NAMC – Newsletter of the Asian Mycological Committee
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Wettstein R (1885) Fungi in O. Stapf: Die botanischen Ergebnisse der polakschen Expedition<br />
nach Persien im Jahre 1882. Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien 50: 1-4.<br />
Studies <strong>of</strong> fungal diversity in nor<strong>the</strong>rn Thailand<br />
Thailand is rich in tropical forests where fungi and fungi-like organisms are hyperdiverse. Many<br />
areas however, remain unexplored, thus, many organisms still await discovery and<br />
identification. The National Science Foundation provided funds that support a program that<br />
provides opportunities to aspiring mycologists to carry out studies on fungi and fungi-like<br />
organisms in nor<strong>the</strong>rn Thailand. Selected undergraduate and graduate students from <strong>the</strong><br />
United States and Thailand participated in <strong>the</strong> workshop on “Fungal Diversity in Nor<strong>the</strong>rn<br />
Thailand” in June 2011. The students were able to interact with International mycologists from<br />
various universities in <strong>the</strong> United States and Thailand who gave <strong>the</strong>m educational experiences<br />
related to biodiversity. Dr. Steve Stephenson, <strong>the</strong> program coordinator from <strong>the</strong> University <strong>of</strong><br />
Arkansas and Dr. Steve Miller, one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> co-directors from <strong>the</strong> University <strong>of</strong> Wyoming<br />
facilitated <strong>the</strong> workshop. They shared <strong>the</strong>ir expertise in micr<strong>of</strong>ungi and macr<strong>of</strong>ungi as well as<br />
fungi-like organisms such as myxomycetes. Dr. Kevin D. Hyde <strong>of</strong> Mae Fah Luang University and<br />
Dr. Saisamorn Lumyong <strong>of</strong> Chiang Mai University were also involved in <strong>the</strong> program.<br />
Dr. Stephenson, explaining to <strong>the</strong> students <strong>the</strong> does and don’t’s in collecting fungal specimens.