Daniel Smith

Check out our new review advocating for the creating of Disaster Microbiology as a new field of study and reviewing some of the years of extraordinary research showing how disasters shape microbe populations. @ACasadevall1 (1/) journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mb…

“This study opens the door for future research into these adaptations & the identification of urban fungal species that may emerge as potential human pathogens in the near future,” said @JohnsHopkinsSPH researcher & @ACasadevall1 Lab member @Danfqsmith earth.com/news/city-fung…

Very excited to finally share our recent article studying fungal adaptation to high temperature in warmer and cooler neighborhoods of Baltimore! doi.org/10.1093/ismeco…

HHS leaders continue to claim everyone can get a COVID vaccine, but FDA's new rules require the “low risk” to consult a doctor first. With 11% of Americans lacking a healthcare provider (per HHS’s own data), this policy and claim ignores real access barriers.

Last week my first author research article in the malaria field was published in nature.com/articles/s4146… What a exciting and challenging journey @JohnsHopkinsMMI May this be the first of may more- looking forward to reading your comments and questions✨

MMI PhD Candidate Gracen Gerbig who's training in the lab of @JohnsHopkinsMMI dept chair & @JohnsHopkinsSPH & @JHU_BDPs Arturo Casadevall @ACasadevall1 defends her PhD thesis today! Thursday, June 5 Paige Hall 1:00 p.m. #Cryptococcus neoformans #fungi Good Luck, Gracen!

Fun project that started with looking at whether or not there is chaos during Galleria infections, and wound up also finding some interesting patterns that occur of infection (and lots of mesmerizing timelapses) @ACasadevall1 biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Would global warming bring an increase of invertebrate-associated cutaneous invasive fungal infections? @ACasadevall1 #mBio journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mb…

Excited to announce a save the date for the upcoming Keystone Fungal Pathogenesis meeting! Jan 12-15 2026, mark your calendars! 🗓 Program and deadlines in link below #KSFungalPath26 @IlievLab keystonesymposia.org/conferences/co…

This is great! @NIAIDNews have launched a collection of public domain illustrations (currently 550 individual icons) bioart.niaid.nih.gov

When my paper gets referenced once

We’re excited to welcome Dr. Jay Vyas, as our new Assoc. Dean for Academic Innovation & Director of Physician-Scientist Programs at the Vagelos Institute for Basic Biomedical Science. He'll also join the Division of Infectious Diseases in @CUIMCDeptofMed. columbiamed.link/3YdlLPR

Disaster microbiology explores how microbiology relates to catastrophic events like hurricanes. In the wakes of #HurricaneHelene and #HurricaneMilton, how can we prepare to face the microbial aftermath of these natural disasters? asm.social/28t

A bad day for the dinosaurs turned out to be a pretty good day for ants. According to a new study led by Smithsonian entomologist and curator Ted Schultz, colonies of ants began farming fungi when an asteroid struck Earth 66 million years ago. Read more: s.si.edu/47QDtNK

In this fun & fascinating @NPRShortWave segment co-hosts @emilykwong1234 & @ScienceRegina visit @ACasadevall1's Lab @JohnsHopkinsSPH Listen & learn about fungi & how @Danfqsmith uses Starbursts on Baltimore sidewalks to test how fungi adapt to heat npr.org/podcasts/51035…

When your experiment goes so badly that the universe sends you ~96 evil eyes for protection 🧿🧿🧿

When your students are talented both inside and outside of the lab 😍 Thanks to our fantastic summer student Pippa for this incredible card! Over the last 8 weeks Pippa worked to assess different methods of hemocyte collection and fixation 🐛🔬

Everytime I grow molds, feel compelled to tweet how pretty they are

the cells on the microscopy slide I messed up staring at me from the trash

This morning the JHMRI community @JohnsHopkinsMMI lost a deeply loved member, Genevieve Williams. May God bring peace to her family.