Maede Faghihinia

Maede Faghihinia is a Postdoc Research Associate at Iowa State University, focusing on mycorrhizal fungi and ecological interactions. Her work explores how arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) mediate nutrient cycling, plant-fungal symbiosis, and ecosystem responses to environmental pressures like grazing and organic farming. She employs isotope labeling, microbiome analysis, and long-term field studies to unravel mechanisms in soil-plant-microbe networks.

Research interests include hyphal biology, soil microbiome dynamics, carbon sequestration, and sustainable land management. Her studies bridge basic ecological theory with applied questions in agriculture and climate change mitigation.

Recent work highlights how AMF diversity influences hyphal exploration strategies (2024), grazing intensity impacts belowground carbon allocation (2023), and organic rice cultivation effects on arthropod diversity (2023). Her articles frequently intersect microbiology, ecology, and environmental science, emphasizing cross-disciplinary approaches.

No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned in the provided materials. Her research contributions span experimental design in agroecosystems and methodological innovations in nutrient tracing.