Seána Duggan

...and how Candida albicans’ cell wall shapes antifungal immunity. Plus: copper’s role in biofilms & the impact of antifungal drugs on resistance 🛡️

Thanks to @microbiologysociety.org for a great meeting. It's great to be part of a vibrant community pushing boundaries in medical mycology!

🎧 Infektiopod #99: Candidiasis
Gemeinsam mit @rosannesprute.bsky.social spreche ich über die neue globale Leitlinie zur Diagnose und zum Management von Candidiasis – von der Entstehung der Guideline bis zu Diagnostik und Therapie.
Jetzt reinhören: infektiopod.de/infektiopod-99-candidiasis/

It was a privilege to give a talk yesterday in the polymicrobial interactions & pathogenesis session about my work on the role of copper in Candida - bacterial interactions #Candida2025 @mrccmm.bsky.social @microbiologysociety.org thanks to the wonderful @rosannesprute.bsky.social for the picture

Fantastic start to day 2 with Arnab Pardhan discussing work from the group looking at niche-simulating media and the impact on PAMP exposure #Candida2025 @mrccmm.bsky.social

Last @mrccmm.bsky.social talk of the day from talented PhD candidate @harry-osborne.bsky.social about how cell wall targeting antifungals impact immune recognition to C. albicans.

Also kudos for sharing all his data via GitHub QR code during his talk #openscience

Next, my colleague Hugh Gifford is sharing his work on developing a human body temp fish model for Candida infection work, which led to his discovery of the role xenosiderophores play in C. auris - host interactions #Candida2025 @mrccmm.bsky.social

Kicking us off at #Candida2025 plenary session is the superstar Cat Williams from @jusher.bsky.social lab with her C.glabrata synthetic gene array data @mrccmm.bsky.social

The #Candida2025 meeting has started! And what a great kick-off with these two keynote speakers: @slg1717.bsky.social introduced her group's work around IL-17 and our boss Bernie presented a great overview about our group's candidalysin research. 🍄🧬🔬

@leibniz-hki.de
@microbiologysociety.org

On our way to the #Candida2025 hosted by the @microbiologysociety.org. Looking forward to see you there! 😊🍄

I'll be at #Candida2025 next week.

I know the YMAP server has been having some difficulties lately. I expect it will be back in play before the conference.

In addition to the work I'll be presenting on a poster, I'll welcome conversations about YMAP!

Even the breadsticks on the salads at Candida and Candidiasis #Candida2025 are on brand as C. albicans hyphae @microbiologysociety.org @mrccmm.bsky.social

Photo of white mushroom caps on a black background with words "Capture your favourite fungus on camera! Photography Competition. Deadline 1th October 2025. ukfungusday.co.uk. Image by Natasha Scott."

🍄 ⭐It's #UKFungusDay !⭐ 🍄 If you've taken some great fungus photos, why not submit your favourite to the Photography Competition. Free entry for all ages, amateur & professional categories. Deadline: 13th October. www.ukfungusday.co.uk/photography
Thanks to competition sponsors: Caley Brothers !

Our study in #AccessMicrobiology reports the first Irish surveillance of #Cefiderocol vs P. aeruginosa in #CysticFibrosis 💊⚔️🦠 85% of isolates were susceptible, including MDR, XDR, PDR & mucoid phenotypes - highlighting its potential as a salvage option 🛡️🌍 #MicroSky #IDSky

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New in JB: S. aureus is known to incorporate exogenous fatty acids (FA) into its membrane. Menjivar, Bose et al. show that S. aureus has a FA degradation system expressed under catabolite control.
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
@asm.org #JBacteriology

Post docs make research possible! #NPAW @mrccmm.bsky.social

I have to dispute the shit at knitting claim on the basis that Mara and I still wear our scarves 😊

What are you doing next April?
Do you fancy joining us in Belfast to discuss microbes (ok, #AMR) - we have two half day sessions under the Knocking Out AMR banner. Do send your abstracts, the closing date for submission is the 11th of November and join us for some fun filled discussions #Microbio26

Mycoviruses steer fungal fitness Nature Microbiology - A mycovirus drives the fitness of the lung-infecting fungus Aspergillus fumigatus under stress, helping it to survive within immune cells, and thus shaping its pathogenesis.

Our study on a mycovirus that boosts fungal virulence is now out — and beautifully covered in this Behind the Paper piece by Amariliz Rivera

Huge thanks for capturing the heart of the story so thoughtfully. @natmicrobiol.nature.com rdcu.be/eB9yg

We’ll find each other at a conference soon enough!! All well here. Hope same for you.

Fantastic news - Congrats Rebecca & lucky Pittsburgh!!

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Being an #AccessMicrobiology Editor has been a rewarding experience! From working with wonderful colleagues to engaging with a vibrant world of research and publishing, if you’re passionate about microbiology and want to contribute to the community, this is a fantastic opportunity! 🌍🔬 #MicroSky

🧬Aspiring Editors🧬

Access Microbiology is recruiting Editors to join our board! We welcome expertise across all areas of microbiology, and are especially keen to hear from microbiologists working in clinical microbiology or genomics. Feel free to DM with any questions.

Cover of the BMS's Fungal Ecology journal

📣 Call for papers! Special issue of #FungalEcology on “Fungal conservation: from knowledge to actions” co-edited by Susana C. Gonçalves @cfemycolab.bsky.social & Jonathan Cazabonne @jonathancazabonne.bsky.social. Deadline for manuscripts: 31 Jan 2026. Find out more: www.linkedin.com/company/brit...

Fabulous story- well done @shlezingerlab.bsky.social & team!

🧫 Today's #ImageOfTheWeek is a dual species biofilm featuring Candida glabrata (pink) & Staphylococcus aureus (gold). These dense biofilms are resistant to antifungal drugs, making treatment extremely challenging.

📸 @orlandorosss.bsky.social & @seanaduggan.bsky.social

#AMR #fungi #research

Evolution of antifungal resistance in the environment Nature Microbiology - This Review discusses the evolution, emergence and expansion of environmental fungicide and antifungal drug resistance.

Evolution of antifungal resistance in the environment

New Review Article by @normanvanrhijn.bsky.social and @drjorhodes.com

Read it here: rdcu.be/eyobz

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

AI-generated drawing of a woman looking through a microscope with DNA and fungi drawn in the background. The text contains the same content as the bsky post.

My group at is hiring a PhD student to explore how fungal pathogens that live in the environment will adapt their genomes, acquire new phenotypes, and perhaps even increased infectivity as a result of climate change. Please share!

More info and applications at @ jobs.uni-jena.de/vrbup

🚨📆⏰ LAST DAY FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION 🧬🦠🧫
Got that last bit of data wrapped up & approved by your supervisor? Why not submit an abstract for the ECR Symposium TODAY!
Submit at tinyurl.com/BIM-abst... by tonight at 11.59 PM EST (4.59 AM BST)

#BiM2025 #BlackInMicrobiology #EarlyCareerResearch