The LeibundGut-lab
We study fungal commensals and their impact on health and disease. University of Zurich, Switzerland and MRC Center of Medical Mycology at University of Exeter, UK.
- Reposted by The LeibundGut-lab#NewResearch IL-17 signaling restricts C. albicans pathogenicity in the colonized oral cavity. #MicroSky 🦠🍄 @lableibundgut.bsky.social @frois-martins.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Reposted by The LeibundGut-labThe 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
- Paper alert! Proud to share our latest publication @natmicrobiol.nature.com #mycosky
- #NewResearch Despite being a virulence factor, candidalysin toxin is essential for Candida albicans to penetrate the oral epithelium to establish non-infectious colonisation. @lableibundgut.bsky.social @frois-martins.bsky.social @leibniz-hki.de #MicroSky 🍄 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Interested in skin immunology and T cell biology? The @mrccmm.bsky.social is advertising a #postdoc position to study the antimicrobial-allergic immune response in atopic dermatitis with @lableibundgut.bsky.social. jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr... #immunosky #mycosky #eczema Please re-post
- Thank you @leibniz-hki.de for highlighting our recent publication that arose from an inspiring collaboration with the Hube lab www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Dose makes the difference! #Candidaalbicans uses the toxin #candidalysin not only to cause infections but also to quietly colonize the mouth – too little fails, too much triggers immune defense. @natmicrobiol.nature.com @mpm-hki.bsky.social picture credits: Erik Böhm, @leibniz-hki.de
- New publication from the lab! Cudos to @frois-martins.bsky.social and a big shout out to our collaborators Bernhard Hube, Christophe d'Enfert and Dominique Sanglard. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- I spent a wonderful time at MoMy2025 in Woods Hole. A fantastic course, exceptional young scientists, and great discussions. I enjoyed every moment. Thank you Robb Cramer and David Andes.
- Reposted by The LeibundGut-labJob 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 The LeibundGut-labA must-read synthesis by Joe Heitman about how we see the world through the fungal lens. Fungal Kingdom: A Rosetta Stone for Biological Discovery. Highly recommended. @mrccmm.bsky.social authors.elsevier.com/a/1lEfo3QW8S...
- Absolutely thrilled to have been awarded an MRC Programme Grant to study the role of fungi in eczema together with @neil-gow.bsky.social, Helen Alexander and Carsten Flohr (both King's College London). 2 postdoc positions availble at jobs.exeter.ac.uk (Job References Q05626 and Q05627)
- Read the full story: news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
- Our annual lab retreat was a great success with lots of cool science, productive discussions, many laughters and fantastic food @lableibundgut.bsky.social
- Please repost: We are looking for a postdoc interested in Fungal Cell Wall Research to study the Malassezia-host interaction interface in the context of atopic dermatitis. @lableibundgut.bsky.social @neil-gow.bsky.social @mrccmm.bsky.social For more details, visit: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
- Please repost: We are looking for a postdoc interested in antifungal immunity to study T cell responses and sensitization to Malasezia in atopic dermatitis. #Immunology @lableibundgut.bsky.social @neil-gow.bsky.social @mrccmm.bsky.social For more details, visit: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
- Are you interested in antifungal immunity in the skin? Then, this postdoc position may be of interest to you 👇 #Immunology #immunosky
- Please repost: We have a postdoc position in Antifungal Immunity Research available to study T cell responses and fungal sensitization in atopic dermatitis. @lableibundgut.bsky.social @neil-gow.bsky.social @mrccmm.bsky.social For more details, visit: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
- Are you interested in fungus-host interactions in the skin? Then, this postdoc position may be of interest to you 👇 #MedMycoSky #MicroSky
- Please repost: We have a postdoc position in Fungal Cell Wall Research available to study the Malassezia-host interaction interface in the context of atopic dermatitis. @lableibundgut.bsky.social @neil-gow.bsky.social @mrccmm.bsky.social For more details, visit: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
- The LeibundGut-lab at the @mrccmm.bsky.social, in collaboration with @neil-gow.bsky.social, recruits two postdocs to study the skin commensal yeast Malassezia in atopic dermatitis #fungalrecognition and #fungalimmunology jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr... jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
- A big shout out for @egi92.bsky.social for his great PhD work recently posted on www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #mycosky
- Our new preprint is out on @biorxivpreprint! 🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... This work done as part of my PhD at @lableibundgut.bsky.social We show that the commensal fungus Malassezia promotes skin barrier function via AhR signaling, through secreted tryptophan-derived indoles.
- Reposted by The LeibundGut-lab🚨🍄🥼Delighted to share the registration page for our Mycology Bioimaging Workshop on "Imaging the Fungal Cell" W/ pre-AMI Fundamentals workshop @caronjacobs.bsky.social 🗓️ July 28 - Aug 7 2025 🌍 @AMI_microscopy Cape Town, SA 🥼 Hands-on 🔬 Pls RT & Apply here: sites.google.com/view/mycolog...
- Many congrats, Adilia! Well deserved! @mrccmm.bsky.social
- We are pleased to announce that Professor Adilia Warris, Co-Director @mrccmm.bsky.social, has been elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology. Read more here: sites.exeter.ac.uk/medicalmycol... @uniofexeternews.bsky.social
- Reposted by The LeibundGut-labBollwerk gegen Fake News, Verschwörungstheorien und Desinformation bedroht – Schliess dich jetzt dem Widerstand an! Unterzeichnen & teilen 🤜🤛 ...und so beim SRF-Sparprotest mitmachen und das «Wissenschaftsmagazin» retten! act.campax.org/petitions/ho...
- Reposted by The LeibundGut-labExcited to announce a save the date for the upcoming Keystone Fungal Pathogenesis meeting! Jan 12-15 2026, mark your calendars! 🗓 Program and deadlines in link below #microsky #immunosky #KSFungalPath26 🧪 www.keystonesymposia.org/conferences/...
- Reposted by The LeibundGut-lab🌟 Happy Women in Science Day! 👩🔬🔬🧪 Today, we celebrate brilliant women pushing boundaries and driving scientific innovation. Stay tuned for inspiring stories that celebrate passion, perseverance, and progress. 🚀 #yefis #WomenInScience #immunology
- Don't miss this amazong opportunity to learn more on medical mycology: www.mbl.edu/education/ad... application deadline 17th March #mycosky
- To all scientists in Switzerland and to everybody else as well: please read, sign and share! www.openpetition.eu/ch/petition/...
- Last week the 2025 GRC Immunology of Fungal Infections concluded. Thanks to @lableibundgut.bsky.social and @fungalspore.bsky.social for chairing this extraordinary meeting. See you in 2027
- Reposted by The LeibundGut-labLast week the 2025 GRC Immunology of Fungal Infections concluded. Thanks to @lableibundgut.bsky.social and @fungalspore.bsky.social for chairing this extraordinary meeting. See you in 2027
- Thank you @selindaorrqub.bsky.social for having been part and contributing to the GRC Immunology of fungal infections in Ventura Beach last week!
- Reposted by The LeibundGut-labA fantastic GRC on the Immunology of Fungal Infections. Gordon Brown, @slg1717.bsky.social, Bernie Hube, Mihai Netea, Ilse Jacobsen, Jay Vyas, Rob Wheeler, @lableibundgut.bsky.social - missing former/future 🪑 Luigina Romani, Rebecca Drummond, Bruce Klein, Neil Gow& George Deepe #MicroSky #ImmunoSky
- Good morning GRC Immunology of Fungal Infections at Ventura! Are you ready for day 2 of the conference with a fantastic line up of speakers including numerous stellar young investigators @lableibundgut.bsky.social @fungalspore.bsky.social
- Good morning GRC Immunology of Fungal Infections at Ventura! Are you ready for day 2 of the conference with a fantastic line up of speakers including numerous stellar young investigators @lableibundgut.bsky.social @fungalspore.bsky.social
- Reposted by The LeibundGut-labFunding up to £250k available! The FAILSAFE project at @mrccmm.bsky.social @uniofexeternews.bsky.social launches second round of global funding to tackle antifungal resistance. Read the full story here: news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h... #FundingOpportunity #ResearchGrants #GlobalHealth #FAILSAFE
- Reposted by The LeibundGut-lab🥼We are recruiting! Exciting opportunity for a Postdoctoral Research Associate/Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join the newly-funded MRC Programme Fungi-CARE (Combinations Against Resistance Emergence). Find out more and apply here: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
- @fungalspore.bsky.social and @lableibundgut.bsky.social look forward seeing you in Ventura Beach!
- Welcome in Ventura Beach to those of you joining us for the GRS/GRC Immunology of Fungal infections 2025!
- Reposted by The LeibundGut-labWe are opening a call for applications 2025 – Creation of new junior research groups at the Institut Pasteur in Paris @pasteur.fr all details on our web site : research.pasteur.fr/en/call/call...
- Thanks @benjmarsland.bsky.social for promoting our work
- Meret Tuor and the team @lableibundgut.bsky.social have dissected the pathways that underpin protective immunity against Malassezia, the most abundant member of the #skin mycobiome. Dectin-2 comes out on top! #OpenAccess #MucosalImmunology #BarrierImmunity www.mucosalimmunology.org/article/S193...
- Reposted by The LeibundGut-labCheck our our new article led by @lableibundgut.bsky.social on the immune response to the dandruff fungus. Your article link: doi.org/10.1016/j.mu...
- Reposted by The LeibundGut-labAs part of World Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness Week, today we're looking into fungal diseases which affect billions of people and are responsible for around two million deaths per year worldwide. Discover how our research is fighting back: www.exeter.ac.uk/research/amr...
- Thank you @neil-gow.bsky.social for a wonderful collaboration. Looking forward to the continuation of it at @mrccmm.bsky.social
- Always great to celebrate a new collaboration with a publication (Tuor et al.Mucisal Immunity) from Salome LeibundGut-Landmann’s wonderful lab. Learn more about our immunity to the yeast Malassezia that causes dandruff and other skin conditions. doi: doi.org/10.1016/j.mu...
- Check out our latest work on cutaneous immunity against Malassezia. Just out in Mucosal Immunology. Congrats to Meret Tuor and colleagues. Thanks to Mark Stappers, Neil Gow and Selinda Orr for your contributions. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- Reposted by The LeibundGut-labHappy #FungalFriday everyone. We are exploring the Bluesky landscape and keen to engage with other #mycosky people and organisations. We'll be posting interesting images and research in #medicalmycology. This pic shows fungal hyphae and yeasts with cell wall, immune antigen, and organelle dyes.
- Reposted by The LeibundGut-labMedical mycologists assemble! go.bsky.app/8XGywExat://did:plc:ifpfb7ltxahkp3g66s57jdqn/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lahlizrjaq2d
- Reposted by The LeibundGut-labWith more #MycoSky arriving here by the day, lets gather everyone and rebuild. Please let me know if I’ve missed out on you or anyone relevant 🍄🟫😎 go.bsky.app/FYRJn6Mat://did:plc:ha5fl2xl7ii63gjlciksonta/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lahrz2ijpr2x
- Reposted by The LeibundGut-labCandida auris Infectious by Lionakis & Chowdhary in NEJM www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
- Reposted by The LeibundGut-labgo.bsky.app/2bqX3T7 - please send me your @bsky.app handles to include in this growing community.at://did:plc:i4cbjycfcsp4pkft5fo647fm/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lb6cqx2w2r26
- Reposted by The LeibundGut-labEpidermal barrier dysregulation in atopic skin predisposes for excessive growth of the allergy-associated yeast Malassezia https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.09.11.557156v1
- Reposted by The LeibundGut-labIdentification of the putative gene encoding the RNA subunit of telomerase in Malassezia clade species through comparative genomic analysis https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.09.26.615164v1
- Reposted by The LeibundGut-labMalassezia gallinae sp. nov., a new basidiomycetous yeast species isolated from skins of chickens pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39479801/
- Stay tuned! Our study was just accepted in will be published in Mucosal Immunology shortly
- Reposted by The LeibundGut-labEpidermal barrier dysregulation in atopic skin predisposes for excessive growth of the allergy-associated yeast Malassezia https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.09.11.557156v1
- Reposted by The LeibundGut-labLive Malassezia strains isolated from the mucosa of patients with ulcerative colitis https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.11.28.569113v1
- Reposted by The LeibundGut-labYour skin also hosts a wide variety of bacteria, but there are also a range of fungus/yeasts that are normal on human skin. Like the very well named Malassezia furfur, which can sometimes cause issues with skin-penetrating catheters or in immunocompromised patients. (Micrograph: CDC Janice Carr)
- Reposted by The LeibundGut-labγδ T cells respond directly and selectively to the skin commensal yeast Malassezia for IL-17-dependent fungal control. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.09.08.556784v1
- what about a #MedicalMycology community?
- The #MicroImmunoSky community is growing quickly. Are there others generating starter packs? Would be great to compile and link together...https://go.bsky.app/2bqX3T7
- Reposted by The LeibundGut-labI'm co-chairing the 2025 GRC on Immunology of Fungal Infections with Salomé LeibundGut-Landmann. www.grc.org/immunology-o... 265 applicants for 200 slots - have to limit number of trainees per lab (max 2 if lab has NO invited talk, 1 if lab has invited talk). #MicroImmuno @therad-lab.bsky.social
- @lableibundgut has just arrived and is looking forward to meeting the medical mycology community here #medicalmycology #mycology #Malassezia #Candida #MicroImmuno
