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The Imperial Fungal Science Network is a hub for the mycology community, providing a leadership, advocacy and communications platform for mycologists and a developmental framework for future leaders in fungal research.听听We welcome you to the Imperial Fungal Science Network 鈥 Seminar Series 2025.
Seminar | 11:45鈥 13:00 on Thursday 13th March
馃搷G47, Flowers Building, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ 听find us at Map/3A
- In-person听 or听 join online (via Teams)
- No registration required
- This is a hybrid event to ensure that our non-London members/audience can join for the talks remotely; if you are joining us via the Teams link, please be aware that your email contact may show up to other meeting attendees, please join using an organisation email contact where possible, thanks.
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Scientific Program
11:45/Arrivals & refreshments (tea/coffee)
11.55/Teams link opens for online attendees
12:00 鈥 13:00
Introductions & Network overview (Prof. Darius Armstrong-James)
Talks:
(Department of Bioengineering, 天美传媒)
The yeast toxicome and its potential for the control of fungal pathogens and spoilers
Ascomycete yeasts have evolved a large set of small protein toxins, so-called yeast killer toxins, to compete against fungi in the environment. Previous research revealed that these toxins exhibit diverse modes of action, thus, indicating that the yeast toxicome might constitute a rich source of functionally diverse but yet-untapped antifungals. In my talk I will exemplify my group鈥檚 research on the molecular functioning of these yeast-derived toxins, their modularity and engineerability towards applications in food, agriculture and human health, and as tools for synthetic biology.
(Ecosystem Stewardship, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew)
Bringing fungi into the UK Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment programme
Within the last decade, mycorrhizas have been unearthed as key players in terrestrial carbon sequestration, a major ecosystem service increasingly at risk. 听We are currently filling gaps in our knowledge of the diversity, abundance and influence of different mycorrhizal fungi across ecosystems belowground.
13:00/Close
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