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Australasian Mycological Society

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Our mission is to promote research, education, conservation and networking about fungi in the Australasian region. Posting all things #fungi #Funga #mycology Memberships due! www.australasianmycologicalsociety.com/blog

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Australasian Mycological Society@ausmycsoc.bsky.social · last mo.

Save the date! 🗓️ Thu 24 Sept 10 am (AEST) / 12pm (NZST) Our next AMS virtual seminar will feature Prof. Anne Pringle from the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Amanita invasions! @plant-pathogens.bsky.social @esaplantsoilecol.bsky.social www.australasianmycologicalsociety.com/post/septemb...

September 2026 AMS virtual seminar: Anne Pringle, on Amanita invasion biology!

We invite you to attend our upcoming AMS virtual seminar. This month, we're delighted to feature Anne Pringle, a Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Why are mushrooms poisonous, anyway? ...

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Australasian Mycological Society@ausmycsoc.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Save the date! 🗓️ Thu 27 Aug 12 pm (AEST) / 2pm (NZST) Our next AMS virtual seminar will feature Bridget Walker, PhD student at the University of Melbourne @unimelb.edu.au, on human pathogens @plant-pathogens.bsky.social www.australasianmycologicalsociety.com/post/august-...

August 2026 AMS virtual seminar: Bridget Walker, on the adaptation of human-pathogenic yeast!

We invite you to attend our upcoming AMS virtual seminar. This month, we're delighted to feature Bridget Walker, a researcher in the School of BioSciences at the University of Melbourne. Making a home...

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Australasian Mycological Society@ausmycsoc.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Save the date! 🗓️ Thu 30 July 10am (AEST) / 12pm (NZST) Our next AMS virtual seminar will feature Prof. Ryan Stephens @ryanbstephens.bsky.social from East Tennessee State University on animal-mediated dispersal of fungi @esaplantsoilecol.bsky.social

July 2026 AMS virtual seminar: Ryan Stephens, on animal-mediated dispersal of ectomycorrhizal fungi!

We invite you to attend our upcoming AMS virtual seminar. This month, we're delighted to feature Ryan Stephens, an assistant professor at East Tennessee State University.Multi-trophic interactions sha...

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Australasian Mycological Society@ausmycsoc.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Save the date! 🗓️ Thu 25 June 12pm (AEST) / 2pm (NZST) Our next AMS virtual seminar will feature Leela Maya Rizal @leela85.bsky.social from CSIRO on fungal culturomics! @plant-pathogens.bsky.social @esaplantsoilecol.bsky.social www.australasianmycologicalsociety.com/post/june-20...

June 2026 AMS virtual seminar: Leela Maya Rizal, on culturomics & microbial communities of wheat stubble!

We invite you to attend our upcoming AMS virtual seminar. This month, we're delighted to feature Leela Maya Rizal, a mycologist and microbiologist at CSIRO. Culturomics reveals functionally important ...

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Australasian Mycological Society@ausmycsoc.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Call for abstracts extended to 30 June 2026 !! Come share your FUNgal work with other like-minded people at the AMS Symposium on Friday 21 August 2026 in Auckland, New Zealand @plant-pathogens.bsky.social @esaplantsoilecol.bsky.social www.australasianmycologicalsociety.com/post/deadlin...

Deadline extended - Call for abstracts: Australasian Mycological Society Symposium 2026, Auckland

We have extended the abstract submission deadline to 30 June 2026! Call for Abstracts - AMS SymposiumWe are inviting abstracts for presentations at the Australasian Mycological Society Symposium on Fr...

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Australasian Mycological Society@ausmycsoc.bsky.social · 6mo ago

We are inviting abstracts for presentations at the AMS Symposium on Friday 21 August 2026 in Auckland, New Zealand. Come share your FUNgal work with other like-minded people! @plant-pathogens.bsky.social @esaplantsoilecol.bsky.social www.australasianmycologicalsociety.com/post/call-fo...

Call for abstracts: Australasian Mycological Society Symposium 2026, Auckland

Call for Abstracts - AMS SymposiumWe are inviting abstracts for presentations at the Australasian Mycological Society Symposium on Friday 21 August 2026 in Auckland, New Zealand. Come share your FUNga...

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Australasian Mycological Society@ausmycsoc.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Save the date! 🗓️ Thu 28 May 12pm (AEST) / 2pm (NZST) Our next AMS seminar will feature Ellie Fajer from the University of of Auckland on fungal endophytes to combat kauri dieback @plant-pathogens.bsky.social @esaplantsoilecol.bsky.social www.australasianmycologicalsociety.com/post/may-202...

May 2026 AMS virtual seminar: Ellie Fajer, on fungal endophytes vs kauri dieback!

We invite you to attend our upcoming AMS virtual seminar. This month, we're delighted to feature Ellie Fajer, a Master’s student in Biosecurity and Conservation at the University of of Auckland. Can f...

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Australasian Mycological Society@ausmycsoc.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Save the date! 🗓️ Thu 23 April 12pm (AEST) / 2pm (NZST) Our April seminar will feature Solomon Maerowitz-McMahan from @westsyduhie on fire and fungi! @esaplantsoilecol.bsky.social www.australasianmycologicalsociety.com/post/april-2...

April 2026 AMS virtual seminar: Solomon Maerowitz-McMahan - on mycorrhizal fungi's post-fire resilience!

We invite you to attend our upcoming AMS virtual seminar. This month, we're delighted to feature Solomon Maerowitz-McMahan, a PhD Candidate at the Western Sydney University.What underpins mycorrhizal ...

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Australasian Mycological Society@ausmycsoc.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Applications for AMS research grants are open! This year we are offering two grants for early career mycologists, each with a maximum value of $2000 AUD @plant-pathogens.bsky.social @esaplantsoilecol.bsky.social @asps-oz.bsky.social www.australasianmycologicalsociety.com/post/ams-res...

AMS Research Grant 2026 is now open for application!

AMS Research Grant 2026A microscopic image showing myrtle rust spores (coloured yellow) bursting out of a rose-apple leaf (coloured green) by tearing through the epidermis. Image credit: Lavi SinghAim...

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Australasian Mycological Society@ausmycsoc.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Save the date! 🗓️ Thu 26 March 12pm (AEDT) / 2pm (NZDT) Our March seminar will feature Dr Joanna Green from Lincoln University on fungal soil legacies! @esaplantsoilecol.bsky.social www.australasianmycologicalsociety.com/post/march-2...

March 2026 AMS virtual seminar: Joanna Green - on fungal soil legacies

We invite you to attend our upcoming AMS virtual seminar. This month, we're delighted to feature Dr Joanna Green, a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Lincoln University. Fungal Soil legacies: An unseen and o...

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Australasian Mycological Society@ausmycsoc.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Save the date! 🗓️ Thu 26 February 10 am (AEDT) / 12 pm (NZDT) Our February seminar will feature Prof Sydney Glassman from the University of California, Riverside, on the effect of fire on fungi! @esaplantsoilecol.bsky.social www.australasianmycologicalsociety.com/post/februar...

February 2026 AMS virtual seminar: Sydney I. Glassman - wildfires and fungal succession!

We invite you to attend our upcoming AMS virtual seminar. This month, we're delighted to feature Sydney I. Glassman, an Associate Professor of Microbiology and Plant Pathology at the University of Cal...

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Australasian Mycological Society@ausmycsoc.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Save the date! 🗓️ Thu 27 Nov, 1pm AEDT/3pm NZDT Our November seminar will feature Prof Sajeewa Maharachchikumbura from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China on pathogen taxonomy! @plant-pathogens.bsky.social www.australasianmycologicalsociety.com/post/novembe...

November 2025 AMS virtual seminar: Prof Sajeewa Maharachchikumbura, on fungal taxonomy!

We invite you to attend our upcoming AMS virtual seminar. This month, we're excited to feature Prof Sajeewa Maharachchikumbura, a Research Professor at the Universityof Electronic Science and Technolo...

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Australasian Mycological Society@ausmycsoc.bsky.social · last yr.

Save the date! 🗓️ Thu 30 Oct, 12pm AEDT/2pm NZDT Our October seminar will feature Dr. Yi Ding from the University of Sydney on plant-fungal interactions in crops! Free registration (donations welcome) @plant-pathogens.bsky.social www.australasianmycologicalsociety.com/post/october...

October 2025 AMS virtual seminar: Dr. Yi Ding, on fungal plant pathogens!

We invite you to attend our upcoming AMS virtual seminar. This month, we're excited to feature Dr. Yi Ding, a Lecturer and a Research Fellow in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences at the Uni...

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Australasian Mycological Society@ausmycsoc.bsky.social · last yr.

Save the date! 🗓️ Thu 25 Sep, 12pm AEST/2pm NZST Our September seminar will feature Eric Asare from @EdithCowanUni on fungal pathogens of peppermint! Free registration (donations welcome) @ecolsocaus.bsky.social @plant-pathogens.bsky.social www.australasianmycologicalsociety.com/post/septemb...

September 2025 AMS virtual seminar: Eric Kumi Asare, on fungal pathogens of peppermint!

We invite you to attend our upcoming AMS virtual seminar. This month, we're excited to feature Eric Kumi Asare, a PhD student at the Edith Cowan University. Eric was also one of the awardees of the AM...

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Australasian Mycological Society@ausmycsoc.bsky.social · last yr.

We are excited to launch "My Fungal Passion", a new short video series celebrating the diversity of fungal research and the people behind it. Share your own fungus story at the link below! www.australasianmycologicalsociety.com/post/tell-yo...

🎥Tell your fungal story in the AMS Education video Series - My Fungal Passion!

The Australasian Mycological Society (AMS) is committed to promoting teaching and learning in all areas of fungal biology. With the recent decline in mycology education at schools and universities acr...

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Australasian Mycological Society@ausmycsoc.bsky.social · last yr.

Save the date! 🗓️ Thu 28 August, 4pm AEST/6pm NZST Our July seminar will feature Dr Tarquin Netherway from Aarhus University in Denmark on root associated fungi! Free registration (donations welcome) @ecolsocaus.bsky.social www.australasianmycologicalsociety.com/post/august-...

August 2025 AMS virtual seminar: Dr Tarquin Netherway, on root-associated fungi!

We invite you to attend our upcoming AMS virtual seminar. This month, we're excited to feature Dr Tarquin Netherway, a postdoctoral fellow at Aarhus University, Denmark. Soil influencers: root-associ...

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Camille Truong@camilletruong.bsky.social · last yr.

Come to work with @niloofar232.bsky.social, @fungidownunder.bsky.social and myself on truffle rot in Australian orchards! Fully funded PhD position - for more details and to apply: findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/opportunity/... @plant-pathogens.bsky.social @ausmycsoc.bsky.social

Aetiology and epidemiology of truffle rot in Australia : Find an Expert : The University of Melbourne

<p> We have an open, fully funded PhD position on the causes and epidemiology of truffle rot in Australian orchards. The PhD student will be enrolled at the University of Melbourne under the supervision of Niloofar Vaghefi and Camille Truong from the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. </p> <p> The project will elucidate the biotic and abiotic causes of truffle rot across different regions and provide recommendations for improved management, while equipping the industry with diagnostic tools for early and reliable detection in soils. Activities include identifying affected farms and potential experimental sites in collaboration with growers, surveys of fungi, bacteria and oomycetes associated with truffle rot, and assessing the pathogenicity of commonly isolated microorganisms using glasshouse and field trials. </p> <p> <strong>Eligibility criteria:</strong> </p> <ul> <li>Hsc or Msc in biological sciences or a relevant field, experience in conducting both fieldwork and molecular biology work. </li> <li>Demonstrated writing and communication skills in English, including with stakeholders. </li> <li>Background and laboratory skills in mycology or plant pathology, as well as bioinformatics skills, are desirable. </li> <li>The successful candidate will be based in the Parkville campus in Melbourne and will require to travel for field experiments. </li> </ul>

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Australasian Mycological Society@ausmycsoc.bsky.social · last yr.

Save the date! 🗓️ Thu 31 July, 12pm AEST/2pm NZST Our July seminar will feature Nicholas Chong from the University of Melbourne on pathogen genomics! Free registration (donations welcome) @plant-pathogens.bsky.social www.australasianmycologicalsociety.com/post/july-20...

July 2025 AMS virtual seminar: Nicholas Chong, on blackleg fungus!

We invite you to attend our upcoming AMS virtual seminar. This month, we're excited to feature Nicholas Chong, a mycologist at the University of Melbourne. Nick was one of our 2023 AMS Research Grant ...

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Australasian Mycological Society@ausmycsoc.bsky.social · last yr.

Congratulations Ellie Fajer and Adam Taranto @adamtaranto.bsky.social, the 2025 awardees of the AMS research grant! Have a look at their inspiring PhD research at the link below: www.australasianmycologicalsociety.com/post/congrat...

🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 AMS Research Grant Awardees! 🎉

The Australasian Mycological Society is delighted to announce the recipients of the 2025 AMS Research Grant! This year, we’re excited to support two PhD candidates in Australasia conducting innovative...

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Australasian Mycological Society@ausmycsoc.bsky.social · last yr.

Save the date! 🗓️ Thu 29 May 12pm AEST/2pm NZST Our May seminar will feature Aviya Naccarella from @deakinuniversity.bsky.social on the fungal diet of native mammals Free registration (donations welcome) @ecolsocaus.bsky.social www.australasianmycologicalsociety.com/post/may-202...

May 2025 AMS virtual seminar: Aviya Naccarella, on fungal diet of mammals!

We invite you to attend our upcoming AMS virtual seminar! This month's seminar will feature Aviya Naccarella, an ecologist at Deakin University. Generalising generalists – comparative fungal diet of t...

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