fungiX 2026

The fungiX 2026 – International Symposium on Fungal Biology, Biodiversity, and Biotechnology is a hybrid event hosted by the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (FCF) at São Paulo State University (UNESP, Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil), with both in-person sessions and online broadcasting. The symposium aims to bring together leading national and international researchers to discuss cutting-edge topics in fungal biology, biodiversity, and biotechnology.

With distinguished invited speakers and opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to present their research, fungiX 2026 will provide a dynamic environment for scientific exchange, advanced training, and the development of national and international collaborative research networks.

We look forward to welcoming you to fungiX 2026 in October 2026, in Araraquara, Brazil & online.

See you soon!

Scientific Committee

Prof. Dr. Douglas Moraes Mendel

Prof. Dr. Ana Marisa Fusco-Almeida

Prof. Dr. Maria José Soares Mendes Giannini

Prof. Dr. Valéria de Carvalho Santos Ebinuma

Registrations

Last spots available for on-site attendance! Please send an email to: fungix2026@gmail.com

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Full Program

You can download the full program here

Invited Speakers

Templates for posters and oral presentations

You can download the templates for poster and oral presentations here.

Flash talks

October 14

Undergraduate students

04:00 PM	Hidden potential in a rare fungus: genomic and functional evidence for lignocellulose degradation in Rickiella edulis	Júlia Mazuca Scagion	FCFAr/Unesp, Araraquara, Brazil
04:10 PM	Reanalysis: redistribuition of Ryp factors to intergenic regions due to the deletion of Rpd3 in Histoplasma ohiense	Nathan Pravatti Barcellos de Oliveira	FCFAr/Unesp, Araraquara, Brazil
04:20 PM	Multi-omics-driven exploration of bioactives in the entomopathogenic fungus Ophiocordyceps buquetii	Diego Marques Pendenza	FCFAr/Unesp, Araraquara, Brazil

Master's students

04:30 PM	Assessing carotenoids in UV-exposed pigmented yeasts	Bruno Skolimoski Nakagawa	IQ/USP, São Paulo, Brazil
04:40 PM	Characterization of candidate DNase-like proteins in Paracoccidioides species: role in net evasion	Olatunbosun Agunbiade	FMB/Unesp, Botucatu, Brazil
04:50 PM	In vitro RNAi against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense: gene silencing and dsRNA stability	María Valentina Ramírez San Miguel	FCFAr/Unesp, Araraquara, Brazil

October 15

PhD students

04:00 PM	Luciferase identification and functional prediction identifies several mushroom species as possibly bioluminescent	Samir Atum	IQ/USP, São Paulo, Brazil
04:10 PM	Fungal extracellular vesicles modulate the innate immune response in Candida albicans and Aspergillus fumigatus	Júia Leão Froldi	FMRP/USP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
04:20 PM	Anti-leishmanial and immunomodulatory potential of Trichoderma spp. extracts on macrophages	Yvana Sagou Signing Matiguia	UESC, Ilhéus, Brazil

Postdocs

04:30 PM	The biomolecular corona shapes macrophage responses to Aspergillus fumigatus vesicles	Lucas Fabrício Bahia Nogueira	FMRP/USP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
04:40 PM	Brazilian biodiversity as a source of novel fungal lineages for lignocellulosic depolymerization	Juliana Virginio da Silva	CNPEM, Campinas, Brazil
04:50 PM	P450 characterization in yeast reveals new steps in Monteverdia ilicifolia triterpenoid biosynthesis	Otávio Aguiar de Souza	IQ/Unesp, Araraquara, Brazil

Poster sessions

POSTER SESSION 1 | OCTOBER 14, 5 PM - 6 PM

ID	Area	Title	Presenter
1	Biology & Biodiversity	HIDDEN POTENTIAL IN A RARE FUNGUS: GENOMIC AND FUNCTIONAL EVIDENCE FOR LIGNOCELLULOSE DEGRADATION IN Rickiella edulis	Júlia Scagion
2	Biology & Biodiversity	Evaluation of the phenotypic profile of environmental Cryptococcus spp. isolates.	Maria Julia Siqueto
3	Pathogenesis	DESIGN AND BIOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF NOVEL ISATIN-THIOSEMICARBAZONE REGIOISOMERS AGAINST SPOROTHRIX SPP	Otavio Chaves
4	Pathogenesis	Natural Product-Based Discovery of Chitinase B1 Inhibitors against Aspergillus fumigatus Through Structure-Based Virtual Screening and Molecular Dynamics	Fatiha Khan
5	Pathogenesis	Reanalysis: Redistribuition of Ryp Factors to Intergenic Regions Due to the Deletion of Rpd3 in Histoplasma ohiense	Nathan Oliveira
6	Pathogenesis	CHARACTERIZATION OF CANDIDATE DNASE-LIKE PROTEINS IN PARACOCCIDIOIDES SPECIES: ROLE IN NET EVASION	Olatunbosun Agunbiade
7	Pathogenesis	ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE AND VIRULENCE OF Candida sp. IN VULVOVAGINAL INFECTIONS: A SCOPING REVIEW	Lorena Tanaka
8	Pathogenesis	SYNTHESIS AND ANTIDERMATOPHYTIC ACTIVITY OF 2',4'-DIMETHOXYCHALCONE AND ITS ANALOGS	Sara Figueredo
9	Pathogenesis	FUNGAL EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES MODULATE THE INNATE IMMUNE RESPONSE IN CANDIDA ALBICANS AND ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS	Julia Froldi
10	Pathogenesis	Role of Tyrosinases in the Adaptation and Virulence of the Human Pathogenic Fungus Aspergillus fumigatus	Ivani Rodrigues
11	Pathogenesis	Improvement of fungistatic/fungicidal activity of Physalis angulata against Candida krusei by different lights irradiation	Maria Julia Chiusoli
12	Pathogenesis	IN VIVO EVALUATION OF TRICHODERMA HARZIANUM AS A BIOCONTROL AGENT AGAINST SUGARCANE SMUT	Melissa Bown
13	Biotechnology	EVALUATION OF TOTAL TRITERPENOID CONTENT IN MYCELIAL FLOURS OBTAINED BY SOLID-STATE FERMENTATION ON CEREALS	Mariana Bueno
14	Biotechnology	BIOPROSPECTING EDIBLE FUNGI FOR PROTEIN-RICH BIOMASS AND BIOACTIVE FRACTION PRODUCTION UNDER SUBMERGED FERMENTATION	Ricardo Vieira
15	Biotechnology	Hydrophobic deep eutectic solvents: Carotenoid recovery and stabilization from Rhodotorula glutinis	Beatriz Santana
16	Biotechnology	ISOLATION AND PRELIMINARY CHARACTERIZATION OF A PESTALOTIOID FUNGUS WITH BIOTECHNOLOGICAL POTENTIAL	Bárbara Vieira Feitosa
17	Biotechnology	Exploring the biosynthetic logic of fungal polyketide synthases	Michael Marone
18	Biotechnology	UNVEILING THE CULTURABLE FUNGA OF SERRA DO CONDURU STATE PARK (BAHIA, BRAZIL) AND ITS BIOTECHNOLOGICAL POTENTIAL	FERNANDA CAMARGO
19	Biotechnology	Red polyketides from Fusarium solani as natural indicators for acid-base titrations	Nathalia Veríssimo
20	Biotechnology	MULTI-OMICS-DRIVEN EXPLORATION OF BIOACTIVES IN THE ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGUS Ophiocordyceps buquetii	Diego Pendenza
21	Biotechnology	SUSTAINABLE PAPER-BASED pH INDICATORS USING RED POLYKETIDES FROM Fusarium solani	Ana Beatriz Frade
22	Biotechnology	DOMESTICATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF GENETIC TOOLS FOR THE GIANT MUSHROOM Macrocybe titans	Ana Carolina Zanardi
23	Biotechnology	GENOME MINING OF Rickiella edulis REVEALS BIOTECHNOLOGICAL POTENTIAL FOR THE BIOSYNTHESIS OF BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS	Gianluca Tobaldini
24	Biotechnology	BIOTRANSFORMATION OF COMMERCIAL FERULIC ACID AND CORN COB HYDROLYSATE BY A. LEUCOSPERMI LB86	Sara Osorio
25	Biotechnology	USE OF DIFFERENT METHODS FOR LIGNIN DEGRADATION FROM SUGARCANE BAGASSE FOR THE GENERATION OF PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS.	Bruno Fernandes
26	Biotechnology	METABOLOMICS LIPID-DRIVEN SPECIALIZATION IN TALAROMYCES SPECIES	Fernanda de Oliveira
27	Biotechnology	DEVELOPMENT AND STABILITY OF COSMETIC MATRICES CONTAINING POLYKETIDE COLORANTS FROM Fusarium solani FOR SUSTAINABLE APPLICATIONS	Júlia Vargas
28	Biotechnology	From yeast biodiversity to improved fermentation: exploring complementary strategies for the development of robust yeast platforms.	Thiago Inácio
29	Biotechnology	CELLULOLYTIC ENZYMES BY Trichoderma lixii USING COFFEE HUSK AS A SUBSTRATE IN SOLID-STATE FERMENTATION	Rodrigo Sorrechia
30	Biotechnology	Prospecting Filamentous Fungal Strains Isolated from Plant Samples for Polyphenol Oxidase Production	Giulia Navarro
31	Biotechnology	ENZYMATIC POTENTIAL OF MARINE Trichoderma lixii CULTIVATED ON AGRO-INDUSTRIAL RESIDUES	Gabriel Oliveira

POSTER SESSION 2 | OCTOBER 15, 5 PM - 6 PM

ID	Area	Title	Presenter
32	Biology & Biodiversity	Assessing Carotenoids in UV-Exposed Pigmented Yeasts	Bruno Nakagawa
33	Biology & Biodiversity	LUCIFERASE IDENTIFICATION AND FUNCTIONAL PREDICTION IDENTIFIES SEVERAL MUSHROOM SPECIES AS POSSIBLY BIOLUMINESCENT	Samir Atum
34	Pathogenesis	AVIAN ASPERGILLOSIS: WHAT CAN VETERINARY PATHOLOGY REVEAL?	Guilherme Longhi
35	Pathogenesis	EFFECTS OF INDOLIC DERIVATIVE ON BIOFILMS FORMED BY CANDIDOZYMA AURIS	Débora Sousa
36	Pathogenesis	Isolation and selection of filamentous fungi from Antarctic samples with potential for biological control of phytopathogenic agents	Guilherme Berlim
37	Pathogenesis	EVALUATION OF OCTYL PROTOCATECHUATE FOR THE TREATMENT OF DUAL-SPECIES BIOFILMS OF cryptococcus neoformans AND candida albicans	Clara Zavaglio
38	Pathogenesis	Evaluation of antifungal and antibiofilm potential of polyphenolic and nitrofuran compounds on Trichophyton rubrum	Matheus Mendonça
39	Pathogenesis	Characterization of formation and microbial interactions in polymicrobial biofilms of Candida auris and commensal and pathogenic bacteria	Bruno Arantes
40	Pathogenesis	Study of the Antimicrobial Activity of Piper umbellatum Fractions	Leticia Caetano
41	Pathogenesis	The biomolecular corona shapes macrophage responses to Aspergillus fumigatus vesicles	Lucas Nogueira
42	Pathogenesis	Comparative profiling of N-terminal acetylation in Paracoccidioides brasiliensis cells and extracellular vesicles	Carla Azevedo
43	Biotechnology	IN VIVO TOXICITY ASSESSMENT OF RED POLYKETIDES FROM Fusarium solani USING THE Galleria mellonella MODEL	Cauan Souza
44	Biotechnology	ANTI-LEISHMANIAL AND IMMUNOMODULATORY POTENTIAL OF TRICHODERMA SPP. EXTRACTS ON MACROPHAGES	Yvana Matiguia
45	Biotechnology	Talaromyces amestolkiae: BIOREACTOR PRODUCTION OF NATURAL COLORANTS FROM CITRUS BY-PRODUCT	Caio Lima
46	Biotechnology	PHENOTYPIC CHARACTERIZATION OF THE NON-CONVENTIONAL YEAST SACCHAROMYCES PARADOXUS	Wanessa Dutra
47	Biotechnology	Mapping the genetic and biotechnological potential of fungi isolated from the Atlantic Forest	Sophia Serra
48	Biotechnology	Screening brazilian basidiomycetes for laccase production in submerged fermentation to support process scale up	Milena Silva
49	Biotechnology	AGRO-INDUSTRIAL CO-PRODUCT VALORIZATION: ALTERNATIVE NITROGEN STRATEGIES FOR YELLOW COLORANT PRODUTION BY Penicillium chrysogenum	Nicole de Santi
50	Biotechnology	Hypomontagnella monticulosa AS A PRODUCER OF SPECIALIZED METABOLITES IN SOLID-STATE FERMENTATION	Augusto Menzel
51	Biotechnology	BRAZILIAN BIODIVERSITY AS A SOURCE OF NOVEL FUNGAL LINEAGES FOR LIGNOCELLULOSIC DEPOLYMERIZATION	Juliana Silva
52	Biotechnology	Selection of urease-producing yeasts and characterization of the enzyme	Luana Iarossi
53	Biotechnology	CULTIVATION OF Rhodotorula glutinis USING AN AGRO-INDUSTRIAL BY-PRODUCT HYDROLYSATE: EFFECTS ON GROWTH AND CAROTENOID PRODUCTION	Pedro Silva
54	Biotechnology	IN VITRO RNAi AGAINST FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM F. SP. CUBENSE: GENE SILENCING AND DSRNA STABILITY	María San Miguel
55	Biotechnology	SUSTAINABLE CAROTENOID PRODUCTION BY Rhodotorula glutinis: INFLUENCE OF OXYGEN TRANSFER AND APPLICATION IN BACTERIAL CELLULOSE	Júlio Lima
56	Biotechnology	EVALUATION OF AGRO-INDUSTRIAL BYPRODUCTS AS SUPPORTS FOR RED COLORANT PRODUCTION BY TALAROMYCES SP.	Leonardo Rotta
57	Biotechnology	P450 CHARACTERIZATION IN YEAST REVEALS NEW STEPS IN Monteverdia ilicifolia TRITERPENOID BIOSYNTHESIS	Otávio Souza
58	Biotechnology	EVALUATION OF ERG7 EXPRESSION LEVELS IN THE COMPETITIVE ERGOSTEROL BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAY FOR FRIEDELIN PRODUCTION IN YEAST.	Ana Tsutsumi
59	Biotechnology	Solvent Screening for The Recovery Of Red Colorants From Penicillium sp.	Amanda Silva
60	Biotechnology	Development and characterization of anti-GXM immunoliposomes loaded with amphotericin B for targeting Cryptococcus spp.	Lucas Nogueira
61	Biotechnology	EVALUATION OF THE AERATION SYSTEM IN SHAKE FLASKS AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE PHYSIOLOGY OF Yarrowia lipolytica	João Francisco Nascimento
62	Biotechnology	Fungicidal evaluation of metallic nanoparticles (MNPs) synthesized using red seaweed extract against the phytopathogenic fungus Fusarium sp.	Felipe Brandão

Posters must be mounted in the designated area from 9:00 AM on the day of their presentation and removed at the end of the corresponding session.

Abstract submission

Submit your abstract by September 14!

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Abstract Submission Guidelines

ABSTRACTS SELECTED FOR POSTER AND ORAL PRESENTATIONS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON SEPTEMBER 25!

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Abstract submission is limited to one abstract per registered participant with an On-site Registration.

The deadline for abstract submission is September 23, 2026.

Abstracts must be submitted as a PDF (.pdf) file and formatted according to the instructions provided in the abstract template available on the event website.

All submitted abstracts will be evaluated by the Scientific Committee. Notification of acceptance will be released starting September 25, 2026.

No refunds will be issued for registration fees if an abstract is not accepted by the Scientific Committee.

At least one of the presenting authors must be registered for the event.

ABSTRACT TEMPLATE

A template for preparing the abstract is available here for download.

ABSTRACT EVALUATION CRITERIA

All abstracts will be peer-reviewed by the Scientific Committee. The evaluation will consider the following criteria:

Relevance to the event: the abstract should address topics that are within the scientific scope of the conference.
Scientific quality: the work should present scientific rationale, appropriate methodology, and valid conclusions.
Originality and innovation: preference will be given to studies that demonstrate novelty or provide significant advances in the field.
Clarity of presentation: the abstract should be well organized, clearly written, and easy to understand.
Compliance with submission guidelines: abstracts must follow the formatting instructions provided in the official template.

PRESENTATION FORMATS

The Scientific Committee will assign accepted abstracts to one of the following presentation formats:

Poster Presentations

Participants selected for poster presentations must prepare a poster measuring 90 cm × 120 cm (portrait orientation).
The conference will provide the poster supports.
The poster presentation session will be in English and Portuguese.

Flash Talks

The Scientific Committee will select a limited number of abstracts for Flash Talk presentations.
Selected presenters must prepare an oral presentation in English with the duration of 5 minutes followed by 5 minutes of Q&A.

AWARDS

Outstanding poster presentations and flash talks will be recognized during the event's Awards Ceremony.

fungiX 2026: International Symposium on Fungal Biology, Biodiversity, and Biotechnology

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