Saturday, 14 April 2012

Rhizospheric mycobiota associated with Populus deltoides

Gregory Bonito, Duke University
Christopher Schadt, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Khalid Hameed, Duke University
Migun Shakya, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Ko-Hsuan Chen, Duke University
Gerald Tuskan, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Rytas Vilgalys, Duke University

Toyota Auditorium, Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy

9:00 AM - 9:20 AM

Diversity in root‐associated fungal communities isolated from Rhododendron maximum in the southern Appalachian mountains

Emily Price, Appalachian State University
John Walker, Appalachian State University

Toyota Auditorium, Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy

9:20 AM - 9:40 AM

A seasonal assessment of in situ marine fungal biofilm communities on artificial reefs

Amy Salamone, University of Southern Mississippi
Allison Walker, University of Southern Mississippi

Toyota Auditorium, Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy

9:40 AM - 10:00 AM

Community composition and diversity of ericoid root associated fungi at different elevations in the southern Appalachian Mountains

Daniel Parker, Appalachian State University
John Walker, Appalachian State University

Toyota Auditorium, Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy

10:00 AM - 10:20 AM

Morning Break

University of Tennessee - Knoxville

10:20 AM - 10:35 AM

Firing range soils yield a diverse fungal community capable of Pb‐mineral solubilization and organic acid secretion

Tarah S. Sullivan, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
N. R. Gottel, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
N. Basta, Ohio State University - Main Campus
P. M. Jardine, University of Tennessee - Knoxville
C. W. Schadt, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, University of Tenneseee - Knoxville

Toyota Auditorium, Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy

10:35 AM - 10:55 AM

Ectomycorrhizal diversity associated with seedlings and mature trees in the Neotropics

Gwendolyn C. Williams, Duke University
Matthew E. Smith, University of Florida
Terry W. Henkel, Humboldt State University
Rytas J. Vilgalys, Duke University

Toyota Auditorium, Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy

10:55 AM - 11:15 AM

Testing Geomyces pannorum for enzymes that could play a role in the ecology and pathogenesis of White‐nose Syndrome agent G. destructans

Hannah T. Reynolds, University of Akron Main Campus
Hazel A. Burton, University of Akron Main Campus

Toyota Auditorium, Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy

11:15 AM - 11:35 AM

Accelerated fungal evolution with metabolic gene clusters

Jason Slot, Vanderbilt University
Matthew Campbell, Vanderbilt University
Han Zhang, Vanderbilt University
Antonis Rokas, Vanderbilt University

Toyota Auditorium, Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy

11:35 AM - 11:55 AM

Lunch

University of Tennessee - Knoxville

11:55 AM - 1:10 PM

Bayesian inference of species diversification rates using DivBayes and SubT

Martin Ryberg, University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Toyota Auditorium, Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy

1:10 PM - 1:30 PM

Dispersal of ectomycorrhizal fungi by mammals and its implications for Pinaceae invasion: results from Isla Victoria, Argentina

Martin A. Nuñez, University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Thomas R. Horton, State University of New York
Daniel Simberloff, University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Toyota Auditorium, Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy

1:30 PM - 1:50 PM

Dispersal of fungal and slime mold spores by vertebrate and invertebrate vectors

Courtney M. Trimble, University of Arkansas - Main Campus
S. L. Stephenson, University of Arkansas - Main Campus
K. G. King, University of Arkansas - Main Campus
R. Kannan, University of Arkansas - Main Campus

Toyota Auditorium, Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy

1:50 PM - 2:10 PM

Spatiotemporal dynamics of brown rot epidemics and fine‐scale structure of Monilinia fructicola populations within peach tree canopies

Sydney E. Everhear, University of Georgia
Ashley Askew, University of Georgia
Lynne Seymour, University of Georgia
Harald Scherm, University of Georgia

Toyota Auditorium, Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy

2:10 PM - 2:30 PM

Like a rock? Lack of sequence variation in clinical isolates of the dermatophyte Trichophyton rubrum

Michael T. Gajdeczka, Duke University Medical Center
Wenjun Li, Duke University Medical Center

Toyota Auditorium, Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy

2:30 PM - 2:50 PM

Afternoon Break

University of Tennessee - Knoxville

2:50 PM - 3:05 PM

A systematic revision of species of Clavariaceae (Agaricales) from the Pacific Northwest

Joshua M. Birkebak, University of Tennessee - Knoxville
P. Brandon Matheny, University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Toyota Auditorium, Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy

3:05 PM - 3:25 PM

A preliminary account of a new genus to accommodate Cosmospora vilior and related species

Cesar S. Herrera, University of Maryland
Amy Y. Rossman, United States Department of Agriculture
Gary J. Samuels, United States Department of Agriculture
Priscila Chaverri, University of Maryland

Toyota Auditorium, Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy

3:25 PM - 3:45 PM

Distribution and phylogenetic analyses of the genus Auricularia in the southeast United States

Brian Looney, University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Joshua Birkebak, University of Tennessee - Knoxville
P. Brandon Matheny, University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Toyota Auditorium, Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy

3:45 PM - 4:05 PM

Hygrophoraceae of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park ‐ how many have misapplied European names?

D. Jean Lodge, USDA Forest Service
Karen W. Hughes, University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Ronald H. Petersen, University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Toyota Auditorium, Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy

4:05 PM - 4:25 PM

A phylogenetic evaluation of the tribe Leucopaxilleae: polyphyly, the LPD grade, and novel taxa from the Southern Appalachians

Marisol Sanchez-Garcia, University of Tennessee - Knoxville
P. Brandon Matheny, University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Toyota Auditorium, Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy

4:25 PM - 4:45 PM