Kurt Heungens is a mycologist, active as a senior researcher at ILVO, Belgium since 2002. He studied bioscience engineering (major: Crop Protection) at Ghent University, Belgium, and he obtained a PhD in Plant Pathology at UW-Madison, USA. Before his current position he was involved in four pre- and post-doctoral research projects in mycology, nematology, and bacteriology in both Belgium and the USA. His current research interests mainly involve molecular detection, genetic diversity, and the epidemiology of (regulated) plant pathogenic fungi. He is a member of APS and a recipient of the Storkan-Hanes Foundation award.