PROGRAM

The time slot of each speaker and presenter has been already included 5-minute Q&A.

Day 1: 3 August 2022

Morning sessions

08.00 – 09.00

Registration 

09.00 – 09.10

Opening Ceremony

Welcome Remarks
By        Dr. Theerayut Toojinda
            National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Thailand

Opening Remarks
By        Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Wieland Meyer
            Curtin Medical School, Curtin University, Australia

09.10 – 10.00Keynote Speaker 1
Current insights into the diversity and BCG applications of fungi
By        Emeritus Prof. Dr. Saisamorn Lumyong
            Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
10.00 – 10.30Coffee Break
10.30 – 11.10

Plenary Speaker 1
Dothideomycetes: The contribution by the young generation in Asia
By       
Prof. Dr. Jian-Kui Liu
           
School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China,
            P.R. China

11.10 – 11.50Plenary Speaker 2
Phylogeny, ecology and distribution of the order Mucorales in Korea

By        Prof. Dr. Lee Hyang Burm

            Department of Agricultural Biological Chemistry, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Republic of Korea

11.50 – 13.00Lunch

Afternoon sessions

Evening sessions

16.30Welcome Reception

Day 2: 4 August 2022

Morning sessions

09.00 – 09.50Keynote Speaker 2
Domestication of Penicillium fungi used for cheese making Cheese Fungi
By        Dr. Tatiana Giraud
            Ecology, Systematics and Evolution Laboratory, Université Paris-Saclay, France
09.50 – 10.20Coffee Break
10.20 – 11.00Plenary Speaker 3
Diversity and biotechnological potential of freshwater sponge-symbiotic fungi
By        Dr. rer. nat. Anto Budiharjo
            Faculty of Science and Mathematics and Center of Research and Service, Diponegoro University, Indonesia
11.00 – 11.40Plenary Speaker 4
Review and prospects for research and industrialization of Cordycipitoid fungi in China
By       
Prof. Zengzhi Li
            BioAsia Life Science Institute of Zhejiang, P.R. China
11.40 – 13.00Lunch

Afternoon sessions

Evening sessions

18.00 – 21.00International Mycological Association (IMA) Meeting (Invitation Only)

Day 3: 5 August 2022

Morning sessions

09.00 – 09.50Keynote Speaker 3
Secondary metabolites produced by Thai fungi in the genera Aspergillus and Penicillium: Chemical diversity and bioactivity 
By        Prof. Dr. Vatcharin Rukachaisirikul
            Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand
09.50 – 10.20Coffee Break
10.20 – 11.00Plenary Speaker 5
Asian Mycology toward global contribution
By        Dr. Tsuyoshi Hosoya
            Department of Botany, National Museum of Nature and Science, Japan
11.00 – 11.40Plenary Speaker 6
Molecular epidemiology and antifungal resistance of Candida pathogens
By        Dr. Clement K.M. Tsui
            National Centre for Infectious Diseases, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
11.40 – 13.00Lunch

Afternoon sessions

Evening sessions

16.30 – 17.00

Closing Ceremony

• Awards Ceremony
By        Emeritus Prof. Dr. Saisamorn Lumyong and Emeritus Prof. Dr. Kevin D. Hyde
            Asian Mycological Association (AMA)

Introduction of AMC2023 in Republic of Korea
By        Prof. Hyong Woo Choi
            Andong National University, Republic of Korea

• Closing Remarks
By        Dr. Jennifer Luangsa-ard
            National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Thailand

Day 4: 6 August 2022

Post AMC2021 Thai Mycological Biodiversity Survey
Foray on fungal diversity on micro and macro fungi at Wang Ta Krai
Nakhon Nayok Province, Thailand (one-day trip) (Brochure)

07.45 – 10.00 Transport from BIOTEC to Wang Ta Krai in Nakhon Nayok Province
10.00 – 12.00We sort ourselves into groups led by foray leaders who know the trails (field trip). After about two hours of foraging, we gather back with our fungal finds and showcase them on the specimen table, where we have a Fungal Identification Session (Distance: 2-3 km)
12.00 – 13.00Lunch
13.00 – 15.00ID Session: Another fun part of the day with the gathering and sharing of foray stories. An ID session/class, the specimen on table to discuss the fungal finds!
15.00 – 17.30Transport from Wang Ta Krai to BIOTEC