Touseef Hussain (Mycothorailys) submitted this beautiful photo to MSA. Contamination while purification in Aspergillus flavus.

#JobVacancy The following announcement is estimated to open on February 28 and close on March 6, 2023 USAJOBS 🍄Plant Pathologist (Mycology)🍄 Announcement: DE-11844638-23-PQ GS-0434-9 2 Vacancies in: Carolina, Puerto Rico Orlando, Florida usajobs.gov

Mycology Courses and Seminars at Eagle Hill Institute’s, Maine 2023! Jul 16 – 22: Discomycetes and Pyrenomycetes Jul 30 – Aug 5: Identification Skills for the New Mushroomer Oct 8 - 11: Fall Mushrooms in a Changing Climate Many 🍄 seminars too! eaglehill.us/index.shtml

Are you an undergrad interested in fungi? Do you want to attend the 2023 Annual Meeting of the MSA in Flagstaff, AZ? SPORES is a new program providing funding and mentoring opportunities! Deadline April 15th. msaspores.github.io MSA Student and Postdoc Section #MSAfungi23

The deadline for early registration is approaching on May 31, 2023! Save money and register today! #MSAfungi23 r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001SB…

Paper spotlight!🍄 Check out this recent paper by N Smith! This paper on the history of mycology explores the origins of British mycology in adult education and popular microscopy. doi.org/10.1080/000337…

Utah Valley University mycology undergrad students developed a protocol to recycle waste paper into edible mushrooms. We hope to scale it up to provide food for the student food bank. Credit: Dr. Geoff Zahn Utah Valley University Biology Department MSA Student and Postdoc Section

The Quandt Lab at the University of Colorado Boulder is looking for a postdoctoral associate to work on comparative genomics of parasitic microfungi! More info: jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail….

THE FUTURE IS FUNGI AWARD Please visit  futureisfungi.org for more info

Apply Today for the MSA Interchange Ambassador Award! The Award is administered by the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. Follow this link to apply: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… Email [email protected] with any questions!

Interested in attending MSA 2024 in Toronto or mentoring undergraduates? Check out the flyer for the SPORES program below!

Fungal Job Alert!🍄🇵🇱 We are hiring a 3-year #postdoc at 🍄Institute of Evolutionary Biology UW Wydział Biologii UW funded by #Biodiversa project to engage citizen scientists in mapping fungal diversity and integrate fungal distribution data. more info: shorturl.at/tIQV6 (🇬🇧 p. 5) 🗓️deadline: 30 April 2024

3 Week field course at Chincoteague Bay Field Station in Wallops Island, VA available to all students. Explore the Fungi of barrier island ecosystems and surrounding coastal waters. Website for more information: smythmycology.com/cbfs/marinemyc… Chris Smyth, Ph.D. @marinemycoholic.bsky Coastal and Marine Mycology @marinemycoholic.bsky

Is it poor science to describe #singleton-based species (meaning species based on 1 collection, 1 specimen, or 1 isolate)? Cazabonne et al. discuss pros and cons in their latest paper in IMA Fungus. Jonathan Cazabonne 🍄🧬 @dhaelewa Allison Walker doi.org/10.1186/s43008…

MSA would like to invite everyone to participate in the 2024 Art contest. Last chance to submit your art work! Categories: MSA-SPS 10 years, MSA-SPS Expanding networks and MSA-SPS & DEI. For questions email Lluvia Vargas at [email protected] MSA Student and Postdoc Section @MSAstudentsection

You are invited to the workshop "Arthropod-Fungal Associations: From Parasites to Pathogens"! Location: 13-15 MAY 2024 at Meise Botanic Garden and Ghent University (Belgium). @dhaelewa Ibtissem Ben Fekih | @ibtissemfekih.bsky.social Myco_Mieke Frederic Francis Københavns Uni Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech @BGM_coll_res UGent

A new paper explores leveraging #citizenscience for #fungalconservation, addressing challenges, offering solutions, and proposing a decision framework for project suitability. doi.org/10.1111/conl.1… Photo: M. Decoussemaeker Conservation Letters @dhaelewa Jonathan Cazabonne 🍄🧬 Susana C. Gonçalves, PhD 🍄👩🏻‍🔬 💪💬

The award-winning film The Underground Astronaut chronicles evolutionary biologist Toby Kiers's groundbreaking research into mycorrhizal fungi, which play a vital but underappreciated role in our planet's health. Watch it now at youtu.be/i4vgYWd21oQ @ammododocs

2024 MSA Mixer at IMC! MSA will be hosting a mixer for members attending the 12th International Mycological Congress in Maastricht, The Netherlands. This event will take place Tuesday, August 13th at 6:30 - 8:30 pm (18.30 - 20.30) at Bar Bistro Saam - Restaurant in the MECC.