MSSF Meetings
Our meetings have moved online. In response to the public health crisis we currently face, the Mycological Society of San Francisco is holding virtual meetings until further notice.
On the third Tuesday of each month from September thru May, the Mycological Society of San Francisco has a General Meeting. It has usually taken place at the Randall Museum. We look forward to future meetings where we can share our fungal finds, enjoy mushroom snacks and engage with speakers in-person. But until then, we are fortunate that technology allows us to to maintain social distance yet still carry on our mission to educate about the kingdom of Fungi.
Ishan Bhatia - Cordyceps militaris: Friend to Humans, Bane to Pests
- Meeting date and time: 7 pm PDT, Tuesday, March 21, 2023
- Join the Zoom Meeting
- Meeting ID: 891 8438 9640
- Passcode: 608192
We need food to survive. But as agriculture expands to feed a rapidly growing global population, we face a problem: pests. They relentlessly attack our crops, threatening the stability of our food supply. Even worse, while the age-old solution to this problem, pesticides, are effective at warding off damaging insects, their widespread use harms our health and the environment, eventually causing insects to develop genetic resistance. In his speech, Ishan will discuss his experiments using the mushroom Cordyceps militaris as an effective alternative to toxic commercial pesticides — how he planned his experiment, the results of his experiment, and potential implications to the field of agriculture.
Ishan Bhatia (17) is a senior at Lynbrook High School who has, over the course of his high school years, developed a passion for microbiology, biochemistry, and biotechnology through his research on Cordyceps militaris. In his free time, he likes to hang out with friends, sing, play the French Horn, and play video games.
2023 Meetings
2022 Meetings
- Tuesday, November 15, 2022
video
- Tuesday, October 18, 2022
video
- Tuesday, September 20, 2022
video
- No meetings June-August
- Tuesday, May 17, 2022 video
- Tuesday, April 19, 2022 video
- Tuesday, March 15, 2022 video
- Tuesday, February 15, 2022
- Tuesday, January 18, 2022
2021 Meetings
- Tuesday, December 21, 2021
- Tuesday, November 16, 2021
- Tuesday, October 19, 2021
- Tuesday, September 21, 2021
- No meetings June-August
- Tuesday, May 18, 2021
- Tuesday, April 20, 2021
- Tuesday, March 16, 2021
- Tuesday, February 16, 2021
- Tuesday, January 19, 2021
2020 Meetings
- Tuesday, December 15, 2020
- Tuesday, November 17, 2020
- Tuesday, October 20, 2020
- Tuesday, September 15, 2020
- No meetings June-August
- Tuesday, May 19, 2020
- Tuesday, April 21, 2020 - cancelled due to COVID-19
- Tuesday, March 17, 2020
- Tuesday, February 18, 2020
- Tuesday, January 21, 2020
2019 Meetings
- No meeting in December, Fungus Fair on Sunday, December 8, 2019
- Tuesday, November 19, 2019
- Tuesday, October 15, 2019
- Tuesday, September 17, 2019
- No meetings June-August
- Tuesday, May 21, 2019
- Tuesday, April 16, 2019
- Tuesday, March 19, 2019
- Tuesday, February 19, 2019
- Tuesday, January 15, 2019
2018 Meetings
- No meeting in December
- Tuesday, November 20, 2018
- Tuesday, October 15, 2018
- Tuesday, September 17, 2018
- No meetings June-August
- Tuesday, May 21, 2018
- Tuesday, April 17, 2018
- Tuesday, March 20, 2018
- Tuesday, February 20, 2018
- Tuesday, January 16, 2018
2017 Meetings
- No meeting in December
- Tuesday, November 21, 2017
- Tuesday, October 17, 2017
- Tuesday, September 19, 2017
- No meetings June-August
- Tuesday, May 16, 2017
- Tuesday, April 18, 2017
- Tuesday, March 21, 2017
- Tuesday, February 21, 2017
- Tuesday, January 17, 2017
2016 Meetings
- No meeting in December
- Tuesday, November 15, 2016
- Tuesday, October 18, 2016
- Tuesday, September 20, 2016
- No meetings June-August
- Tuesday, May 17, 2016
- Tuesday, April 19, 2016
- Tuesday, March 15, 2016
- Tuesday, February 16, 2016
- Tuesday, January 19, 2016
2015 Meetings
- No meeting in December
- Tuesday, November 17, 2015
- Tuesday, October 20, 2015
- Tuesday, September 15, 2015 2015 video
- No meetings June-August
- Tuesday, May 19, 2015
- Tuesday, April 21, 2015
- Tuesday, March 17, 2015
- Tuesday, February 17, 2015
- Tuesday, January 20, 2015
2014 Meetings
- No meeting in December
- Tuesday, November 18, 2014
- Tuesday, October 21, 2014
- Tuesday, September 16, 2014 video
- No meetings June-August
- Tuesday, May 20, 2014
- Tuesday, April 15, 2014 video
- Tuesday, March 18, 2014 video
- Tuesday, February 18, 2014 video
- Tuesday, January 21, 2014 video
2013 Meetings
- No meeting in December
- Tuesday, November 19, 2013 video
- Tuesday, October 15, 2013 video
- Tuesday, September 17, 2013 Talk "&" Slides
- No meetings June-August
- Tuesday, May 21, 2013 video
- Tuesday, April 16, 2013 video 1 video 2
- Tuesday, March 19, 2013 video
- Tuesday, February 19, 2013
- Tuesday, January 15, 2013
