Jen McGaley
@jenmcgaley.bsky.social
Post-doc in the Paszkowski Lab @PaszkowskiLab researching arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis. Great fan of fungi, plants, microscopy
What else are people using for public engagement with mycorrhiza? Would be keen to hear other ideas 😁
June 20, 2025 at 8:28 AM
What else are people using for public engagement with mycorrhiza? Would be keen to hear other ideas 😁
Third: microscopes, microscopes, microscopes. But if you can't access outreach-appropriate microscopes, we we made teaching materials for primary school kids that show the process from root sampling to final micrographs -->
cambridgecandi.org.uk/index.php/re...
cambridgecandi.org.uk/index.php/re...
What’s happening under our feet?
A beautifully illustrated case study and associated teaching powerpoints from a collaborative project with the Crop Science Centre. We creatively explored the intersection of art and science through i...
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June 20, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Third: microscopes, microscopes, microscopes. But if you can't access outreach-appropriate microscopes, we we made teaching materials for primary school kids that show the process from root sampling to final micrographs -->
cambridgecandi.org.uk/index.php/re...
cambridgecandi.org.uk/index.php/re...
Second: our online game, the Adventures of a Friendly Fungus! Play your way through the challenging life of an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus. Better for slightly older kids, often a hit with adults too 😅
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June 20, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Second: our online game, the Adventures of a Friendly Fungus! Play your way through the challenging life of an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus. Better for slightly older kids, often a hit with adults too 😅
scratch.mit.edu/projects/501...
scratch.mit.edu/projects/501...
Firstly: the Mycorrhiza Relay Race 🌻🍄
A two-player game, fungus and plant partners alternate turns, navigating a maze to find nutrients or growing leaves to catch sunshines, respectively. Fastest team wins!
Photo: Festival of Plants 2025, after 4hrs of relay races...
A two-player game, fungus and plant partners alternate turns, navigating a maze to find nutrients or growing leaves to catch sunshines, respectively. Fastest team wins!
Photo: Festival of Plants 2025, after 4hrs of relay races...
June 20, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Firstly: the Mycorrhiza Relay Race 🌻🍄
A two-player game, fungus and plant partners alternate turns, navigating a maze to find nutrients or growing leaves to catch sunshines, respectively. Fastest team wins!
Photo: Festival of Plants 2025, after 4hrs of relay races...
A two-player game, fungus and plant partners alternate turns, navigating a maze to find nutrients or growing leaves to catch sunshines, respectively. Fastest team wins!
Photo: Festival of Plants 2025, after 4hrs of relay races...
Yes, I believe that is the case! And very understandable as it certainly resembles a very major fungal infection.
June 13, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Yes, I believe that is the case! And very understandable as it certainly resembles a very major fungal infection.