MycoBase: Open Fungal Data for Healthy People and Planet

Team

The people behind the project.

  • Portrait of Dr. Duong Vu

    Dr. Duong Vu

    Project leader; WP3 lead (web portal)

    Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute

    Computer scientist, bioinformatician and data steward at the Westerdijk Institute. Developer of WI-LIMS and MycoBank. Dutch Data Prize in Life Sciences 2022.

  • Portrait of Prof. Dr. Wieland Meyer

    Prof. Dr. Wieland Meyer

    WP1 lead (community engagement)

    Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute

    Director and head of Medical Mycology at the Westerdijk Institute. Founder of the ISHAM ITS barcoding database.

  • Portrait of Dr. Jos Houbraken

    Dr. Jos Houbraken

    WP2 lead (data collection and integration)

    Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute

    Head of Food and Indoor Mycology at the Westerdijk Institute. Co-author of “Food and Indoor Fungi”.

  • Portrait of Dr. Duc Anh Nguyen

    Dr. Duc Anh Nguyen

    Software engineer (WP3)

    Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute

    Software engineer for the MycoBase platform. PhD in automated machine learning (AutoML); background in data science and research software.

  • Portrait of Luka Ivkovic

    Luka Ivkovic

    FAIR Information Specialist (WP1 & WP2)

    Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute

    Luka harmonises fungal data from the Westerdijk collections and international databases and integrates it into the central MycoBase database. He also connects MycoBase with its users through training, workshops and the biannual user group.