Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University
Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University
Dr. Rajesh V. Jeewon, Visiting Professor from Faculty of Science, University of Mauritius talked about molecular systemics titled “Journal into the World of Molecular Phylogenetics: How to Design a Proper Phylogenetic Study” on 25 July 2019 at the Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University. Thank you Dr. Raj V Jeewon for […]
Dr. Rajesh V. Jeewon, Visiting Professor from Faculty of Science, University of Mauritius talked about fungal taxonomy titled “Split or not to Split Fungal Species: An Integrated Taxonomic Approach” on 18-19 July 2019 at the Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University. Thank you Dr. Raj V Jeewon for sharing your expertise […]
Twenty four (24) undergraduate students, accompanied by their teacher Dr. Alvin Tang, from Hongkong Baptist University visited the center to learn more about its current mycological researches. A short lecture about the center’s background and its mandate was presented by Dr. Ruvishika Jayawardena. Three senior PhD students (Shi-Ke Huang, Nimali Indeewari de Silva and Milan […]
Visitors from Hongkong Baptist University stopped by the Mushroom Research Center in Chiang Mai, Thailand last 12 June 2019. The purpose of the visit was to survey mushroom and from the images taken, these macrofungi is a real beaut! Thank you for the visit and we hope you had a great time in MRC with […]
The students and research assistants of CEFR and other research centers in the university participated in the training program in chemical management, waste management and biosafety organized by the university’s Scientific and Technological Instruments Center (STIC) on 12 June 2019 at Scientific Building 3, Mae Fah Luang University. A total of 32 trainees from CEFR […]
On 11 June 2019, researchers, research assistants and Ph.D. students of CEFR visited Rai Ruen Rom organic farm at Thoeng, Chiang Rai. The reason for the visit was to collect specimens of plants with fungal diseases in order to study the taxonomy and phylogeny of plant pathogenic fungi. Furthermore, insect pests were gathered also to […]
Congratulations to this year’s Highly Cited Researchers for Animal and Plant Science category, Dr. Ruvishika Jayawardena and Ms. Qing Tian. We are all so proud of you! “Highly Cited Researchers rank in the top 1% by citations for their field in Web of Science and are making an impact in solving the world’s biggest challenges.” […]
The Center of Excellence in Fungal Research (CEFR) organized a seminar on the topics titled, “Morphological and phylogenetic evidence reveal Poaceascoma taiwanense sp. nov. (Lentitheciaceae, Pleosporales) and “The genus Valsaria (Valsariaceae)” presented by Mr. Danushka Tennakoon and Ms. Dhandevi Pem, respectively, on 18 April 2019 at the Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, Thailand. The […]
Congratulations to Ms. Anusha H. Ekanayaka for successfully defending her dissertation titled, “Taxonomic and phylogenetic relationships of discomycetes emphasizing on Pezizomycetes and Leotiomycetes”! Indeed, success takes dedication and hardwork! Your love to discomycetes research is an inspiration to our young budding mycologists in the center. 📍 Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang […]
