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June 2021 Issue SIMB News News Magazine of the Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology April/May/June 2021 V.71 N.2 • www.simbhq.org The Microbiology of Sheer Fun A Memorial to Douglas E. Eveleigh RAFT® returns to the Hyatt 2021 RAFT® Chairs: Regency Coconut Point Mark Berge, AstraZeneca November 7–10, 2021 Kat Allikian, Mythic Hyatt Regency Coconut Mushrooms Point, Bonita Springs, FL www.simbhq.org/raft contents 34 CORPORATE MEMBERS SIMB News 35 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Melanie Mormile | Editor-in-Chief 36 SIMB STRATEGIC PLAN Elisabeth Elder | Associate Editor Kristien Mortelmans | Associate Editor 38 NEWSWORTHY Vanessa Nepomuceno | Associate Editor 44 FEATURE: DESIGN & PRODUCTION Katherine Devins | Production Manager THE MICROBIOLOGY OF SHEER FUN: A MEMORIAL TO DOUGLAS E. EVELEIGH (1933–2019) BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Steve Decker 60 SBFC 2021 RECAP President-elect Noel Fong 61 SIMB ANNUAL MEETING 2021 Past President Jan Westpheling 62 RAFT® 14 2021 Secretary Elisabeth Elder SIMB WORKSHOPS Treasurer Laura Jarboe 64 Directors Rob Donofrio 65 INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY MEETS THE MICROBIOME (IMMM) 2021 Katy Kao Priti Pharkya 68 BOOK REVIEW: Tiffany Rau CLIMATE CHANGE AND MICROBIAL ECOLOGY: CURRENT RESEARCH HEADQUARTERS STAFF AND FUTURE TRENDS (SECOND EDITION) Christine Lowe | Executive Director Jennifer Johnson | Director of Member Services 71 CALENDAR OF EVENTS Tina Hockaday | Meeting Coordinator Suzannah Citrenbaum | Web Manager 73 SIMB COMMITTEE LIST SIMB CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE 75 Melanie R. Mormile Email: [email protected] ADVERTISING For information regarding rates, contact SIMB News 3929 Old Lee Highway, Suite 92A Fairfax, VA 22030-2421 P: 703-691-3357 ext 30 F:703-691-7991 On the cover Email: [email protected] Doug Eveleigh wearing his father’s www.simbhq.org bowler hat while examining lichens SIMB News (ISSN 1043-4976), is published quarterly, one volume per year, by the on a tombstone. Society for Industrial Microbiology and Photo by Nick Romanenko. Biotechnology and is provided to all SIMB members. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to SIMB News, 3929 Old Lee Highway, Suite 92A, Fairfax, VA 22030-2421 CONTACT SIMB (703) 691-3357 Copyright © 2021, Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology. Executive Director Christine Lowe, Ext. 26 All rights reserved. Director of Member Services Jennifer Johnson, Ext. 23 Meeting Coordinator Tina Hockaday, Ext. 24 Web Manager Suzannah Citrenbaum, Ext. 27 April • May • June 2021 SIMB NEWS 33 corporate members Thank you to our Corporate Members Diamond Members INFORS USA Procelys Kuhner Shaker, Inc. Sartorius Stedium Biotech Novozymes, Inc. Gold Members Agilent Technologies Hamilton Company BlueSens Corp. m2P Labs, Inc. DCI-Biolafitte Marcor, an Azelis company Flownamics Sensient Global Bionutrients Genesis Biosciences, Inc. Silver Members Arzeda Corp. International Flavors and Panlabs Biologics, Inc. Corteva Agriscience Fragrances Tatua USA Ltd. Envera, LLC KATZEN International, Inc. Xylome Global Bioingredients, Inc. Moubio, LLC Institutional Members ERWAT 34 SIMB NEWS www.simbhq.org editor's corner Letter from the Editor-in-Chief What a difference a year makes! Instead of closing events and gatherings down, things are quickly opening back up due to the availability of highly effective vaccines against COVID-19. I hope you were as happy as I was to register for the 2021 SIMB Annual Meeting to be held in Austin, Texas, August 8–11. Though the technology that has enabled virtual meetings is simply amazing, it cannot replace the human connections that occur in person. In this issue of SIMB News, Drs. Joan Bennett, Max Häggblom, and Raymond Sullivan prepared a touching memorial of Dr. Doug Eveleigh. Many of us fondly remember Doug’s entertaining talks from past SIMB meetings for his humor and insightful knowledge of molds and fungi. Also in this issue is an announcement that Joan was recently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Congratulations to Joan! In addition, congratulations go out to Drs. Nigel Mouncey (President-Elect), Elisabeth Elder (re-elected as Secretary), and Ben Shen (Director) as they take these positions during the 2021 Business Meeting, held on the last day of the Annual Meeting. The current officers and board members should also be congratulated on the work they performed to maintain the organizational health of the SIMB during this incredibly difficult year. They have ensured that SIMB remained sound. I’m looking forward to seeing you in Austin, Texas, for the 2021 SIMB Annual Meeting! Sincerely, Melanie R. Mormile Editor-in-Chief, SIMB News [email protected] April • May • June 2021 SIMB NEWS 35 SIMB Strategic Plan Vision Goals To be the leading international professional society in 1. Provide information to increase global knowledge, industrial microbiology and biotechnology understanding, and application of industrial microbiology and biotechnology. Mission 2. Organize preeminent meetings in our core scientific Empower our members and others to address current disciplines. and future challenges facing humanity using industrial 3. Publish the leading journal in industrial microbiology and microbiology and biotechnology. biotechnology. Core values 4. Promote and increase diversity in all aspects of the Scientific excellence (innovation, rigor, multi-disciplinary Society, with membership open to anyone interested in our science and engineering, translational technology) vision and mission. Leadership (collaboration, continuity, advocacy) 5. Enhance the value of membership in the Society for both individual and corporate members. Diversity (promotion, inclusion, openness, internationality) 6 Offer educational/professional development opportunities Responsibility (ethics, integrity, transparency, societal for the membership and the general public. impact) 7. Communicate our activities and accomplishments in Communication (education, information, outreach, industrial microbiology and biotechnology to both the responsiveness) global scientific community and the general public. Passion for science (fun, inspiration) 8. Expand our global reach. 9. Ensure the financial and operational stability of the Society. 36 SIMB NEWS www.simbhq.org TIME TO RENEW! Individual and corporate membership renewals for 2021 are due! Visit www.simbhq.org to renew today. news Newsworthy Written by Todd Bates, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey and reprinted with approval. Rutgers Professor Joan Bennett Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences Joan W. Bennett, a Distinguished Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. “Receiving this honor would not have been possible without the support of my mentors, professional peers and, most especially, the many wonderful students who have worked in my laboratory over the years,” said Bennett, who works in the Department of Plant Biology in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. “Moreover, it gives me particular pride to see that this year, 55 percent of the people elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences are women.” Bennett and 251 other new members were recognized for helping to solve the world’s most urgent challenges, creating meaning through art and contributing to the common good from every field, discipline and profession. The academy was established in 1780 by John Adams, John Hancock and others who believed the new republic should honor exceptionally accomplished individuals and engage them in advancing the public good. The academy’s dual mission remains essentially the same today with members from increasingly diverse fields working together to share ideas and recommendations in the arts, democracy, education, global affairs and science, according to an academy statement. Bennett joined Rutgers in 2006 after serving on the faculty at Tulane University for more than 30 years. Her laboratory studies the genetics and physiology of filamentous (thread- like) fungi. In addition to mycotoxins (natural toxins produced by some fungi) and other secondary metabolites, her research focuses on the volatile organic compounds emitted by fungi. These small molecules give molds and mushrooms their characteristic odors. The Bennett lab has found that one fungal volatile organic compound known as “mushroom alcohol” is a neurotoxin in Drosophila melanogaster, the common fruit fly, and retards the growth of Arabidopsis thaliana, a flowering plant. It also inhibits growth of the fungus that causes deadly “white-nose syndrome” in bat populations. In other studies, the lab has 38 SIMB NEWS www.simbhq.org news demonstrated that volatile organic compounds from living cultures of Trichoderma, a known biocontrol fungus, can enhance plant growth. Bennett has also been involved in studying the genomes of fungi. Bennett was associate vice president for the Office for the Promotion of Women in Science, Engineering and Mathematics at Rutgers from 2006 to 2014 and continues to serve as senior faculty advisor to the group, which is known as “SciWomen.” She is committed to supporting and advancing women in science and served as chair of the National Academies Committee on Women in Science, Engineering and Medicine from 2018 to 2020. She also served as editor-in-chief of Mycologia; vice president of the British Mycological Society and the International Union of Microbiological Societies; and president of the American Society for Microbiology and the Society for Industrial
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