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Ever since "The Last of Us" premiered on HBO earlier this year, we've been bombarded with questions about Cordyceps fungi from our family members, friends, strangers, and even on job interviews! So we figured it would be helpful to do this AMA, organized by the American Society for Microbiology, to dive into the biology of these microbes and explain how they wreck their special breed of havoc. Each of us studies a different host/parasite system, so we are excited to share our unique (but still overlapping) perspectives. We'll take your questions, provide information on the current state of research in this field, and yes, we'll even discuss how realistic the scenario presented on the show is. We'll be live starting at 2 PM ET (19 UT). Ask us anything!
With us today are:
Dr. Charissa de Bekker, Ph.D. (u/Optimal_Narwhal_6654)- Assistant Professor of Microbiology, Department of Biology, Utrecht University
Dr. Carolyn Elya, Ph.D. (u/dr_zombiflied)- Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
Dr. Matt Kasson, Ph.D. (u/ImperfectFunguy)- Director of the International Culture Collection of (Vesicular) Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Associate Professor of Forest Pathology and Mycology, West Virginia University
Dr. Ilan Schwartz, M.D. Ph.D. (u/GermHunterMD)- Infectious Diseases physician and Instructor in the Department of Medicine, Duke University Username: /u/nationalgeographic
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Edit: thanks my friends! I actually understand now :)