Jade Hopkins

I went to my first VMS meeting in 2017, and ever since then have fallen in love with the weird and wonderful world of fungi. I am fascinated by their ingenious and often bizarre adaptions to life. I have started learning how to do PCR because I think DNA barcoding is a valuable contribution I can make to mycology, and would love to help others explore this exciting area.

Of particular interest to me are the Mycenas, a genera of tiny mushrooms which can be hard to characterize. I think citizen science can make helpful contributions to scientific study.

April 2024