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Hannah Blyth ๐Ÿ„โ€๐ŸŸซ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ
@hrblyth.bsky.social
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Early career researcher. #ZymoLife climate change and a fungal wheat pathogen ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐Ÿ„๐ŸŒพ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ (she/her) Previously On Twitter as @StellaRemnant :-)
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Easily one of my favourite outreach activities. Engaging students and meeting other STEM professionals in short bursts in slots that you can work into your schedule fairly easily. Totally encourage anyone to apply!
๐ŸŽ‰ An estimate of 10,662 students connected with STEM professionals last term via Iโ€™m aโ€ฆ projects.

Thank you to the 398 STEM professionals who lent their time to inspire students across the country!

Check out the full report: about.imascientist.org.uk/files/2025/0...
about.imascientist.org.uk
This is fantastic to see! Looking forward to digesting this preprint (and the final form of the article as and when), congratulations @ccilelorrain.bsky.social and @iglavincheska.bsky.social ! ๐Ÿฅณ #ZymoPreprint #FungalGenetics
Excited to share the first PhD preprint of @iglavincheska.bsky.social โ€” now on bioRxiv!
We explored the 3D genome of Zymo and found:
๐Ÿงฌ Rabl-like conformation
๐Ÿงฉ Accessory chr tethered to core centromeres
๐Ÿฐ Self-interacting domains and boundaries with insulator motifs
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Excited to do a postdoc in beautiful Neuchatel / Switzerland๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ?

We have several postdoc positions open at the moment!

Check our website for the full ads here: pathogen-genomics.org/jobs

Happy to answer any question and please spread the word to anyone who might be interested!
Plenty of fantastic sunrises and sunsets lately. Photo doesn't quite capture the magic of daffodils dancing in the gentle breeze between setting sunbeams.
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Hey friends,
What's a reliable workhorse RT PCR machine you'd recommend? I'm asking for a researcher in Nigeria that won't be able to source it on the US used market. Any models to look out for or Ali Baba alternatives? I don't have much experience with those. TYIA! Please RT. ๐Ÿ’š
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The @bspp.bsky.social Undergraduate Vacation Bursary Scheme applications are open๐ŸŽ‰

Delighted to see the fantastic projects on offer! (I'm a little more biased than usual this year ๐Ÿ˜‰)

๐Ÿ“… Deadline: April 14th
๐Ÿ”— buff.ly/ZDo4pfK

๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ๐Ÿ„๐Ÿ”ฅ
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A brilliant example of the tradeoffs between soil health and weed control when thinking about min till
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Proud to say my PhD work has been published in PLOS pathogens and is accompanied with a short press release! Please have a read if you are interested in the use of transcriptomics for the control of fungal diseases ๐ŸŒพ๐Ÿ„โ€๐ŸŸซ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ www.rothamsted.ac.uk/news/killer-...
โ€œKillerโ€ fungal gene could provide key to wheat disease control | Rothamsted Research
A specific gene appears to protect some fungal threats as they invade wheat. Disarming these defences could offer a pathway to keeping pathogens in check
www.rothamsted.ac.uk
Agree. It is also totally bizarre at the moment I am in a unit that is meant to teach about discussing the news and one of the phrases is about either poor Owen or Dylan getting killed by one! (I normally screenshot the parsnips translations as it is a saga but I must have been tired)
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Very interesting new paper on pop genomics of the wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici by the @rstam.bsky.social lab in Kiel! Great to see this field growing!
New preprint! I always wondered: How much diversity do pathogens have within a single field? This important to assess the risk of resistance breakdown or spread of fungicide resistance . Together with colleagues from BASF we looked into this.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Zymoseptoria tritici show local differences in within-field diversity and effector variation
Zymoseptoria tritici is a cosmopolitan hemibiotrophic wheat pathogen with a high mutation rate and a mixed reproduction system, leading to challenges in traditional farming management. For successful ...
www.biorxiv.org
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๐ŸšจJob Alert

PhD opportunity with Manchester Fungal Infection Group at University of Manchester looking at mycobiome in response to fungicides๐Ÿ„โ€๐ŸŸซ๐Ÿ’Š

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com
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We were delighted to see Stevie Thompson's art installation "Mycelium Network" made of glass fiber at Uppsala Light Festival ๐Ÿ„๐ŸŒฒ๐Ÿ’š
#fungi #mushroom #fungifriends #mycology #art #scienceart
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Massive back catalogue (I think I started listening whilst i was writing my thesis ๐Ÿ˜‚) about some truly terrible folks from history to modern day.

Was hooked to the show/host dynamic after listening to "The Russian Scientist Who Helped Kill 30 Million People" episode 31. Does have ads.
In case my lab/office mates wonder what I'm listening to on my ridiculous headphones. #podcasts

Am impressed (and delighted) that @alwaysbecomedy.bsky.social made it as a recent-ish addition to the rotation ๐Ÿ˜Š
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Last days to apply for www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin... #PhD The enemy of my enemy. Answers to "why does Zymoseptoria infect wheat but not wheat's worst weed blackgrass?" BBSRC #SWBioDTP studentship for 2025. Closing midnight 11th December 2024. @rothamsted.bsky.social @quietscientist.bsky.social
Been a while since I posted some of my photography. Dragonflies are my favourite annual challenge, and the small wildlife pond lets me get very close. #naturephotography #wildlife #dragonfly
Interesting work! #ZymoPapers
Zymoseptoria tritici stealth infection is facilitated by stage-specific down-regulation of a ฮฒ-glucanase https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.04.626787v1
Happy World Soil Day! #WorldSoilDay
#environment #science

This links to a really fun bit of bakeoff themed science communication from Cฬถaฬถpฬถtฬถaฬถiฬถnฬถ ฬถCฬถaฬถrฬถbฬถoฬถnฬถ Dr. Jonah Prout and the @rothamsted.bsky.social Comms team ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’›

www.instagram.com/share/reel/B...
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There was a phase in thesis/paper writing that my catchphrase/the only thing people heard me say was "ggplot hates me" followed by "this worked before I don't understand why changing [insert aesthetic change or daring to try to add significance codes] breaks that".