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Dr. S. Emilia Hannula
Dr. S. Emilia Hannula
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Soil ecology & soil fungi focusing on understanding how composition, traits and interactions between soil biota regulate ecosystem functions, and ultimately how soil biodiversity and functions can be restored.
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Dr. Serita Frey
Dr. Serita Frey
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Ecology and evolution of fungi in response to global change and implications for soil organic matter dynamics
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Dr. Shankar Manoharan
Dr. Shankar Manoharan
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Aside from studying the physiology of hospital-associated pathogens, our research group is studying the microbial communities in the Thar ecoregion. Specifically, we study biological soil crusts of the Thar desert using long-read sequencing and metagenomics.
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Dr. Shannon Nix
Dr. Shannon Nix
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I investigate the impacts that management and other land-use practices have on the composition and diversity of ectomycorrhizal fungi in post-agricultural and transitional forests. I am also interested in how ectomycorrhizal fungal community structure is affected in forests impacted by invasive pests and climate change.
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Dr. Shingo Miyauchi
Dr. Shingo Miyauchi
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Integration of big biological data, data visualization, and development of innovative bioinformatic tools in fungal biology.
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Dr. Shiva Devkota
Dr. Shiva Devkota
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Diversity and Distribution of Ectomycorrhizal fungi, Host specificity and Community responses
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Dr. Sidney Luiz Stürmer
Dr. Sidney Luiz Stürmer
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Taxonomy, systematics, and diversity of AMF in natural ecosystems. Study of mycorrhizal traits in families of Glomeromycota.
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Dr. Silvia Fernanda Mardegan
Dr. Silvia Fernanda Mardegan
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I work on ecosystem ecology, more specifically studying plant-soil-microorganisms interaction. I am interested in studying the factors influencing nitrogen and carbon cycles in natural and modified in the Amazon, including mycorrhiza, and their role in the ecosystem’s resilience.
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Dr. Sivuyisiwe (Sivu) Situngu
Dr. Sivuyisiwe (Sivu) Situngu
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Interested in bacterial and fungal communities associated with Savanna and grassland species.
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Dr. Slavomír Adamčík
Dr. Slavomír Adamčík
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Laboratory of Molecular Ecology and Mycology focus on functional diversity of soil fungi. We link taxonomy wich next generation methonds to understand ecological roles of indivdual species
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Dr. Soon-Jae Lee
Dr. Soon-Jae Lee
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I am an experimental biologist studying physiology and genetics of mycorrhizal symbiosis, which I believe are the key to understand soil microbiome formation and functioning of plant holobiont. I am also trying to link the findings with ecology and evolution of the mycorrhizal symbiosis.
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Dr. Subrata Nath Bhowmik
Dr. Subrata Nath Bhowmik
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Research in Plant-Microbe Interactions and plant nutrient use efficiency involving microorganisms; diversity studies of microorganisms in acid ecosystems and human environment interactions in Indo-Myanmar Mega diverse hotspots with special reference to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), root organ culture (ROC) mediated AMF mass production in vitro
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Dr. Susana C. Gonçalves
Dr. Susana C. Gonçalves
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I am a fungal ecologist focusing on ectomycorrhizal fungi (one pet fungus is Amanita phalloides), and I have also become deeply involved in fungal conservation efforts. I am passionate about the human dimensions of conservation and an enthusiast (and practitioner!) of citizen science and community-based conservation.
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Dr. Susana Rodríguez-Echeverría
Dr. Susana Rodríguez-Echeverría
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1) Biogeography and diversity of root associated fungi and symbiotic nitrogen fixers, now focusing on islands. 2) Plant and soil ecology in mountains
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Dr. Tanya Cheeke
Dr. Tanya Cheeke
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My research focuses on understanding how changing environments, including disturbance and biological invasions, impact plants and their associated mycorrhizal fungal communities across scales. Current projects in my lab include: (1) examining how symbiotic interactions between plants and mycorrhizal fungi shape above and belowground communities in response to, and recovery from, disturbance events; (2) determining how microbiomes can be tailored to improve plant productivity in natural and agroecosystems; and (3) investigating the role of microbial inoculations in the success or failure of native plant establishment in ecological restorations.
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Dr. Tiffany Mak
Dr. Tiffany Mak
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Understanding microbial community ecology from a hologenomics perspective, with a particular focus on fungal-bacterial interactions, especially in the context of the global food system.
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Dr. Tine Grebenc
Dr. Tine Grebenc
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I am a researcher at the Slovenian Forestry Institute. I have obtained a BSc title in Biology, and a PhD in Biotechnology at the University of Ljubljana. Research fields where I work and publish include broad areas of mycology, forestry, fungal biology and genomics, fungal taxonomy and phylogeography, mycorrhiza studies, soil molecular ecology and biodiversity. I am also a co-founder of a Cooperative (national level) and running a smaller farm dedicated to cultivation of truffles.
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Dr. Touseef Hussain
Dr. Touseef Hussain
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Molecular detection, Characterization of Plant Pathogens, Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria, biocontrol agents (Bacteria, Fungi), Biosynthesis of microbial metabolites
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Dr. Urooj Zafar
Dr. Urooj Zafar
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Fungal ecology and composting
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Dr. Valeria Faggioli
Dr. Valeria Faggioli
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in agroecosystems and natural lands
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Dr. Valeria Verrone
Dr. Valeria Verrone
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Microbial activities involved in the degradation of tropical peatland ecosystems and identification of targeted solutions that can be incorporated into current restoration practices.
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Dr. Vasilis Kokkoris
Dr. Vasilis Kokkoris
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Nuclear dynamics of arbuscular mycorrhizae & its evolutionary significance with applications in sustainable agriculture & climate change research.
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Dr. Vincent Merckx
Dr. Vincent Merckx
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Mycorrhizal networks and their importance for plant health and survival.
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Dr. William Rivera Méndez
Dr. William Rivera Méndez
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Microbial commmunities in soil, biological control of pest and diseases in tropical agroecosystems. Biological imputs for agriculture
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Dr. Władysław Polcyn
Dr. Władysław Polcyn
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Associate professor ofplant physiology, exploring arbuscular mycorrhiza effect on crop plants drought tolerance and PIP aquaporins expression, working with a wide variety of stress diagnosis tools, including some 'omics' methods. Recently involved as a mentor in student bioinformaticians projects exploring soil fungal communities in agricultural and forest habitats.
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Dr. Yamuna S
Dr. Yamuna S
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Biodiversity conservation
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Dushyant Dudhagara
Dushyant Dudhagara
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Working in the field of the marine and terrestrial fungus
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EC Cline
EC Cline
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Ectomycorrhizal ecology of Pacific Northwest conifer forests.
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Eduardo Pérez-Pazos
Eduardo Pérez-Pazos
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Eirian Jones
Eirian Jones
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Elena Leander
Elena Leander
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Emanuel Ontivero
Emanuel Ontivero
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Emeliane KILADZE
Emeliane KILADZE
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I am a PhD student studying the influence of ericoid mycorrhizal fungi on blueberry (Vaccinium sp.) plant growth and production through field, glasshouse, and laboratory experiments.
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Eric Pereira
Eric Pereira
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Currently, my research explores mycorrhizal associations in orchids.
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Esteban Gallardo Pillancari
Esteban Gallardo Pillancari
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Esther Kanduma
Esther Kanduma
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Etienne Issa
Etienne Issa
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The interdisciplinary project explores the valorization of building waste streams using fungal microorganisms as an organic binder for circular and regenerative biomaterials. The applied research is grounded in a low-tech vernacular methodology for exploring architectural typologies through load bearing prototypes informed by variable ways of casting, growing and drying mycelium composites.
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Evan Iverson
Evan Iverson
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I am the founder and director of the Telluride Environmental Science and Engineering Laboratory (TESEL). I am also the Director of Science and Research at the Telluride Institute. My laboratory has a portfolio of ongoing projects focused on environmental biology in alpine and subalpine ecosystems in the San Juan Mountains near Telluride Colorado. Much of my research focuses on complex-systems biology and fungal biodiversity, including a new research initiative to assess mycorrhizal and endophytic fungi in high-elevation fens.
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Evelin Noelia Sehoane
Evelin Noelia Sehoane
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Evelin Yulisa Reyes Méndez
Evelin Yulisa Reyes Méndez
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My research investigates the effects of urbanization and changes in warming on soil fungal communities, unraveling the intricate ecological dynamics and understanding the consequences of these dual forces on soil microbial diversity and function.
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Fabiana Pezzani
Fabiana Pezzani
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Facundo Fioroni
Facundo Fioroni
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FAGNIBO Adélaïde Hinhami
FAGNIBO Adélaïde Hinhami
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Farah Shafiq
Farah Shafiq
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Fay Voller
Fay Voller
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Febnteh Eric Bemuh
Febnteh Eric Bemuh
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Felipe Gainza
Felipe Gainza
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Fernando Casanova Lugo
Fernando Casanova Lugo
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Fionnuala Bulman
Fionnuala Bulman
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Sampling and characterisation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities from native and agricultural ecosystems in New Zealand. Use of greenhouse experiments to investigate the link between these sampled communities and resilience in plant-soil ecosystems.
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Flavia Pinzari
Flavia Pinzari
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Francis Brearley
Francis Brearley
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Fruzsina Eva Felegyhazi
Fruzsina Eva Felegyhazi
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Gabriel Grilli
Gabriel Grilli
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Gabriel Orrego Astorga
Gabriel Orrego Astorga
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Gabriel Orrego, forest engineer with a master's degree in forest ecology. Collaborator of the Fungi Foundation and scientific director of the Festival Reino Fungi. Co-founder of Symbiotica, dedicated to socioecological restoration and environmental education.
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Geoffrey Kwenda
Geoffrey Kwenda
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My main research interests revolve around infectious diseases, and I employ a variety of techniques such as evolutionary genomics, molecular taxonomy, field ecology, bioinformatics, and experimentation to investigate the clinical and environmental factors driving these diseases.
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Gerardo Aguilar Jr
Gerardo Aguilar Jr
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Gordon Walker
Gordon Walker
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I reach and teach over 2.5 million followers about the fantastic variety of mushrooms and fungi via my FascinatedByFungi accounts on social media. My academic research focused on the microbial ecology of wine fermentations and process control.
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Grace Gachara
Grace Gachara
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Guido Nicolaus Poliwoda
Guido Nicolaus Poliwoda
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Guillaume Delhaye
Guillaume Delhaye
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Guillermo Bueno
Guillermo Bueno
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Hafiz Athar Hussain
Hafiz Athar Hussain
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Haiyang Zhang
Haiyang Zhang
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Hari Sharan Adhikari
Hari Sharan Adhikari
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Hazel Marsden
Hazel Marsden
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Helbert Lim
Helbert Lim
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My name is Helbert, a researcher from Research Center for Ecology and Ethnobiology, National Research and Innovation Agency, Indonesia. My work focuses on ectomycorrhizal fungal communities in Indonesian tropical forests, especially on their biodiversity and ecology. My goal is to map ectomycorrhizal fungi distribution in Indonesian forests.
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Hilario Espinosa
Hilario Espinosa
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I focus my research on fungi diversity and the plant-fungi interactions in the Tropical Forest.
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Ian R. Mounts
Ian R. Mounts
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Ian’s research investigates the role mutualistic symbionts have in maintaining the functionality of ecological networks, and the ecophysiology of network members, under extreme and changing conditions. He investigates these topics through the experimental manipulation of common mycorrhizal networks in field conditions, through meta-analyses, and modeling and simulation.
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Ido Rog
Ido Rog
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Ilyor Mustafaev
Ilyor Mustafaev
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My lab research focuses on fungal taxonomy and ecology, mycorrhiza studies, mushroom cultivation. It focusses on the challenge of how to describe, document, understand and protect all fungal biodiversity and cultivate medicinal mushrooms. Also, aims to understand how climate change drivers influence plant-fungi interactions and plant structure.
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Inviolata Lusweti
Inviolata Lusweti
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Jack Orebaugh
Jack Orebaugh
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J. Alexander Siggers
J. Alexander Siggers
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I study the temporal interactions between grasslands plant and their associated microbial communities under drought conditions.
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James Weedon
James Weedon
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Does microbial diversity helps us understand processes in soil carbon and nitrogen cycles? What are the best quantiative and analytical methods to answer this question?
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Janey Lienau
Janey Lienau
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Jan Jansa
Jan Jansa
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Interested in interactions of mycorrhizal fungi with other soil microorganisms
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Jazmin Salazar
Jazmin Salazar
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Jean Evans Israël CODJIA
Jean Evans Israël CODJIA
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Jed Soleiman
Jed Soleiman
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Looking at nature recovery through the lens of mycorrhiza, and their responses to regenerative agriculture and Rewilding.
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Jeffery Stallman
Jeffery Stallman
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I work on the taxonomy, systematics, and biogeography of macrofungi, and conservation biology more broadly.
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Jessica Murray
Jessica Murray
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Climate change effects on soil carbon cycling in tropical soils.
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Jess Rubin
Jess Rubin
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Joana Castro
Joana Castro
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John Yangyuoru Kupagme
John Yangyuoru Kupagme
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Jonathan Cazabonne
Jonathan Cazabonne
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Jonathan Henn
Jonathan Henn
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Jordon Tourville
Jordon Tourville
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Joske Ruytinx
Joske Ruytinx
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Juan F. Dueñas
Juan F. Dueñas
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I am interested in studying the impact of global change factors on soil biodiversity, and how this relates to ecosystem functions and stability. I am particularly interested in fungal communities and their role in soils, as well as the interaction of plant and fungal communities. I mainly use high throughput sequencing in combination with field or greenhouse experiments to characterize fungal community responses to different global change factors.
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Juliana Silva Rodrigues Cabral
Juliana Silva Rodrigues Cabral
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Julieta Alvarez-Manjarrez
Julieta Alvarez-Manjarrez
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Justin D Stewart
Justin D Stewart
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Identifying key players and patterns in networks of microorganisms with an emphasis on plants, soil, and mapping.
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Kamlesh Kumar Meena
Kamlesh Kumar Meena
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Katherine R. Mohatt
Katherine R. Mohatt
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I collaborate with several PNW fungal taxonomic specialists to identify and document species and their distributions at the northern limit of the Pacific Coastal Rainforest and transition zone into Boreal forests.
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Kenkwo Promise
Kenkwo Promise
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Kennedy Masamba
Kennedy Masamba
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Kian Jenab
Kian Jenab
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Klara Scharnagl
Klara Scharnagl
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Kristin Aleklett Kadish
Kristin Aleklett Kadish
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Microbial ecologist notoriously curious about the life of fungi. I currently work with microfluidic systems to study behaviors and interactions of filamentous fungi.
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