Liz Ballou
Ballou Lab at the MRC CMM, University of Exeter. How do fungi make different shapes and cause disease? Obsessed with microscopes.
- Reposted by Liz Ballou#Azole resistance in #Candida albicans poses a growing threat, and is linked to #StressResponse. @annaselmecki.bsky.social &co show that mutations in the oxidative stress TF Cap1 promote #DrugResistance while exposing a lethal vulnerability at high azole doses @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4rOrfOz
- Reposted by Liz Ballou📣 Job opportunity: I’m still looking for an enthusiastic PhD student to join my lab @leibniz-hki.de who is interested in fungal natural product research and genetic engineering. We’ll work on an interdisciplinary project with the team of @luziagyr.bsky.social 👇🏻 www.leibniz-hki.de/en/job-offer...
- Reposted by Liz BallouFriends, please help spread the word about our microbiology REU program at Montana State University. www.montana.edu/mbi/reu/ Each student receives a stipend ($7000 for 10 wks). Travel compensation, room, and board are also provided. Details in the attached pic--Feb 14 deadline 🧫🧪🦠#microsky
- Reposted by Liz BallouInstitut Pasteur (@pasteur.fr) is recruiting new young PIs to open new groups in the Institute. Deadline is February 9th! Don't miss the opportunity!
- Reposted by Liz BallouIf you participated in a yeast meeting in 2025, reach out to me about publishing your work from that meeting!
- The deadline for the submission of papers to the special issue on the International Yeast Meetings of 2025 has been extended to 31 March. Papers should be connected to one of the meetings listed below. Hurry up and don't miss this chance! More information at: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
- Reposted by Liz BallouFirst fully phased reference genome for the Yarrowia liploytica type-strain is out! academic.oup.com/jimb/advance... Super fun project in collaboration with James Crill at Syracuse University as well. Important platform organism for industrial microbiology and biomanufacturing as well. #genomics
- Reposted by Liz BallouCall for applications to the Postdoctoral Positions in the Tri-Institutional Molecular Mycology and Pathogenesis Training Program (Tri-I MMPTP) at Duke University, UNC-Chapel Hill, and North Carolina State University mmptp.mgm.duke.edu
- Reposted by Liz Ballou#Drosophil. Does anyone know who hosts the flyfos GFP tagged library now? We need some constructs but I cant find where they are. doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
- Reposted by Liz BallouPlease apply to this pre-doc position to work on projects related to culture, political economy, and development in DRC and Mozambique. Strong data analysis skills required. First round of applications reviewed Feb. 2. employment.ucsd.edu/research-ass...
- Reposted by Liz BallouPlease share🙏: Our lab opens 2 PhD positions to investigate fungi's evolution: #Barcelona Wet lab in Biochemistry/Structural Biology of cryo-tolerant fungi www.upf.edu/documents/d/... Computational in Physical Chemistry of cellular processes under extrem environments www.upf.edu/documents/d/...
- Reposted by Liz Ballou@bethcimini.bsky.social and I talk about the Cell Painting Assay a LOT, especially on our podcast Ask Erin/Dear Beth, so we figured it was about time to talk about what it actually is! youtu.be/9-d6DoHtgUY h/t @drannecarpenter.bsky.social #science #biology #cellpainting #microscopy #imageanalysis
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- Reposted by Liz BallouThe 12th International Conference on Cryptococcus & Cryptococcosis (ICCC), hosted by the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology and the University of Exeter, and will take place on 28th June - 3rd July 2026, in Exeter, UK. Find out more: iccc2026.org
- Reposted by Liz Ballou🔬 Call to create junior research groups at the Institut Pasteur Focus: Infectious diseases, host-microbe interactions, vaccines Special interest: AI methodologies 📅 Deadline: Feb 9, 2026 👥 2-12 years post-PhD Apply now 📝 research.pasteur.fr/en/call/crea... #JobOpportunity #Research
- Reposted by Liz BallouWe are recruiting a Research Tech! Funded by the @wellcometrust.bsky.social, join us to work on Mucorales adaption in collaboration with Becky Hall (University of Kent) Deadline: 5th January www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
- Reposted by Liz BallouOut now! Decreased cytoplasmic crowding via inhibition of ribosome biogenesis can trigger Candida albicans filamentous growth @robertarkowitz.bsky.social Read it here: rdcu.be/eT3CP www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Reposted by Liz Ballou20 eps - wow! Today, @erinweisbart.bsky.social and I introduce BioimagingGuide.org, a fantastic resource we made in partnership with @bioimagingna.bsky.social , your guide to "what you don't know you don't know" about imaging and analysis. Friendly and in 4 languages (and counting!); check it today!
- Was lovely to see many of you @ I2K! Despite having major FOMO about missing so much stuff this fall (GloBIAS! CytoData! FoundingGIDE! CBIAS!), conferences ARE usually a great way to find @erinweisbart.bsky.social and I. In Episode 19, we talk through great societies/meetings we think you'll enjoy!
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- Reposted by Liz Ballou🖥️ The MOOC “Medical Mycology” is open for registration! 👉 bit.ly/medical-myco... 🍄 Welcome to the fascinating world of fungi, agents of major infectious diseases! Discover the taxonomy, ecology, identification of fungi, epidemiology of infectious diseases, drugs, link with HIV…Share this info!
- Reposted by Liz BallouJob ads for TWO postdoctoral positions available in our group are now online. Deadline August 25th. 🧪Immunologists, apply in link below. 🍄Microbiologists- please follow link in next post. edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
- Reposted by Liz BallouMy 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
- Reposted by Liz BallouMount Holyoke College in lovely western Massachusetts is hiring a tenure-track neuroscientist. Amazing students and fantastic faculty support - please share! mtholyoke.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...
- Reposted by Liz BallouWow Karolinska Institutet is recruiting 20 outstanding early-career researchers for assistant professor positions ki.se/en/about-ki/...
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- Reposted by Liz BallouEpisode 10 - we've jumped an order of magnitude! Thanks for all the support, @erinweisbart.bsky.social and I totally appreciate it. If you have artifact-free data, you can skip this one; for us mere mortals, Erin talks about masks, alignment, and seeing how far from a mask an object is. So useful!
- Episode 9 - maybe the #1 question we get on forum.image.sc is "how can I find cells and figure out what fraction are positive for marker X?". Since this is CellProfiler, we show you not 1 but 3 ways to do it, including a throwback to Ep 7. Let @erinweisbart.bsky.social and I help you get it done!
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- Reposted by Liz Ballou📝Call for papers📝 I'm co-editing a @microbiologysociety.org #JMedMicro collection on Fungal Pathogenesis. Contribute a review, research or short communication article by Nov 2025 (flexible) If interested, get in touch! #FungalPathogens #MedicalMycology #InfectiousDiseases
- Reposted by Liz BallouThe abstract and scholarship deadline is fast approaching for the Keystone Fungal Pathogens meeting #KSFungalPath26 ! Submit your work by 16th Sept to join the fabulous line-up of invited speakers, featured in the video below (also includes submission links!) youtu.be/olUnNGEsqbk?...
- Abby Potton is studying morphological heterogeneity of Cryptococcus neoformans in my lab. This image shows the full range of cell sizes, from large polyploid titan cells, to yeast, to the small but mighty titanide, all important for how this fungus causes disease.
- Reposted by Liz BallouExciting times to be at @johninnescentre.bsky.social ! www.jic.ac.uk/press-releas...
- Reposted by Liz BallouPostdoc positions in structural biology of RNA processing complexes. An ERC-funded position will dissect pre-mRNA processing pathways in the infective organism Trypanosoma brucei. An ANR-funded position will characterise large complexes in RNA modification. Details: tinyurl.com/postdoc-RNA-...
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- Reposted by Liz BallouAre you a PI in a biology field looking for students to join your lab as a PhD student? I made a Starter Pack to help PIs and potential PhD students connect! If you would like to be added to this pack, please let me know! go.bsky.app/EFj87fiat://did:plc:hsnbex4tim4ajhv3dmgr4x5a/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lu4sd3bklb24
- Reposted by Liz Ballou📣 I’m recruiting a #Postdoc to help us further our understanding on the infection strategies of our human fungal pathogen. If you’re enthusiastic about research, our interdisciplinary group @leibniz-hki.de will be a good fit for you! Please share! jobs.hki-jena.de/jobs/Postdoc...
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[This post could not be retrieved] - Reposted by Liz BallouWe have an opening for postdoctoral training! Please apply by 15th August 2025 for full consideration. Here is the ad: hittinger.genetics.wisc.edu/People/Join/...
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- Reposted by Liz BallouInterested in working on Mucorales adaptation? Thanks to new funding from @wellcometrust.bsky.social, we will have two postdoc and a technician positions advertised very soon! if interested, please get in touch for more information.
- Reposted by Liz BallouCome and Join our Dpt in Beautiful #Geneva ! We are looking for a #Microscopy & #Image #Analysis expert to help all of us at the Dpt.
- Hello microscopy and imaging experts and enthusiasts! We are looking for a staff scientist to join us here in Geneva to work on microscopy and image analysis projects! See the link for the job announcement (in French and in English). Please apply and/or repost! jobs.unige.ch/www/wd_porta...
