Assistant Professor at Stockholm University / SciLifeLab Fellow @scilifelab.se @deepsthlmuni.bsky.social‬ lichen symbiosis | metagenomics | evolution Lab website: metalichenlab.github.io #StandWithUkraine she/herhttps://bsky.app/profile/metalichen.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/metalichen.bsky.social/post/3mste3ffkr22lOur study on giant transposons Starship 🚀🧬 in the genome of the lichen fungus Xanthoria is now out in @pnas.org! What did we find out about Starships in #lichen fungi? 👇Updated thread below 🖥️ 🧪 🦠 🧫 #SymbioSky 1/6 https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.253440212311 Aug 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:aebtil6hb7ykn7jecsllbhbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mste3ffkr22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/metalichen.bsky.social/post/3msdpt4fanc2pAdding to my reading list! [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Aug 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:aebtil6hb7ykn7jecsllbhbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdpt4fanc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/metalichen.bsky.social/post/3ms6gjst5uc2dIt was great to present my postdoc work at #IAL10, the International Association for Lichenology congress in Trieste! Thanks to the organizers for the invitation!03 Aug 2026 11:48 +0000at://did:plc:aebtil6hb7ykn7jecsllbhbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6gjst5uc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/metalichen.bsky.social/post/3ms6fxcezpc2dIt's a big honour to be recognized by my community! Huge thanks to IAL and thanks Toby for nominating me! [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Aug 2026 11:38 +0000at://did:plc:aebtil6hb7ykn7jecsllbhbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6fxcezpc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/metalichen.bsky.social/post/3mrrlthkpzc2hExcited to see @puginiercamille.bsky.social presenting on secreted proteins in Xanthoria. I'm blown away by the work on algal cultures and protein-protein interaction modeling! #IAL1029 Jul 2026 09:19 +0000at://did:plc:aebtil6hb7ykn7jecsllbhbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrlthkpzc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/metalichen.bsky.social/post/3mrrjafewi22hA teaser from @spribille.bsky.social on lichen fungi G protein-coupled receptors in the context of the symbiosis evolution. A lot of independent data points to them being a key to the symbiosis #IAL1029 Jul 2026 08:32 +0000at://did:plc:aebtil6hb7ykn7jecsllbhbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrjafewi22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/metalichen.bsky.social/post/3mrri75c5i22mVery clever study design by @ddiazescandon.bsky.social, who grouped lichen fungi based on which sugar they receive from their symbiotic partner and discovered patterns in their genomes that reflect how this fungi evolve to rely on their partners. Coming soon to the bioRxiv near you! #IAL1029 Jul 2026 08:14 +0000at://did:plc:aebtil6hb7ykn7jecsllbhbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrri75c5i22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/metalichen.bsky.social/post/3mrrhionhwc2mAbsolutely ground breaking stuff presented by @veera-t-nogerius.bsky.social. Structurally chimeric lichen made by intertwined hyphae of an ascomycete and a basidiomycete present in nearly 1:1 ratio! #IAL1029 Jul 2026 08:01 +0000at://did:plc:aebtil6hb7ykn7jecsllbhbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrhionhwc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/metalichen.bsky.social/post/3mroxs4haoc27Amazing talk by @skaloud.bsky.social on parallels between coral and lichen symbioses, with lots of exciting data on photobiont switching #IAL10 [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 08:15 +0000at://did:plc:aebtil6hb7ykn7jecsllbhbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mroxs4haoc27https://bsky.app/profile/metalichen.bsky.social/post/3mrnb3v7zb22nExcited to present during the workshop on overcoming hurdles in lichen omics. Thanks to @philippresl.bsky.social and Julia Gerasimova for the invitation! #IAL1027 Jul 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:aebtil6hb7ykn7jecsllbhbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnb3v7zb22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/metalichen.bsky.social/post/3mrmeljikls2zThank you Nick! [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 07:26 +0000at://did:plc:aebtil6hb7ykn7jecsllbhbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmeljikls2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/metalichen.bsky.social/post/3mrmehhl4j22iAnd the lichenology congress #IAL10 is officially open!27 Jul 2026 07:23 +0000at://did:plc:aebtil6hb7ykn7jecsllbhbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmehhl4j22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/metalichen.bsky.social/post/3mrk4n72epk2mAfter spending four blissful days in Croatia and acquiring a sizeable set of scratches and bruises from snorkling around sharp rocks, I'm finally heading to the International Association for Lichenology congress in Trieste! 10 years since the last in-person IAL, this is going to be a blast! #IAL1026 Jul 2026 09:58 +0000at://did:plc:aebtil6hb7ykn7jecsllbhbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrk4n72epk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/metalichen.bsky.social/post/3mq2jz7hmcs2lWas so great to be part of this study, which explores iron exchange as one of the aspects of #lichen #symbiosis, a first study of its sort. Big thanks to Isidor Happacher and Hubertus Haas for putting this together! #SymbioSky 🖥️ 🧪 🦠 🧫 [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jul 2026 11:50 +0000at://did:plc:aebtil6hb7ykn7jecsllbhbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2jz7hmcs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/metalichen.bsky.social/post/3mp42ecl6d22aA super exciting study: a pangenome of Peltigera lichens with lots of cool details on TEs and G protein–coupled receptors! [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jun 2026 08:50 +0000at://did:plc:aebtil6hb7ykn7jecsllbhbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp42ecl6d22a