University of Nebraska-Lincoln

The Fungal Ecology Lab

2025

  • Our lab attended the MSA 2025 meeting in Madison, WI.

  • Riley presenting her research at the MSA 2025 meeting

  • Tessa presenting her research at the MSA 2025 meeting

  • Kelvin presenting his research at the MSA 2025 meeting (Photo with David Geiser)

  • Riley graduated with her BSc in Cellular Biochemistry as a Chancellor's Scholar and highest distinction in the May 2025 commencements. Congratulations, Riley!

  • Tessa graduated with her BSc in Environmental and Sustainability Studies, with minors in Mathematics, Spanish, and Communication, and highest distinction!! May 2025 commencements. Congratulations, Tessa!

  • Riley Eisenbraun successfully defended her undergraduate thesis.

    • Tessa doing microscopy

    • Tessa's first fungal spores

  • Kelvin delivered his first departmental seminar in the Spring of 2025

    • We celebrated Tessa's birthday with a delicious cake.

    • Riley presented a poster at the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) Midwest Division meeting and won the 1st place. Congratulations, Riley!

    • We celebrated Riley's birthday with a tres leches cake

    2024

    • Xin Zhi obtained her MS degree in the December 2024 commencements. Congratulations, Xin Zhi!

    • Xin Zhi delivered her exit seminar and defended MS thesis in December 2024. Congratulations, Xin Zhi!

    • Kelvin won the 1st place at the graduate level in the 4th UNL Microbiology Research Symposium. Congratulations, Kelvin!

    • Teddy took the stage at the faculty research slam with his talk: "Fungal evolution for people in a hurry"

    • Teddy trying to look cool at the Niagara Falls after the Mycological Society of America meeting held in Toronto in June 2024"

    • Tessa running experiments, Fall 2024

    • Lab group photo (from left to right: Kelvin, Carlos, Norah, Xin Zhi, and Teddy)

    • Celebrating Sofia's birthday, Summer 2024

    • Teddy and Sofia with Joe Liscano (CSS Farms) in the Summer of 2024

    • Celebrating Carlos' birthday, Summer 2024

    • Sofia running greenhouse experiments, Summer 2024

    • Nanopore sequencing at the Fungal Ecology Lab, Summer 2024

    • Nanopore sequencing at the Fungal Ecology Lab, Summer 2024

    • Summer 2024 sampling trip to Western Nebraska

    • Summer 2024 sampling trip to Western Nebraska

    • Lab group photo (from left to right: Tessa, Norah, Ellie, Xin Zhi, and Teddy)

    2023

    • Xin Zhi delivers her first seminar in the Department of Plant Pathology

    • Lab December 2023 Dinner

    • Tessa doing microscopy

    • Tessa holding Ernie (Teddy's pet rabbit)

    • Xin Zhi presenting her research at NC-APS 2023 at Purdue

    • Xin Zhi presenting her research at NC-APS 2023 at Purdue

    • Teddy at NC-APS 2023

    • Xin Zhi collecting samples in western Nebraska

    • Teddy collecting samples in western Nebraska

    • Xin Zhi collecting more samples in western Nebraska

    • Lab Photo - April 2023 (Teddy and Xin Zhi)

    • Lab Photo - March 2023 (Teddy, Elizabeth, and Xin Zhi)

    2022

    • Teddy and some members of the Department of Plant Pathology being silly for Halloween 2022

    • Marie Giselle doing research in the lab