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Dr. Gordon Walker "Fascinated by Fungi"

Passport to Kingdom Fungi: An introduction to the wild, weird, and wonderful world of mushrooms and fungi

A comprehensive and accessible overview of all the incredible forms that fungi take, the unexpected ways they live, and how they affect our lives. This presentation also covers a variety of edible, toxic, functional, and dye mushrooms.

Dr. Gordon Walker is an award winning speaker, science communicator, published author. Gordon has a PhD in Biochemistry from UC Davis where his research focused on the microbial ecology of wine fermentations and yeast genetics. 

His social media channels @FascinatedByFungi have amassed over 3 million cumulative followers, he uses these platforms as a tool to educate the public on mushrooms and advocate for fungal conservation, and environmental sustainability.

His book "Passport to Kingdom Fungi" fundamentally transforms the way people learn about mushrooms and fungi, serving as the go to resource for a whole new generation of mycophiles and people interested in foraging, wild foods, and fermentation."

His full list of my peer reviewed academic publications can be found on his Research Gate Profile. You can connect professionally with me via my LinkedIn Profile.

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