Fantastic Fungi - Stay Curious, Utah!
Dig in to the awesome and weird world of mushrooms and fungi with Dr. Bryn Dentinger, NHMU Curator of Mycology. Mushrooms come in all different shapes, sizes, and colors. The diversity is truly astounding! Join us to learn more about mushrooms and fungi - their diversity, their adaptations, and maybe even how delicious some are!
Recorded Q&A with Mycologist Dr. Bryn Dentinger - February 10, 2022
Bryn Dentinger hails from Minnesota and attended the University of Minnesota for his PhD, where he studied the internal structures of mushrooms - what makes mushrooms, mushrooms. Bryn joined NHMU in 2016 as the Curator of Mycology. He has carried out fieldwork all over the world, including exciting collecting trips to Vietnam, Brazil, and Cameroon. Outside of work, Bryn enjoys cooking (preferably with mushrooms), showing that even his hobbies often involve a mycological component.