Mycological Society of America (MSA)
2012:
Wang Y, Tretter ED, *Johnson EM, *Kandel P, Lichtwardt RW, White MM. Ribosomal RNA gene-based and multi-gene phylogenies of Smittium (Harpellales) and allies-toward unraveling relationships among early-diverging fungi. Presented July 17, 2012 at the Mycological Society of America (MSA) Meeting, New Haven, Connecticut. Oral presentation, by Wang.
Tretter ED, *Johnson EM, Wang Y, *Kandel P, White MM. Utilizing new genes (MCM7 and TSR1) for the phylogenetic analysis of early-diverging fungi. Presented July 17, 2012 at the Mycological Society of America (MSA) Meeting, New Haven, Connecticut. Oral presentation, by Tretter.
*Johnson EM, Tretter ED, *Kandel P, White MM. Molecular-based phylogenetic placement of the Asellariales, an enigmatic order of arthropod gut endosymbionts. Presented Jul 17, 2012 at the Mycological Society of America (MSA) Meeting, New Haven, Connecticut. Oral presentation, by Johnson.
*Reynolds NK, Wilson ER, *Kandel P, Laramie M, Pilliod D, White MM. Extending knowledge of Trichomycetes by fixing on preserved immature aquatic insects in Idaho. Presented Jul 16, 2012 at the Mycological Society of America (MSA) Meeting, New Haven, Connecticut. Poster presentation, by Reynolds.
*Gause JW, White MM. Entangled and nearly deceived in a web of gut fungi: two intermingled dimorphic Smittium species from Idaho. Presented Jul 16, 2012 at the Mycological Society of America (MSA) Meeting, New Haven, Connecticut. Poster presentation, by Gause.
2011:
Wang Y, Tretter ED, Lichtwardt RW, White MM. Teasing apart the polyphyletic “Smittium” clade of Gut Fungi (Harpellales): merging multi-gene molecular and morphological margins. Presented August 2, 2011 at the Mycological Society of America (MSA) Meeting, Fairbanks, Alaska. Oral presentation, by Wang.
Tretter, ED, *Johnson, EM, Wang, Y, Strongman D, Guardia Valle, L, White MM. An Expanded Phylogeny of the Trichomycete Fungi. Presented August 2, 2011 at the Mycological Society of America (MSA) Meeting, Fairbanks, Alaska. Oral presentation, by Tretter.
Wilson ER, Smalling KL, Reilly TJ, *Steele L, *Kandel P, *Chamberlin AB, White MM. Beyond gut feelings: how are trichomycetes affected by fungicides in aquatic systems? Presented August 3, 2011 at the Mycological Society of America (MSA) Meeting, Fairbanks, Alaska. Oral presentation, by Wilson.
Note: Emma Wilson received a Mentor Student Travel Award from the MSA to attend this meeting.
2010:
Tretter ED, Strongman DB, Guardia Valle L, White MM. A preliminary multigene phylogeny of the clade Orphella. Presented June 28, 2010 at the Mycological Society of America (MSA) Meeting, Lexington, Kentucky. Poster presentation, by Tretter.
Wang Y, Tretter ED, White MM. Toward a multi-gene phylogeny of the “Smittium” clade of gut fungi. Presented June 28, 2010 at the Mycological Society of America (MSA) Meeting, Lexington, Kentucky. Poster presentation, by Wang.
Wilson ER, *Steele L, Reilly T, Smalling K, *Oman S, White MM. Potential utility of trichomycetes as bioindicators of fungicide-impacted waterways. Presented June 30, 2010 at the Mycological Society of America (MSA) Meeting, Lexington, Kentucky. Poster presentation, by Wilson.
2009:
White MM. Trichomycetes – habitat, isolation and culture. Invited symposium presentation for Symposium entitled “Teaching with basal fungal lineages; chaired by Dr. Martha Powell, U. of Alabama. Approximate 30 min. oral presentation July 29, 2009 at the Mycological Society of America (MSA) Meeting, Snowbird, Utah.
Bench ME, White MM. New species and first records of trichomycetes from immature aquatic insects in Idaho. Presented July 27, 2009 at the Mycological Society of America (MSA) Meeting, Snowbird, Utah. Poster presentation, by White.
*Oman SJ, White MM. Baltomyces, a rare and unusual gut fungus newly discovered in Idaho isopods: 1st report since the original genus description. Presented July 28, 2009 at the Mycological Society of America (MSA) Meeting, Snowbird, Utah. Poster presentation, by Oman.
American Water Resources Association (AWRA)
2012:
2012. Wilson ER, Smalling KL, Reilly TJ, Gray EW, *Gause JW, White MM. Using microcosms to infer fungicide impact on black fly associated gut fungi. American Water Resources Association (AWRA) Summer Specialty Conference, Contaminants of Emerging Concern II, June 25-27, Denver, Colorado. Invited Poster Presentation.
Note: Emma Wilson won 1st prize for her poster.
2012. Wilson ER, Smalling KL, Reilly TJ, *Steele L, *Kandel P, *Chamberlin AB, White MM. Field studies of the effects of fungicides on non-target gut fungi and pesticide accumulation in their black fly hosts. American Water Resources Association (AWRA) Summer Specialty Conference, Contaminants of Emerging Concern II, June 25-27, Denver, Colorado. Invited Oral Presentation.
Note: Emma Wilson won 1st prize for her talk.
North American Black Fly Association (NABFA)
2012:
2012. Wilson ER, Smalling KL, Reilly TJ, *Steele L, *Kandel P, *Chamberlin AB, *Gause JW, White MM. Non-target effects of fungicides on black fly associated gut fungi and accumulation of pesticides in larval tissue. 10th Annual Meeting North American Black Fly Association (NABFA) Archbold Biological Field Station, Lake Placid, Florida. Feb 8-10. Oral Presentation, by Wilson.
2012. Reynolds NK, Wilson ER, *Kandel P, Laramie M and White MM. Expanded surveys and new species of black fly gut fungi in Southern Idaho. 10th Annual Meeting North American Black Fly Association (NABFA) Archbold Biological Field Station, Lake Placid, Florida. Feb 8-10. Oral Presentation, by Reynolds.
*indicates undergraduate student