Supplement to Mycologia Vol. 53(4) August 2002 Newsletter of the Mycological Society of America -- In This Issue -- Fungal Protein For Human Use by Karl Leo Braun and Gustavo Viniegra Fungal Protein for Human Use ............... 1-2 Questions or comments should be sent to Karl Leo Braun at 5460 Ballentine MSA Official Business .......................... 2-15 Pike, Springfield, OH 45502 or email: <
[email protected]>. From the President .................................. 2 MSA Council Email Express ................. 2-3 As a follow up to his article entitled “An Interview With Dr. William Important Announcements ............... 3-4 Dudley Gray” [Inoculum 53(3):1-5] concerning the production of Annual Reports of: fungal protein, Karl Leo Braun contacted Dr. Gaston Guzman in Officers .............................................. 5-6 Xalapa, Mexico. In turn, Dr. Guzman suggested that he get in touch with Dr. Gustavo Viniegra. Mr. Braun did contact Dr. Viniegra and Publications ....................................... 6-8 received the following reply. Standing Committees ......................... 8-9 Rotating Committees ..................... 10-11 Dear Mr. Braun: Affiliates and Assignments ........... 11-13 The idea to use mycelial cultures as fungal protein was considered Ad Hoc Committees ...................... 13-14 in many countries, including Mexico, but to my knowledge, only the Representatives ............................. 14-15 Rank Hovis and McDougall company started food protein from From the Editor ..................................... 15 sugars at UK. I remember, Dr. Solomon’s announcing in 1980 at the Forms International Biotechnology Symposium the approval of UK of Change of Address ............................. 25 mycelial protein for human uses. The brand name is Quorn and you Endowment & Contributions ............. 28 may check the details in the following address <http://sst.tees.ac.uk/ Gift Membership ..............................