This research is far from my expertise, so please forgive the naive question but does this mean that Lynn Margulis was wrong?
Only 1️⃣ month to go until #ICOM2026 begins! 🌱🍄
The countdown continues — we can’t wait to welcome the international #mycorrhiza community to Cairns in Australia for ICOM2026!
🚨Late abstract submissions now being taken🚨
For posters: unlimited availability
For oral presentations: limited availability; submit ASAP
The one-talk/one-poster rule still is in effect for presenting authors
Abstract portal closes: June 12 at midnight AEST
Submit 👉 icom2026.org/abstract/
Excited to announce a 4-year PhD position at @niooknaw.bsky.social investigating the island biogeography of plant-associated fungi in the giant daisy radiation on the Galapagos. Please apply, share, and reach out with any questions! vacatures.knaw.nl/job/Wagening...
🎉Join us for the #ICOM2026 welcome mixer!
Sunday 12th July: 6pm
🌴Waterfront location: Hemingway’s Brewery, Cairns
🎟️Tickets just $20 each - 🍕cocktail style food included
🍺Delicious craft beers and other drinks purchased at own expense
Purchase ➡️ icom2026.org/welcome/
📆On sale until 30th June
We're searching for a postdoc fellow to conduct research on biological nitrogen fixation in boreal forests! The postdoc will join a dynamic and fun research group in Umeå. Deadline Aug 27th. Reach out if you have any questions! www.slu.se/en/about-slu... @michael-gundale.bsky.social
📢 ATTENTION IMS Members!
Meet the candidates for Vice President of the International Mycorrhiza Society. Learn about their experience, vision, and goals for supporting our global mycorrhizal community.
🗳️ Stay informed and be ready to vote!
👉http://mycorrhiza.org
@icom2026.bsky.social
📢 ATTENTION IMS Members!
Meet the candidates for Communications Director of the IMS. Learn about their ideas for strengthening communication, outreach, and engagement across our global mycorrhizal community.
🗳️ Stay informed and be ready to vote!
👉http://mycorrhiza.org
@icom2026.bsky.social
A reminder that Vice President leads to President of the IMS. A stellar group of candidates to consider for this position. Thanks to everyone for running!
Two excellent candidates to consider for IMS Communications Director. Thanks to both for running!
PhD: Biogeography of plant-associated fungi on the Galapagos islands - NIOO-KNAW - Wageningen
📢 ATTENTION IMS Members!
Meet the candidates for Vice President of the International Mycorrhiza Society. Learn about their experience, vision, and goals for supporting our global mycorrhizal community.
🗳️ Stay informed and be ready to vote!
👉http://mycorrhiza.org
@icom2026.bsky.social
📢 ATTENTION IMS Members!
Meet the candidates for Communications Director of the IMS. Learn about their ideas for strengthening communication, outreach, and engagement across our global mycorrhizal community.
🗳️ Stay informed and be ready to vote!
👉http://mycorrhiza.org
@icom2026.bsky.social
Our paper "Gene ancestries reveal diverse microbial associations during eukaryogenesis.” is finally out in Nature.
Eukaryogenesis was likely a gradual process shaped by multiple microbial partners and virus-mediated gene transfer, rather than a single binary symbiosis.
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
