Curriculum Vitae Nicole A. Hynson Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology e-mail: nhynson@uci.edu University of California Irvine lab phone: 949-824-9423 321 Steinhaus Hall fax: 949-824-2181 Irvine, CA 92697-2525 U.S.A. PROFESSIONAL STATUS August 2011 2010 present Assistant Professor Botany Department University of Hawaii Manoa Postdoctoral Researcher Treseder Lab Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology University of California Irvine PREVIOUS EDUCATION 2005 2010 Ph.D Department of Environmental Science, Policy & Management Advisor: Prof. Thomas D. Bruns 1998 2002 Bachelor of Science in Mycology/Forest Ecology The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA RESEARCH: The ecology and evolution of the mycorrhizal symbiosis, the ecophysiology of mycoheterotrophic plants, plant fungal community feedbacks in pioneer and invaded ecosystems. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2010 2005 Graduate Student Department of Environmental Science, Policy & Management Advisor: Prof. Thomas Bruns 2007 Fellow, Institute of European Studies Last updated 9-8-2011 1
University of Bayreuth, Germany Primary Investigator: Prof. Gerhard Gebauer 2005 2004 Research Assistant Bruns Lab, Department of Plant & Microbiology UC Berkeley Primary Investigator: Prof. Thomas Bruns 2003 2001 Botanist USDA Forest Service Olympic National Forest Primary Investigators: Dr. Andrew Carey & Dr. Joan Ziegltrum 2002 Intern Inventory and Identification of Hawaiian Fungi University of Hawaii, Hilo Primary Investigator: Prof. Don Hemmes TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2010-present Advisor to undergraduate research (4 students) Undergraduate Research in Biological Science Program University of California Irvine 2010 2006 Mentor to undergraduate research (7 students) Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program 2009 2005 Graduate Student Instructor Courses: Plant Physiological Ecology, California Mushrooms & The Diversity of Plants and Fungi Departments of Plant & Microbiology, and Integrative Biology PUBLICATIONS Book Chapter: N.A. Hynson, M-A. Selosse & G. Gebauer. The ecophysiology of mycoheterotrophic plants. Mycoheterotrophy: the biology of plants living on fungi. Ed. Vincent Merckx. Springer: New York, NY. (In revision) Last updated 9-8-2011 2
Peer Reviewed Articles: N.A. Hynson, S. Mambelli, A.S. Amend & T.E. Dawson (2011) Measuring carbon gains from fungal networks in understory plants from the tribe Pyroleae (Ericaceae): a field manipulation and stable isotope approach. (Submitted to Oecologia) N.A. Hynson & T.D. Bruns (2010) Fungal hosts for mycoheterotrophic plants: a nonexclusive, but highly selective club. New Phytologist 185: 598-601. (Invited) V. Merckx, M.I. Bidartondo & N.A. Hynson (2009) Myco-heterotrophy: when fungi host plants. Annals of Botany 104: 1255-1261. (Invited) N.A. Hynson & T.D. Bruns (2009) Evidence of a myco-heterotroph in the plant family Ericaceae that lacks mycorrhizal specificity. Proceedings of the Royal Society London Series B: Biological Sciences 276: 4053-4059. N.A. Hynson, K. Preiss, G. Gebauer & T.D. Bruns (2009) Isotopic evidence of full and partial myco-heterotrophy in the plant tribe Pyroleae (Ericaceae). New Phytologist 182: 719-726. N.A. Hynson, K. Preiss & G. Gebauer (2009) Is it better to give than receive? A stable isotope perspective to orchid-fungal carbon transport in the green orchid species Goodyera repens and G. oblongifolia. New Phytologist 182: 8-11. T.D. Bruns, K.G. Peay, P.J. Boynton, L.C. Grubisha, N.A. Hynson, N.H. Nguyen, N.P. Rosenstock (2009) Inoculum potential of Rhizoogon spores increases with time over the first four years of a 99-year spore burial experiment. New Phytologist 181: 463-470. K. Zimmer, N.A. Hynson, G. Gebauer, E.B. Allen, M.F. Allen & D.J. Read (2007) Wide Geographic and Ecological Distribution of Nitrogen and Carbon Gains From Fungi in Pyroloids and Monotropoids. New Phytologist 175: 166-175. Results featured in Mycorrhizal Symbiosis 3 rd Edn. 2008. Edited by Smith & Read, Academic Press, London UK. In-prep: V.S.F.T. Merckx, S.B. Janssens, N.A. Hynson, C.D. Specht, T.D. Bruns & E.F. Smets (2011) Mycoheterotrophic interactions are not limited to a narrow phylogenetic range of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Last updated 9-8-2011 3
N.H. Nguyen, N.A. Hynson & T.D. Bruns. Stayin Alive: unexpected survival of mycorrhizal spores from six year old forest soil. Target journal: Mycorrhiza Newsletters: N.A. Hynson (2011) Alternative living in the understory: mycoheterotrophic plants and the importance of underground networking. Tree Rings, The Yuba Watershed Institute. N.A. Hynson (2009) Recruiting a new generation of mycologists: how to engage youth in mycology. Mycena News, The Mycological Society of San Francisco s Newsletter 56(5). Reprinted in North American Mycological Association s newsletter Mycophile. GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS 2012-2011 Research Grant: Center for Environmental Biology, UC Irvine 2012 2010 Newton International Fellowship (Declined) 2010 Research Grant: Mycological Society of San Francisco 2010 2009 Dissertation Year Fellowship: UC Office of the President 2008 Research Grant: Sonoma County Mycological Society 2008 2006 William Carroll Smith Fellowship: UC Berkeley 2007 Fellowship: Institute of European Studies 2007 Research Grant: Bavarian California Technology Center 2007 Research Grant: California Native Plant Society 2007 & 2006 Honorable Mention: NSF Graduate Student Fellowship 1998 The Evergreen State College Foundation Scholarship CONFERENCE & TRAVEL AWARDS 2011 Workshop Travel Award: FESIN workshop on metamycology and beyond: using fungi in educational contexts 2009 Student Award: Mycological Society of America 2009 Workshop Travel Award: FESIN workshop on ecological approaches to analyzing complex community datasets, MSA Annual Meeting, Snowbird, UT 2008 Best Student Poster Award: The 6 th International Conference on Stable Isotopes in Ecology, Honolulu, HI Last updated 9-8-2011 4
2007 Workshop Travel Award: Nord Forsk/FESIN workshop on identifying ectomycorrhizal fungi, Copenhagen, Denmark 2006 Conference Travel Grant: PRESENTATIONS Invited Speaker: 2011 Non-pathogenic Microbial Invasions and the Functional Ecology of Plant- Fungal Symbioses. Symbiosis Workshop, Sierra Nevada Research Center, CA. 2011 The Functional Ecology of Plant-Fungal Symbioses. University of Georgia Department of Plant Biology. 2011 Partners in Crime: Cheating, Invasions, and the Community Ecology of Plant- Fungal Symbioses. University of Hawaii Manoa, Botany Department. 2010 Mycorrhizal Fungi: Form and Function. Santa Cruz Fungus Federation & San Francisco Mycological Society. 2009 Evolution and Ecology of Myco-heterotrophy in Ericaceae. University of California Irvine Microbial Research Group. 2009 When Fungi Host Plants: Unraveling the Role of Mycorrhizal Specificity in Myco-heterotrophic Plants. Sonoma County Mycological Association. Talks At Scientific Meetings: 2011 Ectomycorrhizal Introductions and the Underground Ecology of Pine Invasion on Oceanic Islands. Mycological Society of America Annual Meeting, Fairbanks, AK. 2009 Mycorrhizal Specialization and Its Role in the Evolution of Mycoheterotrophy. Mycological Society of America Annual Meeting, Snow Bird, UT. 2007 Evolutionary and Ecological Implications of Mycorrhizal Mediated Carbon Transfer in the Plant Tribe Pyroleae (Ericaceae). University of Copenhagen Nord Forsk Research Training Course, Copenhagen Denmark. Last updated 9-8-2011 5
2005 Identification of the Mycorrhizal Associates of the Understory Plants Pyrola picta and P. aphylla. UC Berkeley Blodgett Forest Research Station Annual Meeting, Georgetown, CA. Posters at Scientific Meetings: 2008 Exploring the Transition to Myco-heterotrophy in a Leafless Pyrola (Ericaceae) and its Close Relatives: Isotopic Evidence. The 6 th International Conference on Stable Isotopes in Ecology, Honolulu, HI. *Won Best Student Poster* 2006 Chasing the Carbon Train: Mixotrophy and Myco-heterotrophy in the Plant Family Pyrolaceae. International Conference of Mycorrhizae, Granada, Spain. SERVICE Reviewer for: New Phytologist, Planta, Plant Physiology, Annals of Botany 2014 2010: Mycological Society of America Ecology Committee Member. The goal of this committee is to increase the representation of mycology in professional ecological outlets such as peer-reviewed journals, scientific meeting, and workshops. 2006-present: Undergraduate Mentor, University of California Irvine and UC Berkeley. I have trained eleven UC undergraduate research apprentices as well as a summer exchange student from the University of Durham, UK, most of who were females pursuing biology as a career. 2010 2006: Mushroom Identification Expert, for San Francisco Mycological Society s MycoBlitz in conjunction with UC Berkeley. The goals of the MycoBlitz are to inventory and catalog the macrofungi of California s National Parks. To aid in this joint effort between the Park Service, amateur mycological clubs, and UC Berkeley I provided species determinations for fungi collected on various forays. 2010 2004: Volunteer, San Francisco Mycological Society s Fungus Fair, as a volunteer my role was to educate the public on the functions of fungi in ecosystems as well as explain key characteristics for identifying mushrooms. 2004 2003: Environmental Education Coordinator, YMCA Earth Service Corp, Olympia, WA. I coordinated a group of teen volunteers, worked with the local school district, government officials, and non-profit groups to create relevant environmental advocacy and outreach projects. Last updated 9-8-2011 6
2003 2002: Americorp Volunteer, Washington State University Cooperative Extension Teen-Works. I was responsible for creating and implementing an environmental education curriculum for low-income, at-risk teens. The program focused on youth leadership, environmental restoration, community outreach, and is still running today. 2000 & 1996: Amigos De Las Americas Volunteer and Field Supervisor, Honduras and Bolivia. This non-profit organization works in Latin America to support sustenance farming communities in sustainable development projects. While a volunteer I was responsible for environmental and health education project coordination with community members. These projects ranged from school gardens to family planning education to stove building. I also acted as the liaison between the community members, volunteers, and Bolivian non-profits that were sponsors of the projects. ACADEMIC SOCIETIES: Member of the Mycological Society of America Last updated 9-8-2011 7