Research on unconventional cellularization in chytrid fungi published in Current Biology.
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- posted February 12, 2026
Dr. Edgar Medina along with Dr. Lillian Fritz-Laylin and Mary William Elting of North Carolina State University has published the article “Cellularization in chytrid fungi uses distinct mechanisms from conventional cytokinesis and cellularization in animals and yeast” in Current Biology. Read the article here....
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Research on the impact of cell cycle-dependent nuclear and actin mechanics on nuclear integrity is published.
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- posted February 12, 2026
Samantha Bunner, Katie Huang, Anish Shah, Schuyler Figueroa, Nick Lang, Catherine Chu, Nebiyat Eskndir, Mai Pho, Gianna Manning, Mindy Zheng, Lilian Fritz-Laylin, Katrina B Velle, Joshua Marcus, James Orth, along with Andrew D Stephens have published “Changes in nuclear and actin mechanics from G1...
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Newly developed homologous recombination–based genetic toolkit enables studies of Bd biology and pathogenesis
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- posted February 12, 2026
Published in PNAS. Authors Stephanie M. Brody, Dr. Erik Kalinka, Sarah M. Prostak and Dr. Lillian K. Fritz-Laylin.
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First evidence of actin network contractility by Myosin 2 in an unexpected eukaryote lineage
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- posted December 1, 2025
Work demonstrating evidence of actin network contractility by Myosin 2 published! You can read about the article, “Myosin 2 drives actin contractility in fast-crawling species outside of the amorphean lineage”, here. Authors: Sarah L Guest, Katrina B Velle, Samantha M Jacques, Yvette Park, Jarrett Man, Margaret A Titus, Lillian K...
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Comparative Analysis of Bd Reveals Early Evolutionary Shift in Fungal Cell-Shape Regulation
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- posted November 17, 2025
Read the article publshed by Cell Press Sarah M. Prostak, Katrina Velle and Lil published a review on the how the “Frog-killing chytrid fungus deploys different strategies to regulate intracellular pressure in developmental states that have or lack a cell wall” Abstract Cell morphogenesis...
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Did you hear? Tubulin sequence divergence is associated with the use of distinct microtubule regulators. Read all about it!
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- posted January 29, 2025
“Tubulin sequence divergence is associated with the use of distinct microtubule regulators” was published! Read about Andrew and the lab’s work in Current Biology or PubMed. Read more about the lead author, Andrew Kennard, here. Abstract Diverse eukaryotic cells assemble microtubule networks that vary...
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Dr. Lillian Fritz-Laylin named a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator
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- posted September 1, 2024
Dr. Lillian Fritz-Laylin has been named a 2024 Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigator, an honor awarded to just 26 researchers nationwide. The prestigious program provides long-term, flexible support to scientists who demonstrate exceptional scientific leadership and a strong commitment to mentoring the next...
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Dr. Edgar Medina has been awarded one of the eight 2024 Dr. Eddie Méndez Scholar Award from The Fred Hutch Cancer Center!
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- posted June 19, 2024
The Dr. Eddie Méndez Scholar Award recognizes early-career underrepresented minority scientists and scientists with disabilities. Named for Dr. Eddie Méndez, a head and neck cancer expert and cherished colleague at Fred Hutch who died of cancer in 2018, the award was created in his honor...
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NSF CAREER Funded!
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- posted February 10, 2022
We are very pleased that our NSF CAREER award on the developmental response of frog-killing chytrid fungi to amphibian mucus has been funded! We are so excited for the discoveries that will be made possible by this support. You can find out more about...
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