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Andrew WilsonM.A. Biology: Systematics and Ecology,San Francisco State University, 2003 Contact Information: Clark University Biology Department Email: awilson@clarku.edu Phone: (508) 793-7622 |
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Current Research Interest:Ecology and Evolution of the Basidomycete Genus Calostoma. Graduate Advisor: |
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Education
- Ph.D. Biology: 2007 (expected) Clark University, Worcester, MA
- M.A. Biology: Systematics and Ecology, 2003, San Francisco State University
- B.A. Humanities: 1999, San Francisco State University
- B.S. Biology: Ecology, 1999 San Francisco State University
Professional Experience
Field Experience
Field Assistant - Agaricales of Java and Bali, Indonesia. January 1999 and 2000.
Sea Turtle researcher - Asociacion Pretoma: Sea Turtle Conservation Program,
Costa Rica. Oct-Nov 1998.
Bird Banding - Redwood Sciences Laboratory: Costa Rica Migratory Bird Survey, Costa Rica. Aug-Sept. 1998.
Bird Banding - MAPS Bird Banding Station, SFSU Sierra Nevada Field Campus. Summer 1996 and 1997.
Teaching
BIO 102: Introductory Biology Lab, 2nd Semester, Teaching Assistant,
Clark University. Spring 2005.
Workshop in Fungal Biology for High School Teachers,
Assistant Instructor. August 2003 and July 2004.
BIO 101: Introductory Biology Lab, 1st Semester, Lab Instructor,
Clark University. Fall 2002.
Graduate Teaching Fellow, NSF G K-12 Science Teaching Fellowship,
SFSU and SFUSD. 2001-2002.
BIOL 315: Fungi of the Sierra Nevada, Graduate Assistant,
SFSU Sierra Nevada Field Campus. June 2001.
BIOL 150: World of Plants, Lab preparation, Graduate Assistant SFSU. June-July 2001.
BIOL 230: Introductory Biology Laboratory I, Teaching Assistant, SFSU. Sept-Dec 2000.
BIOL 150: World of Plants for non-biology majors, Teaching Assistant, SFSU. Feb-May 2000.
Professional Service
Editorial service, ad hoc reviewer for Mycologia and Fungal Diversity. 2003 and 2005.
Teaching the Fungal Tree of Life, Website Manager, Clark University, 2003-2004.
Harry D. Thiers Herbarium Mycena Server, Website Manager/Designer, SFSU. 2000-01 (http://www.mycena.sfsu.edu/).
Undergraduate research, Supervision and Training undergraduate in methods of molecular and ecological research. 2003-2004.
Stockroom Assistant Manager/Stockroom Technician SFSU Biology Stockroom. 1998-2000.
Positions Held
Assembling the Fungal Tree of Life, Research Assistant 2003-2004 - Organizing fungal workshop activities and managing Teaching the Fungal Tree of Life (TFTOL) webpage. (http://www.clarku.edu/faculty/dhibbett/TFTOL/index.html).
NSF G K-12 Science Teaching Fellowship 2001 - Assistance and development of science curriculum in San Francisco inner city schools.
Publications
Wilson, A. W., D. E. Desjardin and E. Horak. 2004. Agaricales of Indonesia. 5. The genus Gymnopus from Java and Bali. Sydowia 56 (1):137-210.
Wilson, A. W. and D. E. Desjardin. 2005. Phylogenetic relationships in the gymnopoid and marasmioid fungi (Basidiomycota, euagarics clade). Mycologia 97(3):667-679.
Funding and Awards
MSA Graduate Fellowship 2005 - One of two fellowships awarded annually
MSA Forest Fungal Ecology Research Award 2005 - Funds for exploring the ecology of forest fungi.
DeepHyphae Travel Award 2005 - Travel award to attend and present at MSA meeting 2005
NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant 2005 - DEB-0508716 PI: David S. Hibbett
NYBG Gertrude Bellingham Fund 2001 - Travel funding for researchers visiting the New York Botanical Garden.
MSSF Harry D. Thiers Scholarship 2000 - Scholarship for Bay Area graduate students in Mycology.
SFSU COSE Student Project Funds Scholarship 1998 - Scholarship for SFSU graduate students in the sciences.
Presentations
Adventures in the genus Gymnopus from Java and Bali . . . plus other rantings from a graduate student in mycology. Talk given for San Francisco Bay area amateur mycological clubs: MSSF, FFSC, SOMA. May 2005.
Saprotrophic or symbiotic? Establishing the ecological role of Calostoma cinnabarinum. (Contributed Paper). Annual meeting of the Mycological Society of America, Asheville, North Carolina, July 2004.
Modern Detectives: Exploring the ecology of the local fungus "Hotlips", AKA Calostoma cinnabarinum. (Poster). Annual meeting of the Northeastern Ecology and Evolution Conference, Storrs, Connecticut. March 2004.
A phylogenetic analysis of the Gymnopus/Marasmiellus complex using nLSU rDNA sequences. (Poster). Annual meeting of the Mycological Society of America, Carmel, California. July 2003.
A monograph of the Genus Gymnopus from Java and Bali including identification with nrDNA ITS sequences. (Poster). International Mycological Congress, Oslo, Norway. August 2002.
A monograph of the Genus Gymnopus from Java and Bali including identification with nrDNA ITS sequences. (Poster). Annual meeting of the Mycological Society of America 2002.
Relevant Training
Over the past 7 years I have been acquiring practical mycology experience in both alpha taxonomy and molecular systematics. My master's thesis from San Francisco State University was a monograph of the genus Gymnopus from Java and Bali using morphological and ITS 1 and 2 sequence data. With Dr. Dennis Desjardin I have worked on a molecular phylogeny of the lentinuloid clade sensu Moncalvo et al (2002) using an expanded data set including parsimony and Bayesian methods of analysis. My current research focuses on the ecology and evolution of the gasteroid genus Calostoma. I have recently gathered both molecular and isotopic evidence establishing C. cinnabarinum as an ectomycorrhizal associate. My previous field experience, both domestic and foreign, in both mycology and other areas of research, are listed in the CV.