Queensland Mycological Society  

With the easing of Covid 19 restrictions, QMS is pleased to announce that we will be holding in-person meetings once again!

Location: Albion Peace Centre, 102 McDonald Rd, Windsor.
Time: 6.30-8.30 pm
Speaker: Frances Guard – Marasmius crinis-equi A Horse Hair Fungus

Fran has almost completed her first year as a PhD candidate, studying the Genus Marasmius in eastern Australia. She’s been on a steep learning curve this year. This comes after a career as a Medical GP, and a fascination with fungi for about 13 years. She has published 2 new species of Marasmius and is working on another at present. Doing the detective work of who, when, where and what in fungal taxonomy is exciting, challenging and rewarding to her.

We will be meeting in an exciting new location – hope to see you there!

Commercial Opportunities for Mycology

Sustainable Industry, Protein Production and Next Gen Neuro Drugs

As you know we normally hold our ordinary meeting on the second Tuesday of each month, and more recently these have been digital meetings via ZOOM. We have postponed our September 2020 meeting by one week (from the 8th to the 15th of September), in order to secure our guest speaker.

Nikita Alexandrov
Nikita Alexandrov is a chemist and life sciences entrepreneur with experience in mycology. Having studied mycology under Dr. Kathy Lawrence at Auburn University, Nikita went on to work with a number of commercial mycology operations such as Aloha Medicinals, the largest producer of cordyceps at the time. He went on to found a biotechnology company in molecular diagnostics and then a mycology company which specialised in large scale production equipment and operated projects in neuropharmacology of psychedelic derivatives for mental health. Working with a number of companies in Canada, Nikita has seen the genesis of the commercial psychedelic industry from the inside.

Please join us at 6pm for our next meeting via Zoom. The meeting will run for 40 minutes and it will be recorded.

Invitations to the Zoom meeting with details of how to join in will be sent out via email to QMS members beforehand.

If you are not a QMS member and would like to attend, please email info[at]qldfungi.org.au

Please join us at 6pm for our next meeting via Zoom. The meeting will run for 40 minutes and it will be recorded.

QMS President Wayne Boatwright will be speaking about specimen collecting.

Invitations to the Zoom meeting with details of how to join in will be sent out via email to QMS members beforehand.

If you are not a QMS member and would like to attend, please email info[at]qldfungi.org.au

Please join us at 6pm if you can, via Zoom. The meeting will run for 40 minutes and it will be recorded.

QMS President Wayne Boatwright will share recent events and some of the finds the QMS has made, and will also speak about edibility of fungi.

Invitations to the Zoom meeting have already been sent out via email.

If you have not received an invitation and would like to attend, please email info[at]qldfungi.org.au

Due to COVID-19, the QMS Management Committee currently has all QMS forays and workshops on hold.

The situation is changing so watch this space for further updates.

In the mean time, check out our Facebook pages:

The Queensland Mycological Society

SEQ Fungi