I am a mycologist interested in diversity and conservation of fungi, using an integrative approach (systematics, phylogeny, taxonomy, ecology, RedListing activities, conservation, metagenomics, etc.). I am involved in the two major studies: 1. on macrofungi – polypores (mainly Hymenochaetales and Polyporales) and Cordyceps s.l. (Hypocreales); and 2. on microfungi: mycota associate to soil and plants mainly from altitudinal ecossystems.