Donors & Impact

What One Donor Made Possible

Thanks to the generosity of a single visionary donor, our lab was able to:

• Generate genome-scale data from rare museum specimens of psychedelic mushrooms
• Fund key personnel, including a postdoctoral researcher and undergraduate technicians
• Publish two landmark studies:
  • Phylogenomics of the psychoactive mushroom genus Psilocybe and evolution of the psilocybin biosynthetic gene cluster (PNAS, 2024)
  • DNA Authentication and Chemical Analysis of Psilocybe Mushrooms Reveal Widespread Misdeterminations in Fungaria and Inconsistencies in Metabolites (AEM, 2022)
• Describe and name a new species: Psilocybe stametsii, in honor of Paul Stamets

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Why It Matters

Public funding for fungal research is scarce…especially now. Private support enables discovery of these critical organisms, an increasingly urgent task:

• New species are being lost before they are named
• All ecosystems rely on fungal decomposition and symbioses to function
• Fungi are biochemical wizards that hold myriad untapped therapeutic and industrial potential

When you give, you directly empower the scientific process. You help uncover new branches of life that can lead to revolutionary discoveries.

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Ways to Make an Impact

• Direct Donations: Make a gift to the Dentinger Lab
• Crypto Support: Hold or contribute via $SPORE
• Legacy Giving: Fund a genome, sponsor a student, name a species, or endow a curatoship?

Contact Us

Email me at bryn.dentinger@gmail.com.