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ShadeOfDeepPurple


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Mycology as a profession?
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Think I may get into mycology. Any tips from mycologists?
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LayinUp
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Becoming a lab assistant with a 2 year Associate's degree is a good place to start. From there move onto a BA in microbiology or biology, eventually attaining your masters. Becoming a mycologist is no quick process.
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Mycelium Magician


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I am going into mycology. Well mycology/horticulture but it is yin and yang to me, cant have one without the other. I am curious as to tips as well.
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ShadeOfDeepPurple


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So majoring in biology would be a good starting point?
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MushyMatt
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I plan on majoring in Botany which Mycology falls under. Maybe I will attempt and work on a PhD if things are going well five years from now.
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Re: Mycology as a profession? [Re: MushyMatt]
#15825793 - 02/17/12 10:47 PM (12 years, 1 day ago) |
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one key principle is to go beyond the psychoactive fungi.
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DieCommie

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ShadeOfDeepPurple said: So majoring in biology would be a good starting point?
Yes. If you want to do mycology as in research on fungi, you need a B.S. in biology and then go on to grad school to do you PhD in some fungus related area.
But if you want to do mushroom farming that is something different that college would not be as good for.
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Re: Mycology as a profession? [Re: DieCommie]
#15825828 - 02/17/12 10:53 PM (12 years, 1 day ago) |
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From what I understand, tbe money is in preventing fungus in cash crops like corn, soybeans, coffee, etc...
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I took a senior level mycology class in college. Mycology may not be what you think it is. It's about 95% mold, pathogens, and fungi's impact on society. Mushrooms are an area very few mycologists focus on, and there is little money to be had in that field. If you went for mycology, probably the only way you would make money is being a research professor at a university, which means getting your PhD.
Another point that is relevant is that the majority of mycology now focuses on the molecular biology of fungus, it's not "oh this mushroom is this because it has these characteristics," it's sequencing DNA and trying to find out how to kill different molds and pathogenic fungus.
Keep that in mind before considering a career in mycology. It's really not what a lot of people think it is.
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Mycelium Magician


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Re: Mycology as a profession? [Re: Gumby]
#15827263 - 02/18/12 10:44 AM (12 years, 1 day ago) |
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Prevent fungus in corn? Plant it with garden giants.
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Mycelium Magician


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Re: Mycology as a profession? [Re: Gumby]
#15827274 - 02/18/12 10:51 AM (12 years, 1 day ago) |
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Gumby said: It's about 95% mold, pathogens, and fungi's impact on society. Mushrooms are an area very few mycologists focus on, and there is little money to be had in that field. If you went for mycology, probably the only way you would make money is being a research professor at a university, which means getting your PhD.
Another point that is relevant is that the majority of mycology now focuses on the molecular biology of fungus, it's not "oh this mushroom is this because it has these characteristics," it's sequencing DNA and trying to find out how to kill different molds and pathogenic fungus.
Somebody has got to be among the first to study them. I call dibs. Sequencing DNA...so I could genetically engineer Oysters to break down radiation more effectively?
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Re: Mycology as a profession? [Re: Gumby]
#15827336 - 02/18/12 11:09 AM (12 years, 1 day ago) |
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Gumby said: I took a senior level mycology class in college. Mycology may not be what you think it is. It's about 95% mold, pathogens, and fungi's impact on society. Mushrooms are an area very few mycologists focus on, and there is little money to be had in that field. If you went for mycology, probably the only way you would make money is being a research professor at a university, which means getting your PhD.
Another point that is relevant is that the majority of mycology now focuses on the molecular biology of fungus, it's not "oh this mushroom is this because it has these characteristics," it's sequencing DNA and trying to find out how to kill different molds and pathogenic fungus.
Keep that in mind before considering a career in mycology. It's really not what a lot of people think it is.
This. Listen to Gumby.
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