Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics 
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FACULTY POSITION IN EVOLUTIONARY GENOMICS/GENETICS
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY, SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
We seek a creative, productive evolutionary biologist with research strengths in eukaryotic genomics or genetics. We are especially interested in candidates who use innovative experimental, computational and/or comparative approaches. Research area is open to studies of all eukaryotic organisms. Candidates should have post-doctoral experience and a strong record of research accomplishments and funding. The successful candidate should also display a commitment to undergraduate and graduate teaching. Teaching responsibil...
Source: Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics - November 24, 2013 Category: Geneticists and Genetics Commentators Authors: Jason Stajich Tags: jobs evolutionary genomics faculty job san diego sdsu Source Type: blogs
2014 Neurospora conferences
The 2014 Neurospora conference at Asilomar conference grounds in Pacific Grove, CA will be held March 6-9, 2014. Registration is now open and a large proportion of the talks will be chosen from the abstracts. Deadline for registration is Dec 31, 2013 but sign up soon to get your preferred housing.
The Neurospora satellite meeting will be held just prior to the 2014 European Fungal Genetics conference in Seville, Spain. Additional the 11th International Aspergillus Meeting (Asperfest), and meetings for each of Fusarium, Dothideomycete, Colletotrichum and Mycorrhizal Genomics Initiative will be held just prior to or afte...
Source: Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics - November 18, 2013 Category: Geneticists and Genetics Commentators Authors: Jason Stajich Tags: conferences & courses Fungal Genetics aperfest european fungal genetics neurospora neurospora conference Source Type: blogs
Job: Evolutionary Genomics at McMaster University
The Biology Department at McMaster University seeks an outstanding scientist in the field of functional genetics or genomics for a tenure track position at the Assistant Professor level. The ideal candidate will integrate the genetic or molecular basis of biological function across levels of organization (molecular, cellular, physiological, or organismal). Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, evolutionary genetics, bioinformatics, comparative and/or environmental genomics, epigenetics, the genetic basis of quantitative traits, phenotypic plasticity, and stress biology. The ideal applicant will have i...
Source: Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics - November 14, 2013 Category: Geneticists and Genetics Commentators Authors: Jason Stajich Tags: jobs Source Type: blogs
Postdoc: Insect-Fungus Symbiosis (University of Florida)
Postdoc: Insect-Fungus Symbiosis
Do you have experience with any of the following:
diversity and genetics of fungi
high-throughput marker-based community surveys
next-gen sequencing library preparation
Do you want to work in one of the best-to-live-in towns in America?
Join our growing Symbiology team at the University of Florida to study the Ambrosia Symbiosis: beetles that farm fungus gardens to kill and digest trees. www.ambrosiasymbiosis.org
Please send your CV to Jiri Hulcr, hulcr@ufl.edu
Application deadline: December 10, 2013
Jiri Hulcr, Assistant Professor
University of Florida | School of Forest Resources and...
Source: Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics - November 7, 2013 Category: Geneticists and Genetics Commentators Authors: Jason Stajich Tags: postdoc ambrosia-beetles job symbiosis Source Type: blogs
Postdoc: Unculturable Protists & Fungi, Single Cell Genomics
Two postdoctoral research positions are available in the laboratory of Dr. Thomas Richards at the University of Exeter, UK.
The project focuses on using environmental sequence data, including meta- genomics and transcriptomics, combined with single cell genomic data to investigate the biology and evolutionary significance of unculturable protist and fungal microbes from marine environments including deep-sea sediments.
One post is focused entirely on bioinformatic based analysis while the second post can include both bioinformatic and laboratory work. However, both applicants should be interested in working with second-gen...
Source: Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics - October 15, 2013 Category: Geneticists and Genetics Commentators Authors: Jason Stajich Tags: postdoc diversity fungi protist singlecellgenomics Source Type: blogs
Job: Assistant Extension Professor – Plant Pathology
Job Mississippi State University Central Mississippi Research and Extension Center Raymond, MS
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: This is a 12-month, non-tenure position consisting of 100% Extension (MSU Extension Service) at the Central Mississippi Research and Extension Center in Raymond, MS, and an academic home in the Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, and Plant Pathology. The primary function of this position will be to conduct extension related educational activities and research in the areas of commercial vegetable, fruit and nut production and ornamental, fruit and vegetable greenhouse p...
Source: Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics - September 28, 2013 Category: Geneticists and Genetics Commentators Authors: Jason Stajich Tags: jobs extension faculty job mississippi plant pathology Source Type: blogs
Job: Filamentous Fungal Biologist at Michigan State University
FUNGAL BIOLOGIST– DEPARTMENT OF PLANT, SOIL, AND MICROBIAL SCIENCES, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY POSITION: The Department of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences at Michigan State University invites applications for a 9-month, tenure track Assistant Professor position in filamentous fungal biology. The successful candidate will have research (80%) and teaching (20%) responsibilities, consistent with the missions of the appointment. This position is part of multiple hires over the next 2-3 years, including soil biology.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Research: The incumbent will establish a competitive, broad research portfolio focused o...
Source: Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics - September 16, 2013 Category: Geneticists and Genetics Commentators Authors: Jason Stajich Tags: jobs faculty job filamentous fungal biology michigan state Source Type: blogs
Mary Berbee’s MSA outgoing presidential note
Mary Berbee has a lovely tribute to the spirit of the Fungal Genetics community in her last President’s column for the MSA newsletter Inoculum. She mentions the great joy she got in the insight from people like Bob Metzenberg and their engagement with the community. I would also equally mention David Perkins as someone who saw the success of the community as being the same as his own success and worked hard to help others use Neurospora in their own work.
I quote her parting thanks which I think speak well for what we can all aspire for in being participants in the scientific endeavor. So remember – ask questio...
Source: Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics - September 6, 2013 Category: Geneticists and Genetics Commentators Authors: Jason Stajich Tags: news Source Type: blogs
Job: Fungal pathogens in dryland cropping systems
POSITION: Assistant Professor, fungal pathogens in dryland cropping systems.
Colorado State University
Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management
DESCRIPTION: Tenure-track, 9-month academic faculty position (50% research, 20% teaching, 30% outreach/Extension).
The Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management at Colorado State University invites applications and nominations for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor academic faculty position in the biology and management of fungal pathogens of wheat and other dryland system crops. Applicants whose experience spans multiple approaches, fr...
Source: Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics - July 26, 2013 Category: Geneticists and Genetics Commentators Authors: Jason Stajich Tags: jobs colorado state faculty job plant pathology Source Type: blogs
Some recent fungal and oomycete genome papers
A few papers covering some published genomes you should definitely read if you have the chance.
Youssef NH, Couger MB, Struchtemeyer CG, Liggenstoffer AS, Prade RA, Najar FZ, Atiyeh HK, Wilkins MR, & Elshahed MS (2013). The Genome of the Anaerobic Fungus Orpinomyces sp. Strain C1A Reveals the Unique Evolutionary History of a Remarkable Plant Biomass Degrader. Applied and environmental microbiology, 79 (15), 4620-34 PMID: 23709508
Describes first published genome of a Neocallimastigomycota fungus that resides within the rumen gut. Cool findings related to lignocellulolytic degradation pathways and basic biology about e...
Source: Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics - July 22, 2013 Category: Geneticists and Genetics Commentators Authors: Jason Stajich Tags: ascomycota comparative fungi gene cluster genome genome sequencing secondary metabolite Source Type: blogs
FungiDB 2.3 released with 52 genomes
The latest release of FungiDB (2.3) is now live and includes 52 genomes, 11 of which are new for this release. This was a longer than expected release cycle due to reintegration with the EuPathDB software team. Programmers Raghu Ramamurthy and Edward Liaw at UC Riverside did nearly all the Fungal specific work, collaborating closely with the EuPathDB team who provided many site-specific corrections and assistance in running the workflow. This is a joint collaborative project between the UCR,Oregon State (FungiDB) and U Penn, Univ of Georgia (EuPathDB) and the work in this release was funded through grants from th...
Source: Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics - June 3, 2013 Category: Geneticists and Genetics Commentators Authors: Jason Stajich Tags: database fungi news fungidb release Source Type: blogs
Basidiobolus! – genus of the month at ATCC
ATCC sent out this email with the Genus of the month as Basidiobolus. It is worth noting they call out B. ranarum as inhabitant of bat and rodent guts but it is mainly known (and named) for being associated with frogs (hence the ‘rana’). It has some quite cool biology, it grows dimorphically as a yeast or hyphae, and is reported to have a large genome (Henk and Fisher PLoS One 2012).
Note that the genome and transcriptome of B. meristosporus is being sequenced as part of the 1000 Fungal genomes project from samples Andrii Gryganski prepared. Don’t forget that YOU can propose genomes to this project by ...
Source: Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics - April 26, 2013 Category: Geneticists and Genetics Commentators Authors: Jason Stajich Tags: 1000 Fungal Genomes zygomycete andrii basidiobolus Basidiobolus ranarum fungal 1000 genomes Source Type: blogs
Fungal Genetics memorable parts?
Well we’re back from a great meeting. We have pictures to upload, notes to review, and backlog of emails to try and read. If you have any memorable points from the meeting you want to share, please feel free to use the comments system or tweet about it referring to this post and it will link in or use the #fungal2013 hashtag. If you have any pictures to share, please feel to also post links to them. A few years ago we used Flickr to make a pool for these, may try again if there is any interest.
I didn’t do a good job finding my favorite data viz posters as it seemed like it was always such a packed poster sessi...
Source: Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics - March 18, 2013 Category: Geneticists and Genetics Commentators Authors: Jason Stajich Tags: Fungal Genetics Source Type: blogs
Fungal Genome Tools session at Asilomar
On Wednesday of the Fungal Genetics meeting in the Chapel from 12:15 – 1:30 there will be a fungal genome tools session. Box lunches will be available at the Chapel so you can have a chance to eat during the session.
12:15 – 12:30 AspGD / CGD / SGD – Martha Arnaud (Stanford)
12:35 – 12:50 CFGGP 2.0 – Jaeyoung Choi (Seoul National University)
12:55 – 1:10 Ensembl Genomes – Uma Maheswari (European Bioinformatics Institute)
1:10 – 1:25 FungiDB – Jason Stajich (UC Riverside)
This will be followed by a One Fungus = One Name session from 1:30 – 1:50. See this paper for ...
Source: Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics - March 12, 2013 Category: Geneticists and Genetics Commentators Authors: Jason Stajich Tags: Fungal Genetics Source Type: blogs
2013 FASEB Summer Research Conference “Microbial Pathogenesis: Mechanisms of Infectious Disease”
Registration is now open for the 2013 FASEB Summer Research Conference “Microbial Pathogenesis: Mechanisms of Infectious Disease” that will be held in Snowmass, Colorado July 21-26, 2013. The current schedule of invited speakers is attached here. An important feature is that 16 short talks remain to be chosen from submitted abstracts, so there is ample room to be included on the program.
See the program here: 2013 FASEB PROGRAM AGENDA-July 21-26 2013 Snowmass CO and the FASEB SRC site
The history of this unique meeting is that it strives to be truly cross-disciplinary. It is attended by ~ 100+ bacteriologist...
Source: Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics - March 5, 2013 Category: Geneticists and Genetics Commentators Authors: Jason Stajich Tags: conferences & courses Source Type: blogs
