IMC9: The Biology of Fungi

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12 February 2010: Early registration deadline
9 April 2010: Abstract submission deadline

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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)
–Nutritional and evolutionary ecology of mycorrhizal fungi
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)
–The molecular machinery for organelle trafficking: how motors move endosomes in fungal hyphae
Nick Talbot (Exeter University, UK)