So far, we found 16 insects with #Laboulbeniales ectoparasitic microfungi, out of 361 screened ones β marking a prevalence of 4.4%. Not bad at all! Go #TeamLaboul! @taxonexpeditions.bsky.social
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I am working with #citizenscientists this weekend in the @taxonexpeditions.bsky.social entomological collection, to screen insects for the presence of ectoparasitic microfungi. This project is supported by @msafungi.bsky.social. #TeamLaboul #Laboulbeniales
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It was a pleasure to host π§π· PhD student MarΓlia Pereira Rodrigues de Melo in our group for a few months! She returns home with new knowledge, new friends, and the #TeamLaboul mug π΅πͺ²π
Photo shows me surrounded by PhD students AimΓ©e Blondelle, MarΓlia, and @michieldegroot.bsky.social.
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Polina Mironova, PhD student at Purdue University studying #Laboulbeniales, came to visit our group in Ghent this week! From left to right: me, Polina, incoming PhD student Brianna Santamaria, PhD student AimΓ©e Blondelle, and Master student RenΔrs GΕ«ts. #TeamLaboul
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My colleague Dr. Iva NjunjΓc from @taxonexpeditions.bsky.social visited my lab past week with cave beetles collected this summer during her #NationalGeographic funded project. They turned out to be infected with undescribed parasitic microfungi! β¨ #newspecies #Laboulbeniales #TeamLaboul
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Time to celebrate! Dinner with invited speaker Menno Schilhuizen and Iva NjunjΓc of @taxonexpeditions.bsky.social and members #TeamLaboul. Proud PI!
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Proud to share that I am included in the world's top 2% of scientists! I only found out through reviewing CVs and motivation letters of candidates for the postdoc position in my lab. ππ #LFEE #TeamLaboul #newPI
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One of our student offices is ready with desks and chairs. There are some unoccupied seats, but not for long... The lab has open positions for 1 postdoc and 2 fully funded PhD students!
Postdoc: jobs.bc.cas.cz/en/detail/266
PhD: jobs.bc.cas.cz/en/detail/271
#hiring #newPI #LFEE #TeamLaboul
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Preparing my introductory PPT while on my way to DrΓΈbak, Norway to teach a workshop on #Laboulbeniales together with my PhD student Warre Van Caenegem and Dr. Vladimir Gusarov from @uio.no. Funded by #Artsdatabanken. www.forbio.uio.no/events/cours... @prfju.bsky.social #TeamLaboul
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The lab is looking for a (voluntary) Data Specialist!
beetlehangers.org/2025/09/20/l... #database #LFEE #TeamLaboul
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So excited for Monae Taylor from Western Kentucky University to defend her Master's thesis research today! Monae has been working with us since 2023, catching bats in Panama, Sardinia, and Czechia. π¦πͺ°π #TeamLaboul #microfungi #NSFfunded
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π£New paper alertπ£
@michieldegroot.bsky.social ran laboratory experiments at the University of South Bohemia, which revealed that abiotic factors DO significantly affect parasitism of Harmonia axyridis by Hesperomyces harmoniae. Congratulations! Read more: doi.org/10.1111/een.... #TeamLaboul
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So excited for my student AimΓ©e Blondelle as she is getting ready for her PhD interview next week. Send lots of positive energy to her! π #TeamLaboul
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Some lab updates, which you should read while listening to 'Zoutelande' by BLΓF and Geike Arnaert. www.dannyhaelewaters.com/lab-updates-... π #LFEE #TeamLaboul
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But what is that slug doing over there?πππ€
Always a good time to promote our paper on #mycophagy (= consumption of fungi by other orgamisms) in invertebrates, a massive global review by former #TeamLaboul member Brianna Santamaria. doi.org/10.3390/jof9...
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What a week! #newPI π
- Libelje submitted our Honduran checklist paper
- drafted a manuscript on priorities for citizen science in mycology
- AimΓ©e started preparing for her PhD interview
- planned fieldwork in #Brunei
- started finalizing our #TeamLaboul best practices paper on #Laboulbeniomycetes
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This is our former #TeamLaboul member. Please donate if you can! #SlavaUkraini πΊπ¦
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Leaving the beautiful Bruges for ΔeskΓ© BudΔjovice this morning. Ready for a busy week of administration, lab duties, and meetings! #newPI #TeamLaboul #LFEE
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I am looking for a postdoctoral researcher for my lab in Ceske Budejovice, Czechia. We study biodiversity monitoring, ecology, conservation, and microbiology. Some of our work deals with bats, most with fungi! Email at danny dot haelewaters at gmail dot com if interested. #TeamLaboul #newPI
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Get involved in mapping #Hesperomyces across Europe and become part of #TeamLaboul! @michieldegroot.bsky.social
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This super early attendee was EnikΕ Csata, by the way! Happy that we had the opportunity to discuss #Laboulbeniales research. #TeamLaboul
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Laboratory session on the third day of our workshop "Arthropod-Fungal Associations: From Parasites to Pathogens" in Gembloux. This is the second edition of this workshop and there is A LOT of interest for future editionsβI'm a very happy man! #TeamLaboul ππͺ°π
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Our first #C4inV4 workshop on citizen science ended today! The last day was full of discussions on motivation factors and priorities for citizen science in mycology. So happy with the outcomes of the past three days! #TeamLaboul #VisegradFund
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Ladybird lab at the Cryptic Fungi workshop going swimmingly! We were looking for Hesperomyces, a small fungus on ladybirds we caught yesterday. #VisegradFund #TeamLaboul
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Touring in the insect laboratory of Prof. Dr. OldΕich NedvΔd at the University of South Bohemia. From left to right: my PhD student @michieldegroot.bsky.social, Olda, me, and @ukladybirds.bsky.social. #C4inV4 #TeamLaboul #VisegradFund
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I was finally able to welcome new PhD student Aneira Williams to the lab in person! So excited to work with her on bats and bat-associated parasites and pathogens. She will especially be doing fieldwork in our long-term @opwall.bsky.social site in #Honduras. #LFEE #TeamLaboul
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I am humbled to receive the @msafungi.bsky.social Martin-Baker Research Award this year, in support of a taxonomy project with #citizenscientists and volunteers in collaboration with @schilthuizen.bsky.social and @taxonexpeditions.bsky.social! #TeamLaboul #MSAfungi25
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