The future of culinary mycology: A conversation with Vayu Hill-Maini

Along with bacteria and yeast, fungi play an important role in fermentation. We primarily think of Aspergillus oryzae and Rhizopus oryzae, but there are a number of other fungi that are used in food production, including Aspergillus sojae, Monascus purpureus. We wanted to talk to Dr. Vayu Hill-Maini, postdoctoral Fellow at the Joint Bioengineering Institute at University of California Berkeley, working in the lab of Jay Keasling, who has been approaching research into filamentous fungi in two ways.

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The Center for Human Microbiome Studies at Stanford University School of Medicine presents Fermentation and Health Speaker Series, led by Elisa Caffrey, David Zilber, and Dr. Justin Sonnenburg. The goal of this series is to create space to have nuanced conversations around the current understanding and knowledge gaps of fermented food research, and act as a platform to define and promote future fermented food and health projects.