The Mycological Society of America is a professional society for the study of fungi and fungal-like organisms & publishes the journal #Mycologia. #MSAfungi26https://bsky.app/profile/msafungi.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/msafungi.bsky.social/post/3mlvjkti4t22fThe proposed closure of the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center threatens the U.S. National Fungus Collections—vital for agriculture, biosecurity, and research. The Mycological Society of America calls for continued preservation and enhanced support! https://msafungi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026_MSA_LetterOfSupport_USFungusCollections.pdf15 May 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:jpn37a72tikwxid2q6ri2dot/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvjkti4t22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/msafungi.bsky.social/post/3mjz6hs5iyk25There are two!! meetings on insect-associated (fungal and other) pathogens taking place soon: 1) The Arthropod-Fungal Associations workshop (3rd edition) in Łódź, Poland, 20-22 May 2026 #AFAworkshop 2) The Insect Pathology Short Course in Ithaca, New York, 7-12 June 202621 Apr 2026 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:jpn37a72tikwxid2q6ri2dot/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjz6hs5iyk25https://bsky.app/profile/msafungi.bsky.social/post/3mdpfkxb7k22aThe abstract submission site is now open for #MSAfungi26, scheduled for July 11-15, in Portland, Oregon, themed "Bridging Mycology Across Communities and Disciplines". 🔗Submit your abstract here: https://msa.joynconference.com/v2/?c=submission&sp=4 📅Deadline for submitting abstracts: 28 February 202631 Jan 2026 08:29 +0000at://did:plc:jpn37a72tikwxid2q6ri2dot/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdpfkxb7k22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/msafungi.bsky.social/post/3mdmxy3v4m22pTHE DEADLINE IS NEARING TO SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSALS! [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jan 2026 09:20 +0000at://did:plc:jpn37a72tikwxid2q6ri2dot/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdmxy3v4m22phttps://bsky.app/profile/msafungi.bsky.social/post/3mcht4vosic2tSPORES is hosting a workshop on how to package proposals for MSA student awards, with tips from Dr. Donny Walker and Dr. Rachel Koch-Bach. This will be taking place TOMORROW, January 16th at 1:00 p.m. CT/2:00 p.m. ET/11:00 a.m. PT. Register by emailing ttorresc [at] purdue [dot] edu.15 Jan 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:jpn37a72tikwxid2q6ri2dot/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcht4vosic2thttps://bsky.app/profile/msafungi.bsky.social/post/3m6vrhizwbs2k📢The application deadline for all #MSAfungi awards is February 1, 2026, before midnight, Pacific Time, with one exception for the (NEW) Latin American Mycological Congress Travel Award with a deadline of March 30, 2026, before midnight, Pacific Time. Apply now! https://msafungi.org/application-information/2026-awards-page/01 Dec 2025 06:11 +0000at://did:plc:jpn37a72tikwxid2q6ri2dot/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6vrhizwbs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/msafungi.bsky.social/post/3m4mt3cnqik2sApplications are OPEN for the 2026 MSA Award Period! Deadline 1 February 2026. New this year is the "Don Pfister Graduate Fellowship Award", for graduate students requiring work in fungaria. https://msafungi.org/application-information/2026-awards-page/ #MSAfungi #mycology02 Nov 2025 05:56 +0000at://did:plc:jpn37a72tikwxid2q6ri2dot/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4mt3cnqik2shttps://bsky.app/profile/msafungi.bsky.social/post/3lzyqaielcc22The Mycological Society of America Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee is looking to fill four positions! Please nominate a colleague (self nominations encouraged). https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe4e2_Js80jCWAfThFabKWZCeVEVEENLBWfFig73RCyJAKFNw/viewform29 Sep 2025 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:jpn37a72tikwxid2q6ri2dot/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzyqaielcc22https://bsky.app/profile/msafungi.bsky.social/post/3lyq5sosvh22e📢🍄Job alert🍄📢 The Department of Plant Biology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is hiring an Assistant Professor in Mycology/Plant-Fungal Interactions. Deadline to apply: 31 October 2025. https://illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/14759?c=illinois&sq=103197513 Sep 2025 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:jpn37a72tikwxid2q6ri2dot/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyq5sosvh22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/msafungi.bsky.social/post/3lx2cqck2r22q📢🍄Job alert🍄📢 The Department of Plant Pathology of the University of Georgia is accepting applications for an Assistant/Associate Professor in Fungal Biology/Mycology. Anticipated start date of May 2026. Open until filled, so apply now! https://www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/44530423 Aug 2025 06:10 +0000at://did:plc:jpn37a72tikwxid2q6ri2dot/app.bsky.feed.post/3lx2cqck2r22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/msafungi.bsky.social/post/3lwvougnkyc2z📢🍄Job alert🍄📢 The @manaakiwhenua.bsky.social group of the @bioeconomyscience.bsky.social in Auckland, New Zealand is hiring a full-time permanent mycologist, to focus on fungal diversity and taxonomy. Deadline to apply: 12 September 2025. https://careers.sciencenewzealand.org/landcare-research/jobdetails?ajid=dwB1a21 Aug 2025 10:03 +0000at://did:plc:jpn37a72tikwxid2q6ri2dot/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwvougnkyc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/msafungi.bsky.social/post/3lwvos2wmsk2z📢🍄Mycology job alert🍄📢 The Department of Plant Biology at @michiganstateu.bsky.social has a job opening for a herbarium/fungarium director at the Assistant, Associate or Full professor level. Review of applications start on 3rd October 2025. https://careers.msu.edu/jobs/assistant-associate-full-professor-tenure-system-east-lansing-michigan-united-states-c1790b55-a356-4ff5-ab42-6caf5004924021 Aug 2025 10:02 +0000at://did:plc:jpn37a72tikwxid2q6ri2dot/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwvos2wmsk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/msafungi.bsky.social/post/3lwealgkh2s2y📢🍄🔍🍄🔎🍄📢 The 2025 Alexander H. #SmithForay will take place in Valpraiso, Indiana, September 4-7. This annual foray in the Great Lakes region honors the late Dr. Smith, a renowned mycologist at @umich.edu. For more details and to register, visit: https://midwestmycology.org/2025-smith-foray/14 Aug 2025 11:33 +0000at://did:plc:jpn37a72tikwxid2q6ri2dot/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwealgkh2s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/msafungi.bsky.social/post/3lw55rvrhik2d🍄 As is tradition for MSA, we're hoping to highlight a student-designed logo for #MSAfungi26 in Portland, Oregon. Our theme is Bridging Mycology Across Communities and Disciplines. Tap into your creative side and submit a logo design for consideration. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe0DQ8IquMhAH3BbZfBPF4QAxS36SGWa_T5EGuWUJjq4iMidQ/viewform11 Aug 2025 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:jpn37a72tikwxid2q6ri2dot/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw55rvrhik2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/msafungi.bsky.social/post/3lw4hsoyhtk26The Wyoming Valley Mushroom Club is holding a Wild Mushroom Fair on Sunday Sept 7th at the Francis Slocum State Park from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM EDT. This free event includes mushroom ID, forays, cultivation, culinary, medicinal use, ... More info? Contact wyomingvalleymushroomclub@gmail.com 🍄11 Aug 2025 09:21 +0000at://did:plc:jpn37a72tikwxid2q6ri2dot/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw4hsoyhtk26https://bsky.app/profile/msafungi.bsky.social/post/3lw34ob5vv222📣Submit your symposium & workshop proposals for #MSAfungi26 in Portland, Oregon now! Email your proposal (with title, organizers, rationale, speakers, and budget) to the Program Chair, Julia Kerrigan, at jkerrig[at]clemson.edu. Theme: "Bridging Mycology Across Communities and Disciplines"10 Aug 2025 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:jpn37a72tikwxid2q6ri2dot/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw34ob5vv222https://bsky.app/profile/msafungi.bsky.social/post/3lrgvrzqgrc26📢 The Chaverri Mycology Lab is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher to contribute to an interdisciplinary project exploring how bat-mediated seed dispersal influences plant microbiomes and pathogen dynamics in tropical ecosystems. See https://jobs.apsnet.org/job/postdoctoral-researcher-in-microbial-ecology-bowie-maryland-152712 Jun 2025 21:51 +0000at://did:plc:jpn37a72tikwxid2q6ri2dot/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrgvrzqgrc26https://bsky.app/profile/msafungi.bsky.social/post/3lqvazzrpv22lEarly registration for #MSAfungi25 ends tomorrow, June 6th! msa.joynconference.com/v2/05 Jun 2025 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:jpn37a72tikwxid2q6ri2dot/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqvazzrpv22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/msafungi.bsky.social/post/3ln5jwebnek25Registration is now open for the #MSAfungi25 Annual Meeting, Fungal Futures: Cultivating Mycology and Mycologists. This meeting will take place June 28 - July 2, in Madison, Wisconsin! 🔗Meeting webpage: msa.joynconference.com/v2/ 📣Register now: http://msa.joynconference.com/v2/?card=registration19 Apr 2025 06:44 +0000at://did:plc:jpn37a72tikwxid2q6ri2dot/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln5jwebnek25https://bsky.app/profile/msafungi.bsky.social/post/3lked33l4n22bThe new extended deadline for MSA abstracts is March 21st! #MSAfungi25 [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Mar 2025 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:jpn37a72tikwxid2q6ri2dot/app.bsky.feed.post/3lked33l4n22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/msafungi.bsky.social/post/3lk6hxxncnc2kWe are looking for a volunteer to serve on the Society's Electronic Communication and Web Page Management Committee. For more information, get in touch with @dhaelewa.bsky.social! https://media.tenor.com/zkbCoV12SDsAAAAC/greys-anatomy-meredith-grey.gif?hh=498&ww=49812 Mar 2025 11:27 +0000at://did:plc:jpn37a72tikwxid2q6ri2dot/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk6hxxncnc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/msafungi.bsky.social/post/3lj5v4gdrzc2hAre you a member of @msafungi.bsky.social and employee of the US Federal Government who recently lost their job or who otherwise needs support during recent implementation of executive orders? We would like to connect with you to understand how the Society can help. Please DM to let us know.27 Feb 2025 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:jpn37a72tikwxid2q6ri2dot/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj5v4gdrzc2h