Nature 101: A Love Affair with Porcini 20 Years in the Making

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Swaner Forum

Free with museum admission

Bryn Dentinger with porcini

Come learn all about the surprising diversity, evolution, and ecology of Utah’s state mushroom, porcini (Boletus edulis) and its relatives. 

Bryn Dentinger, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at the University of Utah and the Curator of Mycology here at the Natural History Museum of Utah. He received his PhD in Plant Biology in 2007 from University of Minnesota and was a Senior Researcher and Head of Mycology at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (UK) from 2010-2016. 

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