Meet Jan Van Kan, one of our plenary speakers! Dr. Van Kan's research focuses on necrotrophic fungal pathogens of plants investigating molecular mechanisms of infection, and the development of strategies to combat plant diseases. Register today for #CFN25 to hear more from Dr. Van Kan.

Meet Vasilis Kokkoris, one of our plenary speakers! Dr. Kokkoris' research focuses on understanding the evolutionary significance of the unique arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal cell function by investigating cellular dynamics across scales. Register today for #CFN25 to hear more from Dr. Kokkoris.

Meet Nancy Keller, one of our plenary speakers! Dr. Keller's research focuses on the discovery of secondary metabolite synthases and their chemical products and the intrinsic development of antifungal resistance in Aspergillus pathogens. Register today for #CFN25 to hear more from Dr. Keller.

Dear CanFunNet community, we are happy to announce that abstract submission and registration are now open! Here is the link: conference.has.uwo.ca/Register/def.... #CFN26

Dear CanFunNet community, we are happy to announce the return of our virtual conference this year between August 5-7! We encourage you to save the date and hope to see you all again this year! More information on registration and abstract submission to come soon! #CFN26

@canfunnet.bsky.social brings researchers together! Day 3 watch party for the 5th annual CanFunNet virtual conference here at UAlberta with @ahuereca.bsky.social

Great to see our very own Arseniy Belosokhov presenting his preliminary experimental results in vitamin auxotrophy in lichen fungal symbionts at the 5th annual @canfunnet.bsky.social virtual conference

Just watched an amazing talk from @linder-surprise.bsky.social at #CFN25 on mechanisms driving high glycolytic rates in yeast. @canfunnet.bsky.social Linda already announced on here, but it still makes me really happy to know she will be starting as faculty at the University of Guelph next month!

Very happy to have had the chance to present at the 5th Annual @canfunnet.bsky.social Conference yesterday about the state of fungal conservation in Quebec/Canada, and how citizen science-based organizations like @mycosphaera.bsky.social can help bridge gaps in fungal knowledge and conservation 🍄

Ready for day 2 of #CFN25 with my @canfunnet.bsky.social mug from the 2023 meeting!

Ready for Day 2? We will see you at #CFN25 in 2 hours! Can’t wait 🇨🇦🍄🥅

With that, Day 1 of #CFN25 comes to a close. Can't wait to see you all tomorrow for another amazing line of speakers with some very cool and awesome topics of discussion. Also, don't forget to attend the Career Workshop tomorrow at 4 PM EST. Come prepared with all your career-related questions!

Amazing work from Dr. Anne Hatmaker @annemakerofhats.bsky.social at @canfunnet.bsky.social #CFN25 She takes us on a deep dive into the diversity of Penicillium isolates from diverse habitats

Ready for some more fungal talks? Come back at 4 PM (EST) for our 3rd concurrent sessions for day one. #CFN25 is where we put the FUN in Fungal Research 😉 🍄

Second set of concurrent sessions will be starting in 5 minutes. Will we see you there?

The concurrent sessions have started! Come into pheedloop and join us! Haven't registered yet? Not to worry, registration is still open. #CFN25 is happening right now!!

First plenary: @kamounlab.bsky.social discusses the evolution of Magnaporthe oryzae, minichromosomes, and the fieldwork done in the “blastmobile” (love this vehicle name!) #CFN25

Excited to tune into the CanFunNet meeting! @canfunnet.bsky.social Check out our trainee Isha Jain's presentation on Friday in the Fungal Genetics & Genomics VI starting at 3:50pm #CFN25 Great introduction to CanFunNet with Dr. Horianopoulos @linder-surprise.bsky.social

Welcome to CanFunNet25 (#CFN25)! We are starting now!!!

Today's the day!! If you are attending #CFN25 then check out my talk this afternoon at 4pm Eastern, 3pm Central! I'll be talking about Penicillium in the Fungal Genetics and Genomics III session 🍄 Looking forward to virtually seeing you soon!

It’s conference day! Are you ready? If you are presenting, don’t forget to use the new #CFN25 zoom backgrounds (emailed to you already). Also, check out the photobooth in Pheedloop!!

CanFunNet25 🍄🇨🇦 starts tomorrow! So excited for all the presentations! Check out the conference website for more info: canfunnet.conferences.uwo.ca

Can you believe #CFN25 is just one week away? Keep an eye on your emails for updates from us! Speakers and Moderators — please double-check the times and locations for your sessions. Registration is open—don't miss our lineup of plenary speakers! Sponsored by @biologists.bsky.social

Did that program scroll by too quickly for you to see what #CFN25 has in store for you this year? Not to worry, the program is up on our website! No really. Hurry to canfunnet.conferences.uwo.ca to see all the content we have to offer in August! Registration is still open! Invite everyone today!

The Charlebois Lab is hiring a Postdoctoral Fellow in experimental evolution! This @hfspo.bsky.social funded project aims to predict #AMR #evolution in communities of pathogenic #fungi. Please visit the job posting for more details and to apply by July 31, 2025: apps.ualberta.ca/careers/post....

We're getting so excited for the upcoming virtual meeting! There is still time to register to attend the meeting: canfunnet.conferences.uwo.ca/registration Stay tuned as we'll be releasing the meeting program soon!

#CFN25 registration is still open! Join us for our annual Fungal Biology Virtual Conference on Aug 6 - 8.

🚨 Recruiting! I’m looking for two graduate students (MSc or PhD) already based in Canada to join my lab and work on biodiversity research - broadly defined. Based at Concordia University (Montreal) - competitive stipends will be offered. communityandquantitativeecology.weebly.com

Are you interested in phytopathogenic fungi? are you interested in how plants and fungi work together? #CFN25 will showcase these topics and more! Submit your abstracts to speak in one of these sessions by TODAY!!!: canfunnet.conferences.uwo.ca/registration

The scope of #fungi #biodiversity is only beginning to be fathomed. Every day almost ten new species are described. 🍄🤯 David Hibbett László Nagy and Henrik Nilsson introduce the fungal tree of life. www.cell.com/current-biol...

Check out the session themes related to medicine! #CFN25 is gearing up to have some excellent talks related to these topics and more! Submit your abstracts to speak in one of these sessions by this Friday, June 13: canfunnet.conferences.uwo.ca/registration

📢 You now have until June 13 to submit your abstract for the 5th Annual CanFunNet Fungal Biology Conference! And for French-speaking people, there’s even a special session dedicated to fungal research in French: Frontières Francophones des Champignons (Francophone Fungal Frontiers)! 🍄

Abstract submission is still open until June 13th for CanFunNet's virtual meeting! Register here: conference.has.uwo.ca/Register/def...

Guess what? We've extended the abstract submission and early bird registration deadlines. You now have until June 13th. Register today and join the fun at #CFN25.

Meet Matt Kasson, one of our plenary speakers! Dr. Kasson (West Virginia University) focuses on fungal-arthropod interactions, biological control of invasive plants and pathogens, and the biology and ecology of historic and emerging diseases of forest trees. Register today for #CFN25.

Meet Isabelle Benoit-Gelber (@concordiau.bsky.social ) , one of our plenary speakers! Dr. Benoit-Gelber uses genomics and molecular biology approaches to characterize and understand metabolism in filamentous fungi. Register today to hear from @ibg-lab.bsky.social at #CFN25.

Meet Adnane Sellam, one of our plenary speakers! Dr. Sellam from @umontreal.ca is an expert in the field of genomics and systems biology applied to the study of virulence of human pathogenic fungi. #CFN25 registration is open now!

Meet Adrianna Morrell, one of our plenary speaker! Dr. Morrell's research @LethbridgeCollege focuses on improving soil health and ecosystem productivity through sustainable practices and better management of soil microbial communities. Register for #CFN25 to hear more from Dr Morrell.

Meet Vanessa Dumeaux, one of our plenary speakers! Dr. Dumeaux @westernu.bsky.social uses single-cell transcriptomic profiling techniques to study microbial communities and heterogeneity in Candida albicans. Register for #CFN25 to hear more from @vdumeaux.bsky.social.

Meet Monika Fischer, one of our plenary speakers! Dr. Fischer ‪@ubcbotany.bsky.social‬ is a fungal biologist passionate about understanding the molecular mechanisms that mediate interactions particularly in fire adapted fungi. Register today for #CFN25 to hear @mofisch.bsky.social in August.

Meet Joe Heitman, one of our plenary speakers! Dr. Heitman @Duke is a Co-Director and Fellow of the CIFAR program Fungal Kingdom: Threats & Opportunities. His research studies model and pathogenic fungi addressing fundamental questions of scientific and medical importance.

Meet Sophien Kamoun, one of our plenary speaker! Dr. Kamoun from @thesainsburylab.bsky.social studies plant-pathogen coevolution and how it impacts mechanisms of virulence and immunity. Register for #CFN25 to hear @kamounlab.bsky.social speak in August.

Meet Jon Stokes, one of our plenary speakers! Dr. Stokes @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social focuses on the development and application of leading-edge machine learning techniques for novel drug discovery and design tasks. Register for #CFN25 to hear his talk in August!

Register for the 5th Virtual CanFunNet Conference: From Local to Global. Join us August 6 - 8th for an amazing line of Plenary Speakers and awesome topics in fungal research. Submit your abstracts by Friday, May 30!

It's Mycology Monday! May your week put the "fun" in fungi 🍄 #MycoSky #Fungi

Two weeks left for abstract submission and early bird registration for CanFunNet: canfunnet.conferences.uwo.ca/registration This virtual conference will be held Aug 6-8, 2025, register now if you plan to present!

Registration for our virtual meeting which will be held Aug 6-8 is now open! Abstract submissions and early registration are open until May 30th. canfunnet.conferences.uwo.ca/registration

Happy DNA day and happy fungal Friday!

Happy DNA day and happy fungal Friday!

Keep your eyes peeled for our conference website which will be going live soon! Subscribe here: fungalresearch.weebly.com to be on our mailing list. And if you haven't marked your calendars yet - the virtual meeting will be Aug 6-8! 📆