Sidnee grew up in the PNW and always had an interest in fungi though it didn’t develop into a mycological one until his first year at Lane Community College, where he participated in an undergraduate research program on mycoremediation. After that sucked him in, he dove headfirst into mycology, continuing research and education at LCC, and eventually getting a position studying fungus-growing ants at the UofO. Sidnee has spent about 7 years undertaking ongoing research and teaching, in both a professional and amateur fashion on a wide range of subjects within the field. He has a special interest in fungal genetics and mating, Morel ecology, fluorescence microscopy, and applied biotechnology to the ends of cultivation, mycoremediation, cellulosics, and use for their diverse metabolites, which includes dyeing! His passion is finding new uses for fungi that no one has thought of before.
