Neta Shlezinger

Assistant Professor of all things fungi, from their nifty viruses to their inevitable demise 🍄 @NSfungiLab @HUJIAgri

[Neta Shlezinger @ShlezingerLab]

📢 We’re recruiting!

Love fungi? Join us! My lab at @HebrewU is seeking PhDs and postdocs to explore fungal pathogens, immunity, and the nifty world of mycoviruses.
Study seriously cool (and occasionally gnarly) fungi with us!

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[Neta Shlezinger @ShlezingerLab]

@lijunma88

[Neta Shlezinger @ShlezingerLab]

Fusarium oxysporum wilts plants and kills immunosuppressed humans — same species, two kingdoms. It's a WHO priority pathogen, and we still barely know how it infects us. New Pearl with Jeff Coleman & Li-Jun Ma on what the genomes and models are telling us. https://t.co/IKtiawjXOr

[Neta Shlezinger @ShlezingerLab]

📢 Calling future Fulbright Fellows! 🇺🇸🍄

Join my lab at @HebrewU through @FulbrightPrgrm and explore the nifty (sometimes gnarly) world of fungal viruses!

Seeking a U.S. postdoc in fungal pathogenesis & immunity.

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@AsafLevyHUJI @brown_johnbrown כורש טיגראנס ארתחששתא השמיני 😂

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@mbiojournal

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🚨A random solution to a growing fungal threat🚨
Our work on random peptide mixtures reveals potent antifungal activity against multidrug-resistant pathogens like C. auris, with low resistance potential and strong biofilm activity.
Now out in mBio!
https://t.co/mOLtJtBoaq
⬇️

[Neta Shlezinger @ShlezingerLab]

Congrats to @jon_adeoye and Yael for the fantastic work 👏

[Neta Shlezinger @ShlezingerLab]

@AsafLevyHUJI טריפליקט מושלם 💗

[Hebrew University @HebrewU]

Could a virus be the secret weapon behind deadly fungal infections?
A study by Dr. @ShlezingerLab, Dr. Marina Campos Rocha, Dr. Vanda Lerer & John Adeoye shows that targeting a hidden virus inside Aspergillus fumigatus could lead to more effective treatments.

Read here: https://t.co/RfCkKAXISe

[Neta Shlezinger @ShlezingerLab]

Our study on a mycovirus that boosts fungal virulence is now out — and beautifully covered in this Behind the Paper piece by Amariliz Rivera

Huge thanks for capturing the heart of the story so thoughtfully.

[Nature Microbiology @NatureMicrobiol]

Out Now! Mycoviruses steer fungal fitness https://t.co/rreu3h8TSE #Mycoviruses #FungalFitness #AspergillusFumigatus

[Neta Shlezinger @ShlezingerLab]

@RNA_Life Thanks, Artem! That really means a lot coming from you 🙏

[Artem Babaian @RNA_Life]

🤯 One of the coolest stories I've ever come across showcasing virus-host-superhost interactions. This is a major paradigm in virus pathology that is woefully under-explored. 🍄 #virology #microbiology #fungi

[Seth Bordenstein @Symbionticism]

A vital virus (again) provides a benefit to fungi under oxidative stress, heat stress, and within the murine lung. Fun!

[Neta Shlezinger @ShlezingerLab]

@symbiodeme Thanks for the shoutout! We're huge fans of Roossinck's epic work. It totally inspired us. Their tripartite interaction is next-level, with the virus boosting both the fungus and the plant host! 🍄🪴🦠

[Neta Shlezinger @ShlezingerLab]

🚨 Fungi + viruses + mammalian lungs? Buckle up! Our new paper in
@natmicrobiol.nature.com
uncovers the story of a deadly fungus and its gnarly viral hitchhiker — and how this duo may change how we diagnose & treat fungal disease 🍄🫁🚨 https://t.co/Y9GPa76GrU ⬇️

[Neta Shlezinger @ShlezingerLab]

@BarakRotblat Thanks Barak! 🙏

[Neta Shlezinger @ShlezingerLab]

@kmills711 Thanks @kmills711 🙏

[Neta Shlezinger @ShlezingerLab]

@Mucus_Man Toda @Mucus_Man 🙏

[Neta Shlezinger @ShlezingerLab]

@Yael_David__ Thanks Yael! 🙏

[Neta Shlezinger @ShlezingerLab]

@LererVanda @MarinaRocha0912 @jon_adeoye @AmeliaBarberPhD 💰 And of course, thanks to
@ERC_Research, @nouvelles_CIFAR
and
@stem_program
— without your support, this story would still be stuck in our grant drafts

[Neta Shlezinger @ShlezingerLab]

@LererVanda @MarinaRocha0912 @jon_adeoye ✨ Laura Fabre & @AmeliaBarberPhD — for brilliant support, sharp insights, and being the kind of collaborators everyone wishes they had
Couldn’t have done it without you — and honestly, wouldn’t have wanted to 🎯⬇️