Benjamin Woo's Russula Herbarium and his contribution to science

Anna Bazzicalupo grew up in Naples, Italy. She did her undergrad and masters degrees in Scotland.

As a PhD student at the University of British Columbia, she is interested in the taxonomy and systematics of Russula of the Pacific Northwest. Her work involves using this complicated group as an example of collaboration between mycological societies and academia, towards the better understanding of the systematics and taxonomy of our local mushrooms. She has been working on the Benjamin Woo Russula collection from the Burke Museum, to barcode the Russulas of the Pacific Northwest.