Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Chaired by Jan Quinn, Professor of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Our dependence on fungi extends from the yeasts of the gut mycobiome to the ecological activities of mushrooms. Some fungi support our health, others cause serious allergies and life-threatening infections. Fungi are sources of food and medicines, their toxins have shaped human history, and magic mushrooms open the doors of perception. This is the story of the human-fungus symbiosis both near and far.

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