| Date |
Topic |
| 8/27 |
Course requirements,
Introduction to Fungi (PPT),
Why Are Fungi Important to us? Reading: AM&B
Chapter 1 |
| 8/29 |
The
major groups of Fungi (PPT)
Reading: AM&B
Chapter 3 |
9/3
|
Fungal
Cellular Structure and Growth Requirements (PPT)
Reading: AM&B
Chapter2 |
| 9/5 |
Fungal Asexual
Life cycles: Growth and Spore Development (PPT) (PDF) |
| 9/10 |
Sexual
Reproduction (PPT) (PDF)
Readings: Deacon Chapter 5 section
Heterokaryosis/Parasexuality: |
| 9/12 |
Spore
Release, Dispersal, Dormancy and Germination (PPT)
Deacon Chapter 10 (PDF) |
| 9/17 |
Exam #1
|
| 9/19 |
Slime
molds: (PPT) Dictyosteliomycota,
Myxomycota
AMB Chapter27 Dicytosteliomycota (PDF)
AMB Chapter29 Myoxomycota (PDF) |
| 9/24 |
Oomycota, Hyphochytriomycota (PPT)
Reading: AMB Chapter 23 Oomycota (PDF) |
| 9/26 |
Chytridiomycota
(PPT) |
| 10/1 |
Zygomycota and Glomeromycota (PPT)
Readings:
Webster Chapter 7 Zygomycota
Webster Chapter 7b Entomophthorales
|
| 10/3 |
Ascomycota
I (PPT)
Readings:
Webster Chapter 8: Ascomycota Introduction
Webster Taphrina
Webster Eurotiales
Webster Claviceptales |
| 10/8 |
Ascomycota II |
| 10/10 |
The Asexual phase of the Ascomycota (PPT) |
| 10/15 |
Catch Up/ Review Day |
| 10/17 |
Exam #2 |
| 10/22* |
Basidiomycota I (PPT)
Reading:
Webster Basidiomycota
|
| 10/24 |
Basidiomycota II |
| 10/29 |
Fungal
Genetics (PPT)-Biochemical Mutants/Beadle
and Tatum |
| 10/31 |
Molecular
Biology and Fungal Genomics (PPT) Many fungal genomics - what have we learned? |
| 11/5 |
Industrial
Applications - Chemicals, Antibiotics (PPT) |
| 11/7 |
Fungal Biotechnology |
| 11/12 |
Fungal Plant Pathology (PPT) |
| 11/14 |
Exam #3 |
| 11/19 |
Mycotoxins and Mushroom poisons (PPT) |
| 11/21 |
Medical
Mycology- Dr. John Galgiani (PPT) |
| 11/26 |
Graduate Student Presentations - hot topics |
| 11/28 |
THANKSGIVING BREAK |
| 12/3 |
Breaking Topics in Fungal Biology
|
| 12/5** |
Insect
Associations-Biocontrol (PPT) |
| 12/10 |
Lichens |