IMC9: The Biology of Fungi

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Scientific themes

• Cell biology, biochemistry and physiology
• Environment, ecology and interactions
• Evolution, biodiversity and systematics
• Fungal pathogenesis and disease control
• Genomics, genetics and molecular biology

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Keynote speaker

John Taylor (UC Berkeley, USA)
–The poetry of mycological accomplishment and challenge

Plenary speakers

Alastair Fitter (York University, UK)
–A forgotten phylum?
Joseph Heitman (Duke University, USA)
–Microbial pathogens in the fungal kingdom
David Hibbett (Clark University, USA)
–Knowing and growing the fungal tree of life
Nancy Keller (UW Madison, USA)
–Unlocking the fungal treasure box
Gero Steinberg (Exeter University, UK)
–Organelle transport in fungi - stochastic or controlled?
Nick Talbot (Exeter University, UK)
–Welcome to the pressure dome: investigating the molecular genetics of plant infection by the rice blast fungus