Joseph Strauss

The paper identifies mutations in Fusarium graminearum laboratory strains that reduce virulence on wheat, highlighting the need to monitor lab strains for unintended genetic changes.

This study shows that disrupting the cell cycle in Fusarium graminearum reduces virulence and pathogenicity by impairing the production of virulence factors.

This study identifies copper acquisition via Mac1 as essential for virulence in Fusarium oxysporum, showing that copper transporters and reductases can compensate for Mac1 loss.

This paper demonstrates locus-specific chromatin proteomics in Aspergillus nidulans using dCas9-BirA guided proximity labeling, identifying 32 chromatin-associated proteins at the nitrate locus after background reduction.