SPORES is hosting a workshop on how to package proposals for MSA student awards, with tips from Dr. Donny Walker and Dr. Rachel Koch-Bach. This will be taking place TOMORROW, January 16th at 1:00 p.m. CT/2:00 p.m. ET/11:00 a.m. PT.
Register by emailing ttorresc [at] purdue [dot] edu.
The Mycological Society of America Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee is looking to fill four positions! Please nominate a colleague (self nominations encouraged). docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
π’πJob alertππ’
The Department of Plant Biology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is hiring an Assistant Professor in Mycology/Plant-Fungal Interactions. Deadline to apply: 31 October 2025.
illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
The proposed closure of the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center threatens the U.S. National Fungus Collectionsβvital for agriculture, biosecurity, and research. The Mycological Society of America calls for continued preservation and enhanced support! msafungi.org/wp-content/u...
There are two!! meetings on insect-associated (fungal and other) pathogens taking place soon:
1) The Arthropod-Fungal Associations workshop (3rd edition) in ΕΓ³dΕΊ, Poland, 20-22 May 2026 #AFAworkshop
2) The Insect Pathology Short Course in Ithaca, New York, 7-12 June 2026
Applications are OPEN for the 2026 MSA Award Period! Deadline 1 February 2026. New this year is the "Don Pfister Graduate Fellowship Award", for graduate students requiring work in fungaria. msafungi.org/application-... #MSAfungi #mycology
The abstract submission site is now open for #MSAfungi26, scheduled for July 11-15, in Portland, Oregon, themed "Bridging Mycology Across Communities and Disciplines".
πSubmit your abstract here: msa.joynconference.com/v2/?c=submis...
π Deadline for submitting abstracts: 28 February 2026
π’The application deadline for all #MSAfungi awards is February 1, 2026, before midnight, Pacific Time, with one exception for the (NEW) Latin American Mycological Congress Travel Award with a deadline of March 30, 2026, before midnight, Pacific Time. Apply now!
msafungi.org/application-...
Just received the news of Dr. Adriana Romero-Olivares' unexpected passing. She was a dear colleague, mycologist, microbial ecologist, Assistant Professor at @ucirvine.bsky.social, engaged member of @msafungi.bsky.social, and a supporter of #inclusive science. My condolences to her young family.
π’The application deadline for all #MSAfungi awards is February 1, 2026, before midnight, Pacific Time, with one exception for the (NEW) Latin American Mycological Congress Travel Award with a deadline of March 30, 2026, before midnight, Pacific Time. Apply now!
msafungi.org/application-...
