Australasian Mycological Society

We invite you to attend our upcoming AMS virtual seminar. This month, we're delighted to feature Solomon Maerowitz-McMahan, a PhD Candidate at the Western Sydney University. What underpins mycorrhizal fungal resilience to fire? Solomon Maerowitz-McMahan LHawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University Thursday, 23 April 2026 12 pm (AEST) / 2 pm (NZST) Summary Quantifying fire effects on below-ground communities is essential for understanding post-fire e

AMS Research Grant 2026 A microscopic image showing myrtle rust spores (coloured yellow) bursting out of a rose-apple leaf (coloured green) by tearing through the epidermis. Image credit: Lavi Singh Aiming at promoting the understanding of fungi through research activities, The Australasian Mycological Society (AMS) has been supporting early career mycologists through the AMS Research Grant every year. This year we have two grants in offer, each with a maximum value of $2000

We invite you to attend our upcoming AMS virtual seminar. This month, we're delighted to feature Dr Joanna Green, a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Lincoln University. Fungal Soil legacies: An unseen and often overlooked driver of pine invasion in Aotearoa | New Zealand Dr Joanna Green (Taylor) Lincoln University Thursday, 26 March 2026 12 pm (AEST) / 2 pm (NZST) Summary Plants leave legacies in the soil that influence the future growth and success of plants grown in those soils

We invite you to attend our upcoming AMS virtual seminar. This month, we're delighted to feature Sydney I. Glassman, an Associate Professor of Microbiology and Plant Pathology at the University of California, Riverside, USA. Some Like It Hot: Impact of Fires on Microbial Succession and Traits A/Prof Sydney I. Glassman Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside, USA Thursday, 26 February 2026 10 am (AEST) / 12 pm (NZST) Summary This r

We invite you to attend our upcoming AMS virtual seminar. This month, we're excited to feature Prof Sajeewa Maharachchikumbura, a Research Professor at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. Sajeewa was an awardee of the IMA Young Mycologist Award for Asia at the IMC12 conference last year. Seeing the whole picture from slide mounts to whole genomes in Pestalotiopsis Prof Sajeewa Maharachchikumbura School of Life Science and Technology, University o

We invite you to attend our upcoming AMS virtual seminar. This month, we're excited to feature Dr. Yi Ding , a Lecturer and a Research...