

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Ever wonder how fungal infections take hold in the bladder? 🔬. Our new research sheds light on fungal virulence in human and mouse models during catheterization! alabella14.bsky.social, @nickgervais.bsky.social, @felipehst.bsky.social, @shapirorebecca.bsky.social www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

The unique Efg1 fungal virulence regulon in the catheterized bladder environment | PNAS

Urinary catheterization, a frequent procedure in hospitals, nursing homes, and other healthcare facilities, is a primary driver of nosocomial infec...

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We have multiple faculty positions open at UMN, one is research intensive, the other is primarily clinical. Feel free to reach out if interested or see the links below! umphysicians.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/umpcar... umphysicians.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/umpcar...

Infectious Diseases Physician - Assistant Professor

Program / Unit Description The Division of Infectious Diseases & International Medicine at the University of Minnesota is a globally recognized leader in clinical research and implementation scien...

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Job alert! jobs.kent.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Job Opportunity at the University of Kent: Research Associate in Mucorales Adaptation

Are you an early-career researcher with expertise in the study of fungi and extensive, up-to-date theoretical and practical knowledge in your subject area? This is an exciting opportunity to join our ...

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If this rule is implemented, OMB and its boss (the architect of Project 25) can override peer-review and decide to fund whatever they want. Please read more here: Another red alert for American science | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Another red alert for American science

Although research has bipartisan support in the US Congress, and trust in science is above 75% across the country, the Trump administration seems as determined as ever to mortally wound the nation’s s...

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🚨JOB ALERT🚨 #postdocs #jobsearch #professor

Alex Merz 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦@merz.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The University of Washington Department of Microbiology seeks to hire an Assistant Professor, Tenure Track. apply.interfolio.com/185622 We're interested in mechanistic approaches to study physiology and/or pathogenesis of bacteria and viruses, as well as microbial community interactions.

Dear Midwest colleagues and friends! The deadline for abstract submission is approaching! #MNID26 will be at Wisconsin-Madison, please check the website for details! www.mnidmeeting.org

🚨JOB ALERT🚨 #postdocs #jobsearch #professor

Peter Chien@chienlab.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We are hiring! Focus is on colleagues interested in protein homeostasis and human disease. Priority reviewing starts mid-June and will continue on a rolling basis. Here is the ad, hit me up if you have questions! careers.umass.edu/jobs/assista...

🚨Faculty job search: University of Illinois Chicago Micro & Immuno department is hiring! Open rank and open area within host-pathogen interactions. Apply by May 31 to join us in UI College of Medicine in the heart of Chicago! uic.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

We are hiring @umichmicroimmuno.bsky.social ! Tenure-track assistant professor position in our Microbiology and Immunology department. We are especially looking for someone working in bacterial pathogenesis

Its official! I have been promoted to Associate professor with tenure! Like many things in life, it required a "village" to achieve this. Many thanks to past & current members of the lab, and all that stood by me all this way, especially my partner in crime @afloresmireles.bsky.social Cheers!!!

This is truly, a remarkable story! Thanks for sharing!

Roby Bhattacharyya@roby-b.bsky.social · 4mo ago

What Eric and Sonia have done for this field is unlike anything I've ever seen in science.

The @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social & @jhu.edu Gilbert Otto Professor of Innovation & Entrepreneurship Research Professor Radamés J.B. Cordero's work studying how fungi respond in space is profiled in @elnuevodia.bsky.social www.elnuevodia.com/english/news...

Dear Midwest friends, the Midwest Neglected Infectious Diseases Meeting #MNID26 is back and gone live! Please save the date: August 7-8. I will be sharing more info soon but for now, please check the meeting website here: www.mnidmeeting.org

I've been very quite on here, but am so excited to share a new project we just had funded together with @clairehoving.bsky.social @ewjwallace.bsky.social @darrenthomson.bsky.social @rdangarembizi.bsky.social Lucian Duvenage, Iana Kalinina, and @swainqbiolab.bsky.social the result of 3 years of work

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A wonderful collaboration. Very excited about the other stories in the pipeline and the future of this project!

Ana Flores-Mireles@afloresmireles.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Fighting back against superbugs! 🥊 Check out our latest study on how liquid-infused silicone catheters are slashing C. auris infections. 🦠🛡️ 👇 Thanks to Alyssa La Bella, Hope Akegbe, Felipe H Santiago Tirado, and Caitlin Howell!!! 🙌🔬 @notredame.bsky.social @globaluti.bsky.social

PUBLICATION ALERT: In this latest study from the lab we characterized a human immortalized microglia cell line in terms of cryptococcal-host interactions. We believe this is a powerful new way to study these important interactions and ask mechanistic questions.🧵(1/3) journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

Use of a human immortalized microglia cell line to study recognition, phagocytosis, and intracellular survival of Cryptococcus neoformans | mSphere

While Cryptococcus neoformans is acquired through inhalation, the fatal pathology of cryptococcal infection occurs when the yeast disseminates to the central nervous system (CNS) and causes cryptococc...

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Don't miss this fun and informative interview with the great @afloresmireles.bsky.social with the patient advocacy organization Live UTI Free! They talk all the way from marine biology, to good microbes, bad microbes, and UTIs and CAUTIs - a little bit for everyone! Only 30 really enjoyable mins!

LUF@liveutifree.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Why do catheters increase the risk of UTI? Dr. Ana Flores-Mireles @afloresmireles.bsky.social joined Melissa Kramer for an interview to share how her own scientific discoveries could lead to long term solutions for patients who are catheterized. Watch now: https://f.mtr.cool/ikdehrkthw

PUBLICATION ALERT: The latest from the lab is out, on the function of a vacuolar protein in Cryptococcus. Meet Vac8, the vacuolar protein that keeps cryptococcal vacuole in one large piece! This is a small thread on it, but you can find the paper here: www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/11....

Preprint alert: the latest from my collaboration with the great @afloresmireles.bsky.social, @shapirorebecca.bsky.social , and Ilse Jacobsen (not in BS). You can find it here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... A small thread below (1/3)

The Unique Efg1 Fungal Virulence Regulon in the Catheterized Bladder Environment

Urinary catheterization, a common procedure in hospitals and nursing home facilities, is a primary driver of hospital-acquired infections (HAI). These devices frequently lead to catheter-associated ur...

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Fungi are everywhere doing everything! So amazing! These stinkbugs coat their eggs in fungi to protect them from parasitic wasps. Read more here: www.science.org/content/arti...

These stinkbugs coat their eggs in fungi to protect them from parasitic wasps

An unusual relationship could shed light on how insects choose their partners

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UChicago Microbiology is searching for tenured or tenure-track faculty working in host-pathogens interactions, viral and bacterial pathogenesis, and emerging infectious diseases. Come join our vibrant Department! microbiology.uchicago.edu Apply here apply.interfolio.com/174404

Department of Microbiology | The University of Chicago

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There’s now an app for all things fungi 🦠🍄 Dr. Matthew Pullen, Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota, helped launch Dr Fungus—a free app that brings the trusted resource to your phone. Explore fungal infections, antifungal treatments, and case-based learning—all in one place.

Home - Doctor Fungus

Welcome to Doctor Fungus! An Educational Website of theMycoses Study Group Education and Research Consortium (MSGERC)   [View Legal Information] Where to Start Mycology Case of the Month An Introducti...

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Who said drama is only for Mexican tele-novellas (soap operas). This article has it all! "After bizarre journey, prized history of molecular biology archive finds new home" www.science.org/content/arti...

After bizarre journey, prized history of molecular biology archive finds new home

Science History Institute makes public multimillion-dollar collection, including Rosalind Franklin’s famous DNA image, assembled by fake scientist

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Now we are receiving the wisdom from NIAID extraordinaire PO Glen McGugan on best practices to obtain NIH funding. Of if two unique opportunities on this year’s #MNID25.

And we’re off with #MNID25 at Case Western Reserve! My student Robbi gave an awesome presentation. Looking forward to all other talks and posters!

I have an R56 that will pay for 1 year of a postdoc that will hopefully bridge us to a 4-year R01. It's not without risk but uh...everything in science feels like a major risk right now. We're in need of a #postdoc w/ #nmr experience. DM or email me for project details.

Jon Paczkowski🌹@paczkowskilab.bsky.social · last yr.

I am (optimistically) looking for a postdoc with solution state biomolecular NMR expertise to join our group. I can provide access to high-end instrumentation and technical assistance via our membership at the New York Structural Biology Center. #nmr #academicsky #postdoc

Congratulations to my student Robbi Ross on her award from NIH! Robbi will be working on the host-pathogen interactions between the environmental fungus Cryptococcus and human microglia. Looking forward to all of what you will accomplish Robbi! Congrats! fungilab.nd.edu/news/robbi-w...

Robbi was awarded a Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (NRSA) from the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Robbi competes sucessfully for the prestigious F31 fellowship from NIH Figure 1. The potential interactions between microglia…

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