Ecology, diversity, and metabolites of Fungi

Carl Wooks is a senior lecturer in microbiology at the University of Edinburgh and has been a professor of plant-microbe-fungal interactions for 14 years. In addition to giving invited keynote addresses at international symposia and congresses all over the world, he has published more than 140 scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals and served as a consultant to biotechnology firms. His areas of expertise include fungal ecology, diversity and metabolites, plant biotechnology techniques, medicinal plant biotechnology, and biotechnology in medicinal and aromatic plants. He also specialises in ecology and management of soil-borne pathogens. William Beth is a Professor Emeritus of Biology at the Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology. His areas of expertise include fungal ecology, diversity and metabolites, plant biotechnology techniques, medicinal plant biotechnology, and biotechnology in medicinal and aromatic plants. He also specialises in ecology and management of soil-borne pathogens. He is a member of the National Mycological Society, the Ecological Society, and the Mycological Society, among other organisations. He is the author or coauthor of more than 65 professional publications. Daniel Beth is the author of four botany laboratory guides in addition to numerous research papers that have been published in national and international journals.