18th Congress of European Mycologists: Conference Report

Marta Wrzosek,Małgorzata Ruszkiewicz-Michalska,Izabela Kałucka,Julia Pawłowska,Magdalena Frąc,Sylwia Różalska

doi:10.5586/am.55214

Abstract

18th Congress of European Mycologists: Conference Report

Highlights

The 18th Congress of European Mycologists was held between September 16 and 21, 2019 in Warsaw and Białowieża, Poland
During the first 3 days, mycologists were meeting in Old Library at the University of Warsaw and they could participate in two offered and six thematic sessions: “From genome to function”, “Taxonomy and systematics”, “Fungi in biotechnology”, “Fungal interactions”, “Medical mycology”, and “Fungal diversity”
The event was organized jointly by the Polish Mycological Society and the European Mycological Association and it was co-organized by the Faculty of Biology and Botanical Garden – University of Warsaw; Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection – University of Lodz; Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences; Forest Research Institute; Białowieża National Park; Institute for Agricultural and Forest Environment, Polish Academy of Sciences; Faculty of Forestry of the Białystok University of Technology in Hajnówka; and Warsaw Convention Bureau

Summary

Introduction

The 18th Congress of European Mycologists was held between September 16 and 21, 2019 in Warsaw and Białowieża, Poland. During the first 3 days, mycologists were meeting in Old Library at the University of Warsaw and they could participate in two offered and six thematic sessions: “From genome to function” (led by Ekaterina Shelest, Germany), “Taxonomy and systematics” (led by Jos Houbraken, The Netherlands), “Fungi in biotechnology” (led by Katarzyna Turnau, Poland), “Fungal interactions” (led by Martin Bidartondo, United Kingdom), “Medical mycology” (led by Michaela Lackner, Austria), and “Fungal diversity” (led by Carrie Andrew, Sweden).

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