Michael Beug: A Legendary Mycology Professor

<p>Today we are joined by Micahel Beug, a legendary professor and scientist from Evergreen State College. Micheal mentored a handful of the today’s great mycologists such as Paul Stamets, Jonathan Ott and Jeremy Bigwood. With a PhD in organic chemistry and a love for mushrooms, Michael’s expertise was and continues to be instrumental for the growth of mycology as a whole. After just publishing a field guide “Mushrooms of Cascadia: An Illustrated Key”, we are blessed to have this opportunity to talk with Michael. Tune in for some insider info on culture and science of mycology in the western world.</p><p><b>Topics Covered:</b></p><ul><li>Stories from the mushroom toxicology call list</li><li>The development of mycology education at Evergreen State College</li><li>Michael Beugs recent publication “Mushrooms of Cascadia: An Illustrated Key”</li><li>Early mycological culture with a renown crew including Paul Stamets, Jeremy Bigwood, Jonathan Ott</li><li>Researching psychotropic fungi at Evergreen: methods, chemistry, bureaucratic, and more</li><li>Professor Beug’s specialty in  biochemistry and enzyme kinetics, and how that supported the mycology research at Evergreen</li><li>Michael’s work on studying the ecological impacts of DDT, effectively ending the use of DDT in North America!</li><li>Basics of fungal metabolism</li><li>The national effort to define the mycoflora of North America</li></ul><p><b>Show Notes:</b></p><ul><li>Michael Beug’s LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/mwbeug44/'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/mwbeug44/</a></li><li>Publication on DDT: <a href='https://www.researchgate.net/publication/18165522_Carbonic_Anhydrase_Interaction_with_DDT_DDE_and_Dieldrin'>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/18165522_Carbonic_Anhydrase_Interaction_with_DDT_DDE_and_Dieldrin</a></li><li>Mushrooms of Cascadia: An Illustrated Key: <a href='https://fungi.com/collections/identification-guides/products/mushrooms-of-cascadia'>https://fungi.com/collections/identification-guides/products/mushrooms-of-cascadia</a