Very happy to announce that we will receive a grant from USDA-APHIS Plant Protection Act for the project: "Filling in the gaps: DNA barcoding of downy mildew specimens (Oomycota) on ornamental plants present in the U.S. National Fungus Collection (BPI)." Continued… @csalgados.bsky.social

AIBS Congressional Visits Day! Met with Rep. Glenn Ivey (MD) to advocate for funding for science and the U.S. National Fungus Collections #AIBSCVD2026 @AIBSBiology @aibsbiology.bsky.social #bowiestateuniversity @msafungi.bsky.social @ivey.house.gov

Please donate to make fungal science more inclusive! Mycologists from low-income and under-resourced countries still need your support. @ima-mycology.org gofund.me/a63415522

Results of a great collaboration! 🍄🤓 NSF’s Environmental Data Science Innovation & Impact Lab (ESIIL). “One hundred unanswered questions on the dispersal ecology of fungi” doi.org/10.1093/isme...

NSF needs to hear from you. Among other points, I suggested: keep politics out of science; stop using the threat of cancelling scientific grants to try to control universities; increase NSF funding for fundamental research. Pls send around. Deadline is January 27. Thanks www.nsf.gov/od/updates/n...

Registration is open for the 2026 Mid-Atlantic States Mycology Conference! It will be held at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State (NCA&T) University. April 24-26, 2026, Greensboro, North Carolina. sites.google.com/aggies.ncat....

We have reached 10% of our goal and have enough for one travel award! Amazing! Thank you to those who donated 🙏🏻 We aim to raise funds for nine more travel awards. Let’s keep the momentum! gofund.me/c8eaea7df @ima-mycology.org

Just $300 dollars more to support one mycologist! Can we accomplish this by tomorrow? 🍄💕

This fundraiser, led by the International Mycological Association, supports travel awards for mycologists to attend the International Mycological Congress (IMC) in South Korea in 2027. By supporting this campaign, you help make global science more inclusive. To donate, go to gofund.me/b685b6dd8.

Please consider donating to this cause. We started this fundraising initiative to help mycologists from low-income countries attend international mycological congresses. The next one is in South Korea 2027. Help us make fungi science more accessible! gofund.me/c8eaea7df @ima-mycology.com

When women researchers publish, media attention doesn’t always follow | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

I am ecstatic to announce the new Latin American Chapter of the Mycological Society of America!! This is going to have a great impact on the Latin American mycological community. Please spread the word and join for only $15/year! msafungi.org/latin-americ... @msafungi.bsky.social

📢🍄Mycology job alert🍄📢 The Department of Plant Biology at @michiganstateu.bsky.social has a job opening for a herbarium/fungarium director at the Assistant, Associate or Full professor level. Review of applications start on 3rd October 2025. careers.msu.edu/jobs/assista...

📢🍄Job alert🍄📢 The @manaakiwhenua.bsky.social group of the @bioeconomyscience.bsky.social in Auckland, New Zealand is hiring a full-time permanent mycologist, to focus on fungal diversity and taxonomy. Deadline to apply: 12 September 2025. careers.sciencenewzealand.org/landcare-res...

📢🍄Job alert🍄📢 The Department of Plant Pathology of the University of Georgia is accepting applications for an Assistant/Associate Professor in Fungal Biology/Mycology. Anticipated start date of May 2026. Open until filled, so apply now! www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/445...

What do turtles, fruits, and microbes have to do with plant health? Stay tuned for the results of this semester’s Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) course.(Research funded by @nsfgov) #WithoutNSF #NSF #undergradstem #hbcustem #bowiestateuniversity

🍄 As is tradition for MSA, we're hoping to highlight a student-designed logo for #MSAfungi26 in Portland, Oregon. Our theme is Bridging Mycology Across Communities and Disciplines. Tap into your creative side and submit a logo design for consideration. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Our latest super cool article! #endohyphalmicrobiome #mycovirus environmentalmicrobiome.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... “Genomic insights reveal community structure and phylogenetic associations of endohyphal bacteria and viruses in fungal endophytes”

We are still looking for a postdoc to join this project!

It is official!! I have been awarded an NSF grant of ~$1 million for the project: "Exploring the role of fruit-eating bats in the dispersal of plant pathogens and the Escape hypothesis." Co-principal investigators are Gloriana Chaverri (yes... my sister... @morceglo.bsky.social ) and Max Chavarria.

We are looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join an exciting project investigating the effects of bat seed dispersal on plant microbiomes and pathogen dynamics in tropical ecosystems. With @morceglo.bsky.social. More info: jobs.apsnet.org/job/postdoct...

Stay tuned for the next Chaverri sisters project! Artificial roost with Carollia perspicillata bats and the “bones” of Piper sancti-felicis fruits. What does this have to do with fungi? @morceglo.bsky.social‬ We are still looking for a postdoc to join this project! www.chaverrifungi.com/job-openings

Is it all about timing? Read my latest article in @newphyt.bsky.social to find out how space and time shape the relationships among bacteria, ectomycorrhizal fungi, and land trees. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Check out our fungi-tastic special issue, full of marvels of mycology — and many articles accessible for free! 🍄🍄🍄 www.cell.com/current-biol...

We are looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join an exciting project investigating the effects of bat seed dispersal on plant microbiomes and pathogen dynamics in tropical ecosystems. With @morceglo.bsky.social. More info: jobs.apsnet.org/job/postdoct...

We finally published this paper! It took some time, but it’s out now! In short, we found that the limited fungal diversity and “low-functionality” of the sloth gut microbiota might help explain their "slothness." 🦥 This was an amazing team effort! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

SaveNSF is a coalition of concerned scientists and allies who are working to save funding for scientific grants through the NSF. The mission is to support and advocate for the continuation of vital research and innovation. Join: www.savensf.com

I am so heartened to this seriously AWESOME #SaveNSF website go up today!!!! Has a take action toolkit with: 1. Press outreach templates 2. Social media toolkit 3. Elected official outreach 4. Talking points Check it out and share widely!!!! Likely more to come. www.savensf.com

Bowie State University at the 46th Mid-Atlantic States Mycology Conference in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. #BowieStateUniversity #HBCU #BlackInSTEM #MASMC #UndergradResearch

There is still chance to send in your abstracts to the Mid-Atlantic States Mycology Conference!

We are still looking for fresh samples of Monstera rust. If you find it, send me a message. #plantpathogens #plantpathology

We are looking for fresh samples of Monstera rust. If you find it, send me a message. #plantpathogens #plantpathology

Now published in Peer Community Journal, #ecology section: Exploring Rubiaceae fungal endophytes across contrasting tropical forests, tree tissues, and developmental stages

Are you a scientist or student heading to a @standupforscience.bsky.social ‬rally this Friday? We want to hear from you. Tell us about yourself and why you’re going, how far you’re traveling, why you’re fired up, and whether there will be car snacks. Call or text us at (646) 767-6532.

We must all support and applaude PLOS for adhering to their core principles.

Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025! Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide! #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

I think a march for science is needed! #MarchForScience #STEM

Read ASM’s statement on the sweeping removal of federal health agency staff, which will be catastrophic for American science and technology. asm.org/Press-Releas...

I am sick to my stomach! Young superstar mycologists, and probably other scientists, are getting fired by federal agencies (e.g., USDA)! What will be the future of these agencies and our country without these young great minds!!

Attention MSA Student Members, we need you🫵! Get creative and submit a logo design for the 2025 MSA Meeting to be held in Madison, Wisconsin. #MSAfungi25 More information + deadline for submission: myemail.constantcontact.com/Call-for-MSA... (Please make it prettier than this sad specimen⬇️)

My three week Coastal and Marine Mycology course is now open for registration! Join me on the Eastern Shore of Virginia this summer from July 21 - August 9 to explore the diverse fungi that live in these Coastal and Marine Ecosystems! More info here: smythmycology.com/cbfs/marinem...

So proud of my first undergraduate mentee at Bowie State University: Natasha Goldson 🍄🥰 Hopefully a future mycologist 🤞🏻 By the way… She is looking for graduate school opportunities (MSc or PhD). 😬 #HBCUSTEM #BowieStateUniversity #BlackInMycology #BlackInMicrobiology

Natural Sciences Day and Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CURE) Symposium at Bowie State University. This year we had 33 posters! BSU is known for its strong CURE programs. #BowieStateUniversity #HBCU #HBCUSTEM #UndergraduateResearch #mycology #microbiology

That feeling that with every step “this is the time it will get better” and then realizing - nope. It’s systemic. It’s exhausting. We need to talk about it. But if you do- you’re the problem.

Hey #PlantScience, #MicroSky, 🧪, and #MPMI folks - @ismpmi.bsky.social and @mpmijournal.bsky.social are here!! 🌱🦠🧫 Please follow them so we can get some activity going before the #MPMI2025 meeting.

Proud of our new paper in which we force-feed plastic to marine fungi, and watch them evolve to eat it more efficiently. Plastic is the fastest growing new habitat on our planet, fungi can help recycle it. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Hereʻs a link to the PDF: amendlab.com/wp-content/u...

The IMA is moving away from Twitter / X but all of our news is available on our website at: https://buff.ly/4fOWSBS we also have new social media accounts on Bluesky: https://buff.ly/3B34hym LinkedIn: https://buff.ly/3ZvtkmY and facebook: https://buff.ly/3CU4xjJ give us a follow! #mycology

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