Mycology Discussion Group

Spring 2001 Calendar

April 18, 2001

Jonathan Hulvey, an undergraduate in Dr. David Porter's lab, will present his ATBI Chytrid Project from the Great Smoky Mountains.
If you would like to know more about the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, then go check out the Discover Life website at http://www.discoverlife.org.

March 30 - April 1, 2001
MASMC - Middle Atlantic States Mycology Conference

The annual Middle Atlantic States Mycology Conference (MASMC) will be held here in Athens at the University of Georgia from March 30th to April 1st. Two PEET workshops will be presented for Chytrid PEETsters and any other interested parties on Friday March 30th to be followed by a reception at Dr. David Porter's house. Presentations and posters covering a whole spectrum of mycological topics will be given on Saturday, March 31st followed by a not-to-be-missed low-country boil dinner provided by the local Cajun hotspot, Gautreau's. A post-dinner talk entitled "Dispersal of Chytrids: Land, Water and Air" will be given by keynote speaker, Dr. Martha Powell, department head of the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. On April 1st, there will be a fool's foray for morels in the State Botanical Gardens. Participants will be provided with lunch on both Saturday and Sunday. Check out the MASMC 2001 website for further details.

March 28, 2001

Dr. Henry Ngugi will present "Infection strategies of Colletotrichum sublineolum on sorhgum."
Dr. Ngugi is a visiting scientist in the Plant Pathology Dept.

Other info: On March 24 at the Atlanta Zoo a special event is being held entitled "A to Z: Agriculture at the Zoo"-Discount tickets available!

March 14, 2001

Sharon Mozley will give a talk on "Determining the Role of Nowakowskiella sp. in Thalassia testudinum from Florida Bay: Harmless Endophyte or Sneaky Parasite?"

Feb. 26, 2001
12:20pm in RM 2401

Invited MDG Speaker: Mary Palm, USDA, APHIS
A Plant Pathology Seminar event co-sponsored with MDG

Feb. 21, 2001

Sharon Mozley - MOVED TO MARCH 14th

Feb. 14, 2001,
Valentine's Day

MDG will have a "Love Fest." This is sure to be a fun event. Participants are asked to prepare a brief 5min. presentation on their favorite fungus and bring a small show-and-tell item. Some snacks will be provided. If you would like to bring something, please see the MDG president, Karen Snyder

Feb. 7, 2001

Come and learn more about Georgia's mushroom industry and its potential as Dr. David Porter presents "A Specialty Mushroom Project in Georgia."

Jan. 29, 2001
4:00pm in RM 2401

Botany Seminar Speaker: Dr. Daniel Wubah , an associate dean of the College of Science and Mathematics at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA.
His talk is titled: Diversity and host range of obligately anaerobic chytrid fungi

Jan. 17, 2001

Dr. Charles Mims will intrigue us with a video presentation on Dutch Elm disease.

January 10, 2001

Organizational Meeting
Thinking about giving a talk at MDG........
Send an e-mail to the MDG president (mycology@dogwood.botany.uga.edu) on your topic idea.
Fall semester we focused on Fungal Ecology, and Pathogenicity. This semester we plan to discuss Fungal Genetics and Evolution. We look forward to hearing from you this Spring Semester!

Wednesdays at 4pm in the Botany Conference Room,
RM 2507, Miller Plant Sciences Building

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