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rDNA ITS based identification of Eukaryotes and their communication via DOIs
THE MANAGEMENT BOARD
  • Prof. Urmas Kõljalg, Chairman
    University of Tartu, Estonia
      urmas.koljalg@ut.ee
    Expertise: identification and communication of taxa, informatics
  • Assoc. Prof. Kessy Abarenkov
    University of Tartu, Estonia
      kessy.abarenkov@ut.ee
    Expertise: informatics, UNITE services

  • Assoc. Prof. R. Henrik Nilsson
    University of Gothenburg, Sweden
      henrik.nilsson@bioenv.gu.se
    Expertise: annotations, informatics
MEMBERS
  • Prof. Karl-Henrik Larsson
    University of Oslo, Norway
      k.h.larsson@nhm.uio.no
    Expertise: taxonomy and nomenclature

  • Dr. Andy Taylor
    The James Hutton Institute, Scotland
      Andy.Taylor@hutton.ac.uk
    Expertise: eDNA monitoring, barcoding
  • Tobias Guldberg Frøslev, PhD
    Programme Officer for Science Support
    GBIF Secretariat, Denmark
      tfroeslev@gbif.org
    Expertise: eDNA metabarcoding, informatics
  • Dr. Julia Pawlowska
    University of Warsaw, Poland
      julia.z.pawlowska@uw.edu.pl
    Expertise: ecology and evolution of Fungi, taxon interactions (Fungi, Bacteria, Plantae)
  • Prof. Björn Lindahl
    Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
      Bjorn.Lindahl@slu.se
    Expertise: eDNA monitoring, metabarcoding, informatics
  • Assoc. Prof. Matthew Smith
    University of Florida, USA
      trufflesmith@ufl.edu
    Expertise: fungal ecology, evolution, and systematics
  • Assoc. Prof. Kadri Põldmaa
    University of Tartu, Estonia
      kadri.poldmaa@ut.ee
    Expertise: fungal ecology, taxon interactions (Fungi, Animalia)
  • Prof. Mary Berbee
    University of British Columbia, Canada
      mary.berbee@botany.ubc.ca
    Expertise: ecology and evolution of Fungi
  • Dr. Camille Truong
    Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Australia
      camille.truong@rbg.vic.gov.au
    Expertise: systematics, ecology and evolution of Fungi
  • Dr. Duong Vu
    Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, The Netherlands
      d.vu@wi.knaw.nl
    Expertise: eDNA identification, (meta)barcoding, informatics
  • Dr. Tsuyoshi Hosoya
    National Museum of Nature and Science, Japan
      hosoya@kahaku.go.jp
    Expertise: taxonomy, ecology and evolution of Fungi
  • Tuula Niskanen, PhD
    Finnish Museum of Natural History, Finland
      tuula.niskanen@helsinki.fi
    Expertise: Fungal taxonomy and nomenclature, DNA barcoding
  • Prof. Gareth W. Griffith
    Aberystwyth University, Wales
      gwg@aber.ac.uk
    Expertise: Fungal taxonomy and nomenclature, eDNA monitoring, metabarcoding