Strengthening Far Eastern Relations for Industrial Application of Mushroom Genomics Research at SZBK

Apr 22, 2025 | News

On April 22, 2025, a delegation from the Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, led by the academy's president, Dr. Cai Youming, and senior researcher Dr Zou Gen, visited the BRC to strengthen the emerging joint mushroom genomics collaborations and to learn about the research portfolio of the Momentum Mushroom Genomics and Evolution Group operating at the BRC Institute of Biochemistry. The research group led by László Nagy conducts world-renowned research in the field of fungal developmental biology and evolution, and their work can contribute to solving many challenges in the mushroom industry. The goal of the emerging collaboration is primarily knowledge transfer and training of young researchers, but it can also lead to industrial collaborations in China, which is the world's largest mushroom producer.

The BRC visit of the delegation will be followed by further meetings in China and Hungary, which will contribute to enhancing the reputation of the BRC in the Far East as well.