AMC-2023

DAILY PROGRAM

Day 1 (10. 10 Tue) Program

TimeProgram
10:00-12:00Registration
12:00-17:00Fungus Foray into Mt. Jang
17:00-18:00Exhibition & Talk

Day 2 (10. 11 Wed) Program

TimeProgram
08:00-09:00 Registration
09:00-09:50 Opening ceremony
09:50-10:00 Coffee break
10:00-10:50 PL-1 PL-2 PL-3
Chair
Prof. Mark S Calabon
(University of the Philippines Visayas, Philippines)
Chair
Prof Lei Cai
(Institute of Microbiology, CAS, China)
Chair
Prof. Joseph Heitman
(Duke University, USA)
Prof. Dhanushka Wanasinghe
(Kunming Institute of Botany, China)
The hidden fungi in the forest canopy
Prof. Daohong Jiang
(Huazhong Agricultural University, China)
A mycovirus converts a necrotrophic fungal pathogen to mutualistic endophyte of its host
Prof. Yongsun Bahn
(Yonsei University, Korea)
Exploring fungal blood-brain barrier crossing factors
10:50-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:00 CS-1
Fungal systematics and diversity
CS-2
Exploitation of fungal diversity
CS-3
Ecology and climate change
Chairs
Prof. Pedro Crous
(Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, The Netherlands),
Dr. Akira Hashimoto
(Japan Collection of Microorganisms, Japan)
Chairs
Prof. Eun Hea Jho
(Chonnam National University, Korea),
Dr. Xingzhong Liu
(Nankai University, China)
Chairs
Prof. Cheng Gao
(Institute of Microbiology, CAS, China),
Prof. Ki Deok Kim
(Korea University, Korea)
Prof. Pedro Crous
(Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, The Netherlands)
The evolution of life styles in Fusarium and allied genera
Dr. Xingzhong Liu
(Nankai University, China)
Plasma membrane expansion during rapid ring cell inflation in a carnivorous fungus
Prof. Cheng Gao
(Institute of Microbiology, CAS, China)
Multi-Omics disentangle drought response and biotic interactions among plant, endophyte and pathogen
Dr. Akira Hashimoto
(Japan Collection of Microorganisms, Japan)
Systematic of Ascomycota: Past, present, and future challenges
Quoc Nguyen
(Nong Lam University, Vietnam)
Unraveling the host-selective toxic interaction of Cassiicolin with lipid membranes and its cytotoxicity
Dr. Hiroki Sato
(Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Japan)
Gut-inhabiting fungi of aquatic insects and environmental disturbances
Dr. Hiyori Itagaki
(River Museum of Saitama, Japan)
Discovery and epitypification of the sexual stage of Cadophora fallopiae (Pyrenopezizaceae, Helotiales) on Fallopia spp. in Japan
Prof. Jose Paulo Sampaio
(Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal)
Understanding the trajectories of yeast domestication for the rational design of novel product
Dr. Ishara Sandeepani Manawasinghe
(Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, China)
Exploring palm fungi: past, present and the future
  Prof. Eun Hea Jho
(Chonnam National University, Korea)
Potential of Fusarium and Penicillium species from soil for polyethylene microplastic degradation
Prof. Liang-Dong Guo
(Institute of Microbiology, CAS, China)
Community assembly and network structure of phyllosphere fungi in a diverse subtropical forest
12:00-14:00 Lunch
(KSM General Assembly)
14:00-14:50 Keynote-1
Chair: Prof. Kevin D Hyde (Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand)
Prof. Wieland Meyer
(Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, The Netherlands)
Open access data as fundamental source for mycological discovery
14:50-15:00 Coffee break
15:00-15:50 PL-4 PL-5 PL-6
Chair
Prof. Andre LCMA Santiago (Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil)
Chair
Prof. Simon V Avery
(Nottingham University, UK)
Chair
Prof. Dee Carter
(University of Sydney, Australia)
Prof. Mark S Calabon
(University of the Philippines Visayas, Philippines)
Aquatic fungal research: recent updates and future prospectives
Prof. Geoffrey M Gadd
(University of Dundee, UK)
Fungal biomineralization
Prof. Aaron P Mitchell
(University of Georgia, USA)
Circuit diversification in Candida albicans biofilm control
15:50-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-17:00 CS-4
Fungal genetics, genomics and bioinformatics
CS-5
Fungal physiology and biochemistry
CS-6
Fungal interaction
Chairs
Prof. Youjin Deng
(Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China),
Prof. Jun Hyun Jeon
(Yeongnam University, Korea)
Chairs
Dr. Akira Yoshimi
(Kyoto University, Japan),
Prof. Jae Su Kim
(Jeonbuk National University, Korea)
Chairs
Prof. Fang Liu
(Institute of Microbiology, CAS, China),
Prof. Hyang Burm Lee
(Chonnam National University, Korea)
Prof. Youjin Deng
(Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China)
An asymmetric dikaryotic genome in Tremella fuciformisTr01: meiosis facilitates new chromosome formation and reproductive isolation
Prof. Xiao Liu
(Institute of Microbiology, CAS, China)
Fungal and environmental interaction-exploring the function and regulatory mechanism of circadian clock
Prof. Janet Jennifer Luangsa-ard
(National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Thailand)
Host diversity in hypocrealean invertebrate-pathogenic fungi
Prof. Jun Hyun Jeon
(Yeongnam University, Korea)
Dynamics and epigenetic regulation of nucleolus in the rice blast fungus
Dr. Akira Yoshimi
(Kyoto University, Japan)
Exploring factors conferring hydrophobicity on hyphal surfaces in Bipolaris maydis: rethinking the role of hydrophobins as the primary factor
Prof. Christian Wurzbacher
(Technical University of Munich, Germany)
Distribution and identity of freshwater fungi in the environment
Prof. Caihong Dong
(Institute of Microbiology, CAS, China)
Efficient CRISPR/Cas9 system of Cordyceps militarisand application in breeding
Prof. Jae Su Kim
(Jeonbuk National University, Korea)
Transcriptomic response of insect pest against entomopathogenic fungi
Prof. Fang Liu
(Institute of Microbiology, CAS, China)
Application of culturomics in fungal isolation from mangrove sediments
Dr. Clement Tsui
(National Center for Infectious Diseases, Singapore)
Genomic epidemiology of Candida pathogens
Prof. Adeline Ting
(Monash University, Malaysia)
Influence of light-mediation on fungal growth and production of beneficial enzymes
Dr. Kenya Fernandes
(University of Sydney, Australia)
Fungus-bee interactions and the antifungal activity of hive products
17:00-17:10 Coffee break
17:00-17:10 S-1: IMC S-2: ICFM S-3: ICTF
17:00-18:00 CS-15 Young scientist (A)
Chairs
Prof. Saowaluck Tibpromma (Qujing Normal University, China),
Prof. Hee-Soo Park (Kyungpook National University, Korea)

Day 3 (10. 12 Thur) Program

TimeProgram
08:00-09:00 Registration
09:00-09:50 Keynote-2
Chair: Prof. Hyang Burm Lee (Chonnam National University, Korea)
Dr. Irina S Druzhinina (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, UK)
Ecological genomics of Trichoderma fitness sheds light on the origin of environmental opportunism in fungi
09:50-10:00 Coffee break
10:00-10:50 PL-7 PL-8 PL-9
Chair
Dr. Tsuyoshi Hosoya
(National Museum of Nature and Science, Japan)
Chair
Dr. Sung-Yuan Hsieh
(Food Industry and Development Institute, Taiwan)
Chair
Prof. Irina S Druzhinina
(Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, UK)
Prof. Akiyoshi Yamada
(Shinshu University, Japan)
Cultivation studies of edible ectomycorrhizal mushrooms: successful establishment of ectomycorrhizal associations in vitro and efficient production of fruiting bodies
Prof. Jens C Frisvad
(Technical University of Denmark, Denmark)
Similarities and differences in the diverse extrolite profiles of Aspergillus, Penicillium and Talaromyces
Prof. John W Taylor
(UC Berkeley, USA)
Ecology of a fungal endozoan and systemic human pathogen, Coccidioides
10:50-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:00 CS-7
Fungus-like organism
CS-8
Fungal metabolite
CS-9
Nomenclature
Chairs
Prof. Thomas Edison E dela Cruz (University of Santo Tomas, Philippines),
Prof. Young Jun Choi
(Kunsan National University, Korea)
Chairs
Prof. Marc Stadler
(Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Germany),
Dr. Sung-Yuan Hsieh
(Food Industry and Development Institute, Taiwan)
Chairs
Prof. Eiji Tanaka
(Ishikawa Prefectural University, Japan),
Dr. Liwei Zhou
(Institute of Microbiology, CAS, China)
Prof. Thomas Edison E dela Cruz
(University of Santo Tomas, Philippines)
Slime molds and the city: Impact of urban buildings on Myxomycetes
Prof. Marc Stadler
(Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Germany)
Correlations between phylogenomics and secondary metabolite production in the Hypoxylaceae and other families of the Xylariales
Prof. Eiji Tanaka
(Ishikawa Prefectural University, Japan)
In search of lost Japanese Claviceps species
Prof. Young Jun Choi
(Kunsan National University, Korea)
Diversity and ecology of oomycetes from freshwater environments in Korea
Dr. Sung-Yuan Hsieh
(Food Industry and Development Institute, Taiwan )
Exploring the metabolites and their healthy function from fungal resource bank
Dr. Liwei Zhou
(Institute of Microbiology, CAS, China)
Microbial taxonomy with DNA sequence data as a category of nomenclatural type: how far should we go
Dr. Reuel Bennett
(University of Santo Tomas, Philippines)
Phylogeny of saprotrophic Oomycetes
Dr. Hee Jae Shin
(Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Korea)
New secondary metabolites from marine-derived fungi and their biological activities
Dr. Latiffah Zakaria
(Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia) Diversity of fungal endophytes from spine of rattan palm (Calamus castaneus) 
Dr. Anthony Buaya
(Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
The weird and wonderful diversity of the simple holocarpic Oomycetes: taxonomy and update phylogeny
Dr. Sebastian Pfütze
(Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Germany)
Chemical diversity and bioactivity of natural products isolated from Basidiomycota
 
12:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:00 CS-10
Culture collections and database
CS-11
Freshwater and marine fungi
CS-12
Medical mycology
Chairs
Dr. Tsuyoshi Hosoya
(Department of Botany, National Museum of Nature and Science, Japan), Prof. Andre LCMA Santiago (Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil)
Chairs
Prof. Kevin Hyde
(Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand),
Dr. Namil Chung
(Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea)
Chairs
Prof. Dee Carter
(University of Sydney, Australia),
Prof. Won Hee Jung
(Chung-Ang University, Korea)
Dr. Linhuan Wu
(Institute of Microbiology, CAS, China)
WDCM data resources and services for fungal researches
Dr. Wei Dong
(Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, China)
New insights on freshwater Dothideomycetes
Prof. Dee Carter
(University of Sydney, Australia)
Antifungal drug synergy; from proteomics to a mechanism of action
Dr. Mi Kyung Lee
(Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Korea)
Diversity of fungal microorganisms and their application in industry
Dr. Federico Baltar
(University of Vienna, Austria)
Organic matter degradation by marine fungi in the global ocean 
Prof. Changbin Chen
(Institute Pasteur of Shanghai, CAS, China)
Homeostatic control of an iron repressor in a GI tract resident
Dr. Tsuyoshi Hosoya
(National Museum of Nature and Science, Japan)
Fungal specimen collection published from National Museum of Nature and Science, Japan
Dr. Jae Duk Goh
(Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea)
Diversity of fungal species isolated from plant litter in freshwater ecosystems of Korea 
Dr. Sayaka Ban
(Chiba University, Japan)
‘EMALiMB’; A comprehensive database for rapid identification of clinical Fungi by MALDI-TOF MS
Prof. Andre LCMA Santiago
(Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil)
URM Culture Collection: a repository of mycodiversity in Brazil
Dr. Patricia Velez Aguilar (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico) Diversity and bioactivity potential of fungi isolated from deep-sea hydrothermal vents and an oxygen minimum zone in the southern Gulf of California Prof. Won Hee Jung
(Chung-Ang University, Korea)
Exploring virulence and genomic characteristics of intestinal mucosa-derived Malassezia
15:00-15:30 Coffee break
15:30-18:00 SIG Symposium of “Mycobiomics” Workshop on Freshwater and Marine Fungi Auction & Group meetings
18:00-20:00 Reception

Day 4 (10. 13 Fri) Program

TimeProgram
08:00-09:00 Registration
09:00-09:50 Keynote-3
Chair: Prof. Yongsun Bahn (Yonsei University, Korea)
Prof. Joseph Heitman (Duke Univ., USA)
RNAi-dependent epimutations evoke transient antifungal drug resistance
09:50-10:00 Coffee break
10:00-10:50 Poster presentation CS-15
Young scientist (B)
10:50-11:50 CS-13
Food mycology and safety
CS-14
Mushroom biology and cultivation technology
Chairs
Prof. Chiharu Nakashima
(Mie University, Japan),
Prof. Hyun Kyu Sang (Chonnam National University, Korea)
Chairs
Dr. Jos Houbraken
(Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, The Netherlands),
Prof. Feng-Yan Bai
(Institute of Microbiology, CAS, China)
Chairs
Prof. Moriyuki Kawauchi
(Kyoto University, Japan),
Prof. Hee-Young Jung
(Kyungpook National University, Korea)
10 min & 3 min talks
Prof. Samantha C Karunarathna
(Qujing Normal University, China)
Deadly mushrooms: no more Mr. Funguy
Prof. Qi Zhao
(Kunming Institute of Botany, CAS, China)
Research on the facility cultivation of morel in China
Prof. Simon Avery
(Nottingham University, UK)
Tackling challenges for the control of food spoilage fungi
Dr. Xiao-Bin Liu
(Institute of Biochemistry, Hungary)
Systematic knockout efforts highlight conserved transcription factors orchestrating the initiation of mushroom development
Prof. Lei Cai
(Institute of Microbiology, CAS, China)
Pathogenic and mycotoxin-producing fungi from cereals
Prof. Moriyuki Kawauchi
(Kyoto University, Japan)
Cell wall engineering of the mushroom for the eco-friendly material development
Dr. Jos Houbraken
(Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, The Netherlands)
The importance of a stable Aspergillus and Penicillium taxonomy in food mycology
Prof. Ruilin Zhao
(Institute of Microbiology, CAS, China)
Insight into the evolutionary and domesticated history of the most widely cultivated mushroom Agaricus bisporus via mitogenome sequences of 361 global strains
11:50-12:00 Coffee Break
12:00-13:00 Closing ceremony

Day 5 (10. 14 Sat) Program

TimeProgram
10:00-15:00Busan city tour