#CFN25
Amazing work from Dr. Anne Hatmaker @annemakerofhats.bsky.social at @canfunnet.bsky.social #CFN25

She takes us on a deep dive into the diversity of Penicillium isolates from diverse habitats
August 6, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Meet Nancy Keller, one of our plenary speakers! Dr. Keller's research focuses on the discovery of secondary metabolite synthases and their chemical products and the intrinsic development of antifungal resistance in Aspergillus pathogens. Register today for #CFN25 to hear more from Dr. Keller.
May 5, 2026 at 11:09 PM
It's happening! We are coming back with virtual meetings! Save The Date - August 6-8, 2025. 📅🇨🇦🍄🛜. Check your emails or social media for more details. PS. Contact us if you want to receive emails! #CFN25 #SaveTheDate #FungiareBack
December 9, 2024 at 10:57 PM
If you loved #ECFG17 (or had FOMO seeing posts of all the cool research) consider connecting with the fungal community virtually this summer at #CFN25 🍄

We'll be opening registration soon! Follow us to stay up to date!
It's happening! We are coming back with virtual meetings! Save The Date - August 6-8, 2025. 📅🇨🇦🍄🛜. Check your emails or social media for more details. PS. Contact us if you want to receive emails! #CFN25 #SaveTheDate #FungiareBack
March 6, 2025 at 9:14 AM
First plenary: @kamounlab.bsky.social discusses the evolution of Magnaporthe oryzae, minichromosomes, and the fieldwork done in the “blastmobile” (love this vehicle name!)
#CFN25
August 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Meet Sophien Kamoun, one of our plenary speaker! Dr. Kamoun from @thesainsburylab.bsky.social studies plant-pathogen coevolution and how it impacts mechanisms of virulence and immunity. Register for #CFN25 to hear @kamounlab.bsky.social speak in August.
May 27, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Meet Vanessa Dumeaux, one of our plenary speakers! Dr. Dumeaux @westernu.bsky.social uses single-cell transcriptomic profiling techniques to study microbial communities and heterogeneity in Candida albicans. Register for #CFN25 to hear more from @vdumeaux.bsky.social.
May 29, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Meet Jan Van Kan, one of our plenary speakers! Dr. Van Kan's research focuses on necrotrophic fungal pathogens of plants investigating molecular mechanisms of infection, and the development of strategies to combat plant diseases. Register today for #CFN25 to hear more from Dr. Van Kan.
May 8, 2026 at 2:02 PM
So excited for these presentations!

20 concurrent sessions, 9 plenaries and lots of fungal fun! 🍄

#CFN25
Did that program scroll by too quickly for you to see what #CFN25 has in store for you this year? Not to worry, the program is up on our website!
No really. Hurry to canfunnet.conferences.uwo.ca to see all the content we have to offer in August!

Registration is still open! Invite everyone today!
July 14, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Meet Vasilis Kokkoris, one of our plenary speakers! Dr. Kokkoris' research focuses on understanding the evolutionary significance of the unique arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal cell function by investigating cellular dynamics across scales. Register today for #CFN25 to hear more from Dr. Kokkoris.
May 6, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Meet Matt Kasson, one of our plenary speakers! Dr. Kasson (West Virginia University) focuses on fungal-arthropod interactions, biological control of invasive plants and pathogens, and the biology and ecology of historic and emerging diseases of forest trees. Register today for #CFN25.
May 30, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Meet Monika Fischer, one of our plenary speakers! Dr. Fischer ‪@ubcbotany.bsky.social‬ is a fungal biologist passionate about understanding the molecular mechanisms that mediate interactions particularly in fire adapted fungi. Register today for #CFN25 to hear @mofisch.bsky.social in August.
May 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Today's the day!! If you are attending #CFN25 then check out my talk this afternoon at 4pm Eastern, 3pm Central! I'll be talking about Penicillium in the Fungal Genetics and Genomics III session 🍄 Looking forward to virtually seeing you soon!
It’s conference day! Are you ready? If you are presenting, don’t forget to use the new #CFN25 zoom backgrounds (emailed to you already). Also, check out the photobooth in Pheedloop!!
August 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Excited to tune into the CanFunNet meeting! @canfunnet.bsky.social

Check out our trainee Isha Jain's presentation on Friday in the Fungal Genetics & Genomics VI starting at 3:50pm

#CFN25

Great introduction to CanFunNet with Dr. Horianopoulos @linder-surprise.bsky.social
August 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Meet Jon Stokes, one of our plenary speakers! Dr. Stokes @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social focuses on the development and application of leading-edge machine learning techniques for novel drug discovery and design tasks. Register for #CFN25 to hear his talk in August!
May 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Meet Adrianna Morrell, one of our plenary speaker! Dr. Morrell's research @LethbridgeCollege focuses on improving soil health and ecosystem productivity through sustainable practices and better management of soil microbial communities. Register for #CFN25 to hear more from Dr Morrell.
May 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
With that, Day 1 of #CFN25 comes to a close. Can't wait to see you all tomorrow for another amazing line of speakers with some very cool and awesome topics of discussion.

Also, don't forget to attend the Career Workshop tomorrow at 4 PM EST. Come prepared with all your career-related questions!
August 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I'm "stoked" for this plenary talk at #CFN25🤭
Meet Jon Stokes, one of our plenary speakers! Dr. Stokes @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social focuses on the development and application of leading-edge machine learning techniques for novel drug discovery and design tasks. Register for #CFN25 to hear his talk in August!
June 2, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Just watched an amazing talk from @linder-surprise.bsky.social at #CFN25 on mechanisms driving high glycolytic rates in yeast. @canfunnet.bsky.social
Linda already announced on here, but it still makes me really happy to know she will be starting as faculty at the University of Guelph next month!
August 8, 2025 at 5:43 PM
It’s conference day! Are you ready? If you are presenting, don’t forget to use the new #CFN25 zoom backgrounds (emailed to you already). Also, check out the photobooth in Pheedloop!!
August 6, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Ready for day 2 of #CFN25 with my @canfunnet.bsky.social mug from the 2023 meeting!
August 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Did that program scroll by too quickly for you to see what #CFN25 has in store for you this year? Not to worry, the program is up on our website!
No really. Hurry to canfunnet.conferences.uwo.ca to see all the content we have to offer in August!

Registration is still open! Invite everyone today!
July 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Check out the session themes related to medicine! #CFN25 is gearing up to have some excellent talks related to these topics and more! Submit your abstracts to speak in one of these sessions by this Friday, June 13: canfunnet.conferences.uwo.ca/registration
June 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Meet Adnane Sellam, one of our plenary speakers! Dr. Sellam from @umontreal.ca is an expert in the field of genomics and systems biology applied to the study of virulence of human pathogenic fungi. #CFN25 registration is open now!
May 30, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Meet Pierre-Luc Chagnon, one of our plenary speakers! Dr. Chagnon's research aims to characterize soil microbial community responses to agricultural practices and examine the link between microbial traits and soil organic matter stabilization. Register today for #CFN25 to hear more from Dr. Chagnon.
May 13, 2026 at 6:33 PM