Microbiology Ph.D candidate in the @stajichlab studying genomics of chytrid fungi and mycoviruses
Riverside, CA
Joined May 2021
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Mark Yacoub retweeted
RT for International Batrachochytrium Isolation Day!
#IBID 💧🐸🦎🔬🍄
Oct 12, 1997: Joyce Longcore isolated #Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (#Bd).
Oct 13, Joyce's birthday, is #IBID!
Show us how you celebrate!
#chytrids #chytrid #aquaticfungi #frogs
drrabern.com/longcore
Mark Yacoub retweeted
Our lab is looking for a postdoc on Planktonic Fungi here @BIOSstation! Focus on fungal ecology and processes; maintaining the cultures alive and clean! And opportunities to network and develop. Reviewing applications will start after July. Please repost!
bios.asu.edu/careers/
Mark Yacoub retweeted
Monthly Monday Meeting with @KidTrid
2022 Recipient of @UCRiverside Microbiology Award for Excellence in Mycology xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1djGXNVla…
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Our next lecture at @sdmyco
Comparative Genomics of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis: Unveiling Viral Fossils and Their Distribution Across the Fungal Kingdom with @KidTrid
Mark completed his B.S. degree in Microbiology at UC Davis in 2016. His professional experience includes research at an agricultural biotechnology company, where he focused on fungal interactions with crop plants. Mark began his doctoral studies in 2020. His dissertation research centers on population genomics of the amphibian pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and the identification of DNA viruses within the Fungal Kingdom.
The San Diego Mycological Society established the Microbiology Award for Excellence in Mycology to be awarded to one meritorious graduate student in the Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology (MPP) at the University of California, Riverside. @UCRiverside
All aspects of fungal biology and ecology are encouraged. A faculty committee will identify the applicant that has demonstrated excellence in research and creative forward-thinking in their dissertation research.
Monday, July 1 - Monthly Monday Meeting with @KidTrid
2022 Recipient of @UCRiverside Microbiology Award for Excellence in Mycology
Casa del Prado RM 101 @BalboaPark
6:45pm Identification
7:00pm Presentation and Q&A
Open to the public
Mark Yacoub retweeted
News release 🐸🧬🦠🍄 on @KidTrid, Rebecca Clemons lead work from @stajichlab @FritzLaylin @ErikKalinka @DrRabern and Tim James news.ucr.edu/articles/2024/0… for our paper cell.com/current-biology/ful…
@UCRCNAS
Had a fantastic time at #Fungal24 ! I’m proud to have been invited to the sessions on basal fungi and #Mycoviruses with lots of exciting research. Happy to see the interest in our projects and excited to see what comes next. #chytrid #mycovirus #Batrachochytrium
Mark Yacoub retweeted
An endogenous DNA #virus in an #amphibian-killing #fungus associated with #pathogen #genotype and virulence. 🐸🍄🧬
Congratulations to Rebecca, @KidTrid, @tsjenkinson, @FritzLaylin, @hyphaltip, et al. on this long-awaited triumph!
doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.0…
Come check out my talk today at 11:00 in the Flagstaff room! I’ll be showing our discovery of a novel DNA mycovirus and its interaction with its Chytrid host! #MSAfungi2023
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New manuscript in Mycologia lead by @casettron w/ @KidTrid and others in our lab using RNASeq to study development in the dioecious chytrid fungus and mosquito pathogen Coelomomyces tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.… 🦟🍄🧬 @ucrcnas
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We found a DNA CRESS virus in #Batrachochytrium - work from @KidTrid Rebecca Clemons, Tim James, @tsjenkinson @FritzLaylin @stajichlab and others. – at Riverside, CA
DNA virus BdDV-1 of the amphibian pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis is associated with hypervirulence biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #bioRxiv
Mark Yacoub retweeted
Chytrid fungi affect human health!
THIS is why Joyce E. Longcore, first to isolate and describe Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), is the 2022 Distinguished Mycologist.
wired.com/story/the-fungus-t… via @wired
Such a fantastic time in MI last week at the first UMBS Chytrid workshop! Truly was inspiring being around other Chytrid researchers and learning together how to find and isolate these incredible fungi.
When your dog missed you while you were at a conference so she watches you work all day. Best grad student dog. #PhDog
Mark Yacoub retweeted
My buddy @Dylan_J_Enright gave such an incredible and enthusiastic talk about Pyrophilous fungi. We learned that not only are pyrophilous fungi phylogenetically conserved but that they might share traits. #MSAfungi22 P.S check out his paper to read more.
Come check out my poster tonight at #MSAfungi2022 where I’ll be talking about mycoviruses and Chytrid Fungi!
Mark Yacoub retweeted
Interested in learning about how to isolate and study chytrids? A few slots are available for a hands on workshop this Aug 9-14 hosted at the University of Michigan Biological Station. Please share!
websites.umich.edu/~mycology…
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ALT Photograph of chytrid fungus and laboratory materials for culturing chytrids from the environment. Text that reads "we invite you to a workshop on collecting, isolating, and classifying zoosporic fungi. Univ of Michigan biological station. August 9-14, 2022 for more information see URL http://websites.umich.edu/~mycology/UMBS.html
Mark Yacoub retweeted
Farrow: ability to detect methylation in @PacBio HiFi (released today!) will drive disease discovery - case of rare hypermethylation unveiled new expansion, more work to be done. #PBdiscoveries
Happy to share that I received Honorable Mention for my 2022 NSF #GRFP application. Although it’s not quite what I had hoped for it was encouraging to see so many positive comments from reviewers.