 Director Pedro Crous appointed as KNAW member
Our director Pedro Crous has been appointed
as one of the 21 new members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and
Sciences (KNAW).
The KNAW has approximately 550 members. They are chosen on the basis of
high-quality scientific performance. Members are appointed for life.
Pedro: 'It is a great honour for me that
the KNAW has granted me membership. This is not only a personal recognition,
but it also emphasizes the importance of our institute and the role of fungi in
society. '
'Ambassador of Fungi'
For
the Westerdijk Institute, this means taking an even greater role
in making visible the important function that fungi play in our
lives. 'Fungi represent an untapped resource that can significantly improve our
quality of life. Think of new antibiotics to better industrial processes, or even better
tasting wine or beer’, says Pedro. Now more than ever we can fulfil our
role as 'Ambassador of Fungi'.
Benefits of a rich
biodiversity
In
addition, educating people on
the role of biodiversity is an important element of life says Pedro:
‘Making people aware that
our abundant fungal diversity is a great treasure. Any loss of
biodiversity on the planet, be it plants or animals, also relates to a loss of
fungal biodiversity. We need to educate the general public about the value of
our unseen wealth - fungi are in fact a new cryptocurrency – that is
largely invisible but very valuable. The citizen science project that we have done  during the past year in
collaboration with the University Museum Utrecht is a good example of this. In the coming years we aim to expand our
citizen science project to schools globally.'
Paul Hebert, the father of DNA barcoding, was just awarded the Heineken Prize for Environmental Sciences!
The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences has awarded the 2018 Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Environmental Sciences (USD 200,000) to Paul Hebert, Research Chair in Molecular Biodiversity at the University of Guelph (Canada).
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 Studies in Mycology No. 89
Leading women in fungal biology
Edited by Robert A. Samson
Volume 89, Pages 1–301 (March 2018)
Phylogenetic classification and generic delineation of Calyptosphaeria gen. nov., Lentomitella, Spadicoides and Torrentispora (Sordariomycetes)
M. Réblová, A.N. Miller, K. Réblová, V. Štěpánek Studies in Mycology 89: 1-62
Naming names: the first women taxonomists in mycology
Sara Maroske, Tom W. May Studies in Mycology 89: 63-84
RXLR effector diversity in Phytophthora infestans isolates determines recognition by potato resistance proteins; the case study AVR1 and R1
Y. Du, R. Weide, Z. Zhao, P. Msimuko, ... K. Bouwmeester Studies in Mycology 89: 85-93
Temporal variation of fungal diversity in a mosaic landscape in Germany
S. Rudolph, J.G. Maciá-Vicente, H. Lotz-Winter, M. Schleuning, M. Piepenbring Studies in Mycology 89: 95-104
Two different R gene loci co-evolved with Avr2 of Phytophthora infestans and confer distinct resistance specificities in potato
C. Aguilera-Galvez, N. Champouret, H. Rietman, X. Lin, ... V.G.A.A. Vleeshouwers Studies in Mycology 89: 105-115
Fungus wars: basidiomycete battles in wood decay
J. Hiscox, J. O'Leary, L. Boddy Studies in Mycology 89: 117-124
Novel and interesting Ophiocordyceps spp. (Ophiocordycipitaceae, Hypocreales) with superficial perithecia from Thailand
J.
Luangsa-ard, K. Tasanathai, D. Thanakitpipattana, A. Khonsanit, M. Stadler Studies in Mycology 89: 125-142
Deconstructing the evolutionary complexity between rust fungi (Pucciniales) and their plant hosts
M.C. Aime, C.D. Bell, A.W. Wilson Studies in Mycology 89: 143-152
Phylogeny of dermatophytes with genomic character evaluation of clinically distinct Trichophyton rubrum and T. violaceum
Zhan, K. Dukik, D. Li, J. Sun, ... G.S. de Hoog Studies in Mycology 89: 153-175
Cladosporium species in indoor environments
K. Bensch, J.Z. Groenewald, M. Meijer, J. Dijksterhuis, ... R.A. Samson Studies in Mycology 89: 177-301
Course Food and Indoor Fungi 2018
8-12 October 2018
Course Food and Indoor Mycology and Course Introduction to novel identification methods
Two courses on different, but connected topics are given in this week: “Food and Indoor Mycology” (3 days) and “Introduction to novel identification methods of food- and indoor fungi”
(2 days). This course in the identification and detection of food- and
indoor fungi is unique in the world.
It is packed with background information on several subjects, such
as the recognition, detection, occurrence and impact of these fungi on
food products and in human dwellings. After completion of both courses,
you will also be up to date in detection and identification of food- and
indoor fungi. We aim to teach broad audience
including people that work in food and indoor related companies,
(routine) laboratories, academia and research institutes who would like
to exp and their knowledge on fungi occurring on food and in indoor
environments.
Location: Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Utrecht, Uppsalalaan 8, The Netherlands.
Registration €
1949,-
 IMC12
International Mycological Congress (IMC12) coming to Amsterdam!
Mark the date as it will be a life changing experience!
25-29 July 2022!
FUNGI ARE THE FUTURE!!!
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