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 🍄

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

This British Mycological Society webinar from December 2025 explores the BMS journals and the benefits of publishing your fungal biology research or mycology field studies. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BagG...

Mycology Publishing - making the BMS journals work for you.

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📣 The deadline for this @britmycolsoc.org.uk special issue on fungal conservation has been extended to 15th March 2026. Spread the word and don’t hesitate to contact @cfemycolab.bsky.social or me if you have any questions. We’re looking forward to receiving your submissions! 🍄

Jonathan Cazabonne@jonathancazabonne.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Thrilled to announce that the special issue on fungal #conservation that @cfemycolab.bsky.social and I are co-editing for the @britmycolsoc.org.uk c.org.uk journal Fungal Ecology is open for submissions! www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

I did this in person once. Met the guy who wrote the paper that changed my career and told him about it. He said, “wow, I didn’t think anyone read that paper!” 😂

Terry McGlynn@hormiga.bsky.social · 8mo ago

You can do this right now: Think of a person who wrote a paper you love, whose work influenced or helped you, or has made your professional life better. Search up their email address. Shoot them a quick email of thanks. It means so, so much. This is a rough time of year, share some joy.

1. You love aquatic fungi 2. You never heard about them but are curious 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 I would love to connect with you! 🍄💧🤗 Find me next week during #livingdata2025. Let's talk about #aquaticfungi #conservation. @funaction.bsky.social @biodiversa.eu @iucnaquafungi.bsky.social @iucnfungi.bsky.social

FUNACTION@funaction.bsky.social · 10mo ago

📢Are you attending the Living Data 2025 next week? @isabelrfernandes.bsky.social will present the preliminary results from #FUNACTION. www.livingdata2025.com/program.html... Find her during the week if you want to know more about our project and activities to conserve #aquaticfungi.

Are you a field mycologist, fungal biology researcher, or mycology student? Join our webinar on 11 December to hear how publishing with BMS journals can support both your career & the global mycology community. 👉 Book now: www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/mycology_pub... #mycology #research #publishing

🍄Working in fungal conservation? Call for papers for our upcoming special issue in Fungal Ecology 'Fungal conservation: from knowledge to actions' ! Deadline 31 January 2026 www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

Canada Post released this set of 5 #fungi #stamps last week. I'm so pleased to have had the opportunity to illustrate them! Design by Joce Creative. More stamp images: www.emilydamstra.com/canada-post-... #fungifriends #postagestamps #stampcollecting #philately #fungiart #mushrooms #lichens #SciArt

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

Thrilled to share that I'll be starting my lab @uofguelph.bsky.social this September! I'll be joining the Department of Food Science and I'm so excited to study yeast diversity in this context!

Join us tonight for this public lecture, if you are in St. John's, Newfoundland!🍄 www.mun.ca/research/eve...

Research Spotlight - Weresub Lecture with Yolanda Wiersma: Nothing Rotten! Finding inspiration in fungi | Office of the Vice-President (Research)

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“Distribution of haploid chromosomes into separate nuclei in two pathogenic fungi”🍄🧬 a plot twist in the story of multinucleate filamentous fungi! Really cool and bizarre new work from the lab of Xin Li! @science.ubc.ca @ubcbotany.bsky.social @science.org www.science.org/doi/full/10....

Check out this amazing special issue. The editorial from Joe Heitman nicely sets the scene and there are some spectacular reviews from many mycologists. I am glad to have been part of this, including in the 'MyShroom' section! #Fungi

Current Biology@currentbiology.bsky.social · last yr.

Our newest special issue is now live! Check it out to discover more about diverse and beautiful Fungi🍄🍄‍🟫🍄 On the cover: the fly agaric, Amanita muscaria, releasing its spores in the early morning light. www.cell.com/current-biol...

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Rules all PIs should follow

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No plans for #BiodiversityDay? Join us to celebrate aquatic fungi diversity in this free webinar with talks on marine arenicolus fungi, freshwater lichens, fungi as bioindicators, & driftwood fungi. 💧🍄 🗓️ 22 May, 2pm UTC 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/aquaticfungi... #AquaticFungi

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!

Our theme is "From Local to Global" join us as we explore themes related to: - Fungal Plant Pathology - Medical Mycology - Fungal Genetics and Genomics - Fungal Ecology and Evolution - Big Data in Fungal Biology - Fungal Symbioses and more!

Our theme this year is "From local to global" and we can't wait to learn about a the amazing fungal research being done across Canada and beyond. We also want to hear about the impacts of your research whether those inform local decisions or have global relevance.

Hot off the press, a new paper by Jake, @tremblay-ecology.bsky.social and co-authors! journal.afonet.org/vol96/iss2/a... 'Insights from a decade of using the Motus network to track boreal bird species from Observatoire d’oiseaux de Tadoussac, Québec to temperate and tropical wintering grounds'

Journal of Field Ornithology: Insights from a decade of using the Motus network to track boreal bird species from Observatoire d’oiseaux de Tadoussac, Québec to temperate and tropical wintering ground...

Migration is the least-studied phase of the life cycle for many bird species, despite its importance to the full understanding of their life history traits and conservation. Between 2014 and 2023, we ...

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Student award alert ! Are you a student working with fungi in 🇨🇦 who published a paper in 2024? The annual Luella K. Weresub Memorial Award recognizes the best student paper in fungal biology, & honours Dr. Luella K. Weresub, a well-known Canadian mycologist. Apply by Mar 31, '25. Value: $1k

CanFunNet@canfunnet.bsky.social · last yr.

Don’t forget to apply for the Weresub Prize - CBA-ABC award for top fungal paper in Canada. Deadline is March 31st! DM for details!! More found here: www.cba-abc.ca/awards/

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Plant pathogenic fungi hijack phosphate signaling with conserved enzymatic effectors

Inorganic phosphate (Pi) is essential for life, and plant cells monitor Pi availability by sensing inositol pyrophosphate (PP-InsP) levels. In this work, we describe the hijacking of plant phosphate s...

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Way to go Jake, Trevor Avery, Danielle Quinn & co-authors! new research hot off the press from Acadia U esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

An accurate and efficient semiautomated approach to counting birds: Estimating Northern Gannet colony size in Canada

Improving the efficiency of population monitoring and conservation programs is beneficial, so long as the accuracy of the information collected is not diminished. The need to expeditiously estimate t....

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An #AquaticFungi valentine! The perfect ascospores for today 🖤

Huzefa Raja@huzefaraj.bsky.social · 2y ago

Zopfiella lundqvistii C.A. Shearer & J.L. Crane

How does a 🍄 genome change in evolutionary transition to life on another 🍄 ? Congrats @ccgallen.bsky.social on first results on this strange Sporothrix we started studying during the pandemic. TLDR: +-1/3 of genome lost in switch to life in matrix of another fungus, but intriguing CAZymes gained

Carmen Gibbs Allen@ccgallen.bsky.social · 2y ago

GXM-based gels make Cryptococcus deadly to humans and jelly fungi wobbly. But how is GXM broken down? We set out to find an organism that makes a living in GXM, and found one. 1/5 Excited to share this paper out now in @genomebiolevol.bsky.social w/ @spribille.bsky.social 🔗 bit.ly/4aGwSqk

Rural communities in Québec are embracing ‘mushroom tourism’ to boost local economies

Rural communities in Québec are embracing ‘mushroom tourism’ to boost local economies

Mycotourism (mushroom tourism) merges nature, culinary experiences and rural traditions. Quebec’s growth in this niche is notable, yet it remains relatively unknown.

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Meet the fungi that live in the sea

Despite being known to science for over a century thanks to a few early pioneering marine mycologists, most people have never heard of marine fungi.

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Come join us at the best small Biology Department in Canada www2.acadiau.ca/files/files/... 🍁 Tenure track Assistant Professor, Biopharma and Animal Physiology

Happy New Year 🎉 - CanFunNet 🍁🍄 virtual meeting is back for 2025! Mark your calendars 📆 Aug 6-8 and keep an eye out for abstract submission announcements!