Very excited to see my first first author paper published in @PNASNews . We found the first effector regulator in plant-parasitic nematodes! Congratulations to all authors and co first author @ClemPellegrin. https://t.co/QXvViTlJ64

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JOB OPENING: Vegetable Crops and Weed Science Cooperative Extension Advisor for @ucanr in Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties. See link in thread

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Full description of our Junior Specialist job opening:

We have an OPEN JOB in our Vegetable and Strawberry Pathology lab as a Junior Specialist. It is a BS-level position and anyone with microbiology experience is encouraged to apply. Come help us improve the sustainability of speciality crop production! Full description in thread.

Links to apply: Fungal Biology - https://t.co/oTTmHATC9C Agricultural Disease Modeling in a Changing Climate -

JOB OPENINGS: UCR Dept. of Microbiology and Plant Pathology is hiring TWO faculty positions! - Assistant Professor in Fungal Biology - Assistant Professor in Agricultural Disease Modeling in a Changing Climate Come join our dynamic and productive Department! Links in thread

JOB OPENING: Come join our Vegetable and Strawberry Pathology team as a Lab Technician! Anyone with microbiology lab experience is encouraged to apply. https://t.co/ZJWwsoHoSw

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Are you interested in sustainable disease management ? I am recruiting a Post-doctoral scholar in my program at @UCDPlantPath . See position description https://t.co/a0ovSpgZxW. Please RT!

JOB OPENING (repost): @hyphaltip and I are hiring a Postdoctoral Scholar to characterize novel pathogenic race variants of the Fusarium wilt of lettuce pathogen using phenotyping and population genomics. Join us to work on this re-emerging pathogen! https://t.co/JzoydGepmX

JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Scholar at UC Riverside to work on population biology of the Fusarium wilt of lettuce pathogen. Jointly mentored by @hyphaltip and me. Come join us to work on this exciting project to characterize novel race variation! Details: https://t.co/JzoydGepmX

JOB OPENING: Plant Pathology Advisor for @UCANR in Southern California!

We seek a #UCCE Plant Pathology Area Advisor who will address critical and high-priority issues, including invasive species, #pest management, and biosecurity. @UCCESanDiego Apply ➡️ https://t.co/TMG3RsO5Cq

I am very happy and proud to announce that @LindsoPedro just successfully defended her PhD dissertation in Plant Pathology at @UCRCNAS. Very well done! It has been a pleasure having you in the lab.

Take Five: Captured in exquisite detail, @NASAWebb peered through the thick dust of Stephan’s Quintet, a galaxy cluster showing huge shockwaves and tidal tails. This is a front-row seat to galactic evolution: https://t.co/63zxpNDi4I #UnfoldTheUniverse

Space is lovely, dark and deep. You're looking at the deepest infrared image of the universe ever taken—the first full-color image from @NASAWebb. Go deeper on the galaxies of SMACS 0723 at https://t.co/63zxpNDi4I #UnfoldTheUniverse

Students across the nation and world are receiving these letters this morning.

POSTDOC opening: The Swett lab at UC Davis is looking for a postdoc to work on Fusarium complexes of tomato