by jayathia | Oct 12, 2022 | Activities
Genetic characterization has allowed us to approximate the physical characteristics of fungal individuals. Even so, our concepts of ‘the individual’ are challenged by indeterminant organisms such as fungi. An understanding of the fungal ‘sense of self’ requires a...
by isgig26 | May 2, 2022 | Activities
RNAi-dependent epimutations evoke transient antimicrobial drug resistance Joseph Heitman, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA heitm001@duke.edu Microorganisms evolve via sexual/parasexual...
by isgig26 | May 2, 2022 | Activities
Adaptation in fungal pathogens attacking crops procedes often at speeds that easily overwhelm our ability to identify resistant cultivars and develop new antifungals. Understanding the molecular basis of adaptation becomes critical to define more sustainable...
by isgig26 | May 2, 2022 | Activities
Tamara L. Doering, MD, PhD, earned a bachelor’s degree with honors from Johns Hopkins University. After completing the Medical Scientist Training Program at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, she was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California at Berkeley, a...
by isgig26 | Feb 11, 2022 | Activities
Coccidioides posadasii is a pathogenic fungus that causes coccidioidomycosis, also known as Valley fever in the southwestern United States, Central and South Americas. Coccidioides immitis causes disease along the Pacific range of North America, and is composed of at...
by isgig26 | Feb 2, 2022 | Activities
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