Neta Shlezinger (@ShlezingerLab) / X

Neta Shlezinger

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Neta Shlezinger

@ShlezingerLab

Assistant Professor of all things fungi, from their nifty viruses to their inevitable demise 🍄 @NSfungiLab @HUJIAgri

Israel

Joined March 2019

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Neta Shlezinger
@ShlezingerLab
Aug 4
📢 We’re recruiting! Love fungi? Join us! My lab at @HebrewU is seeking PhDs and postdocs to explore fungal pathogens, immunity, and the nifty world of mycoviruses. Study seriously cool (and occasionally gnarly) fungi with us! Details in ad. Share & spread spores!
Neta Shlezinger
@ShlezingerLab
Aug 4
📢 Calling future Fulbright Fellows! 🇺🇸🍄 Join my lab at @HebrewU through @FulbrightPrgrm and explore the nifty (sometimes gnarly) world of fungal viruses! Seeking a U.S. postdoc in fungal pathogenesis & immunity. Details in ad. Help spread spores!
Neta Shlezinger
@ShlezingerLab
Apr 20
🚨A random solution to a growing fungal threat🚨 Our work on random peptide mixtures reveals potent antifungal activity against multidrug-resistant pathogens like C. auris, with low resistance potential and strong biofilm activity. Now out in mBio! journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mb… ⬇️
journals.asm.org
Harnessing random peptide mixtures to combat multidrug-resistant fungal infections | mBio
The rising prevalence of invasive fungal infections, particularly among immunocompromised individuals, has become a critical public health concern. However, antifungal drug development has not kept...
Neta Shlezinger
@ShlezingerLab
Aug 24, 2025
Our study on a mycovirus that boosts fungal virulence is now out — and beautifully covered in this Behind the Paper piece by Amariliz Rivera Huge thanks for capturing the heart of the story so thoughtfully.
Nature Microbiology
@NatureMicrobiol
Aug 23, 2025
Out Now! Mycoviruses steer fungal fitness bit.ly/463d2oG #Mycoviruses #FungalFitness #AspergillusFumigatus
Neta Shlezinger
@ShlezingerLab
Aug 14, 2025
🚨 Fungi + viruses + mammalian lungs? Buckle up! Our new paper in @natmicrobiol.nature.com uncovers the story of a deadly fungus and its gnarly viral hitchhiker — and how this duo may change how we diagnose & treat fungal disease 🍄🫁🚨 doi.org/10.1038/s41564… ⬇️
Aspergillus fumigatus dsRNA virus promotes fungal fitness and pathogenicity in the mammalian host
From nature.com