Soogeun, Juyeon, Gahyeon joined the FPPL. Welcome aboard.

Wonyong presented a talk titled 'Insights into the Biosynthetic Pathways of Lichen Substances' in the International Association for Lichenology 10th Symposium at University of Trieste, Italy.

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. 

Hyungjoon joined the FPPL. Welcome aboard.

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

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.

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.