This year, we’re celebrating One Health Day with a look into the “frightening and fantastic” world of fungi! Join us on October 30 at the UT Student Union (262 B/C) to learn about the complex impacts of fungi on the health of humans, animals, plants, and the environment. You’ll also learn about the mushrooms of Appalachia and the many roles fungi play in culinary arts. Fungi-forward refreshments will be provided at noon, and Halloween costumes are encouraged!
This event is free and attendance is open to all. RSVP in advance to reserve a Halloween goody bag: https://tiny.utk.edu/FungiRSVP.
9:15am
Toxigenic Fungi:
“Natural” Isn’t Always Safe
Kimberly Gwinn
UT Dept. of Entomology and Plant Pathology
9:45am
Beware the Changing Winds and Spooky Spores: Unraveling the Epidemics of Soybean Rust and Areolate Mildew in U.S. Agriculture
Heather Kelly
UT Dept. of Entomology and Plant Pathology
10:15am
The Fungal Threat to North American Biodiversity: Potential Consequences of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans Invasion
Matt Gray
UT School of Natural Resources
10:45am
Tree or Treat: Frightening Fungi and Forest Health
Denita Hadziabdic-Guerry
UT Dept. of Entomology and Plant Pathology
11:15am
When Paradise Molds: The Role of Fungi in Coral Health
Michelle Dennis
UT College of Veterinary Medicine
11:45am
Friend and Foe: How a Common Fungal Microbe of the Body Sometimes Acts as a Pathogen
Todd Reynolds
UT Dept. of Microbiology
12:15pm
Something Fishy in Third Creek: The Case of the Parasitic Brain Fungus
Isabel Correia
UT College of Veterinary Medicine
12:45pm
Mushrooms of the Smokies and Southern Appalachians
Brandon Matheny
UT Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
1:15pm
Human Mucosal Fungal Infection: Leveraging Pathogenicity for Prevention
Brian Peters
UT Health Science Center
1:45pm
Spore to Fork: Cultivating Culinary Mushrooms
Josiah Patterson
Extraterrestrial Fungi
2:15pm
Nightmare on Nasal Street: Fungal Tales from the UT Veterinary Medical Center
Ashley Hartley
UT College of Veterinary Medicine
2:45pm
What Eats the Dead: Using Fungi to Revive Circular Agriculture
Izzie Gall
UT Tickle College of Engineering
Questions?
Contact Alyssa Merka (amerka@utk.edu) for more information about this event.