Yes I am happy to be getting my new job at A & T in Greensboro. I will be working in the Mushroom Biology lab. I am not fully aware of all of my job responsibilities but I can give you an idea of the purpose for the lab.
The laboratory is responsible for the project titled: Edible and Medicinal Mushroom Farming in North Carolina: A Cash Crop for the Future, funded by GoldenLEAF Foundation Inc. In line with this project, we are conducting research on cultivation of exotic mushrooms and working with participating farmers in developing the mushroom industry in North Carolina. The goal is to make North Carolina a leader in the production of edible and medicinal mushrooms in the US.
We have edible mushroom culture Bank, from which strains are applied areas of research that includes mushroom breeding and strain improvement, medicinal and functional food properties in mushrooms and the application of white rot fungi in bio-mining, bio-refining agricultural wastes, including bioremediation of pollutants.
Research in truffles forming fungi is ongoing in collaboration with Dr. Rytas Vilgalys of Duke University, Durham, USA. The lab is also involved in technology transfer and education on application of low-cost technology in sustainable commercial mushroom cultivation in developing countries.
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