Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬
@dhaelewa.bsky.social
Luna's dad | PI Laboratory of Fungal Ecology and Evolution, Biology Centre CAS | visiting prof Ghent University | #TeamLaboul | biodiversity monitoring, conservation, ecology, genomics | #scicomm | 1stgen/queer/he/him | PhD #Harvard | dannyhaelewaters.com
Proud to share that I am included in the world's top 2% of scientists! I only found out through reviewing CVs and motivation letters of candidates for the postdoc position in my lab. 🎉🙏 #LFEE #TeamLaboul #newPI
November 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Proud to share that I am included in the world's top 2% of scientists! I only found out through reviewing CVs and motivation letters of candidates for the postdoc position in my lab. 🎉🙏 #LFEE #TeamLaboul #newPI
Received GREAT news today. My application for a GAČR Junior STAR grant was successful! An additional five-year grant, with funds to hire PhD students & postdocs. More ads coming soon! #LFEE #CzechScienceFoundation
October 30, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Received GREAT news today. My application for a GAČR Junior STAR grant was successful! An additional five-year grant, with funds to hire PhD students & postdocs. More ads coming soon! #LFEE #CzechScienceFoundation
October 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Glad to have been in Drøbak, #Norway to teach during the workshop on #Laboulbeniales. This was funded through an #Artsdatabanken project, which will hopefully see a continuation.
October 10, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Glad to have been in Drøbak, #Norway to teach during the workshop on #Laboulbeniales. This was funded through an #Artsdatabanken project, which will hopefully see a continuation.
Preparing my introductory PPT while on my way to Drøbak, Norway to teach a workshop on #Laboulbeniales together with my PhD student Warre Van Caenegem and Dr. Vladimir Gusarov from @uio.no. Funded by #Artsdatabanken. www.forbio.uio.no/events/cours... @prfju.bsky.social #TeamLaboul
October 7, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Preparing my introductory PPT while on my way to Drøbak, Norway to teach a workshop on #Laboulbeniales together with my PhD student Warre Van Caenegem and Dr. Vladimir Gusarov from @uio.no. Funded by #Artsdatabanken. www.forbio.uio.no/events/cours... @prfju.bsky.social #TeamLaboul
Amidst the craziness that is being a #newPI and teaching classes, we also have four children and are renovating a house. Living life at the fullest. This evening I'm taking a break from the rate race: just a dinner & evening stroll 👌
September 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Amidst the craziness that is being a #newPI and teaching classes, we also have four children and are renovating a house. Living life at the fullest. This evening I'm taking a break from the rate race: just a dinner & evening stroll 👌
Incredibly proud of this manuscript. Two reviews came back with no – no! – input other than praise for our writing. This is my PhD student Libelje's first chapter presenting the first checklist of fungi from #Honduras. So excited to seeing this published! 🍄❤️ #LFEE #LuminaQuaeruntur #newPI
September 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Incredibly proud of this manuscript. Two reviews came back with no – no! – input other than praise for our writing. This is my PhD student Libelje's first chapter presenting the first checklist of fungi from #Honduras. So excited to seeing this published! 🍄❤️ #LFEE #LuminaQuaeruntur #newPI
Our group discussion during the first class on #WritingScience revealed many good and bad habits to writing. Fun to see what works for some but doesn't for others. @ds-ugent.bsky.social @michieldegroot.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Our group discussion during the first class on #WritingScience revealed many good and bad habits to writing. Fun to see what works for some but doesn't for others. @ds-ugent.bsky.social @michieldegroot.bsky.social
Seeing Rhodotus palmatus (common name: wrinkled peach) in Białowieża National Park this week reminded me that I should finalize an old manuscript on this fungus in the USA. Spoiler: American collections of R. palmatus are a different species! #studentproject #summerschool #taxonomy 🍄🍑
September 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Seeing Rhodotus palmatus (common name: wrinkled peach) in Białowieża National Park this week reminded me that I should finalize an old manuscript on this fungus in the USA. Spoiler: American collections of R. palmatus are a different species! #studentproject #summerschool #taxonomy 🍄🍑
We took a hike in the strict protected area deep in Białowieża Forest, and found the beautiful – and rare – Rhodotus palmatus, the wrinkled peach (among others)! 🇵🇱🍄 #fieldmycology
September 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
We took a hike in the strict protected area deep in Białowieża Forest, and found the beautiful – and rare – Rhodotus palmatus, the wrinkled peach (among others)! 🇵🇱🍄 #fieldmycology
On my way to Białowieża Forest to help in the #FieldMycology summer school 'from fungal morphology to genotype'. This is the 5th edition, and my 2nd time participating as teacher. Very excited to be in one of the last remaining parts of the ancient forest once covering northeastern Europe.
September 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
On my way to Białowieża Forest to help in the #FieldMycology summer school 'from fungal morphology to genotype'. This is the 5th edition, and my 2nd time participating as teacher. Very excited to be in one of the last remaining parts of the ancient forest once covering northeastern Europe.
Mycena citriformis is a pathogenic fungus causing leaf spots on coffee plants. It also infects stems, leaves, and fruits of other plants. And it is a hotspot for enzymes that break down pectin, a complex plant fiber. I learnt this from Dr. Lene Lange at #mbkceesme2025 @mikrobiokosmos.bsky.social
September 24, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Mycena citriformis is a pathogenic fungus causing leaf spots on coffee plants. It also infects stems, leaves, and fruits of other plants. And it is a hotspot for enzymes that break down pectin, a complex plant fiber. I learnt this from Dr. Lene Lange at #mbkceesme2025 @mikrobiokosmos.bsky.social
This evening it was getting crazier even. They were pulling up people 🙉
September 19, 2025 at 8:40 PM
This evening it was getting crazier even. They were pulling up people 🙉
Always something going on in Bruges. Now they're placing ... a huge spider on the Belfry? ⚫️🟡🔴
September 19, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Always something going on in Bruges. Now they're placing ... a huge spider on the Belfry? ⚫️🟡🔴
So excited for Monae Taylor from Western Kentucky University to defend her Master's thesis research today! Monae has been working with us since 2023, catching bats in Panama, Sardinia, and Czechia. 🦇🪰🍄 #TeamLaboul #microfungi #NSFfunded
September 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
So excited for Monae Taylor from Western Kentucky University to defend her Master's thesis research today! Monae has been working with us since 2023, catching bats in Panama, Sardinia, and Czechia. 🦇🪰🍄 #TeamLaboul #microfungi #NSFfunded
📣New paper alert📣
@michieldegroot.bsky.social ran laboratory experiments at the University of South Bohemia, which revealed that abiotic factors DO significantly affect parasitism of Harmonia axyridis by Hesperomyces harmoniae. Congratulations! Read more: doi.org/10.1111/een.... #TeamLaboul
@michieldegroot.bsky.social ran laboratory experiments at the University of South Bohemia, which revealed that abiotic factors DO significantly affect parasitism of Harmonia axyridis by Hesperomyces harmoniae. Congratulations! Read more: doi.org/10.1111/een.... #TeamLaboul
September 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
📣New paper alert📣
@michieldegroot.bsky.social ran laboratory experiments at the University of South Bohemia, which revealed that abiotic factors DO significantly affect parasitism of Harmonia axyridis by Hesperomyces harmoniae. Congratulations! Read more: doi.org/10.1111/een.... #TeamLaboul
@michieldegroot.bsky.social ran laboratory experiments at the University of South Bohemia, which revealed that abiotic factors DO significantly affect parasitism of Harmonia axyridis by Hesperomyces harmoniae. Congratulations! Read more: doi.org/10.1111/een.... #TeamLaboul
September 17, 2025 at 7:23 AM
So excited for my student Aimée Blondelle as she is getting ready for her PhD interview next week. Send lots of positive energy to her! 🙏 #TeamLaboul
September 11, 2025 at 8:46 AM
So excited for my student Aimée Blondelle as she is getting ready for her PhD interview next week. Send lots of positive energy to her! 🙏 #TeamLaboul
Een tijdje geleden werd ik geïnterviewd in het kader van de cursus "Communicating Effectively" die ik samen met @robindevroe.bsky.social ga geven voor Nova Academy.
De video is hier te zien: youtu.be/0I0ceynHGLg?...
Inschrijven voor de cursus kan hier: nova-academy.be/en/programme...
De video is hier te zien: youtu.be/0I0ceynHGLg?...
Inschrijven voor de cursus kan hier: nova-academy.be/en/programme...
September 10, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Een tijdje geleden werd ik geïnterviewd in het kader van de cursus "Communicating Effectively" die ik samen met @robindevroe.bsky.social ga geven voor Nova Academy.
De video is hier te zien: youtu.be/0I0ceynHGLg?...
Inschrijven voor de cursus kan hier: nova-academy.be/en/programme...
De video is hier te zien: youtu.be/0I0ceynHGLg?...
Inschrijven voor de cursus kan hier: nova-academy.be/en/programme...
During this evening's meetings with @jonathancazabonne.bsky.social and the @msafungi.bsky.social Electronic Communication Committee I will be having a Belgian beer. Much needed because, what a day. #newPI #academiclife 🇧🇪🍺
September 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
During this evening's meetings with @jonathancazabonne.bsky.social and the @msafungi.bsky.social Electronic Communication Committee I will be having a Belgian beer. Much needed because, what a day. #newPI #academiclife 🇧🇪🍺
If you're looking to visit (a) herbarium collection(s), or improve or maintain small collections of plants/fungi/algae, consider applying for an @iaptglobal.bsky.social Research Grant or Small Collections Grant! Applications for the 2026 round will open soon. www.iaptglobal.org/grants
September 8, 2025 at 5:12 PM
If you're looking to visit (a) herbarium collection(s), or improve or maintain small collections of plants/fungi/algae, consider applying for an @iaptglobal.bsky.social Research Grant or Small Collections Grant! Applications for the 2026 round will open soon. www.iaptglobal.org/grants
I found a copy of my bachelor's thesis again. So this is the first time I am seeing my bachelor's thesis (2008), Master's thesis (2011), and PhD dissertation (2018) together ❤️ So many hours went into writing these! I'mma keep them close now.
September 4, 2025 at 6:41 AM
I found a copy of my bachelor's thesis again. So this is the first time I am seeing my bachelor's thesis (2008), Master's thesis (2011), and PhD dissertation (2018) together ❤️ So many hours went into writing these! I'mma keep them close now.
And look at these ascomata of Xylaria longipes, or Dead Moll's Fingers! When cut open, you can see the white and sterile stroma on the inside and the blackish perithecia, closed fruitbodies producing ascospores, on the outer margin. Just beautiful! In Zoutelande, #TheNetherlands 🍄🇳🇱
August 31, 2025 at 10:02 PM
And look at these ascomata of Xylaria longipes, or Dead Moll's Fingers! When cut open, you can see the white and sterile stroma on the inside and the blackish perithecia, closed fruitbodies producing ascospores, on the outer margin. Just beautiful! In Zoutelande, #TheNetherlands 🍄🇳🇱
Myriostoma coliforme, the saltshaker earthstar (or pepper pot). A beautiful observation from Zoutelande in the Netherlands for #FunDive. 🍄🧂🇳🇱
August 31, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Myriostoma coliforme, the saltshaker earthstar (or pepper pot). A beautiful observation from Zoutelande in the Netherlands for #FunDive. 🍄🧂🇳🇱