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Hello lovely followers! I invite you to virtually share your work with my group during our lab meetings. We offer speakers attention and enthusiasm and would be delighted to host students/ECRs from diverse backgrounds. Please RT and share signup link! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

The Lovett Lab has arrived at #MassMyco! Kelsey already delivered a stellar talk on her sequence gathering tool arboRist. ☺️ 🧬

Fantastic opportunity for graduate students at any Indiana university who are interested in getting experience in #sciencepolicy, talking with representatives about their research or a topic they are passionate about, or practicing #sciencecommunication! Please share widely!

Less than 2 weeks until our in-person workshop with @Sci_Tech_Policy - if you are an Indiana STEM or STEM-related grad student, you are eligible to join us for FREE! We are so grateful to Dr. Stine for her efforts on the day's program - please join us for this great opportunity!

@NobelPrize I love reading these posts, I hope @NobelPrize starts posting on Bsky soon, too!

French chemists Frédéric Joliot and Irène Joliot-Curie communicated their discovery of artificial radioactivity to the French Academy of Sciences on 15 January 1934. For this they were awarded the 1935 #NobelPrize in Chemistry.

Just published! Blaise Jumbam et al. identified the core mycobiome for 8 cyst nematode species. In total, 744 species of fungi were found to be associated with cyst nematodes. @BlaiseJumbam @PNW_Nematology @PurdueAg doi.org/10.1094/PBIOME…

📢 Meet the keynote speakers of the XXIV ISCB - Pontevedra 2025! Dr. Jorinde Nuytinck (@JNuytinck), Researcher at Naturalis Biodiversity Center (Leiden, the Netherlands), will be our speaker for the #mycology keynote session 📌 Mark your calendars for #ISCB2025!

Don't miss this opportunity to work on #ambrosia #beetles Application deadline: Friday, January 24th, 2025 More information here 👇 pitchtube.org/job-opportunit… @EntsocAmerica @UFEntNem @UF_IFAS

World meat production is expected to double by 2050. This would require that we convert 80% of existing forests & shrubland for meat & dairy production - an additional 35 million km2 of land, equating to the combined area of Australia & Africa. New study academic.oup.com/oocc/article/5…

@Spottingthespot Hahahhaha- What in the heck?! Ya, this is nonsensical. I was tempted to click to skim the paper, but I think I will resist.

What do mycologists think when they read these two sentences? Something tells me the authors of this piece of, most likely, #papermill dribble have no clue what fungi are! doi.org/10.1016/j.bior…

My mother and our family lost our home in Altadena, CA, due to the devastating Eaton Fire. If you’re able to donate and or share our fundraiser we would deeply grateful. gofund.me/b5254985

📢 We are thrilled to announce our Spring 2025 Seminar Series! Starting on January 17th, join us every Friday at 11AM for diverse, cutting-edge talks featuring the latest advancements in the #microbialsciences. 🦠🧫🍄

What is the role of a scientist in society? A question asked by my undergrad advisor one time that still influences me. I think about both 1. revealing the truth no matter the personal or societal consequences and 2. using society's funds for its advancement. What's your take?

First PhD paper alert! We found a new virus in cotton, cotton virus a, that is integrated in the plant's genome. We have no idea if the virus or integrated sequences have any effect on disease progression! But it has been integrated for millions of years apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/PB…

Researchers unveil Robiniigena, a new fungal genus, and document the sexual morph of Ampelomyces quisqualis for the first time. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/mycoke… #mycology

A tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level in Seed Biology and Technology at Cornell AgriTech in Geneva, NY! academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/29313

Registration link: forms.gle/tba9caNUGR63qx…

Check out Robigalia, a cool #PlantPathology newsletter/blog by @_Alyssa_Martino This week, she characterized #Monilinia polystroma, a cherry pathogen. Haha- She even suggests songs to listen to while you're learning about the diseases! robigalia.beehiiv.com/p/pathogen-pro…

Sad to see them go, but it's another good reminder that maybe it's time for me to fully switch over, too.. It is heartening to see that they already have ~13k followers on Blue Sky, though!

New publication 📜 This re-evaluation of the Fusarium sambucinum species complex clarifies its diversity and solidifies its role as a major producer of harmful plant pathogens and mycotoxins. Read here👇 doi.org/10.3114/sim.20…