Stefan Bidula

Lecturer in Pharmacology with a passion for fungal infection, innate immunity, and nucleic acids 🎨🏸🎸

[Stefan Bidula @SBidula]

New pre-print from the Bidula and Waller Labs exploring G-quadruplexes as novel antifungal targets. Big thanks to all the authors and to @DrZoeWaller for their support. @UEAResearch @School_Pharmacy come chat to me at #ECFG17 to find out more.

https://t.co/FHOxSH9hmC

[Stefan Bidula @SBidula]

@ElaineBignell Congrats Elaine 👏

[Prof Zoë Waller @DrZoeWaller]

JOB ALERT!

We are recruiting for a Research Technical Specialist in NMR Spectroscopy, within UCL School of Pharmacy to cover for maternity leave - full details on the link below

@chris_waudby
@nickynak3
@UCLLifeSciences

https://t.co/f5nG9MjJSK

[Gordon Brown @gordon_d_brown]

3x Postdoc roles open in my lab @MRCcmm working on MICL (CLEC12A) and NETs (Nature 2024 633:442), and funded by @wellcometrust. Apply if you’re a driven immunologist ready to build independence, publish big, and want to help shape a new field.
https://t.co/xHL4dORgDB

[Prof Zoë Waller @DrZoeWaller]

We are recruiting! PDRA to work on a BBSRC funded position with Prof. Yiliang Ding and Dr. Tim Craggs. We are looking for someone with experience with cell culture and gene expression analysis - Please do share. Details below:

https://t.co/ANTbJ0ghip+

[Prof Zoë Waller @DrZoeWaller]

Modifying CRISPR-Cas9 proteins with ligands enables targeting of individual G-quadruplex and i-motif structures!

Great to see this work finally out - congratulations @DiAntonioLAB1 and team ❤️

[Di Antonio Research Group @DiAntonioLAB1]

Want to modify CRISPR-proteins with small molecules? Check out our new method ATENA just published in @NatureComms! ATENA enables single-site engagement in the genome with unprecedented control and selectivity!

https://t.co/95C3v1kNCA

[Stefan Bidula @SBidula]

A massive congratulations to Georgie, Fuad, and Issy for all of their hard work and the team for their support. Another massive thank you to our funders @BBSRC @UKRI_News @acmedsci

[Stefan Bidula @SBidula]

First paper out from the Bidula Lab and a fantastic collaboration with @DrZoeWaller in @EmboMolMed

We identify G-quadruplexes as potential antifungal targets with new modes of action.

@UEAResearch
@UEAPharmacy
@micronorwich

https://t.co/m15uD4NoYq

[Prof Zoë Waller @DrZoeWaller]

New paper!

Evidence that G-quadruplexes form in pathogenic fungi and represent promising antifungal targets

@ucl

| EMBO Molecular Medicine https://t.co/UbgOn45pGy

[Rianne Lord @DrRianneLord]

🎉 We have a BBSRC MIBTP funded PhD open for Oct 2026. Both home and international students are eligible.
💡 This exciting antifungal metallodrug project is in collaboration with Prof. Peter Sadler @warwickchem and @SBidula at UEA
🖇 https://t.co/zGmG96fTKM
‼️Closes 27/11/25

[Stefan Bidula @SBidula]

We have a PhD position available in our lab together with Prof. Jon Todd to explore the unidentified roles of fungi in protecting the planet against climate change 🍄 ☀️

Deadline Jan 7th 2026 for an October 2026 start. Get in touch for more info!

https://t.co/G4J0T9OFt3

[Dora Corzo, MD, PhD 🇲🇽🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @forestcita]

#Norwich #BSMM2025 annual meeting starts a week from today! You can still register and can also check our exciting programme here! https://t.co/FAYdy0dD6M
@BritSocMedMyc

[Nature Microbiology @NatureMicrobiol]

Out Now! FungAMR: a comprehensive database for investigating fungal mutations associated with antimicrobial resistance https://t.co/WlGXyMHj7u #FungalResearch #AntimicrobialResistance #Mycology

[Di Antonio Research Group @DiAntonioLAB1]

Happy to share our latest preprint describing the first genome-wide map of G4s in T.Brucei led by the amazing @LudovicaMonti. We found that G4s accumulate in coding regions of the parasite, causing transcriptional perturbation upon treatment with ligands.
https://t.co/BG5TtLWYXl

[Stefan Bidula @SBidula]

@DiAntonioLAB1 @LudovicaMonti This is cool Marco! We 'predict' the same in filamentous fungi, but we just need to prove it! Would you be happy to share a detailed protocol for the ChIP-seq protocol you used?

[Michael Booth @DrMikeBooth]

We have developed an entirely new mechanism of action for gene knockdown -> trafficking of targeted mRNAs to the lysosomal, using lysosomal trafficking oligonucleotides (LyTONs)!

Published in @ChemicalScience

Led by @disha_kashyap_, with @milnetom68
https://t.co/ciaFGwt5QG

[Stefan Bidula @SBidula]

@DrMikeBooth @ChemicalScience @disha_kashyap_ @milnetom68 This looks great Mike. Congratulations! Do you think this approach could be applied to our pathogenic fungi?

[Rebecca Drummond @theRAD_lab]

Thanks to new funding from @wellcometrust we will soon be advertising two postdoc positions! Interested? Please get in touch in the first instance and I'll provide more info on the projects. You can also learn more on our lab website https://t.co/MY6YPZn9Yr

[Stefan Bidula @SBidula]

Only 2 days left to register for this year's BSMM held at the beautiful Assembly House in Norwich. Please make sure to register so you don't miss out!

https://t.co/UH935ieBS2

[Stefan Bidula @SBidula]

Be sure to sign up for the BSMM annual conference 7-9th September in beautiful Norwich!

Deadline for abstract submission 30th May! https://t.co/UH935ieBS2