Laboratory of Fungal Ecology and Systematics
July 2024
UNESP Portas Abertas
LESF will showcase research on attine ants and the associate microbiome. Visit our Campus for exciting science and lots of fun...
May 2024
Jornal da UNESP depicts FAPESP grant run by LESF
Check this news here (in Portuguese). LESF congratulates all students and alumni for taking part of the grand quest to deciphere the microbiome of attine ant gardens.
February 2024
X Brazilian Mycological Congress
The lab joined for a mass attendance in the X Brazilian Mycological Congress held in Belo Horizonte (MG), Brazil. Time for lots of science, discussion, reunion and...fun :-)
December 2023
Outreach
Unraveling the hidden world of attine ants: a short essay on yeasts associated with these insects by former LESF member Rodolfo Bizarria Jr. Check this outreach article here.
September 2023
Outreach
Underground gardens (Jardins subterrâneos). Photo by Mariana Barcoto published in Revista Pesquisa FAPESP
June 2023
Outreach
Organized by TV UNESP, LESF grad students together with the postdoc Diego Assis discuss why projects directed to study microbes in association with leaf-cutting ants is a fascinating and important task.
March 2023
Podcast by Mariana Barcoto
#18 A função vital das bactérias para as formigas. Check the podcast here.
February 2023
Go, go LESF... new paper by Maria Jesus Sutta Martiarena !!
Check this paper in Microbial Ecology brings awesome photos of bacterial biolfims on attine ant fungal cultivar.
January 2023
New LESF members: Mateus Oliveira da Cruz and Raphael Affonso
Wecolme to LESF, hope you have a brillant path ahead in your academic life :-)
June 2022
Outreach
LESF grad students and our collaborator Dr. Mauricio Bacci Jr. discussed insects, microbial symbionts and science. Check it out......
August 2021
FAPESP scholarship awarded!
Mariana was awarded a FAPESPPhD scholarship. Congratulations!
February 2020
FAPESP scholarship is in the oven!
Rodolfo had his FAPESP PhD scholarship approved. Congratulations!
January 2020
Dr. Pepijn Kooij joined LESF as research associate for a year.
Greetings, Pepijn! Welcome to our group. Pepijn is in our lab under the CAPES/PrInt program.
May 2019
New student joins LESF for a Master degree!
Welcome to our group, Morgana Turunday!
March 2018
LESF member Beatriz and Maryana!
Both had scholarships approved for their Master degree. Congratulations!
March 2018
New paper published by LESF member
Lorena's paper is out in Mycological Progress. Check her publication here.
February 2018
New paper published by LESF member
Tássio's paper (former Ph.D. student) is out in BMC Genomics. Check his publication here.
January 2018
LESF member Tatiane!
Tatiane had her CAPES scholarship approved. Congratulations!
November 2017
LESF member Rodolfo!
Rodolfo had his FAPESP scholarship approved. Congratulations!
July 2017
LESF member Bruna!
Bruna had her FAPESP scholarship approved. Congratulations!
April 2017
New paper published by LESF member
Sadala's first paper describes how Escovopsis and Escovopsioides fungi interact with the fungus cultivated by leaf-cutting ants. Check this publication here.
September 2016
New fungal disease in ant fungus gardens
Mariana Barcoto's first paper describes how Syncephalastrum fungi can impact the fungiculture by attine ants. Check this publication here.
April 2016
Fungi and attine ant gardens
How many fungi one can find in an ant colony? Check our latest publication here.
January 2016
New Trichoderma species from ant colonies
Our student from Peru, Quimi Montoya, discovered three new species from attine ant colonies. You find this awelsome LESF publication here.
November 2015
Fungal parasites in leaf-cutting ant colonies
Check this news published by FAPESP about our lastest research paper - Meirelles et al. (2015). Also, check the documentary about our lab.