Congratulations to Master’s students Yu-Chen Lin and Yuan-Cheng Xu from Dr. Hiran Ariyawansa's Lab (Applied Mycology Lab, The Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology) winning the Korean Society of Mycology (KSM) President Award and Best Poster Award at the Asian Mycological Congress 2023 (AMC2023) held in Busan, Korea from October 10 – 13, 2023.
This year’s congress is titled ‘Fungal World and Its Bioexploitation – in all areas of Basic and Applied Mycology,’ and covers a range of topics related to all theoretical and practical aspects of mycology. The congress’ objective is to promote the development of mycology through various activities associated with mycological education, training, research, and service in countries and regions within Asia. Over 500 scientists from twenty Asian countries attended the meeting at the BEXCO Exhibition Centre 2, Busan, South Korea.
Yu-Chen Lin won the KSM President Award for his talk, “Molecular Phylogenetic Diversity, Taxonomic Reassessment and Pharmacological Potential of Cordycipitaceae Species in Taiwan” and Yuan-Cheng Xu won an award for his poster, “Molecular Phylogenetic Diversity of Pestalotiopsis sensu lato fungi causing leaf blight and wither tip diseases of with six precious conifers (Cupressaceae and Podocarpaceae) in Taiwan”.
