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MALTZ MYCOLOGY

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Pioneering mycology research for a renewable future

Dr. Mia Maltz leads innovative research in mycology, exploring fungi's role in ecosystems, communities, and global restoration.

Explore the latest research, innovative lab projects, and educational initiatives shaping the future of mycology and contributing to a healthier planet.

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ABOUt MIA

Research. Education.

Environment. Service.

Through the extraordinary and mysterious lens of mycelium, Mia uncovers solutions to today’s most pressing environmental and conservation challenges.

 

Leading a microbial ecology laboratory at UConn, she conducts field research in degraded urban and natural ecosystems while exploring host-associated and environmental microbiomes.

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As an Assistant Professor in the PSLA Department at UConn, Mia teaches Environmental Soil Science (lecture and lab) and Soil Microbial Ecology, empowering the next generation to understand and protect the world beneath our feet.

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Mia actively supports the mycology and scientific community through leadership and mentorship. She serves on the Endowment Committee for the Mycological Society of America (MSA) and is the co-founder of both the MSA Student Section and the MSA Diversity Committee.

At UConn, Mia is the faculty supervisor of the Women in Soil Ecology (WISE) club and mentors students through the Women in Math, Science, & Engineering (WIMSE) program.

Ecological Restoration of Fungi

Mia R. Maltz

Ecological Restoration of Fungi

Mind the microbes: Below-ground effects of herbicides for managing invasive plants

Mia R. Maltz, I. Ostmann, A. Swanson, V. Montellano, J Burger, Emma L. Aronson

Mind the microbes: Below-ground effects of herbicides for managing invasive plants

Diversity in the Mycological Society of America

Tanya E. Cheeke, Sara Branco, Danny Haelewaters, Donald O. Natvig, Mia R. Maltz, S. Rodriguez, Matias J. Cafaro, Georgiana May

Diversity in the Mycological Society of America

Aerosolized Desert dusts collected near a drying lake and pulmonary inflammation in mice: Implications for environmental exposures and asthma

Trevor A. Biddle, Keziyah Yisrael, Ryan Drover, Qi Li, Mia R. Maltz, Talyssa M. Topacio, Jasmine Yu, Diana Del Castillo, Daniel Gonzales, Hannah Linton Freund, Mark P. Swenson

Aerosolized Desert dusts collected near a drying lake and pulmonary inflammation in mice: Implications for environmental exposures and asthma
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Dr. Mia Maltz

University of Connecticut
Plant Science and Landscape Architecture 1376 Storrs Rd.
Storrs, CT 06290-4067

mia.maltz@uconn.edu

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