Highlights of the 16th European Conference on Fungal Genetics (Innsbruck, 5-8th March 2023)

The aim of this Research Topic is to gather a collection of articles related to the 16th European Conference of Fungal Genetics that will take place in Innsbruck, Austria on March 5-8, 2023. The conference will provide an excellent opportunity to meet researchers working in the field of Fungal Genetics and Biology in academia and industry. The program includes presentations from leading experts in the field in three plenary and twelve parallel sessions.

In this Research Topic, we aim to gather a collection of high-quality articles covering different aspects of Fungal Biology and Genetics, in particular, but not limited to the following subtopics:

- Animal/human interactions
- Metabolism and physiology
- Evolution, biodiversity and taxonomy
- Genomes and other -omics
- Plant interactions
- Sensing and signaling
- Genome function and epigenetics
- Development and morphogenesis
- Symbionts and endophytes
- Molecular tools
- Synthetic biology and biotechnology
- Regulatory networks
- Antifungals and resistance mechanisms
- Mycobiomes and microbial interactions
- RNA biology
- Fungal cell biology
- Biocontrol and natural antagonists
- Bioactive metabolites, secondary metabolites
- Stress and extreme environments
- Fungal epidemiology and diagnostics

We would like to invite our colleagues that intend to attend the meeting to submit their contributions. In addition, submissions from scientists that would not be able to join us in Innsbruck in March are also welcome.

Keywords: Fungal Biology, Fungal Genetics

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