Jo Rhodes
@drjorhodes.com
Yoga bunny. Cake guru. Scientist by day. Assistant Professor at @unibirmingham.bsky.social
Interested in fungal ‘omics and One Health, evolutionary biology and popgen, epidemiology and promoting women in STEM
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Interested in fungal ‘omics and One Health, evolutionary biology and popgen, epidemiology and promoting women in STEM
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Jo Rhodes
@drjorhodes.com
· Nov 13
A long time ago in this same galaxy, we asked ourselves "where does azole antifungal resistance in fungi come from?"
So we set about sampling Aspergillus fumigatus to build a collection of 1000+ samples spanning a century from 34 countries.
So we set about sampling Aspergillus fumigatus to build a collection of 1000+ samples spanning a century from 34 countries.
Emerging terbinafine-resistant Trichophyton indotineae between 2018 and 2023: a multinational genomic epidemiology study www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Many thanks to my colleagues for their help in getting this published. This took a mighty 16 months to get through the peer review process.
Many thanks to my colleagues for their help in getting this published. This took a mighty 16 months to get through the peer review process.
Emerging terbinafine-resistant Trichophyton indotineae between 2018 and 2023: a multinational genomic epidemiology study
Trichophyton species cause the greatest burden of dermatophytosis worldwide, with the Trichophyton mentagrophytes species complex being particularly a…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Emerging terbinafine-resistant Trichophyton indotineae between 2018 and 2023: a multinational genomic epidemiology study www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Many thanks to my colleagues for their help in getting this published. This took a mighty 16 months to get through the peer review process.
Many thanks to my colleagues for their help in getting this published. This took a mighty 16 months to get through the peer review process.
I just want a quote to replace old equipment.
I don't want/don't have time for a Zoom chat to see what other services will support my research.
I just want the quote so I can buy the stuff and crack on.
I don't want/don't have time for a Zoom chat to see what other services will support my research.
I just want the quote so I can buy the stuff and crack on.
January 22, 2026 at 11:37 AM
I just want a quote to replace old equipment.
I don't want/don't have time for a Zoom chat to see what other services will support my research.
I just want the quote so I can buy the stuff and crack on.
I don't want/don't have time for a Zoom chat to see what other services will support my research.
I just want the quote so I can buy the stuff and crack on.
A Beginner's Guide to Structural Variants (including TEs) in Eco-Evolutionary Population Genomics onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A Beginner's Guide to Structural Variants in Eco‐Evolutionary Population Genomics
Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) has greatly expanded researchers' ability to study structural variants (SVs), that is, the variation in the presence, number, orientation or position of a DNA sequence. ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:07 AM
A Beginner's Guide to Structural Variants (including TEs) in Eco-Evolutionary Population Genomics onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Cost of being female lead/corresponding author in biomedical sciences: "[T]he median amount of time spent under review is 7.4%–14.6% longer for female-authored articles than for male-authored articles" even in disciplines where women well-represented. #AcademicSky
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Biomedical and life science articles by female researchers spend longer under review
Women are underrepresented in academia, especially in STEMM fields, at top institutions, and in senior positions. This study analyzes millions of biomedical and life science articles, revealing that f...
journals.plos.org
January 21, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Cost of being female lead/corresponding author in biomedical sciences: "[T]he median amount of time spent under review is 7.4%–14.6% longer for female-authored articles than for male-authored articles" even in disciplines where women well-represented. #AcademicSky
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Cultivarium are looking to hire a dedicated fungal community coordinator: jobs.lever.co/convergentre...
I met some of the team in 2024 and they have some really cool projects on the go and are keen on fungi!
I met some of the team in 2024 and they have some really cool projects on the go and are keen on fungi!
Convergent Research - Fungal Community Project Coordinator
Cultivarium is a Convergent Research Focused Research Organization (FRO) with a mission to accelerate the adoption of novel microorganisms for biotechnology. We are looking for experts who can contrib...
jobs.lever.co
January 19, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Cultivarium are looking to hire a dedicated fungal community coordinator: jobs.lever.co/convergentre...
I met some of the team in 2024 and they have some really cool projects on the go and are keen on fungi!
I met some of the team in 2024 and they have some really cool projects on the go and are keen on fungi!
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Do you know who else was gifted a Nobel Prize medal?
Joseph Goebbels.
Seriously.
thecritic.co.uk/issues/march...
Joseph Goebbels.
Seriously.
thecritic.co.uk/issues/march...
January 16, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Do you know who else was gifted a Nobel Prize medal?
Joseph Goebbels.
Seriously.
thecritic.co.uk/issues/march...
Joseph Goebbels.
Seriously.
thecritic.co.uk/issues/march...
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I am looking for a postdoc to develop high-performance algorithms in computational genomics. Email or DM me if interested. For more information, see hlilab.github.io/vacancies. RTs appreciated!
HLi Lab - Vacancies
Openings
hlilab.github.io
January 14, 2026 at 3:44 PM
I am looking for a postdoc to develop high-performance algorithms in computational genomics. Email or DM me if interested. For more information, see hlilab.github.io/vacancies. RTs appreciated!
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📣 Early-career researchers: apply for the Naresh Magan Lecture Award to present your research in fungal ecology, fungal physiology, plant pathogens or mycotoxins at the BMS Annual Scientific Meeting, July 2026. Find out more: www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/awards.html
#mycology #fungi #research
#mycology #fungi #research
January 14, 2026 at 12:13 PM
📣 Early-career researchers: apply for the Naresh Magan Lecture Award to present your research in fungal ecology, fungal physiology, plant pathogens or mycotoxins at the BMS Annual Scientific Meeting, July 2026. Find out more: www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/awards.html
#mycology #fungi #research
#mycology #fungi #research
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BMS Grants are now open for applications! Funds are available to support a range of activities in #mycology including #research, training, meetings, conference participation, #fieldwork, #education, #arts & #outreach.👉 Find out more: www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/grants.html
#grants #funding
#grants #funding
January 9, 2026 at 9:58 AM
BMS Grants are now open for applications! Funds are available to support a range of activities in #mycology including #research, training, meetings, conference participation, #fieldwork, #education, #arts & #outreach.👉 Find out more: www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/grants.html
#grants #funding
#grants #funding
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Happy New Year – new role! 🎉
We’re looking for a PostDoc to join us in @halllab.bsky.social @unibirmingham.bsky.social.
Full-time, fixed-term to March 2028. Note tight closing date: 11 Jan 2026. CV + cover letter (submit via portal).
Further details 👇
edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
We’re looking for a PostDoc to join us in @halllab.bsky.social @unibirmingham.bsky.social.
Full-time, fixed-term to March 2028. Note tight closing date: 11 Jan 2026. CV + cover letter (submit via portal).
Further details 👇
edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Research Fellow - Department of Microbes, Infection and Microbiomes - 106849 - Grade 7
To create and contribute to the creation of knowledge by undertaking a specified range of activities as part of an Investigator project funded by Wellcome, focusing on understanding microbial and diet...
edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Happy New Year – new role! 🎉
We’re looking for a PostDoc to join us in @halllab.bsky.social @unibirmingham.bsky.social.
Full-time, fixed-term to March 2028. Note tight closing date: 11 Jan 2026. CV + cover letter (submit via portal).
Further details 👇
edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
We’re looking for a PostDoc to join us in @halllab.bsky.social @unibirmingham.bsky.social.
Full-time, fixed-term to March 2028. Note tight closing date: 11 Jan 2026. CV + cover letter (submit via portal).
Further details 👇
edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
We asked whether data sharing standards in the fungal field could be improved. A fantastic Masters student, Sibbe, took this challenge on and adopted the FAIR-DS for A. fumigatus data sharing - and with Anna Fensel they have driven this project to publication 🙌
academic.oup.com/database/art...
academic.oup.com/database/art...
An approach to making life sciences FAIR—FAIR-DS as a tool for Aspergillus fumigatus
Abstract. Adhering to Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) principles ensures that data is shared in ways that maximize reusability. Ho
academic.oup.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:30 PM
We asked whether data sharing standards in the fungal field could be improved. A fantastic Masters student, Sibbe, took this challenge on and adopted the FAIR-DS for A. fumigatus data sharing - and with Anna Fensel they have driven this project to publication 🙌
academic.oup.com/database/art...
academic.oup.com/database/art...
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People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.
January 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM
People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.
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There was one post on the #overlyhonestmethods hashtag back on Twitter years ago, something along the lines of "We couldn't replicate the experiment bc the postdoc who did all the work left to start a bakery." I think often of that one, but with less bemusement these days.
January 2, 2026 at 5:15 PM
There was one post on the #overlyhonestmethods hashtag back on Twitter years ago, something along the lines of "We couldn't replicate the experiment bc the postdoc who did all the work left to start a bakery." I think often of that one, but with less bemusement these days.
The Dutch are super logical, but there is a subset that decide to let off fireworks during the daytime. No country is perfect, I guess.
December 31, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The Dutch are super logical, but there is a subset that decide to let off fireworks during the daytime. No country is perfect, I guess.
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Releasing alignism, a small tool that I have found useful for doing multiple sequence alignment in browser.
hgbrian.github.io/alignism/
- The hard work was done by the awesome biowasm team!
- Does tree building too
- V fast compared to e.g., muscle on EBI
- Not tested that much!
hgbrian.github.io/alignism/
- The hard work was done by the awesome biowasm team!
- Does tree building too
- V fast compared to e.g., muscle on EBI
- Not tested that much!
December 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Releasing alignism, a small tool that I have found useful for doing multiple sequence alignment in browser.
hgbrian.github.io/alignism/
- The hard work was done by the awesome biowasm team!
- Does tree building too
- V fast compared to e.g., muscle on EBI
- Not tested that much!
hgbrian.github.io/alignism/
- The hard work was done by the awesome biowasm team!
- Does tree building too
- V fast compared to e.g., muscle on EBI
- Not tested that much!
Reposted by Jo Rhodes
💾 any2fasta 0.8.1 is released!
The FASTA format is now 40 years old (Pearson & Lipman) and any2fasta makes it easy for your scripts and pipelines that accept FASTA to also accept other formats, even if compressed! eg. .gbk.gz
#bioinformatiocs #microbiology #genomcs
github.com/tseemann/any...
The FASTA format is now 40 years old (Pearson & Lipman) and any2fasta makes it easy for your scripts and pipelines that accept FASTA to also accept other formats, even if compressed! eg. .gbk.gz
#bioinformatiocs #microbiology #genomcs
github.com/tseemann/any...
Release Next time I'll try to be FASTA · tseemann/any2fasta
New features
Option -k is keep processing even when some inputs fail
option -g to include GBK version suffix
option s to strip desc from>id desc in ID lines
Support for PDB protein structure forma...
github.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:16 AM
💾 any2fasta 0.8.1 is released!
The FASTA format is now 40 years old (Pearson & Lipman) and any2fasta makes it easy for your scripts and pipelines that accept FASTA to also accept other formats, even if compressed! eg. .gbk.gz
#bioinformatiocs #microbiology #genomcs
github.com/tseemann/any...
The FASTA format is now 40 years old (Pearson & Lipman) and any2fasta makes it easy for your scripts and pipelines that accept FASTA to also accept other formats, even if compressed! eg. .gbk.gz
#bioinformatiocs #microbiology #genomcs
github.com/tseemann/any...
Today was a good day for our former PhD student Hugh Gifford, who got his first first-author paper out! Such a huge contribution to the mycology field and our understanding of Candida auris infection: www.nature.com/articles/s42...
Xenosiderophore transporter gene expression and clade-specific filamentation in Candida auris killifish (Aphanius dispar) infection - Communications Biology
Arabian killifish embryonic yolk sac microinjection of the emerging human fungal pathogen Candida auris and dual host-pathogen RNA-seq reveal an expanded and transcriptionally upregulated family of xe...
www.nature.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Today was a good day for our former PhD student Hugh Gifford, who got his first first-author paper out! Such a huge contribution to the mycology field and our understanding of Candida auris infection: www.nature.com/articles/s42...
Last day in the office today, and so pleased to receive this copy of One Health and Mycology, for which I contributed a chapter. Many thanks to @acgerstein.bsky.social @shapirorebecca.bsky.social and @ene-lab.bsky.social for all your hard work over the last couple of years to pull this together!
December 19, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Last day in the office today, and so pleased to receive this copy of One Health and Mycology, for which I contributed a chapter. Many thanks to @acgerstein.bsky.social @shapirorebecca.bsky.social and @ene-lab.bsky.social for all your hard work over the last couple of years to pull this together!
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More than half of researchers now use AI for peer review www.nature.com/articles/d41...
December 17, 2025 at 9:47 AM
More than half of researchers now use AI for peer review www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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New PhD project @imibirmingham.bsky.social, supervision by @drjorhodes.com and myself, now open!
'Multi-omic surveillance of microbial dynamics in river and flood-impacted environments: implications for public health in a changing climate'
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Deadline 9 Jan 2026!
'Multi-omic surveillance of microbial dynamics in river and flood-impacted environments: implications for public health in a changing climate'
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Deadline 9 Jan 2026!
Multi-omic surveillance of microbial dynamics in river and flood-impacted environments: implications for public health in a changing climate at University of Birmingham on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Multi-omic surveillance of microbial dynamics in river and flood-impacted environments: implications for public health in a changing climate at University of Birmingham, listed on FindAP...
www.findaphd.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
New PhD project @imibirmingham.bsky.social, supervision by @drjorhodes.com and myself, now open!
'Multi-omic surveillance of microbial dynamics in river and flood-impacted environments: implications for public health in a changing climate'
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Deadline 9 Jan 2026!
'Multi-omic surveillance of microbial dynamics in river and flood-impacted environments: implications for public health in a changing climate'
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Deadline 9 Jan 2026!
Come to Birmingham and do a PhD with myself and @wvschaik.bsky.social!
PhD position (Birmingham, UK)
Environmental modelling of microbial dynamics in river and flood-impacted environments
with Johanna Rhodes, Willem van Schaik, Marie Chattaway, Claire Jenkins
at University of Birmingham
More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/2433
Environmental modelling of microbial dynamics in river and flood-impacted environments
with Johanna Rhodes, Willem van Schaik, Marie Chattaway, Claire Jenkins
at University of Birmingham
More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/2433
December 12, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Come to Birmingham and do a PhD with myself and @wvschaik.bsky.social!
We are looking for a CHEF-DRII machine gel mould! Does anyone have one they no longer need or does anyone have experience of 3D printing their own?
December 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
We are looking for a CHEF-DRII machine gel mould! Does anyone have one they no longer need or does anyone have experience of 3D printing their own?
Genomic evidence for a-α heterothallic and α-α unisexual mating and recombination in an environmental Cryptococcus deneoformans population journals.plos.org/plosgenetics...
Genomic evidence for a-α heterothallic and α-α unisexual mating and recombination in an environmental Cryptococcus deneoformans population
Article summary This study compares conclusions drawn from multilocus sequence data and whole-genome SNP data regarding genetic diversity and reproduction in an environmental population of Cryptococcu...
journals.plos.org
December 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Genomic evidence for a-α heterothallic and α-α unisexual mating and recombination in an environmental Cryptococcus deneoformans population journals.plos.org/plosgenetics...
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University of Birmingham, UK, are advertising a permanant position (Assistant or Associate Professor) in *Forests under Global Change*. A wide net has been cast - ecology, physiology, modelling, remote sensing, functioning, biodiversity, management... 🌲🌱🌳🌳🦌🌳🛰️🐿️🌲🔬🌳
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPS459/a...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPS459/a...
December 5, 2025 at 8:07 AM
University of Birmingham, UK, are advertising a permanant position (Assistant or Associate Professor) in *Forests under Global Change*. A wide net has been cast - ecology, physiology, modelling, remote sensing, functioning, biodiversity, management... 🌲🌱🌳🌳🦌🌳🛰️🐿️🌲🔬🌳
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPS459/a...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPS459/a...