Celebrating our PhD Graduates - Sandip Patra from Dr. Rupinder Kaur's Lab. His thesis work helps understand the underlying mechanisms of CgYapsins-mediated DNA damage tolerance mechanisms in Human pathogenic fungi.
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New publication on fungal pathogen Candida Glabrata in STAR Protocols from Dr. Rupinder Kaur's Lab at CDFD.
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Unraveling FKS1 and FKS2 Regulation in Candida glabrata For clinicians battling the persistent threat of fungal infections, Candida glabrata stands out as a formidable adversary, particularly due to its increasing resistance to frontline antifungal drugs l...

Candida glabrata acquires echinocandin resistance mostly in FKS2, not FKS1 (cell wall synthesis). Shor Lab @hackensackmeridian.bsky.social shows FKS2 dominates in host/stress conditions. Prime drug resistance target go.njmicrobe.org/ikZOlD #MedicalMycology #AntifungalResistance #CandidaGlabrata