Keynote Speakers

Prof. Ahmed Abdel-Azeem

Botany Department, Faculty of Science
University of Suez Canal,
Ismailia, Egypt.

Fungi in Egypt: A galaxy to discover

Prof. Andreas Bruder

University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland,
Canobbio, Switzerland.

Ecology of aquatic hyphomycetes and the role of biodiversity.

Prof. Bhim Singh

Department of Biotechnology,
Mizoram University,
Mizoram, India.

Biosynthetic potential of endophytic fungi and their applications in health and industry.

Prof. Giovanna Varese

Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology,
University of Turin, Italy.

Fungi in bioremediation

Prof. Michael Weiß

Steinbeis Innovation Center of Organismal Mycology and Microbiology,
Stuttgart, Germany.

Tear down those walls! Why ecological categorisation may prevent us from acknowledging the complexity of fungal-root symbioses.

Prof. Zakaria Baka

Department of Botany and Microbiology,
Faculty of Science,
University of Damietta, Egypt.

Ultrastructure of Rust Fungi.

Invited Speakers

Prof. Mohammad El-Metwally

Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science,
University of Damanhour, Egypt.

Mycoviruses: more understanding for more applications.

Dr. Amr A. Elkelish

Department of Botany, Faculty of Science,
University of Suez Canal, Egypt.
Amelioration of abiotic stress tolerance in plants by endophytic microbiome

Prof. Yasser M. Awad

Department of Agricultural Botany, Faculty of Agriculture,
University of Suez Canal, Egypt.
Improving the soil-plant ecosystem function and productivity through the applications of biochar and beneficial microorganisms

Prof. Abdelghafar M. Abu Elsaoud

Department of Botany, Faculty of Science,
University of Suez Canal, Egypt.
Effect of climate change on plants and Fungi: A special impact on phenylpropanoid pathway

Dr. Amira Darwish

Department of Food Technology, Arid Lands Cultivation Research Institute (ALCRI), City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City),Egypt.
Fungal mycotoxins and natural antioxidants: Two sides of the same coin and significance in food safety.