Episode 322: Fungi of the Forest

Henna Tyyskä is a PhD student in Catalonia, Spain studying how historical land-use affects fungi under the  forest floor.Inspired to be a scientist after reading Gorillas in the Mist by Dian Fossey, Henna grew up in Finland, hanging out by lakes & collecting berries and mushrooms in the forest.  Before her current position Henna developed a taxonomic key to identify plants from a group that lives in Borneo and worked as an environmental consultant for an engineering company in Scotland.Hear about Henna’s fascinating past and current roles and the combination of history, genetics, fieldwork and labwork that underpins her PhD, including the fundamental question that guides the selection of her field sites; 'would I put my cows here?’Show theme music: Kevin MacLeodThank you to the whole TWICS team for the incredible behind-the-scenes volunteering every week! Host: Dr Kate Johnson (@kateplantphys.bsky.social)Production: Dr Meredith Castles (@MeredithCastles)