Felipe H Santiago-Tirado
@felipehst.bsky.social
Happy scientist at the University of Notre Dame. Be happy and enjoy life! This is my personal account and nothing here represents my lab's or employer's views...
Lab website: https://fungilab.nd.edu/
Lab website: https://fungilab.nd.edu/
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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November 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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)
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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October 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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...
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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
Apply here apply.interfolio.com/174404
Department of Microbiology | The University of Chicago
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October 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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
Apply here apply.interfolio.com/174404
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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.
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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October 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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.
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.
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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September 17, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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...
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.
August 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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!
August 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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!
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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.
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
August 21, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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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August 20, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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...
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New in #G3journal: @hitenmadhani.bsky.social and the team present new methods and strains for high-efficiency homology-dependent genome editing in Cryptococcus neoformans, a budding #yeast that is the most common cause of fungal meningitis in humans.
Read more: buff.ly/dQRKrOJ
Read more: buff.ly/dQRKrOJ
August 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
New in #G3journal: @hitenmadhani.bsky.social and the team present new methods and strains for high-efficiency homology-dependent genome editing in Cryptococcus neoformans, a budding #yeast that is the most common cause of fungal meningitis in humans.
Read more: buff.ly/dQRKrOJ
Read more: buff.ly/dQRKrOJ
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Visit to the legendary Woods Hole MOMY course to visit with Mycology trainees and faculty. Awesome to see Andy Alspaugh, Deb Hogan, and Paul Magwene honored for their contributions!
Kudos to Robb Cramer and David Andes for their final year as Course Directors! 🍄🟫🧫🧬
Kudos to Robb Cramer and David Andes for their final year as Course Directors! 🍄🟫🧫🧬
August 10, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Visit to the legendary Woods Hole MOMY course to visit with Mycology trainees and faculty. Awesome to see Andy Alspaugh, Deb Hogan, and Paul Magwene honored for their contributions!
Kudos to Robb Cramer and David Andes for their final year as Course Directors! 🍄🟫🧫🧬
Kudos to Robb Cramer and David Andes for their final year as Course Directors! 🍄🟫🧫🧬
The traditional #MOMY25 picture! You guys chose the perfect timing! Not only the company has been fantastic but the weather has been beautiful! Hopefully it will stay like that for the whole course. Thank you David and Robb for inviting me again, it has been wonderful! @mblscience.bsky.social
August 4, 2025 at 3:24 AM
The traditional #MOMY25 picture! You guys chose the perfect timing! Not only the company has been fantastic but the weather has been beautiful! Hopefully it will stay like that for the whole course. Thank you David and Robb for inviting me again, it has been wonderful! @mblscience.bsky.social
I can see the pros and cons, but to be fair to new PIs, it should not count resubmission. Nowadays you have to submit upwards to 4 or 5 times before you get a fundable score...and that just one application! "NIH limits scientists to six applications per year" www.science.org/content/arti...
Fearful of AI-generated grant proposals, NIH limits scientists to six applications per year
Some critics of the new policy say the cap could hinder researchers in need of funding
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July 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I can see the pros and cons, but to be fair to new PIs, it should not count resubmission. Nowadays you have to submit upwards to 4 or 5 times before you get a fundable score...and that just one application! "NIH limits scientists to six applications per year" www.science.org/content/arti...
I once visited Mayan ruins in Mexico and was told that is not known how they were able to make such bright blue colors. Also heard the same about bright red ones. It turns out, at least for the red color, a fungus is responsible! Read more here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
An endosymbiotic origin of the crimson pigment from the lac insect | PNAS
Symbioses with microorganisms expand the genetic and metabolic repertoire of many
insects. The lac insect Kerria lacca (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha) ...
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July 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I once visited Mayan ruins in Mexico and was told that is not known how they were able to make such bright blue colors. Also heard the same about bright red ones. It turns out, at least for the red color, a fungus is responsible! Read more here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
"STEM is profoundly shaped by wealth, yet financial privilege is rarely acknowledged... Wealth influences participation, persistence, and recognition in science, affecting not just who enters the pipeline but also who can afford to stay." Interesting article at #PLOS dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
Too poor to science: How wealth determines who succeeds in STEM
From student to researcher, a career in science can come with a high price tag. This Perspective explores how persistent financial barriers limit who can succeed in science, revealing how wealth shape...
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July 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
"STEM is profoundly shaped by wealth, yet financial privilege is rarely acknowledged... Wealth influences participation, persistence, and recognition in science, affecting not just who enters the pipeline but also who can afford to stay." Interesting article at #PLOS dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
The “Big Beautiful Bill” is Not the Budget! Very interesting short blurb from @ascbiology.bsky.social. www.ascb.org/science-poli...
The "Big Beautiful Bill" is Not the Budget - ASCB
If you’ve read recent news about Congress trying to pass “the budget,” you may have noticed that even Washington, D.C. reporters don’t always have a firm grasp on the details of what they’re covering....
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July 2, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The “Big Beautiful Bill” is Not the Budget! Very interesting short blurb from @ascbiology.bsky.social. www.ascb.org/science-poli...
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So much fun talking about my science and activism with Marion and Agnès! Thanks for inviting me!
It’s #MucosalMonday and the June episode of the Mucosal Immunology Podcast is out with @rauchlab.bsky.social @marionbrunck.bsky.social, @ashu-mangalam.bsky.social, @kknoop.bsky.social and more! Subscribe and follow on your favorite podcast platform. open.spotify.com/episode/5H1k...
Inflammasomes and Tuft Cells
Mucosal Immunology Podcast · Episode
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June 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
So much fun talking about my science and activism with Marion and Agnès! Thanks for inviting me!
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Pediatric UTIs can shape lifelong urinary health. Join us on July 11 at 9AM New York time for @globalUTI.bsky.social #UTIhour hosted by Dr. Arthika Manoharan to find out how uropathogens cause #UTI and how kids’ immune systems respond.
June 30, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Pediatric UTIs can shape lifelong urinary health. Join us on July 11 at 9AM New York time for @globalUTI.bsky.social #UTIhour hosted by Dr. Arthika Manoharan to find out how uropathogens cause #UTI and how kids’ immune systems respond.
For our graduate program, students needs to do lab rotations, and so this was the week where we were trying to organize them. So I wanted to give a few pieces of advice to new students... many people would tell you to chose based on the mentor, not the project. I have another take on that... (1/3).
June 27, 2025 at 10:59 PM
For our graduate program, students needs to do lab rotations, and so this was the week where we were trying to organize them. So I wanted to give a few pieces of advice to new students... many people would tell you to chose based on the mentor, not the project. I have another take on that... (1/3).
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Big congratulations to our student Alyssa La Bella! She got the Milton Huppert Graduate Student Award from MMSA for her outstanding contribution to medical mycology, and Alyssa's work on unveiling fungal infection during CAUTI is truly groundbreaking. @globaluti.bsky.social
Super excited and delighted to introduce @alabella14.bsky.social this Thursday for her student award from MMSA. She will be giving a short presentation on our latest collaborative work on C. auris during the MMSA Annual meeting (registration link shorturl.at/QRMCU). Congrats Alyssa!
June 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Big congratulations to our student Alyssa La Bella! She got the Milton Huppert Graduate Student Award from MMSA for her outstanding contribution to medical mycology, and Alyssa's work on unveiling fungal infection during CAUTI is truly groundbreaking. @globaluti.bsky.social
I want to thank MMSA for selecting me for this award (together with Dr. Sebastian Wurster) and congratulate all the other award recipients (including one of my students!) that will be giving talks this Thursday on the MMSA Annual meeting (registration link bit.ly/4jZziDz). Thanks to all involved!
June 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I want to thank MMSA for selecting me for this award (together with Dr. Sebastian Wurster) and congratulate all the other award recipients (including one of my students!) that will be giving talks this Thursday on the MMSA Annual meeting (registration link bit.ly/4jZziDz). Thanks to all involved!
Super excited and delighted to introduce @alabella14.bsky.social this Thursday for her student award from MMSA. She will be giving a short presentation on our latest collaborative work on C. auris during the MMSA Annual meeting (registration link shorturl.at/QRMCU). Congrats Alyssa!
June 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Super excited and delighted to introduce @alabella14.bsky.social this Thursday for her student award from MMSA. She will be giving a short presentation on our latest collaborative work on C. auris during the MMSA Annual meeting (registration link shorturl.at/QRMCU). Congrats Alyssa!
Exciting news in my inbox this morning. #ICCC12 is happening next year at Exeter, UK. Please sign-up for details and news at the organizing page: iccc2026.org Thank you to the organizers - looking forward to it!
June 20, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Exciting news in my inbox this morning. #ICCC12 is happening next year at Exeter, UK. Please sign-up for details and news at the organizing page: iccc2026.org Thank you to the organizers - looking forward to it!
@asm.org #ASMicrobe starts today! I won't be there but my awesome student Robbi Ross will be presenting her work on Cryptococcus-microglia interactions this Saturday, 6/21, from 10:30-11:30A and 4-5P. Her poster number is 1001 - look for that smiling face and learn some fun(gi) science!
June 19, 2025 at 11:22 PM
@asm.org #ASMicrobe starts today! I won't be there but my awesome student Robbi Ross will be presenting her work on Cryptococcus-microglia interactions this Saturday, 6/21, from 10:30-11:30A and 4-5P. Her poster number is 1001 - look for that smiling face and learn some fun(gi) science!
The abstract submission deadline is coming up - please register for this year's #MNID25. More info and registration/abstract links here: biology.case.edu/2025mnid/
June 15, 2025 at 1:52 AM
The abstract submission deadline is coming up - please register for this year's #MNID25. More info and registration/abstract links here: biology.case.edu/2025mnid/