Evan John
@evan-john.bsky.social
Studies fungal-plant interactions. Postdoc at Uni-Bonn, former Postdoc at IPMB-Academia Sinica and PhD at CCDM-Curtin
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CONGRATS to team @effectomics.bsky.social and @steidele.bsky.social . Transcriptional Response of Magnaporthe oryzae Towards Barley-Microbiome Derived Bacteria | Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions® apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/...
Transcriptional Response of Magnaporthe oryzae Towards Barley-Microbiome Derived Bacteria | Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions®
The composition of the plant microbiome is shaped not only by the host plant and abiotic environmental factors, but also by inter-microbial cooperation and competition. Plant pathogens, therefore must...
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December 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
CONGRATS to team @effectomics.bsky.social and @steidele.bsky.social . Transcriptional Response of Magnaporthe oryzae Towards Barley-Microbiome Derived Bacteria | Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions® apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/...
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Read the paper by Mamoona Khan, et al. 👇
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January 6, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Read the paper by Mamoona Khan, et al. 👇
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Our @theccdm.bsky.social preprint on the domain function and interactors of the effector-regulating transcription factor PnPf2 in Parastagonospora nodorum is live! 😁
Led by Shota Morikawa @callumverdonk.bsky.social
Collabs 👉 @danielcroll.bsky.social @evan-john.bsky.social
Led by Shota Morikawa @callumverdonk.bsky.social
Collabs 👉 @danielcroll.bsky.social @evan-john.bsky.social
A conserved fungal transcription factor domain drives protein-protein interactions and necrotrophic effector-mediated virulence in Parastagonospora nodorum
The fungal pathogen Parastagonospora nodorum utilises necrotrophic effectors (NEs) to cause chlorosis and necrosis on wheat. NE expression is mediated by an assortment of transcription factors (TF), t...
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December 12, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Our @theccdm.bsky.social preprint on the domain function and interactors of the effector-regulating transcription factor PnPf2 in Parastagonospora nodorum is live! 😁
Led by Shota Morikawa @callumverdonk.bsky.social
Collabs 👉 @danielcroll.bsky.social @evan-john.bsky.social
Led by Shota Morikawa @callumverdonk.bsky.social
Collabs 👉 @danielcroll.bsky.social @evan-john.bsky.social
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Where to start, with a statement like this?
"Tim Ayres said the cuts were aimed at refocusing … CSIRO towards research priorities, such as critical minerals, iron & steel production in Australia."
From some rando down the bus stop, one would brush it off.
But this is from our Science Minister 🤯
"Tim Ayres said the cuts were aimed at refocusing … CSIRO towards research priorities, such as critical minerals, iron & steel production in Australia."
From some rando down the bus stop, one would brush it off.
But this is from our Science Minister 🤯
CSIRO to cut up to 350 research jobs in major overhaul
After 440 positions were slashed last year, the CSIRO has announced more staff cuts across the country in a bid to remain financially viable.
www.abc.net.au
November 19, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Where to start, with a statement like this?
"Tim Ayres said the cuts were aimed at refocusing … CSIRO towards research priorities, such as critical minerals, iron & steel production in Australia."
From some rando down the bus stop, one would brush it off.
But this is from our Science Minister 🤯
"Tim Ayres said the cuts were aimed at refocusing … CSIRO towards research priorities, such as critical minerals, iron & steel production in Australia."
From some rando down the bus stop, one would brush it off.
But this is from our Science Minister 🤯
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Do we need to reassess how disease resistance ratings on crops are determined? 🤔
Our @theccdm.bsky.social preprint revealed co-infection of wheat by P. nodorum & P. tritici-repentis breaks down resistance BUT there is a CAVEAT
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Our @theccdm.bsky.social preprint revealed co-infection of wheat by P. nodorum & P. tritici-repentis breaks down resistance BUT there is a CAVEAT
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Fair-weather friends: Unequal partnerships between Parastagonospora nodorum and Pyrenophora tritici-repentis define disease dynamics in wheat
Parastagonospora nodorum and Pyrenophora tritici-repentis are the causal agents of septoria nodorum blotch and tan spot of wheat, respectively. Though these fungal phytopathogens have been found to fr...
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October 13, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Do we need to reassess how disease resistance ratings on crops are determined? 🤔
Our @theccdm.bsky.social preprint revealed co-infection of wheat by P. nodorum & P. tritici-repentis breaks down resistance BUT there is a CAVEAT
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Our @theccdm.bsky.social preprint revealed co-infection of wheat by P. nodorum & P. tritici-repentis breaks down resistance BUT there is a CAVEAT
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Excited to see the final version of our paper on toxin/antidote genes and accessory chromosomes in Fusarium published! Now with new and improved figures! We think that many #fungal ACs might be maintained not because of benefits to virulence, but because of Spok genes. doi.org/10.1093/gene...
September 22, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Excited to see the final version of our paper on toxin/antidote genes and accessory chromosomes in Fusarium published! Now with new and improved figures! We think that many #fungal ACs might be maintained not because of benefits to virulence, but because of Spok genes. doi.org/10.1093/gene...
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PhD thesis submission time! 📗🔬
🥳🍾Big congrats to @theccdm.bsky.social @ShotaMorikawa69 for putting together a fine thesis on fungal effector regulation! 💪🤯
🥳🍾Big congrats to @theccdm.bsky.social @ShotaMorikawa69 for putting together a fine thesis on fungal effector regulation! 💪🤯
August 6, 2025 at 4:03 AM
PhD thesis submission time! 📗🔬
🥳🍾Big congrats to @theccdm.bsky.social @ShotaMorikawa69 for putting together a fine thesis on fungal effector regulation! 💪🤯
🥳🍾Big congrats to @theccdm.bsky.social @ShotaMorikawa69 for putting together a fine thesis on fungal effector regulation! 💪🤯
3x Posters from the Djamei lab @effectomics.bsky.social @unibonn.bsky.social
Today:
Me #123 effector-effector PCD suppression?
Tomorrow two top PhD students:
Riaz Tabassum #88 early-expressed Ustilago effectors
Komal Pervaiz #206 Magnaporthe vs microbes!
Today:
Me #123 effector-effector PCD suppression?
Tomorrow two top PhD students:
Riaz Tabassum #88 early-expressed Ustilago effectors
Komal Pervaiz #206 Magnaporthe vs microbes!
July 16, 2025 at 6:44 AM
3x Posters from the Djamei lab @effectomics.bsky.social @unibonn.bsky.social
Today:
Me #123 effector-effector PCD suppression?
Tomorrow two top PhD students:
Riaz Tabassum #88 early-expressed Ustilago effectors
Komal Pervaiz #206 Magnaporthe vs microbes!
Today:
Me #123 effector-effector PCD suppression?
Tomorrow two top PhD students:
Riaz Tabassum #88 early-expressed Ustilago effectors
Komal Pervaiz #206 Magnaporthe vs microbes!
Nice presentation by Balakumaran Chandrasekar on the glycobiology of plant pathogenic fungal cell walls, an area needing more attention! #ISMPMI2025
July 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Nice presentation by Balakumaran Chandrasekar on the glycobiology of plant pathogenic fungal cell walls, an area needing more attention! #ISMPMI2025
@mamoonakhan.bsky.social on the molecular mechanisms of gall formation #MPMI2025
July 14, 2025 at 1:34 PM
@mamoonakhan.bsky.social on the molecular mechanisms of gall formation #MPMI2025
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I am thrilled to share the latest preprint from our lab!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Huge thanks to everyone involved!
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Huge thanks to everyone involved!
July 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I am thrilled to share the latest preprint from our lab!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Huge thanks to everyone involved!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Huge thanks to everyone involved!
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Excited to share our latest preprint 🥳
Historic transposon mobilisation waves create distinct pools of adaptive variants in a major crop pathogen
@danielcroll.bsky.social
#TESky
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Historic transposon mobilisation waves create distinct pools of adaptive variants in a major crop pathogen
@danielcroll.bsky.social
#TESky
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Historic transposon mobilisation waves create distinct pools of adaptive variants in a major crop pathogen
Transposable elements (TEs) can drive the evolution of host-pathogen interactions and gains in antimicrobial resistance. However, how adaptive TEs arise in populations and historical contingencies aff...
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April 9, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Excited to share our latest preprint 🥳
Historic transposon mobilisation waves create distinct pools of adaptive variants in a major crop pathogen
@danielcroll.bsky.social
#TESky
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Historic transposon mobilisation waves create distinct pools of adaptive variants in a major crop pathogen
@danielcroll.bsky.social
#TESky
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA)
Excited by fungi, genomes, transposons, sustainable agriculture, microbiomes or other topics?
Looking for a friendly and interactive lab located in one of the most beautiful towns in Switzerland? 🇨🇭⛰️⛵
Get in touch and please share!
pathogen-genomics.org
Excited by fungi, genomes, transposons, sustainable agriculture, microbiomes or other topics?
Looking for a friendly and interactive lab located in one of the most beautiful towns in Switzerland? 🇨🇭⛰️⛵
Get in touch and please share!
pathogen-genomics.org
April 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA)
Excited by fungi, genomes, transposons, sustainable agriculture, microbiomes or other topics?
Looking for a friendly and interactive lab located in one of the most beautiful towns in Switzerland? 🇨🇭⛰️⛵
Get in touch and please share!
pathogen-genomics.org
Excited by fungi, genomes, transposons, sustainable agriculture, microbiomes or other topics?
Looking for a friendly and interactive lab located in one of the most beautiful towns in Switzerland? 🇨🇭⛰️⛵
Get in touch and please share!
pathogen-genomics.org
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Petty excited about this work with Alan Moses on power of predicting cis regulatory gene networks www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Inferring fungal cis-regulatory networks from genome sequences
Gene expression patterns are determined to a large extent by transcription factor binding to non-coding regulatory regions in the genome. However, gene expression cannot yet be systematically predicte...
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March 4, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Petty excited about this work with Alan Moses on power of predicting cis regulatory gene networks www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Come and check out our @theccdm.bsky.social posters on effector regulation (P2.114) and non-host fungal effectors (P2.113) today #ECFG17
March 4, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Come and check out our @theccdm.bsky.social posters on effector regulation (P2.114) and non-host fungal effectors (P2.113) today #ECFG17
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From lesions to lessons:
2025 marks the 20th anniversary of filamentous plant pathogen genomics. In our new review, we present lessons we learned over the past 2 decades and discuss the future of plant pathogen genomics. Take a first look!
apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/...
2025 marks the 20th anniversary of filamentous plant pathogen genomics. In our new review, we present lessons we learned over the past 2 decades and discuss the future of plant pathogen genomics. Take a first look!
apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/...
From Lesions to Lessons: Two Decades of Filamentous Plant Pathogen Genomics | Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions®
Filamentous plant pathogens pose a severe threat to food security. Current estimates suggest up to 23% yield losses to pre- and post-harvest diseases and these losses are projected to increase due to ...
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January 20, 2025 at 9:51 AM
From lesions to lessons:
2025 marks the 20th anniversary of filamentous plant pathogen genomics. In our new review, we present lessons we learned over the past 2 decades and discuss the future of plant pathogen genomics. Take a first look!
apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/...
2025 marks the 20th anniversary of filamentous plant pathogen genomics. In our new review, we present lessons we learned over the past 2 decades and discuss the future of plant pathogen genomics. Take a first look!
apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/...