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24 Jan 2025
Join us at the 2025 Westerdijk Spring Symposium!
📅 When: April 7–8, 2025
📍 Where: Utrecht, the Netherlands
🎯 Theme: DNA Sequences as Type
For more Information and Registration
👉 ymlp.com/z4iFHn
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26 Mar 2025
Abstract submission for the 2025 International Commission on Food Mycology (ICFM) workshop is open.
Join our workshop and submit your abstract before April 15!
Sign up now!
🔗 foodmycology.org
More info below
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26 Mar 2025
This workshop brings together experts in food mycology to explore:
✅ New identification methods for mycotoxigenic fungi
✅ Strategies to reduce food spoilage
✅ The impact of climate change on fungal contamination
✅ Advances in omics, predictive modeling, & fermentation
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26 Mar 2025
📅 Dates: July 6-9, 2025
📍 Location: Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Utrecht, the Netherlands
💡Open for suggestions on session topics!
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24 Mar 2025
We had the honor of welcoming the director of research policy at the KNAW, Geert de Snoo, to our institute
He discussed:
⭐The differences between universities & research institutes
⭐The value of a shared narrative between KNAW institutes
⭐The mission & vision of the KNAW
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21 Mar 2025
Abstract submission for the 2025 International Commission on Food Mycology (ICFM) workshop is open.
Join our workshop and submit your abstract before April 15!
Sign up now!
🔗 foodmycology.org/
More info below
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21 Mar 2025
This workshop brings together experts in food mycology to explore:
✅ New identification methods for mycotoxigenic fungi
✅ Strategies to reduce food spoilage
✅ The impact of climate change on fungal contamination
✅ Advances in omics, predictive modeling, & fermentation
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21 Mar 2025
📅 Dates: July 6-9, 2025
📍 Location: Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Utrecht, the Netherlands
💡 Open for suggestions on session topics!
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20 Mar 2025
Last week, we had the pleasure of welcoming the KNAW for a visit.
This was a great opportunity to showcase the important work and impact of our institute within the KNAW.
It also served to strengthen collaborations and explore new opportunities for interdisciplinary research.
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Westerdijk Institute retweeted
17 Mar 2025
NGS-based Aspergillus detection in plasma and lung lavage of children with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis #OpenAccess
doi.org/10.1038/s41525-025-0… @IenI_UMCUtrecht @HetWKZ @prinsesmaximac @Nature_NPJ @SpringerMicBio @ISHAM_Mycology @eurconfmedmycol @efisg_escmid @MSG_ERC
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11 Mar 2025
New paper 🚨
Cortinarius spilomeoalpinus represents a new species of Cortinarius which is typical for alpine Dryas octopetala habitats
Read here 👇
doi.org/10.3114/fuse.2025.15…
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10 Mar 2025
Today, Lanyu Li from the Group of Ronald de Vries shared his insights on:
⭐The important role of fungi in the carbon cycle
⭐The need for sustainable plant biomass valorization
⭐and his analysis of poorly studied fungal hemicellulase families
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10 Mar 2025
New paper 🚨
A re-assessment of the sections in Lepiota confirm that the microstructure of the pileus covering is the taxonomically most significant character.
Read here 👇
doi.org/10.3114/fuse.2025.15…
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Westerdijk Institute retweeted
8 Mar 2025
Wishing you a Happy International Women’s day!!!
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8 Mar 2025
This International Women’s Day, we’ve asked some of the incredible women at our institute to share their advice and experiences to help empower more women.
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8 Mar 2025
Evelien ter Hoeven
Let’s continue to break down barriers, create opportunities, and foster a future where all women, regardless of background, career path, or personal journey, can thrive, lead, and make a lasting impact.
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