Thomas D. Bruns

Thomas D. Bruns is a Professor at UC Berkeley's Department of Environmental Science, Policy, & Management. His research focuses on fungal molecular evolution and ecology, particularly mycorrhizal symbiosis in terrestrial ecosystems. He directs the Bruns Lab, developing molecular tools for fungal identification and studying community structure dynamics influenced by plant hosts and disturbances.

Research interests include:

• Molecular ecology of fungi
• Host-fungal interactions
• Evolution of fungal symbionts
• Environmental DNA analysis