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