We are pleased to announce the GSA Poster Award winners from the 31st Fungal Genetics Conference!
Congratulations to all!
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Jorge Lightfoot, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Fungal hypoxia adaptation is critical for the establishment of keratitis
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vayu maini rekdal, UC Berkeley
CRISPR-Cas9 engineering of A. oryzae for meat-like flavor and appearance
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Amber Matha, University of Georgia
Sre1, a transcription factor controlling ergosterol biosynthesis, stimulates response to nickel, an important micronutrient for fungi
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Carla Gonçalves, Vanderbilt University
A diversified metabolic toolkit in budding yeasts linked to ecological adaptation
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Elizabeth Gaylord, Washington University in St. Louis
The phosphatase Sac1 mediates capsule secretion in Cryptococcus neoformans
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Asiya Gusa, Duke University
Transposon mobilization elevated by heat stress causes genome-wide mutations in the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus deneoformans
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Mona Pokharel, Rutgers University
Characterization of the bHLH family transcription factor for their function in inositol metabolism regulation in Cryptococcus neoformans
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David Goich, University at Buffalo
Gcn2 compensates for the absence of Hog1 in Cryptococcus neoformans
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Nicola Case, University of Toronto
Global Analysis of Circuitry Governing Candida albicans Morphogenesis within Host Immune Cells
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Antonio Serrano, Université Côte d’Azur
Hyphal branch formation in the opportunistic human pathogen Candida albicans
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Diana Gomez De La Cruz, The Sainsbury Laboratory
Convergent recognition of the Magnaporthe oryzae host specificity determinant PWL2 in divergent grass species
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Ben Auxier, Wageningen University & Research
Association of nonself recognition and an NLR like locus in Coprinopsis cinerea