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Research Scientist: Mycologist sought at Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh
We are seeking to employ a mycologist at our Edinburgh Garden who is or will become an international scientific leader. The successful applicant’s research will explore fungal diversity (e.g. systematics, ecology, evolutionary biology) to address societal challenges. As examples, these … Continue reading
Assistant Professor – Evolutionary Ecology – Oregon State University
The Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University seeks applicants for a tenure-track faculty position in Evolutionary Ecology of Plants or Fungi. The successful candidate will be expected to establish an innovative and competitive research program that pursues … Continue reading
Why do fungi make so many antifungals? 25 years of antifungal discovery
Dr. Gerald Bills will be presenting a Duke University Mycology Research Unit seminar today, Friday, April 25, 2014 at 11am in MSRB 001. Dr. Gerald Bills’ research combines fungal discovery with the application of molecular-based taxonomic methods that have transformed … Continue reading
Postdoc: molecular ecology of Coccidioides spp.
Mycotic Diseases Branch (MDB) at the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta (CDC) has a fellowship opportunity for a postdoctoral candidate. The ideal candidate should have an interest in mycology and a molecular laboratory background. This should be … Continue reading
Jessie’s prelims
Congrats to Jessie Uehling, who recently passed her prelims. Jessie is a 2nd year Genetics Program student with interests in molecular biology and genomics of bacterial-fungal interactions. For her Ph.D. research, Jessie has chosen to study bacterial-fungal symbioses. Our lab recently … Continue reading
Mycology Rising
2013 was a great year for Fungi. Epic rains that started in June and lasted thru August sustained huge fruitings of chanterelles and other mushrooms across North Carolina and the southeastern US. This increase in fungal fruiting is … Continue reading
Change is coming the the Vilgalys mycology lab
Several members of our lab group will be moving on to different pastures soon! Greg Bonito joined the lab in 2003 as a Ph.D. student to study the molecular systematics of Tuber. For the last 3 years, Greg has … Continue reading
Comparative genomics of early diverging terrestrial fungi and their bacterial endosymbionts
The Joint Genome Institute recently approved funding for a Community Sequencing Project to sequence the genomes of fungi and their endosymbiotic bacteria. Recently, several lineages of bacteria were discovered living within the mycelium of early diverging terrestrial plant-associated fungi including … Continue reading
DOB Update: sampling in Colorado and Wyoming
This summer our Dimentions of Ectomycorrhizal Diversity project has been busy sampling pine forests across North America. We are using next-gen sequencing methods to survey fungal diversity associated with pine forests. This year, we streamlined our protocols for … Continue reading
Welcome Fulbright Scholar Renee Johansen
Renee Johansen is a Ph.D. student at the Univ. of Auckland and Landcare Research in Auckland, New Zealand, and is visiting our lab for 8 months on a Fulbright scholarship. Renee is using next-gen sequencing to characterize mycorrhizal fungal communities associated with European … Continue reading
