Thomas J. Volk, Ph.D.

Curriculum vitae

Personal data September 3, 2005

Professor of Biology, University of Wisconsin- La Crosse

Office address: Dept. of Biology. 3024 Cowley Hall. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse WI 54601

Phone 608-785-6972, Fax: 608-785-6959 Email <volk.thom@uwlax.edu>

Internet World Wide Web Page <TomVolkFungi.net>

Education

Postdoctoral Research Mycologist with Dr. Harold H. Burdsall, Jr., USDA Forest Products Lab, Madison Nov. 1989‑August 1996

Postdoctoral Research Associate with Dr. Thomas J. Leonard, University of Wisconsin- Madison, June 1988-December 1989

Ph.D., Botany (minor Genetics) University of Wisconsin‑Madison 1988 "Experimental Studies on the Morel"

Bachelor of Science in Botany: Ohio University, Honors Tutorial College, Athens, OH, June 1980,

Phi Beta Kappa, "With Highest Honor" (Summa cum Laude).

Research and Professional Experience

August 2002-present Professor of Biology, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

2003 Recipient of the Weston Award for Excellence in Teaching Mycology, from the Mycological Society of America.

2005 Recipient of the Award for Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Mycology, North American Mycological Association

August 1999-August 2002 Associate Professor of Biology, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Tenure awarded August 2000.

August 1996- August 1999 Assistant Professor of Biology and Microbiology, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

May 1996-2002 Honorary Fellow, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dept. of Botany.

May 1995-May 1996 Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dept. of Botany.

November 1989‑August 1996 Research Mycologist, Center for Forest Mycology Research, USDA Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI, with Dr. Harold H. Burdsall, Jr. Term (temporary) Position. Systematics, culture, cytology, ecology, and genetics of wood‑rotting basidiomycetes, especially Agaricales, Corticiaceae and Polyporaceae sensu lato. Also isolation and identification of ascomycetous and deuteromycetous fungal contaminants on imported logs in conjunction with APHIS. Received Certificates of Merit May 1993, December 1995. Collaborated with visiting scientists from tropical countries (Indonesia, Venezuela, Nigeria, China, and Malaysia) to culture and identify wood decay fungi from those areas. Supervised two undergraduate thesis projects. Interaction with the public in answering questions about fungi. Published a book and presently writing a monograph of north temperate species of Armillaria.

· May 1988‑1993 Research Collaborator, UW-Madison Botany Department, Dr. Thomas J. Leonard. Continued work on the morel, and genetics and cultivation of shiitake and Pleurotus.

· September 1984‑ Sept. 1989 Laboratory manager de facto, fungal genetics and mycology laboratories of Dr. Thomas J. Leonard. Duties included supervision, advising, and training of nine undergraduate research participants, supervision and advising of work‑study and hourly workers, ordering equipment and supplies, and general laboratory management.

· February 1984‑June 1988 Research Assistant. UW-Madison Botany Department with Dr. Thomas J. Leonard, "Experimental studies on the morel."

· September 1980‑Feb. 1984 Research Assistant. UW-Madison Botany Department with Dr. Thomas J. Leonard, "Genetics of fruiting body and mound (tumor-like growth) formation in the basidiomycete Schizophyllum commune."

· January‑June 1980 Undergraduate Research. Ohio University, Dr. Irwin Ungar, "The effects of salt concentration on the germination of seeds of the halophyte Salicornia europa."

· August‑December, 1979 Undergraduate Research Participant. Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois. "The effect of pH on Nitrogen fixation rates of birdsfoot trefoil in coal spoils from a land reclamation site in southern Illinois."

Ohio University, Athens, OH, Honors Tutorial College, Bachelor of Science in Botany, 1980. Scholarships and Awards at Ohio University: Manasseh Cutler Freshman Scholarship, 1976‑1977; Continuing Student Scholarships, 1978‑1980; Botanical Society of America, "Young Botanist Award," 1980; Thomas N. Wolfe Post‑Baccalaureate Scholarship for Botanical Science, 1980; Graduated Phi Beta Kappa, June 1980 Bachelor of Science in Botany "With Highest Honor" (Summa cum Laude).

Teaching experience

University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

· Introductory Mycology. Biology 412/512 Graduate/advanced undergraduate level lecture, laboratory, and field course that surveys all the major groups of fungi (and relatives) in terms of anatomy, morphology, ecology, systematics, physiology, genetics, pathology and evolutionary relationships. I made major revisions of the lab manual I designed for this course and trained teaching assistants. Students collect fungal specimens and cultures. (10-24 students) Fall 1996-present

· Medical Mycology. Biology 413/513 A study of the yeasts, molds, and actinomycetes pathogenic to humans and other animals. Emphasis on lab techniques for isolation and identification of pathogenic fungi. (15-38 students) Spring 1997-present

· Advanced Mycology Discussions of primary literature, continuation of fungal identification, several forays. 10 students. Fall 2004

· Plant-Microbe Interactions. Biology 454/554 Survey of the fungi, bacteria, viruses and nematodes that interact with plants as parasites (plant pathogens) or mutualists. Includes macroscopic, cellular and molecular level of interactions. (5-10 students) Spring 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006

· Food and Industrial Mycology Exploitation of fungal life cycles for the production of food and industrial chemicals, as well as detrimental effects of fungi on those products. (10-12 students) Spring 2005

· Latin and Greek for Scientists BIO 390. I developed and taught this course for graduate students and seniors on the origins of scientific terminology. I now this is a sophomore level course, typically with 30-35 students /year. Spring 200-present

· Introductory Biology. Biology 101 Lab Instructor. (25-30 students per lab) Fall 1996

· Plant Biology. Biology 204 . Responsible for entire course Fall 2004 Lab Instructor almost all other semesters. Also presented several guest lectures each semester.. (70-100 students, 15-25 students per lab)

University of Wisconsin‑ Madison

· Introductory Mycology: Botany/Plant Pathology 332. Undergraduate/graduate level course. See above paragraph for course content. I taught this course 7 times at UW-Madison, responsible for all aspects of the lecture and lab. 20‑24 Students Fall 1994 Lecturer. 1988 Faculty Assistant Fall 1986 Teaching Assistant and Project Assistant Spring 1986 Lecturer Fall 1992, 1990 Guest lecturer In charge of all aspects of graduate/advanced undergraduate level course. Presented all lectures and laboratories, supervised and trained course preparation specialist, supervised Teaching Assistant. Major course modifications included student collections of fungi and training in culturing techniques. Feb.‑June, 1985 Introductory Mycology (Botany/Plant Pathology 332)-- Took over class with the formal title of "Teaching Assistant" (although duties were those of Lecturer, Course Preparer, and Teaching Assistant) on one day's notice after Dr. William Whittingham, the professor in the course, died suddenly. I was responsible for all of the lab and 1/3 of the lectures

· Introductory Botany 100 Non‑biology majors lecture/lab course surveying the plant and fungal kingdoms and relationships to humans and economic importance. I taught this course both as a Lecturer and as a Teaching Asst. 150‑200 Students. Fall Semester 1991 Lecturer and Course Administrator. . I was responsible for 25% of the lectures, plus all exam preparation and grade assignments, supervision of two Teaching Assistants and a lab preparation specialist, contact instructor and advisor for students, and was coordinator between lecturers in the course. Spring 1986 Guest Lecturer (4 Lec.)

· General Botany 130 Botany Majors lecture and lab course emphasizing the diversity of the plant and fungal kingdoms including their ecology, physiology, biochemistry, systematics, anatomy, morphology, and genetics. I taught this course in its entirety as Lecturer, and earlier as a Teaching Assistant under Dr. Ray Evert. 150‑175 Students Fall 1989 Lecturer. Presented all lectures for the course, set lab content, supervision of six teaching assistants and a lab preparation specialist, as well as course administrative duties

· Introductory Biology 151/152 Biology majors course emphasizing all aspects of living organisms, including anatomy, morphology, physiology, systematics, biochemistry, genetics, and ecology. I gave about 12 guest lectures in this course sequence, and at one time was a Teaching Assistant. 200‑250 Students Biology 151 Fall 1989 Guest Lecturer. (3 lectures) Plant anatomy and physiology portions of course Biology 152 Spring 1989 Guest Lecturer. (10 Lectures) Plant anatomy and physiology portions of course. 1986 4 lectures

· Plant Physiology: Botany 500 Botany majors undergraduate/graduate course (with laboratory) emphasizing experimental approaches to the physiology and biochemistry of plants. I was a Teaching Assistant for this course. 30‑40 Students

· Experimental Mycology: Botany/Bacteriology 554 Graduate/undergraduate course in fungal physiology, emphasizing the uses of fungi as tools for research and industry. I was the Teaching Assistant de facto for this course taught by Thomas J. Leonard, and I gave several lectures in the course. 15‑20 Students

· August 1980‑May 1984 Teaching Assistant Experience: Teaching Assistant in Introductory Botany 100 twice (non‑majors), General Botany 130 (majors), Introductory Biology 151 (majors), Mycology (Botany/Plant Pathology 332) twice, and Plant Physiology (Botany 500). Teaching Assistant de facto in Experimental Mycology (Botany/Bact. 554).

Other guest lectures in courses at other universities:

· May 2004 Developed and taught a special topics course with Glen Stanosz at the UW-Madison Dept. of Plant Pathology: Spring Fungi of Wisconsin. Involved a Sunday foray and Monday lab identification session. May 16-17, 2004

· April 2000 Biochemistry, Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe Community College “Human Fungal Diseases of the North Woods”

· April 1991 "Plants and People" course. Ohio University. Athens, OH "Morels and other edible fungi."

· December 1990 Introductory Mycology class, University of Southern Mississippi "Culture and identification of wood‑rotting fungi and their use in the classroom."

Publications

I have created and maintain an internet World Wide Web page <http://TomVolkFungi.net> that contains links to my Images for Teaching Mycology, 1000+ downloadable images of fungi from all taxonomic groups. My main page is downloaded 8000-19,000 times per month by people from all over the world, with more than 119,000 hits in the past year and more than 717,000 times in the past 9 years. The site also has a “Fungus of the Month” as well as an extensive introduction to the Kingdom Fungi. I have received email from every continent, including Antarctica, regarding my web page. My “Fungi that are necessary for a merry Christmas” page was the featured web site in the Chronicle of Higher Education, Dec 19, 1997. Entire site featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education March 1998. Named as one of the 500 “Best of the Web” in “The Web” magazine, Feb. 1998. Links2Go Key Resource Award July 1998, ACS (Aspire Communications Service) Link of the Day Oct 22, 1998. Discover It! - The Best of the Web. January 15, 1999. Cool image of the Day March 24, 1999. from dailyimage.com. Openhere.com, a website for family-oriented links. Mullein Award for Nature Web Excellence. <http://www.main.nc.us/naturenotebook.> NetMom Approved 2001, The Internet Kids & Family Yellow Pages www.netmom.com. Featured in “Biology Teacher,” October 2004. Science magazine “Cool Images” site February 5, 1999.

Czederpiltz, D. L. L., Wikler, K., Rademacher, M., Volk, T. J., Hadar, Y., and Micales, J. 2004. Biodiversity of wood-inhabiting fungi in Israeli pine forests. In Diversity, Ecology and Systematics of Fungi in Forest Ecosystems. Editor: Cathy Cripps. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden Press 89:191-202

Volk, Thomas J. 2004. Smut on the Internet. Mushroom News 52(2):24-26.

Volk, Thomas J. 2003. Teaching medical mycology to graduates and undergraduates. Inoculum 54(4): 2-10

Volk, Thomas J. The impact of the Internet on Mycology. in "Current Trends in Mycological Research” Ed. M K Rai. In Press.

Harbin, Marsha and Thomas J. Volk. The relationship of Morchella with plant roots. Mycologia (in review)

Volk, Thomas J. 2002. The Humongous Fungus—Ten years later Inoculum 53 (2): 4-8

Volk, Thomas J. and John W. Rippon, 2001. "Eating Mushrooms: Death, Ecstasy or Gourmet's delight" Chapter 17 pp. 365-383 in "Trichomycetes and other fungal groups: Robert W. Lichtwardt Commemoration Volume”. Ed. J.K. Misra and Bruce W. Horn. Enfield, NH. Science Publishers.

Czederpiltz, Daniel L., Thomas J. Volk, and Harold H. Burdsall, Jr. 2001. Field observations and inoculation experiments to determine the nature of carpophoroids associated with Entoloma abortivum and Armillaria. Mycologia 93: 841-851.

Volk, Thomas J. 2001. “Fungi: the threads that keep ecosystems together.” pp. xi-xiii. Foreword of “The Fungi” 2^nd edition. M.J. Carlile, S.C. Watkinson, and G.W. Gooday. London: Academic Press

Volk, Thomas J. 2001. Poster Sessions as teaching and learning tools in Mycology courses. Micologia Aplicada International 13(1): 45-49

Volk, Thomas J. 2001.“Fungi” --invited chapter in The Encyclopedia of Biodiversity Vol. 3: 141-163. Academic Press.

Volk, Thomas J. 2000. Polypore Primer: An introduction to the characters used to identify poroid wood decay fungi. McIlvainea 14 (2): 74-82

Volk, Thomas J. and Karen Nakasone, 1999. The changing nature of fungal names and systematics. McIlvainea 13(2):59-68.

Banik, Mark T., Harold H. Burdsall, Jr. and Thomas J. Volk. 1998. Identification of groups within Laetiporus sulphureus in the United States based on RFLP analysis of the nuclear ribosomal DNA. Folia Cryptogamica Estonia 33: 9-14

Volk, Thomas J. and John W. McCain. 1998. Mushrooms and Other Fleshy Basidiomycetes. Slide set with accompanying text for the American Phytopathological Society, ISBN 0-89054-226-0. Includes 63 slides and eight pages of explanatory material.

Volk, Thomas J. 1998. Naming the Polypores:Why Polyporus has been split into more than 100 genera. Mycophile 39(2):1-3.

Volk, Thomas J., Mary Ellen Kozak, & Joseph Krawczyk. 1997. Ecological guides to the cultivation of edible mushrooms. Mushroom News 45 (5):26-36.

Publications (cont’d)

Burdsall, Harold H., Jr., Thomas J. Volk, and Joseph F. Ammirati, Jr. 1996. Bridgeoporus, a new genus to accommodate Oxyporus nobilissimus. Mycotaxon 60 :387-395

Banik, Mark T., Thomas J. Volk, and Harold H. Burdsall, Jr. 1996. Armillaria species on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state, including confirmation of North American biological species XI. Mycologia 88:492-496.

Volk, Thomas J., Harold H. Burdsall, Jr. and Mark T. Banik. 1996. Armillaria nabsnona, a new species from western North America. Mycologia 88:484-491

Miller, Orson K., Thomas J. Volk, and Alan Bessette. 1996. A new genus, Leucopholiota, in the Tricholomataceae (Agaricales) to accommodate an unusual taxon. Mycologia 88: 137-139.

Volk, Thomas J. and Harold H. Burdsall, Jr. 1995. Nomenclatural study of Armillaria and Armillariella species (Basidiomycotina, Tricholomataceae) Fungiflora, Oslo, Norway: Synopsis Fungorum 8, 121 pp. ISBN 82-90724-14-4

Rodriguez, Carmen, Harold H. Burdsall, Jr. and Thomas J. Volk. 1995. Wood-decay fungi of the state of Bolivar in southeastern Venezuela. Mycotaxon 53:377-389.

Ammirati, J., S.Ammirati, L.Norvell, T.O'Dell, M.Puccio, M.Seidl, G.Walker, Puget Sound Mycological Society, S.Redhead, J.Ginns, H.Burdsall, T.Volk, and K.Nakasone. A Preliminary report on the fungi of Barlow Pass Washington. 1994. McIlvainea 11(2):10-33.

Volk, Thomas J., Harold H. Burdsall, Jr., and Keith Reynolds. 1994. Checklist and host index of wood‑inhabiting fungi of Alaska. Mycotaxon 52 (1):1-46.

Burdsall, Harold H., Jr. and Thomas J. Volk. 1993. The state of taxonomy of the genus Armillaria. McIlvainea 11:4-12

Darmono, T.W., Harold H. Burdsall, Jr. and Thomas J. Volk. 1993. Interfertility among isolates of Armillaria tabescens in North America. Sydowia 44:105-116.

Volk, Thomas J. 1993. Alliteration Accidental? Science 259:295.

Volk, Thomas J., Thomas J. Leonard and Lin Bin. 1992. [Cytological studies of morels.] Guo Wai Shi Yong Jun [Chinese Journal of Foreign Research on Edible Mushrooms] 3:42-46. in Chinese.

Leonard, Thomas J. and Thomas J. Volk. 1992. Production of Specialty Mushrooms in North America: Shiitake and Morels. in Frontiers in Industrial Mycology G.F. Leatham, ed. New York: Chapman & Hall, pp.1-23.

Volk. Thomas J., 1991. Understanding the Morel Life Cycle: Key to Cultivation. McIlvainea 10 (1): 76-81.

Volk, Thomas J. and Thomas J. Leonard. 1990. Cytology of the life cycle of Morchella. Mycological Research 94: 399‑406.

Volk, Thomas J. 1990. The current state of morel cultivation. Mushroom News 38 (8): 24‑27.

Volk, Thomas J. and Thomas J. Leonard. 1989. Physiological and environmental studies of sclerotium formation and maturation in Morchella. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 55: 3095‑3100.

Volk, Thomas J. and Thomas J. Leonard. 1989. Experimental studies on the morel. I. Heterokaryon formation between monoascosporous strains of Morchella. Mycologia 81: 523‑531.

Manuscripts in Preparation

· Volk, Thomas J. Virtual Mushrooms: A Guide to Mushrooms and other fungi of North America. Princeton University Press. 600 pages large format, with accompanying CD-ROM. Jan 2006

· Westmoreland, Sean and Thomas J. Volk. A study of the mycorrhizal fungus Hydnellum in North America

· Burgess, Joshua, William Schwan and Thomas J. Volk. . Determining the ecology of Blastomyces dermatitidis, a systemic fungal pathogen of humans, using a rapid PCR-based system (being prepared for PNAS)

· Adam Gusse and Thomas J. Volk. Biodegradation of phenolic resins by white-rot fungi. (being prepared for Science)

· Volk, Thomas J. and Harold H. Burdsall, Jr. Monograph of North American species of Armillaria.

Invited Departmental Seminars

· November 2004 University of Toronto, Dept. of Botany, “The life cycle of Morchella: their relationship with plant roots”

· October 2004 University of Washington, Seattle, Dept of Forestry. ‘shrooms in da ‘hood: the impact of fungi on urban and suburban forestry

· October 2004 Linfield College, McMinnville OR, “The life cycle of Morchella: the relationship of morels with plant roots”

· September 2004 Youngstown State University, Dept. of Biology. "Determining the ecology of Blastomyces dermatitidis, a systemic fungal pathogen of humans, using a rapid PCR-based system "

· November 2003 Missouri Botanical Garden/ St. Louis Community College-Meramec. “Fungi associated with chestnut trees.”

· April 2002 University of Wisconsin- La Crosse, Symposium on Industrial and Fermentation Microbiology “Fungal Proteins and Other Products: Feeding the World and Making it Healthier”

· November 2001 Harvard University, Department of Organismal and Evolutionary Biology. “The life cycle of Morchella: the relationship of morels with plant roots”

· October 2001 University of Wisconsin- La Crosse, “Magical Mushrooms, Mischievous Molds: The impact of fungi on humans and history" part of a series on The Environment and Humans

· May 2001 University of California- Davis, Department of Plant Pathology, “Midwestern Mycorrhizal Morels”

· November 2000 Oregon State University Dept of Forestry/ US Forest Service Forestry Sciences Laboratory “Midwestern Mycorrhizal Morels”

· November 2000 Portland State University Department of Biology “The relationship of morels with the roots of plants”

· October 2000 Minnesota State University-Mankato, Department of Biology “Forest Fungi of Minnesota”

· April 2000 Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe Community College, Hayward WI. “Fungal Human Diseases of the North Woods”

· Mar 2000 New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY. “The life cycle of the morel: Are morels Mycorrhizal?”

· Nov 1999 St. Mary’s University, Dept. of Biology, Winona, Minnesota. “Fungi of the Upper Mississippi River Valley.”

· Oct 1999 University of Maine, Department of Biological Sciences, “Forest Fungi across North America”

· Jun 1999 Penn State University, Plant Pathology Departmental Seminar, “Forest Fungi Across North America.”

· Oct 1997 Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe Community College, Hayward, WI. Presented slide lecture on “Namekagon River Fever (Blastomycosis) and Fungi of Northern Wisconsin.” Preceded by a mushroom foray into the woods.

· May 1997 Mankato State University (Minnesota). Department of Biology seminar, “The life cycle of the morel mushroom”

· Mar 1996 University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Biology and Microbiology Departmental seminar. "Fungal biodiversity, endangered species, and systematics: Studies in Bridgeoporus and Armillaria."

· Feb 1996 UW- Madison Botany Department Seminar. "The most noble polypore, Bridgeoporus nobilissimus, a rare and endangered fungus."

· Dec 1995 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society. "Novel commercial and industrial uses for wood debris."

· Dec 1994 UW- Madison Botany Dept. Colloquium with Michael Clayton: "New Multimedia Resources”

· Apr 1991 Ohio University. Athens, Ohio. Botany Department Seminar. "Cultivation and life cycle of Morchella."

Scientific meetings without formal presentations

· Mar 1998 Focus on Fungal Infections 8. Orlando, Florida. Informal presentation on web page design

· Jul 1994 Conference on Biodiversity Studies of Western Fungi. Corvallis, Oregon. Committee on computer databases.

· Aug 1989 Conference on the Cellular and Molecular Biology of Basidiomycetes, Erindale College, Toronto, Canada.

· May 1989 National meeting on Biology and Cultivation of Shiitake mushrooms. St. Paul, Minnesota.

· Aug 1981 American Institute of Biological Sciences/Mycological Society of America meeting in Bloomington, Indiana

Peer Reviewing

· 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1989, Peer Reviewer for Mycologia, Journal of the Mycological Society of America

· 2003 Peer Reviewer for The Condor, International Journal of Avian Biology, also for Mycological Research.

· 2001, 1998 Reviewer for Mycotaxon

· 2000. Reviewer for Fungi chapter in Raven and Johnson’s textbook “Biology,” Reviewer for Bioresource Technology

· 1998 Peer Reviewer for Advances in Space Research, Mycological Research 1999 Mycorrhiza

· 2001, 2000 Canadian Journal of Botany

· 1996, 1995, 1994 Peer Reviewer of several Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants, Canadian Journal of Botany, and Journal of Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

· 1999 Peer Reviewer, pre-submission book proposals, Princeton University Press; for Encyclopedia of Plant Pathology; for US Forest Service publication on Bridgeoporus nobilissimus; and APS Press book on Phytopathogenic Fungi

· 1996- 1997, 2003-2004 Major reviewer, Fungi Chapter of the Sixth and Seventh Editions (1998 & 2005) of Raven, Evert and Eichhorn’s Biology of Plants, the most widely used Botany text in the English speaking world. Also published four photographs in that chapter.

Oral Presentations and Posters at Meetings

Mycological Society of America annual meeting. Hilo, Hawaii. July 30- August 5, 2005

Oral presentations: 1. Joshua W., Burgess, William Schwan, and Thomas J. Volk. Detection of Blastomyces dermatitidis DNA from natural samples using rapid PCR-based methods.. 2. Bernadette O’Reilly and Thomas J. Volk The exploitation of mycorrhizal association to induce fruiting in Morchella esculenta. 3. Kelsea Jewell Thomas J. Volk The possible biocontrol of pathogen Candida albicans using the killer yeast Candida glabrata Y55

Posters: 1. Jonathan Palmer and Thomas J. Volk Molecular characterization of mycorrhizal fungi associated with a disjunct stand of American chestnuts (Castanea dentata) in Wisconsin 2. Melanie Winter and Thomas J. Volk “Rediscovery” of C.W. Hesseltine’s thesis on the Mucorales (Zygomycota) 3. Bridget Pfaff and Thomas J. Volk Water, water everywhere: preliminary studies in medical document recovery following water infiltration

Mycological Society of America annual meeting, Asheville, North Carolina. July 18-21, 2004

Oral presentations: 1. Adam Gusse and Thomas J. Volk. Biodegradation of phenolic resins by white-rot fungi. 2. Bernadette O’Reilly and Thomas J. Volk. Preliminary isolation and identification of fungi and bacteria associated with morel fruiting

3. Sean Westmoreland and Thomas J. Volk. Comparison of chemosystematics and ITS sequencing in the systematics of Hydnellum (Basidiomycota, Thelephoraceae)

Posters: 1. Kelsea Jewell and Thomas J. Volk. Preliminary investigations into the use of a killer Candida strain to control candidiasis. 2. Maria Lee and Thomas J. Volk. Preliminary proteomic profiling of dimorphism in Penicillium marneffei, an opportunistic fungal pathogen of humans. 3. Jonathan Palmer and Thomas J. Volk. Survey of fungi associated with a disjunct stand of American chestnut (Castanea dentata) in Wisconsin.

Associate Infection Control Nurses Bimonthly meeting at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital “Skin Flicks; Fungal infections of the skin.” May 2004

Mid-Continental Mycological Conference. UW- Madison. March 26-27, 2004