Rising from the Ashes - how fungi survive and thrive after fire

Dr. Monika Fischer is a postdoctoral researcher in Prof. Matt Traxler's at UC Berkeley. She collaborates with Prof. Tom Bruns and started exploring burned ecosystems after the 2013 Rim Fire burned through Bruns Lab field sites in Stanislaus National Forest. The Rim Fire was the first fire of its kind, giving researchers a unique opportunity to observe and investigate the mechanisms driving the behavior of fire-following fungi.