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Andrew J. M. Swafford

Middlebury CollegeORCID 0000-0001-7687-9662Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Organism:fungi (other)· 2 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Approach:microscopy & imaging analysis· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Lillian K. Fritz‐LayliniD· 2 shared Alexandra F. LongiD· 1 shared C. VenardiD· 1 shared Charissa de BekkeriD· 1 shared Edgar Mauricio MedinaiD· 1 shared Erik KalinkaiD· 1 shared Greg J. StephensiD· 1 shared Ilia Soroka· 1 shared

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Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprintSep 9, 2025

The First of Us: Ophiocordyceps use a novel scramblase-binding peptide to manipulate zombie ants

William C. Beckerson, Steffen Werner, Maite Goebbels…·Charissa de Bekker

The paper identifies a novel fungal peptide from Ophiocordyceps that binds to scramblase channels in ants, disrupting motor coordination and olfactory systems.

DOI 10.1101/2025.09.09.674826

experimental assay

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Cell BiologyMolecular Biology of the CellPeer-reviewedAug 20, 2025

Dynamic remodeling of centrioles and the microtubule cytoskeleton in the lifecycle of chytrid fungi

Alexandra F. Long, Krishnakumar Vasudevan, Andrew J. M. Swafford…·Tim Stearns

The paper studies centriole and microtubule cytoskeleton remodeling in chytrid fungi during their lifecycle using bioinformatics, RNA sequencing, and expansion microscopy.

4 citations

fungi (other)spatial transcriptomics

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Cell BiologyProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewedJan 18, 2024

Genetic transformation of the frog-killing chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

Erik Kalinka, Stephanie M. Brody, Andrew J. M. Swafford…·Lillian K. Fritz‐Laylin

This paper develops a genetic transformation system for the frog-killing fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, enabling the study of its biology and pathogenesis through transgene expression and live-cell imaging.

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fungi (other)proteomics

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