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@canfunnet.bsky.social brings researchers together! Day 3 watch party for the 5th annual CanFunNet virtual conference here at UAlberta with @ahuereca.bsky.social

Great to see our very own Arseniy Belosokhov presenting his preliminary experimental results in vitamin auxotrophy in lichen fungal symbionts at the 5th annual @canfunnet.bsky.social virtual conference

Just watched an amazing talk from @linder-surprise.bsky.social at #CFN25 on mechanisms driving high glycolytic rates in yeast. @canfunnet.bsky.social
Linda already announced on here, but it still makes me really happy to know she will be starting as faculty at the University of Guelph next month!

Very happy to have had the chance to present at the 5th Annual @canfunnet.bsky.social Conference yesterday about the state of fungal conservation in Quebec/Canada, and how citizen science-based organizations like @mycosphaera.bsky.social can help bridge gaps in fungal knowledge and conservation 🍄

A hand holding a mug with a design of maple leaves and seashells. The leaves have spots on them.

A mug that says “4th Annual CanFunNet Fungal Biology Conference” and has the date June 2, 2023. The last line of text on the mug reads “from coast to coast”

Ready for day 2 of #CFN25 with my @canfunnet.bsky.social mug from the 2023 meeting!

Ready for Day 2? We will see you at
#CFN25 in 2 hours! Can’t wait 🇨🇦🍄🥅

With that, Day 1 of #CFN25 comes to a close. Can't wait to see you all tomorrow for another amazing line of speakers with some very cool and awesome topics of discussion.

Also, don't forget to attend the Career Workshop tomorrow at 4 PM EST. Come prepared with all your career-related questions!

Amazing work from Dr. Anne Hatmaker @annemakerofhats.bsky.social at @canfunnet.bsky.social #CFN25

She takes us on a deep dive into the diversity of Penicillium isolates from diverse habitats

Ready for some more fungal talks? Come back at 4 PM (EST) for our 3rd concurrent sessions for day one. #CFN25 is where we put the FUN in Fungal Research 😉 🍄

Second set of concurrent sessions will be starting in 5 minutes. Will we see you there?

The concurrent sessions have started! Come into pheedloop and join us!

Haven't registered yet? Not to worry, registration is still open. #CFN25 is happening right now!!

First plenary: @kamounlab.bsky.social discusses the evolution of Magnaporthe oryzae, minichromosomes, and the fieldwork done in the “blastmobile” (love this vehicle name!)
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Excited to tune into the CanFunNet meeting! @canfunnet.bsky.social

Check out our trainee Isha Jain's presentation on Friday in the Fungal Genetics & Genomics VI starting at 3:50pm

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Great introduction to CanFunNet with Dr. Horianopoulos @linder-surprise.bsky.social

Welcome to CanFunNet25 (#CFN25)! We are starting now!!!

Today's the day!! If you are attending #CFN25 then check out my talk this afternoon at 4pm Eastern, 3pm Central! I'll be talking about Penicillium in the Fungal Genetics and Genomics III session 🍄 Looking forward to virtually seeing you soon!

It’s conference day! Are you ready? If you are presenting, don’t forget to use the new #CFN25 zoom backgrounds (emailed to you already). Also, check out the photobooth in Pheedloop!!

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CanFunNet25 🍄🇨🇦 starts tomorrow!
So excited for all the presentations!

Check out the conference website for more info: canfunnet.conferences.uwo.ca

Can you believe #CFN25 is just one week away? Keep an eye on your emails for updates from us!
Speakers and Moderators — please double-check the times and locations for your sessions. Registration is open—don't miss our lineup of plenary speakers! Sponsored by @biologists.bsky.social

Did that program scroll by too quickly for you to see what #CFN25 has in store for you this year? Not to worry, the program is up on our website!
No really. Hurry to canfunnet.conferences.uwo.ca to see all the content we have to offer in August!

Registration is still open! Invite everyone today!

The Charlebois Lab is hiring a Postdoctoral Fellow in experimental evolution! This @hfspo.bsky.social funded project aims to predict #AMR #evolution in communities of pathogenic #fungi. Please visit the job posting for more details and to apply by July 31, 2025: apps.ualberta.ca/careers/post....

We're getting so excited for the upcoming virtual meeting!

There is still time to register to attend the meeting: canfunnet.conferences.uwo.ca/registration

Stay tuned as we'll be releasing the meeting program soon!

#CFN25 registration is still open! Join us for our annual Fungal Biology Virtual Conference on Aug 6 - 8.

Community and Quantitative Ecology Spatial Patterns of Biodiversity LABORATORY OF COMMUNITY AND QUANTITATIVE ECOLOGY

🚨 Recruiting! I’m looking for two graduate students (MSc or PhD) already based in Canada to join my lab and work on biodiversity research - broadly defined.

Based at Concordia University (Montreal) - competitive stipends will be offered.

communityandquantitativeecology.weebly.com

Are you interested in phytopathogenic fungi? are you interested in how plants and fungi work together? #CFN25 will showcase these topics and more! Submit your abstracts to speak in one of these sessions by TODAY!!!: canfunnet.conferences.uwo.ca/registration

The scope of #fungi #biodiversity is only beginning to be fathomed.

Every day almost ten new species are described. 🍄🤯

David Hibbett László Nagy and Henrik Nilsson introduce the fungal tree of life. www.cell.com/current-biol...

Check out the session themes related to medicine! #CFN25 is gearing up to have some excellent talks related to these topics and more! Submit your abstracts to speak in one of these sessions by this Friday, June 13: canfunnet.conferences.uwo.ca/registration

📢 You now have until June 13 to submit your abstract for the 5th Annual CanFunNet Fungal Biology Conference!

And for French-speaking people, there’s even a special session dedicated to fungal research in French: Frontières Francophones des Champignons (Francophone Fungal Frontiers)! 🍄

Email us canfunnet@gmail.com if you have any questions!

Submitted talks can be for any of our proposed scientific sessions, here are a few popular ones:

Fungal Plant Pathology
Medical Mycology
Fungal Genetics and Genomics
Fungal Ecology & Evolution
Fungal and Lichen Biodiversity
Fungal Applications
Fungi as a Biocontrol
Big Data in Fungal Biology

Poster advertising CanFunNet and the plenary speakers/

Abstract submission is still open until June 13th for CanFunNet's virtual meeting!

Register here: conference.has.uwo.ca/Register/def...