Lotus Lofgren

Assistant Professor · University of California, Berkeley · company speakers →

Lotus Lofgren is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Plant & Microbial Biology at The University of California, Berkeley. Her laboratory employs integrative multi-omic, bioinformatic, bioassay, and molecular approaches to identify the mechanisms by which fungi interact with other species and to explore the ecological and evolutionary consequences of these interactions across biological scales, spanning cellular processes to interkingdom exchanges of infochemicals, nutrients, and toxins. Her research program employs multiple fungal systems, but centers on ectomycorrhizal fungi, with particular emphasis on the genus Suillus. She is currently the coordinator for The International Suillus Consortium, dedicated to the development of Suillus as a genus-level model for ectomycorrhizal biology, ecology, and evolution. Lofgren earned her Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota and completed postdoctoral appointments at both UC Riverside and Duke University, including a fellowship in the Tri-Institutional Molecular Mycology and Pathogenesis Training Program.

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