Jun 26. 2026

Wonyong presented a talk titled 'The Chemists of Nature: Filamentous Fungi as Sustainable Platforms for Production of Bioactive Compounds' in the KMB 2026 Conference at HICO, Gyungju.

Mar 1. 2026

Hyungjoon joined the FPPL. Welcome aboard.

Jan 28. 2026

Wonyong presented a talk titled 'Harnessing Dothideomycetes as Fungal Cell Factories for Bioactive Secondary Metabolites' in the 27 Fungal Genetics and Biology Conference.

Jan 14. 2026

Visiting Dr. Collemare's lab in Westerdijk Institute, Netherlands, for discussions on polyketide biosynthesis in lichens and endolichenic fungi.

We had the opportunity to visit the CBS culture collections and enjoyed a wonderful dinner with Dr. Collemare’s group at Vroeg in Utrecht.

Nov 12. 2025

Collaborating with researchers from University of Helsinki and Sunchon National University, we identified the key biosynthetic genes that determine the chemical diversity of lichen acids and their evolutionary mechanisms.

The article is published in New Phytologist. Many thanks to the collaborators!

https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nph.70731

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Oct 23. 2025

Wonyong presented a talk titled 'Unlocking Fungal Biosynthetic Potential for Sustainable Biopesticide Development' in the 2025 Korean Society of Plant Patholgogy (KSPP) Fall meeting. He is answering a question raised by Prof. Hao-Xun Chang (Taiwan National Univ.) who is a good friend of mine.

Sep 1, 2025

The Fungal Plant Pathology Lab (FP2L) opened at Chonnam National University (CNU)!!!

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