Deasr IUFRO colleagues,

The UF Fungal systematics lab (Matt Smith) and the Forest entomology lab (Jiri Hulcr) are planning to run a short course “Summer School of Ambrosia Symbiosis”. It will be in May and June 2025. We are also considering making it a bigger course and opening it to students from other institutions and overseas. Do you have/know students or colleagues who would be interested in a 6-week course here in Florida? It will be hands-on, supervised, and it will teach participants how to start isolating and studying ambrosia fungi using robust, contemporary methods and theory.

If yes, would you kindly forward this questionnaire to folks who may be interested?  https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4TKMPKNkVdw7nzU

This is totally non-binding; at this point, we are just assessing interest and people’s financial capacity.

Thank you so much in advance!

Jiri & Matt

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Jiri Hulcr, Professor of Forest Entomology

School of Forest Resources and Conservation at the University of Florida

Phone: 517-256-1894

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