Jessie Uehling

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.

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

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.

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 🐶🍄 🧬

Exsudoporus frostii showing some wicked reticulation and absolutely abundant guttation

#fungifriends #mycology #nature

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

✨ 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.

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!!

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.

“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

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-...

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/a-fungus-not...

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."

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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...

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

ツクツクボウシセミタケ

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

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

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

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

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

So awesome to have @benwolfe.bsky.social for the
Dallice & Mary Mills Seminar in BPP. What a treat.

A microfluidic wearable device for wound exudate management and analysis in human chronic wounds A smart bandage enables efficient wound fluid capture and multiplexed biosensing of wound biomarkers that may inform treatment and time to heal.

A microfluidic wearable device for wound exudate management and analysis in human chronic wounds | Science Translational Medicine www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...?

Conventional and organic farms with more intensive management have lower soil functionality Organic farming is often considered to be more sustainable than conventional farming. However, both farming systems comprise highly variable management practices. In this study, we show that in organi...

Conventional and organic farms with more intensive management have lower soil functionality | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Me posing in a lab in front of a large pyramid stack of petri dishes

Small mushrooms coming up through leaves and moss on the forest floor

A selfie with Jessie Uehling and me in the forest in rain gear

A stick on the forest floor with many types of lichens attached

I had an amazing visit to Oregon State University complete with a fungi walk in the rainy forests. Grateful to the Uehling lab for hosting me! #NewPI 🍄🌲

FYI, the theme of the #MSAfungi25 meeting will be "Fungal Features: Cultivating Mycology and Mycologists"