Speaker Series March 19th at 7:30pm
Please join us on Zoom on Wednesday, March 19th at 7:30pm for our online Speaker Series.
Dr. James Scott
Mycology: The Board Game of Foraging for Fungi
Mycology: The Board Game of Foraging for Fungi is a strategy-based tabletop game designed by James Scott. This speaker series will provide an introduction to the game, followed by an open Q&A session with Dr. James Scott.
James Scott is a Professor at the University of Toronto specializing in mycology and microbiology. He is the Director of the UAMH Centre for Global Microfungal Biodiversity which operates a large biorepository of living fungi of medical and environmental importance. Much of Dr. Scott’s research focuses on interactions between people and microorganisms, especially fungi, but also algae, protozoa, bacteria, and viruses. His work addresses the detection, taxonomy, ecology and aerobiology of human-associated microbes responsible for infectious, allergic and toxin-mediated disease. Since 2002, he has served as a consultant to the Ontario Poison Centre on mushroom poisonings, and to Dynacare Medical Laboratories on human fungal diseases. In addition to his university work, Dr. Scott owns a biotech company called Sporometrics Inc. that develops and provides specialized environmental microbiology diagnostic services. Dr. Scott recently developed MYCOLOGY – The Board Game of Foraging for Fungi, launched on Kickstarter in 2023.
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