Hello MycoFam!

The upcoming Monday Monthly Mushroom Meeting with Mark Yacoub will cover:

Comparative Genomics of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis: Unveiling Viral Fossils and Their Distribution Across the Fungal Kingdom

Mark completed his B.S. degree in Microbiology at UC Davis in 2016. His professional experience includes research at an agricultural biotechnology company, where he focused on fungal interactions with crop plants. Mark began his doctoral studies in 2020. His dissertation research centers on population genomics of the amphibian pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and the identification of DNA viruses within the Fungal Kingdom.

The San Diego Mycological Society established the Microbiology Award for Excellence in Mycology to be awarded to one meritorious graduate student in the Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology (MPP) at the University of California, Riverside.
All aspects of fungal biology and ecology are encouraged. A faculty committee will identify the applicant that has demonstrated excellence in research and creative forward-thinking in their dissertation research.

Monday, July 1
Monthly Monday Meeting with Mark Yacoub
2022 Recipient of UC Riverside Microbiology Award for Excellence in Mycology
Casa del Prado Room 101 in Balboa Park
6:45pm Identification
7:00pm Presentation and Q&A
Open to the public

Hope to see you there and may the spores be with you!

Mush love,

SDMYCO

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Hello Myco Fam!

SDMYCO celebrates the 5th anniversary of Fantastic Fungi this coming May 19.

Tell your friends and hope to see you there!

Sunday, May 19 @ 7:00pm

La Paloma Theatre
471 SOUTH COAST HWY. 101
ENCINITAS, CALIFORNIA
Corner Hwy. 101 and D Street, downtown Encinitas

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May 6, 2024
Balboa Park
Casa del Prado, Room 101
6:45pm Identification
7:00pm Lecture and Q&A

Alan is an expert mycologist in high demand at mushroom events where he teaches workshops on DNA barcoding, field photography, and fungal microscopy. Committed to his cause, Alan has been studying fungal diversity for more than two decades, and since 2001 he has photographed more than 2,500 species of fungi. Alan’s contributions to community science have been widespread, and his dedication to teaching thousands of people over several years how to extract and amplify the DNA of their mushroom finds for sequencing is remarkable, and remains unparalleled.

Eventually, Alan hopes to be able to offer free barcoding services to the mycology community via his newest endeavor into Nanopore sequencing. As of today, Alan has uploaded more than 700 of his own fungal DNA sequences to Genbank, and he is a co-author on several scientific papers, including publications documenting new species of bioluminescent Mycena and Psilocybe. Nothing short of a powerhouse, Alan Rockefeller is an authority on the leading edge of mycology, who is beloved by his community for the knowledge and value he contributes to the field.

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See you at the San Diego Earth Fest this upcoming Saturday, April 20!

A few of our fungi friends will be there too!!!

A FREE Earth Day celebration presented by Vegan Food Popup. Featuring over 100 sustainable food, product and service vendors as well as environmental, conservation and animal rescue groups. Enjoy a full day of entertainment with speakers, music and activities for kids.

Since the first Earth Day observation in 1970, more than 1 billion people now participate in Earth Day events each year, making it the largest civic observance in the world.

We are excited to continue the tradition of celebrating Earth Day at Balboa Park. This event is held on the expansive lawn located at Park Boulevard and Presidents Way.

San Diego EarthFest is family-friendly and dog-friendly with free parking available. This is a zero-waste event — please bring reusable eating utensils!

Location: Park and President’s Lawn, Balboa Park

Date: Saturday, April 20th, 2024, 11 am to 5pm

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Hi mushfam! On 4/1/24, we’re having a professor from the Salk Institute speak to us about the symbiotic relationship between plants and their arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi friends — make sure to join us!

April 1st Speaker: Lena Maria Müller, PhD

**Special Location! 1395 Park Center Drive, Vista, CA**

6:45pm Identification
7:00pm Lecture and Q&A

Bio: I am an assistant professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. My background is in plant biology, with a focus on plant-microbe interactions. Specifically, my lab studies mutualistic plant interactions with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. In this symbiosis, plants benefit through increased mineral nutrient uptake and resilience to abiotic and biotic stress, whereas the fungus obtains carbon products from the host plant. We investigate the signaling pathways that allow plants to ensure an optimal balance between carbon costs and the nutrient benefits provided by the fungus. Because ˜80% of all land plant species can engage in a symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, it has important implications for the global carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycle, as well as agricultural sustainability.

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Hello Myco Fam!

Our March Monthly Meeting is coming up this Monday, March 4th with our very own Bonni Thoresen!

Remember to bring in mushrooms you find for identification and looking sporeward to seeing you soon.

Mush love,

SDMYCO

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Check out the Fungus Fair 2024 guest speaker list! We’re so excited to learn from this diverse group of mycologists:

10:00am – 10:55am: Sam Landes on “The World of Fascinating Fungi”

11:05am – 12:00pm: Dr. Cornelia Cho on “Mushrooms as Food and Medicine”

12:10pm – 1:05pm: Dennis Sharmahd on “Introduction to Cultivation with Pleurotus ostreatus”

2:00pm – 2:55pm: Julie Daoust, PhD on “Untangling the confusing world of functional mushrooms; a scientific approach”

3:05pm – 4:00pm: Alan Rockefeller on “Mushrooms of Ecuador”

Looking sporeward to seeing you all in person at our upcoming Fungus Fair!!!

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Hi MycoFriends!

Call for Fungus Fair Vendors and Volunteers.
If interested, please see details on links below.

FUNGUS FAIR VENDOR

FUNGUS FAIR VOLUNTEERS

***Please keep rain in your thoughts so we can get out into the field and foray!

***Reminder that you can always bring in specimens for identification to our meetings! Let’s show and tell what you’ve found in your local neighborhoods!

Monday, February 5: Monthly Meeting
6:45pm Identification
7:00pm Dr. Moselio Schaechter

Saturday, February 17: Annual Foray
10:00am – 1:00pm

Sunday, February 18: Fungus Fair
10:00am – 4:00pm

Monday, March 4: Monthly Meeting
6:45pm Identification
7:00pm TBA

Monday, April 1: Monthly Meeting
6:45pm Identification
7:00pm TBA

Monday, May 6: Monthly Meeting
6:45pm Identification
7:00pm TBA

See you soon!

SDMYCO

Also, Check out our Fungus Fair flier on the inside cover of the current January/February issue of The San Diego Floral Association California Garden Magazine

Copies of California Garden ($5.00) are available for sale at the following locations:

San Diego Floral Association
Casa del Prado, Room 105
San Diego, CA 92101
Contact Us

Coastal Sage Gardening
3685 Voltaire Street
San Diego, CA 92106
coastalsage.com

Mission Hills Nursery
1525 Fort Stockton Drive
San Diego, CA 92103
missionhillsnursery.com

Walter Andersen Nurseries
3642 Enterprise Street
San Diego, CA 92110
walterandersen.com

Walter Andersen Nurseries
12755 Danielson Court
Poway, CA 92064-6847
walterandersen.com

Marston House Museum and Gardens
Carriage Shop
3525 7th Ave., San Diego, CA 92103
balboapark.org/museums/marston-house

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Hello MycoPeeps!

*** Remember we will be meeting at room 104 today for the movies ***

Here’s our flyer for our SDMYCO 2024 Fungus Fair!

Tell all of your friends about it!

Links coming soon for volunteers and also…

We have an art contest this year!

SDMYCO ART CONTEST

Categories for the art contest include:
1. Traditional 2D art
2. Sculpture
3. Mixed Media
4. Digital Art
5. Fabric & Fiber Arts
6. Photography

Contest Rules & Guidelines
1. The entrant must be a member of SDMYCO. If not already a member, please sign up on our website before submitting.
2. Each participant may enter up to 6 pieces total in the contest, with no more than 2 entries for any one category.
3. Art must visually depict fungi somewhere in the piece and/or use fungi as an ingredient (including but not limited to dyes, paints, and paper made from mushrooms, dried mushrooms in mixed media, etc.).
4. By entering, the entrant agrees to allow SDMYCO to use submission images in our newsletter, social media, website, printed promotional materials, and anywhere else SDMYCO sees fit. (please include your account name if you would like to be tagged on social media).

Prizes
1. Six participants (one winner from each category) will receive a one-year membership to SDMYCO.
2. Honorable Mentions may be presented for entries found to be of particular interest but that do not place.
3. Winners will be announced via SDMYCO’s channels (e.g., Newsletter, social media, etc.).
4. The physical artwork for both Winners and Honorable Mentions will be displayed at SDMYCO’s Annual Fungus Fair to be held on February 18, 2024, in Balboa Park.

FOR MORE DETAILS PLEASE SEE HERE

See you soon!

Mush love,

SDMYCO

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