The @ima-mycology.org is raising funds to support #fungal scientists from low-income countries to attend the quadrennial IMC 2027 in South Korea. 🥼Support the #scientists here: gofund.me/2a42629f1 📣Repost and reshare to spread the word! 📖 mycokeys.pensoft.net/news/1070

We are seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher in Mycology/Plant Pathology: Oomycete Systematics and Genomics jobs.apsnet.org/job/postdoct...

AIBS Joins Call For Congressional Oversight of USDA Collections Relocation The U.S. National Fungus Collections (BPI) is included in the letter! www.aibs.org/news/2026/26... via @aibsbiology.bsky.social

I am very happy that noise is being made. I hope that it makes a difference. Help us save BARC and the US National Fungus Collections. If you haven’t signed the petition, please do it here: c.org/YNPkNT8pmS www.science.org/content/arti...

USDA accelerates plan to close its flagship scientific campus

Agency says closing the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center will improve efficiency, but skeptics argue it will undercut research critical to farmers

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Members of Congress calling out the blatantly unlawful proposed OMB rule on federal grantmaking. Let’s keep the pressure on! thehill.com/newsletters/...

Democrats demand OMB rescind grant rule

Presented by Planned Parenthood{beacon} Health Care Health Care   PRESENTED BY  The Big Story Lawmakers raise alarms about NIH grant changes  A group of House Democrats is calli…

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We are recruiting two PhD students to work on an NSF-funded project focusing on the systematics, taxonomy, and comparative genomics of Cercospora! There will be plenty of opportunities to gain field, lab, and computational skills in fungal biology. Please share widely. Thanks!

Please don’t forget to sign this petition. It needs many many more for it to get attention from the decision makers.

Priscila Chaverri@pchaverri.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Please sign and share this petition to help protect the U.S. National Fungus Collections (BPI), one of the world's largest and most important fungal collections. c.org/ggXz2cfLCN BPI is a vital resource supporting fungal, agricultural, and biodiversity research!

Please sign and share this petition to help protect the U.S. National Fungus Collections (BPI), one of the world's largest and most important fungal collections. c.org/ggXz2cfLCN BPI is a vital resource supporting fungal, agricultural, and biodiversity research!

Sign the Petition

Preserve and support the U​.​S. National Fungus Collections

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Horrendous news today! Employees of the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (USDA) need to vacate and relocate by September 30th! I wonder if USDA leadership fully understands the potentially devastating consequences this could have for agricultural biosecurity. This is a bipartisan issue!

Continuing advocacy efforts for the U.S. National Fungus Collections (BPI) and against the possible dismantling of the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) (www.usda.gov/ree/reorgani...). Continued... #PlantPathology #Mycology #AgriculturalBiosecurity

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...

One hundred unanswered questions on the dispersal ecology of fungi

Abstract. Fungi comprise millions of species that play numerous varied roles in Earth’s natural and managed ecosystems, engaging in a multitude of positive

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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...

NSF seeks public input on its Fiscal Year (FY) 2026–2030 NSF Strategic Plan

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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....

MASMC 2026

MASMC 2026 47th Annual Mid-Atlantic States Mycology Conference April 24-26, 2026

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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

Priscila Chaverri@pchaverri.bsky.social · 7mo ago

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

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

Priscila Chaverri@pchaverri.bsky.social · 7mo ago

@ima-mycology.org

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...

When women researchers publish, media attention doesn’t always follow

Men-led papers receive more media coverage than women’s, new study finds

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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...

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor Tenure System - East Lansing, Michigan, United States

Working/Functional Title Assistant/Associate/Full Professor Tenure System Position Summary The Department of Plant Biology (PLB) at Michigan State University (MSU) seeks applications for a director of...

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📢🍄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”

Genomic insights reveal community structure and phylogenetic associations of endohyphal bacteria and viruses in fungal endophytes - Environmental Microbiome

Background Endohyphal microbial communities, composed of bacteria and viruses residing within fungal hyphae, play important roles in shaping fungal phenotypes, host interactions, and ecological functi...

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

Priscila Chaverri@pchaverri.bsky.social · last yr.

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.

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.