Mycology labs at Berkeley


Researchers whose research focuses on fungi
John Taylor - Systematics, Evolution, Population Genetics, Ascomycetes (PMB)
Tom Bruns - Ecology and Evolution, Mycorrhizal fungi, Plant pathogens, population ecology and genetics (PMB/ESPM)
Louise Glass - Molecular genetics of self/non-self recognition in Neurospora (PMB)
Ignacio Chapela - Ecology, Tropical mycology (ESPM)
Matteo Garbelotto - Plant Pathology, especially Phytophthora ramorum, the agent of sudden oak death (ESPM)

Researchers who use fungi as their model system for molecular studies
Zach Cande - (PMB/MCB) chromosome segregation in Schizosaccharomyce pombe
Jasper Rine - (MCB) gene regulation and cell biology of Saccharomyces cereviseae
Alan Sachs - (MCB) protein synthesis and regulation in Saccharomyces cereviseae
Randy Scheckman - (MCB) protein transport in Saccharomyces cereviseae
Jeremy Thorner - (MCB) signal transduction in Saccharomyces cereviseae

Researchers looking at fungi to some extent
John Battles - role of mycorrhizal fungi in forest dynamics (ESPM)
Carla D'Antonio -  arbuscular mycorrhiza and invasive species (IB)
Todd Dawson - mycorrhizal fungi and nutrient transfer (IB)
Ellen Simms - ecological genetics of orchid mycorrhizae (IB)