My deepest thanks to all those who have contributed towards my career path – family, friends, supervisors, collaborators, colleagues, students, those who have written letters of support for grants and awards! – thanks to you all! Dr Barnes = now (Associate) Prof. Barnes.

This little bugger kept me awake the whole night. And still refused a rescue attempt by holding onto the tissue for dear life for several hours! #parktownprawn

Dear Minister Blade Nzimande Universities do critical research & service to support our Agric & Forestry industries. Univ laboratories & researchers are at the heart of this support. Campus access is needed to support our national food & fibre systems. #covid19 FABI

Phylogenomic incongruence in Ceratocystis: a clue to speciation? rdcu.be/b43Cv; FABI

Fascinating talk by Matt. Thanks for making my day! Sharing the love for biology!

Happy Halloween

Check out our new paper: Signatures of post-glacial genetic isolation and human-driven migration in the Dothistroma #treedisease apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/abs/10.109… The American Phytopathological Society Nicolas Feau Angie Dale Irene Barnes @ubcforestry CoAdapTree Genome Canada GenomeBC @GenomeQuebec Natural Resources

The Beatles - I wanna hold your Fusarium Could be a good song! @KiraLyn45100239 It's another talk on Fusarium! This time with beetles! #SASPP2021 #iyph2020

Nsibo et al 2021 is finally out in Fungal Genetics and Biology. authors.elsevier.com/a/1cZOz3tCdVBV…

🌳Prof Irene Barnes spoke about the devastation caused by Ceratocystis species worldwide, as well as the increasing threat of Ceratocystis wilt to South African forestry and agriculture #SASPP2022 #plantpath FABI Future Africa Platform University of Pretoria Irene Barnes

Dothistroma needle blight …one disease name two different pathogen species. Vernacular names can be confusing!

Love working with this enthusiastic group of students. Presenting their research at the SASPP. #Pewenomyces #Lecanosticta #Cercospora #Dothistroma #Ceratocystis #Elsinoe #Fusarium

Plant pathogens that keep us awake. Thanks NZPPS for inviting me to speak at the symposium. Some good thought provoking talks. FABI

Uplifting to hear Jan Stenlid ponder his career as a forest pathologist. ⁦IUFRO⁩ ⁦FABI⁩ #forestpathology #treehealth

Enjoying the opportunity to celebrate the exceptional career of Jan Stenlid with Bernard Slippers, Jan and Irene Barnes ⁦FABI⁩ #forestpathology #treehealth

Final dates are now set for 12th International Mycological a Congress on 11-15 August 2024. Mark your calendars! See you all in Maastricht! #IMC12 #fungi #mycology #conference

Happy Valentine’s day everyone! Happily nestled amongst Eucalyptus roots.

We are super excited about the next #ICPP2028 which will be held in Australia 🇦🇺. The #women in #forest #pathology gang will be back together but for now, only Irene Barnes and I are representing at #ICPP2023. IUFRO Division 7 Forest Health

#ICPP2023 Fascinating session on current and emerging #ForestPathology issues, sponsored by IUFRO Division 7 Forest Health

Can confirm that Excursion 3 at #IUFRO2024 is the best excursion! 🌲🍄 A beautiful (very hot) day out in the forests of Sweden 🇸🇪