Richard Bennett

Professor in the Molecular Microbiology and Immunology Department at Brown University

[Robert Arkowitz @RobertArkowitz]

The strategy behind one of the most successful labs in the world https://t.co/804teZmMWY

[Mihalis Lionakis @LionakisLab]

Thanks @NIAIDNews for highlighting our work and for creating an environment where this bench-to-bedside work can be done!

[Nature Microbiology @NatureMicrobiol]

New Research Briefing ‘The meaning of oral bacteria in faeces’ out now.

By Chen Liao & Joao Xavier.

https://t.co/uTg4k6V2ML

[Tobias Hohl is now @fungalspore.bsky.social @tmhohl71]

Are all microbial domination states in the intestine similar? Do all domination states predict disease & infections? Check out the @MSKCancerCenter collaboration below. @cliao345 @T19R84 @TheXavierLab @BingZhai Ana Djukovic @tsonipeled @vandenBrinkLab https://t.co/FuY34XZW6B

[Richard Bennett @RichJBennett]

Was awesome having Dr. Lewis Lanier (UCSF) present the third annual Dr. Christine Biron Lecture at Brown University this week and giving the history of NK cells - from their slow start to their meteoric rise! @ImmunologyAAI @brown_mmi

[Robert Arkowitz @RobertArkowitz]

Identification of an active RNAi pathway in Candida albicans | PNAS https://t.co/KTD6GYisVP

[Michael Fischbach @mfgrp]

How to pick a problem. Today in @CellCellPress. 1/53
https://t.co/Id4YaXWuup

[Tobias Hohl is now @fungalspore.bsky.social @tmhohl71]

NOA - thrilled to begin a P01 with @AndrewKohLab @RichJBennett @TheXavierLab @LHooperLab and Matt Anderson (U. Wisc) to unravel how Candida interacts with the GI tract. We'll be recruiting to our collective 🍄 team. Thanks @mycoconnection for guiding us in this 2 yr odyssey. 🍾

[Dr. Clarissa J. Nobile @cnobile1]

Check out this new article on the rapid evolution of a multicellular morphology in Candida auris. https://t.co/8OMxypeGVW
Congratulations @Guanghua11 @craiglewisennis and all authors!

[Nature Reviews Microbiology @NatureRevMicro]

Hyphae promote Candida albicans fitness and commensalism in the gut

https://t.co/DkZmfTK0AE

This study shows that hyphae formation is critical for Candida albicans gut colonization in the presence of commensal bacteria owing to the production of a hyphal-associated factor.

[Richard Bennett @RichJBennett]

Does filamentation and toxin production provide a benefit to the fungal pathogen Candida albicans? We investigated these properties of Candida while examining its ability to colonize the gut....

[nature @Nature]

Nature research paper: The hyphal-specific toxin candidalysin promotes fungal gut commensalism https://t.co/nlt50jrRSP

[Richard Bennett @RichJBennett]

This work helps explain how filamentation and candidalysin toxin provide a fitness benefit to fungal cells in the gut. Heartfelt thanks to all who contributed! @brown_mmi @sircaik @OG_coreyfrazer @BrownMedicine

[Richard Bennett @RichJBennett]

Does filamentation and toxin production provide a benefit to the fungal pathogen Candida albicans? We investigated these properties of Candida while examining its ability to colonize the gut....

[Richard Bennett @RichJBennett]

We show that filamentation by Candida can help it compete with bacteria in the gut, and this is due to factors such as the toxin candidalysin. We propose that this toxin has a direct role in inhibiting commensal bacteria thereby helping the fungus colonize the gut.

[Judith Berman 💔 @judithberman11]

cool new less/non-toxic polyene—looks very promising!
https://t.co/hj4YtOuTvT

[Gordon Brown @gordon_d_brown]

Wonderful to have @judithberman11 join the @MRCcmm family.

[Mihalis Lionakis @LionakisLab]

1/3 Thrilled to share our new paper in @CellCellPress led by @jigarvdesai on how complement component C5 promotes phagocyte survival and effector functions for protective antifungal host defense. Read here: https://t.co/k0GTfJnck1