33rd Fungal Genetics Conference

This March, members of the LaBella lab attended the 33rd Fungal Genetics conference at the Asilomar Conference grounds in California. This conference brings together global leaders in fungal genetics to share groundbreaking work.

Members of the LaBella & Carter labs of UNC Charlotte at the 2026 Fungal Genetics Meeting

Dr. Abbe LaBella started the week by co-chairing a session called "AI in Fungi," where speakers discussed the ways in which machine learning and deep learning are building our understanding of fungal genetics. Research ranged from pathogens to model systems.

PhD candidate, Caroline West, presented her work conducted in collaboration with the lab of Dr. Morgan Carter at UNC Charlotte. This work explores a virus found inside a bacterium that is found inside a fungus!

The Carter and LaBella labs also presented four posters. Participants were constantly asking questions of the trainees and exploring their research.