Paul Stamets
Paul Edward Stamets (born July 17, 1955) is an American mycologist, author and advocate of bioremediation and medicinal mushrooms.
Early life and education
Stamets attended Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania from 1969 to 1973 and graduated from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington with a bachelor's degree in 1979.
Research and advocacy
Stamets is on the editorial board of the International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms (Begell House). He is an advisor to the Program for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. He is active in researching mushrooms' medicinal properties, and is involved in two National Institutes of Health-funded clinical studies on cancer and HIV treatments using mushrooms as adjunct therapies. He earned nine patents on the antiviral, pesticidal, and remedial properties of mushroom mycelia. His work has been called pioneering and visionary. A strong advocate of preserving biodiversity, Stamets supports research into the role of mushrooms for ecological restoration.
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