Veronika Mayer

Veronika Mayer is affiliated with the Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research at the Faculty of Life Sciences. Her research focuses on fungal biodiversity, ant-plant mutualisms, and microbial interactions. She leads a funded project investigating species interactions in ant-made fungal patches (2019-2023).

Research Interests: Chaetothyriales taxonomy, ant-fungus symbioses, ecological dynamics in mutualistic systems, and the evolutionary origins of pathogenic fungi. Her work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to biodiversity and ecosystem sustainability.

Recent Work Trends: Mayer's publications emphasize fungal community dynamics in complex ecosystems, taxonomic classification of ant-associated fungi, and evolutionary pathways of pathogenic species. She actively presents at scientific conferences, including talks on ant-plant mutualisms and microbial metabolic roles.

Grants & Projects:

• Species interaction and recycling in ant-made fungal patches (Research funding, 2019–2023)

Labs & Teams: Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams studying microbial communities in tropical ecosystems, including projects on fungal symbiosis and environmental microbiology.