What do turtles, fruits, and microbes have to do with plant health? Stay tuned for the results of this semester’s Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) course.(Research funded by @nsfgov) #WithoutNSF #NSF #undergradstem #hbcustem #bowiestateuniversity

It is official!! I have been awarded an NSF grant of ~$1 million for the project: "Exploring the role of fruit-eating bats in the dispersal of plant pathogens and the Escape hypothesis." Co-principal investigators are Gloriana Chaverri (yes... my sister... @morceglo.bsky.social ) and Max Chavarria.

Stay tuned for the next Chaverri sisters project! Artificial roost with Carollia perspicillata bats and the “bones” of Piper sancti-felicis fruits. What does this have to do with fungi? @morceglo.bsky.social‬
We are still looking for a postdoc to join this project! www.chaverrifungi.com/job-openings

We are looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join an exciting project investigating the effects of bat seed dispersal on plant microbiomes and pathogen dynamics in tropical ecosystems. With @morceglo.bsky.social. More info: jobs.apsnet.org/job/postdoct...

Bowie State University at the 46th Mid-Atlantic States Mycology Conference in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. #BowieStateUniversity #HBCU #BlackInSTEM #MASMC #UndergradResearch

There is still chance to send in your abstracts to the Mid-Atlantic States Mycology Conference!

We are still looking for fresh samples of Monstera rust. If you find it, send me a message.

#plantpathogens #plantpathology

So proud of my first undergraduate mentee at Bowie State University: Natasha Goldson 🍄🥰 Hopefully a future mycologist 🤞🏻
By the way… She is looking for graduate school opportunities (MSc or PhD). 😬
#HBCUSTEM #BowieStateUniversity #BlackInMycology #BlackInMicrobiology

Natural Sciences Day and Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CURE) Symposium at Bowie State University. This year we had 33 posters! BSU is known for its strong CURE programs.
#BowieStateUniversity #HBCU #HBCUSTEM #UndergraduateResearch #mycology #microbiology

We are looking for fresh samples of Monstera rust. If you find it, send me a message.

#plantpathogens #plantpathology