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Jessie Uehling @fungaljess.bsky.social · Aug 4

This is why scientific collections matter. They’re more than just old, dried specimens. They are archives of biodiversity, with treasure troves of data just waiting for the next generation to answer new research questions with their cutting edge tools.

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Jessie Uehling @fungaljess.bsky.social · Aug 4

Whether you're a forager, foodie, or just a fun guy/gal, the next big discovery might hiding in plain sight 🔬✨

Phylogenomics, trophic ecology, a...he truffle-forming Morchellaceae: Ingenta Connect Fast Track Article

www.ingentaconnect.com

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Jessie Uehling @fungaljess.bsky.social · Aug 4

Researchers led by Dr. Lemmond sequenced their DNA, and found something very interesting; what we thought was a European species wasn’t European at all!! It was a completely new species, uniquely adapted to PNW forests.

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Jessie Uehling @fungaljess.bsky.social · Aug 4

How do you discover a new species? Sometimes it starts in an herbarium cabinet. In this case, the OSC truffle collection (the largest in the world!!) helped rewrite the story of one of the PNWs most prized fungi, the Oregon Black Truffle.

#OregonMycology #Truffles #OSCHerbarium #Cascadia 🐶🍄 🧬

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Jessica Williams @lothlin.bsky.social · Jul 28

Exsudoporus frostii showing some wicked reticulation and absolutely abundant guttation

#fungifriends #mycology #nature

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Jonathan Jacobs @bioinformer.bsky.social · Jul 25

My team at ATCC is growing! New #bioinformatics position open now! More to come too! If you’re an early career bioinformatics professional, have a passion for #genomics standards, quality and scientific reproducibility - then take a look!🧬🖥️ 🧫🦠🔬🚀 Let’s go! careers-atcc.icims.com/jobs/3992/bi...

careers-atcc.icims.com

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Jessie Uehling @fungaljess.bsky.social · Jul 22

protocols, iNat link and teaching materials at mycocosm.jgi.doe.gov/mycocosm/hom...

All MycoEd protocols, course materials and bioinformatics exercises are freely available through the links below.

mycocosm.jgi.doe.gov

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Jessie Uehling @fungaljess.bsky.social · Jul 22

Have you heard about MycoEd yet? A model educational program offering training for students on fungal genome sequencing and analysis. how powerful!! #mycofam #thefutureisfungal

journals.plos.org/plospathogen...

Myco-Ed: Mycological curriculum for education and discovery

Fungi are important and hyperdiverse organisms, yet chronically understudied. Most fungal clades have no reference genomes, impeding our understanding of their ecosystem functions and use as solutions...

journals.plos.org

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econmaett @econmaett.github.io · Jul 21

Hey #rstats, #pydata, #julialang & #dataviz folks! 😊

What are some iconic data visualizations, similar to @edhawkins.org‘s warming strips & climate spiral?

Warming stripes by Ed Hawkins
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warming_stripes?wprov=sfti1#

Climate spiral by Ed Hawkins
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_spiral?wprov=sfti1#Critical_response

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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · Jul 22

✨ Paper spotlight ✨

Microbial drivers of root plasticity
doi.org/10.1111/nph....

(🧵 1/6) Plant roots have evolved mechanisms to adjust their development within the highly heterogeneous soil matrix, integrating local environmental conditions into their endogenous developmental programs.

Fig. 1 Schematic representation of plant–microbe interactions and microbial metabolism that influence root development and nutrient uptake.

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Jessie Uehling @fungaljess.bsky.social · Jul 22

I very much enjoyed working with this awesome team. A big shout out to my mentors Drs. Anita Sil, Rachel Brem, and Mark Voorhies for the opportunities to learn so much during those years!!

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Jessie Uehling @fungaljess.bsky.social · Jul 22

Coccidioides posadasii, the causative agent for Valley Fever, is a non-model organism and a really important pathogen to understand better. We are in big trouble if we have a fungal epidemic.

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Jessie Uehling @fungaljess.bsky.social · Jul 22

Can we use NGS data for pooled strain phenotyping & association mapping as a tool for the genetic dissection of trait variation in BSL3 fungi? Why yes we can.
academic.oup.com/gbe/advance-...

“Select and Resequence” methods enable a genome wide association study of the dimorphic human fungal pathogen Coccidioides posadasii

Abstract. Next-generation sequencing has unlocked a wealth of genotype information for wild populations, but interpreting it in the context of phenotypes r

academic.oup.com

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Jason Stajich @hyphaltip.bsky.social · Jul 17

www.the-scientist.com/a-fungus-not...

A Fungus, Not Its Insect Host, Paints the World Red

Lac insects carry a yeast-like symbiont that produces a commercially important bright red pigment, revealing insights about insect-microbe symbiosis.

www.the-scientist.com

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Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · Jul 17

27 million herbarium specimens digitized—and still going strong!

#Botany2025 sponsor Picturae makes natural history collections globally accessible with precision digitization.

Learn more: www.picturae.com

A close-up of a herbarium specimen featuring a dried plant branch with small brown cones on a white sheet, positioned beneath a partially visible label. The image promotes Picturae’s herbarium digitization services, with a caption reading: "27 Million Digitized and Growing."

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Jessie Uehling @fungaljess.bsky.social · Jul 14

Its a really wonderful, dynamic, and supportive department. I really enjoy working here.

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Jessie Uehling @fungaljess.bsky.social · Jul 14

The OSU herbarium houses approximately 700,000 vascular plant, bryophyte, algal, fungal, and lichen specimens. The collections are worldwide in scope, with a focus on Oregon and the Pacific Northwest.

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Jessie Uehling @fungaljess.bsky.social · Jul 14

BPP provides a vibrant and welcoming environment with excellent and newly renovated research and teaching facilities that promote collaborative relationships among faculty, researchers, and students.

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Jessie Uehling @fungaljess.bsky.social · Jul 14

For full consideration, applications must be received by August 31, 2025, with a closing date of September 15, 2025.

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Jessie Uehling @fungaljess.bsky.social · Jul 14

For consideration, applicants must have a doctorate in botany, biology, plant biology, or related discipline at time of hiring, and a record of, or potential for, innovative and productive research and teaching, depending on rank.

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Jessie Uehling @fungaljess.bsky.social · Jul 14

Join us in BPP!! We are searching for a new Herbarium Director. This open rank, tenure-track/tenured position will direct/manage the OSC herbarium, lead a robust plant systematics/ecology/evolution research program,
teach UG/grad courses and more! (see PD linked below)

Full consideration: Aug 31

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor (Botany & Plant Pathology)

The Department of Botany and Plant Pathology invites applications for a full-time (1.00 FTE), 9-month, tenure-track or tenured Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor position.Any hiring at the rank o...

jobs.oregonstate.edu

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ゲッチョ @gettyo.bsky.social · Jun 7

ツクツクボウシセミタケ

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Oregon State University Botany and Plant Pathology @osubpp.bsky.social · May 16

Congratulations to these faculty members receiving promotions in the BPP department!

Jessie Uehling - Associate Professor with Indefinite Tenure
James Mickley - Sr. Instructor I
Jenny Lorang - Sr. Instructor I
Jessica Lodwick - Sr. Instructor I
Bill Thomas - Sr. Research Associate I

OSU BPP Promotions in 2025: Jessie Uehling-Associate Professor with Indefinite Tenure, James Mickley-Sr. Instructor I, Jenny Lorang-Sr. Instructor I, Jessica Lodwick-Sr. Instructor I, Bill Thomas-Sr. Research Associate I

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Cameron Thrash @jcamthrash.bsky.social · May 13

AutoMLST2: a web server for phylogeny and microbial taxonomy academic.oup.com/nar/advance-... #jcampubs

AutoMLST2: a web server for phylogeny and microbial taxonomy

Abstract. Accurate and accessible phylogenetic analysis is essential for understanding microbial taxonomy and evolution, which are integral to microbiology

academic.oup.com

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Jessie Uehling @fungaljess.bsky.social · May 9

“Cheese caves are like a microbial zoo” what a cool study system

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