🚨New lab pre-print! We took a deep dive into brain immune responses comparing clinical isolates of C neoformans. Must read if you work on mouse models of cryptococcal meningitis. Also super proud that most of the authors are/were rotating MSc students www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #immunosky 🧪

Congratulations @jlspragu.bsky.social for winning the #microLife poster prize at the annual @trr124-funginet.bsky.social meeting!! 🎉🥳🎊 @jsmc-info.bsky.social @leibniz-hki.de

What an incredible joint meeting „FungiNet – Pathogenic fungiand their human host“ & „Invasive Mycoses in Haematological Malignancies – IMIHM XV in Würzburg! 🌟 The discussions were enlightening, and the talks were truly inspiring. 🙌 A big thank you to everyone involved!

We are thrilled to invite you to the annual meeting of CRC TR124 "FungiNet – Pathogenic fungi and their human host" and "Invasive Mycoses in Haematological Malignancies – IMIHM XV". 📅 Date: March 31 - April 1, 2025 📍 Location: University of Wuerzburg, IMIB #Mycology #Fungi #MedicalResearch

Nanoscale Issue 12 includes work reporting that siRNA-loaded anionic liposomes penetrate Aspergillus fumigatus, silencing key genes and inhibiting growth—highlighting RNAi’s potential as a novel antifungal strategy. @uni-wuerzburg.de @trr124-funginet.bsky.social Read more: doi.org/10.1039/D4NR...

This year we will host the first #summerschool from Aug 1-15. This engaging two-week program of science and social events is open to all recent #Master graduates of #Lifesciences with an interest in pursuing a PhD in Microbial Communication. ➡️Apply now: apply2.uni-jena.de/zoymy

The JSMC #Career #Mentoring Program is looking for professionals in industry and academia with a PhD in life sciences who would like to volunteer as a mentor for our #PhDs and #Postdocs If you are interested, follow the link and fill out the questionnaire by May 1st, 2025 👉 kurzelinks.de/dspv

#AllEyesOn the National Reference Center for Invasive Fungal Infections! Appointed by the Robert Koch Institute, we offer expert consultation on diagnosing and treating invasive fungal infections. Our work includes species identification, resistance determination & global collaboration. lmy.de/TdgcL

#AllEyesOn our independent junior research group (Epi-)Genetic Regulation of Fungal Virulence! We study Fusarium infections end explore the epigenetic regulation of virulence genes, thereby advancing diagnostic methods to better address this opportunistic pathogen. lmy.de/ffrmW

#AllEyesOn our RG Fungal Septomics! We study systemic fungal infections that trigger sepsis – hard to diagnose & often deadly. We investigate how Candida albicans shifts from harmless yeast to invasive filaments and what role the host immune system plays. lmy.de/PTNYp

Happy Valentine’s Day for you – and microbes, too! 😊💖 #ValentinesDay #TogetherForever #LoveIsEverywhere

We’re looking for alumni who’d love to give a talk or just join us at the JSMC/ILRS Alumni Meeting 2025 in Jena! A great chance to reconnect, share experiences, and network. 📅 When? 2025 – Details here: tinyurl.com/4wtykaut Interested? Let us know! 🚀 #JSMC #ILRS #AlumniMeeting #Networking #Science