José Vargas-Muñiz

The Vargas-Muñiz Lab aims to understand the cell biology of fungi and its impact on fungal pathogenesis and host-pathogen interaction. In particular, we are interested in how different fungi use and regulate their septin cytoskeleton to regulate their morphology, adapt to anti-cell wall stress, and modulate their interaction with the host cells. Lastly, we study marine-derived fungi to uncover new unconventional cell division cycles and how they regulate morphogenesis in response to environmental stress.