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Poster Session Uehling, Jessie K [1], Lee, Samantha [2], Adams, Catharine [3], Maltz, Mia Rose [4], Haelewaters, Danny [5]. MSA Student Section 2014 - Fungal functional traits. The Mycological Society of America Student Section is a student-run group within MSA, which aims to (1) facilitate communication among all students of the Society, (2) provide opportunities for students to network with other individuals in their own research fields and beyond, and (3) connect student members of MSA with scientists performing cutting edge mycological research. Hence, the Student Section has the potential to inspire future collaborations. The Student Section was launched in 2012 at the annual MSA meeting in New Haven, CT and was formally recognized by the MSA Council at the 2013 APS-MSA Joint Meeting in Austin, Texas. For this year’s annual meeting in East Lansing, MI, the Student Section is organizing the symposium “Fungal functional traits in a changing world”, to discuss both the evolution of selected traits and how key attributes of fungal taxa influence their environment and stress response. Functional traits are determinants for where fungi can live, how they evolve, and what other organisms they interact with. Recently, trait databases have been launched to centralize current knowledge on fungal traits, document functional diversity, and improve our understanding of how fungi develop and use functional traits to interact with their rapidly changing environments. This symposium will provide an excellent opportunity for communication between members of the Student Section and the leaders in this field. These diverse researchers work across taxa, populations, communities, and ecosystems; investigate the micro and macro; and study systems ranging from cellular ultrastructure to ecology. The Student Section is open and inclusive, welcoming the participation of graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and faculty(!) in building and pioneering this group. We look forward to seeing you at our social mixer on June 9th and hope you can also join us at our future events.
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MSA Student Section history
1 - Duke University, Biology, 354 Bio Sci , Durham, NC, 27708, USA
2 - Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Plant Biology and Pathology, 59 Dudley Road, Foran Hall 297 and 291A, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA
3 - Harvard University, Organismic & Evolutionary Biology, 16 Divinity Ave, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA
4 - University of California, Irvine, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 321 Steinhaus Hall, Irvine, CA, 92604, USA
5 - Harvard University, Organismic & Evolutionary Biology, 22 Divinity Ave, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA
Keywords:
student
student section
traits.
Presentation Type: Offered Paper - Poster
Session: P4
Location: Lincoln Room/Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center
Date: Tuesday, June 10th, 2014
Time: 8:00 PM
Number: P4001
Abstract ID:137
Candidate for Awards:None |
