Curriculum Vitae

 

Education

Diploma degree in Biology, 1995. Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät III –Universität Regensburg. Diploma Thesis: Die Phellinus igniarius-Gruppe: Charakterisierung durch RFLP-Analysen an enzymatisch amplifizierten rDNA-Abschnitten. Advisor: Dr. Michael Fischer.

Doctorate of Biology, 2000. Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät III –Universität Regensburg. PhD Dissertation, supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG): Zur molekularen Systematik der Boletales: Boletineae und Sclerodermatineae subordo nov. Advisor: Dr. Andreas Bresinsky.

Present position

Research Fellow (January 2000–present)
Biology Department, Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts.

Research interests

Molecular systematics and evolution of mushroom-forming fungi and their global biodiversity.

Professional service

I have reviewed manuscripts for Mycologia, Mycological Research, Fungal Diversity, BMC Plant Biology, Persoonia, Mycotaxon, the New Phytologist, the American Journal of Botany, Molecular Ecology, Mycological Progress, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, and Botany (formerly the Canadian Journal of Botany). Other community services include core contributions to Agaricales and Boletales and branch coordination of Boletales in the Tree of Life project (ToL).
In addition, I have served as an ad hoc reviewer for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Systematic Biology Program (2005-present) and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) Systematic Botany and Evolution Program (2007-present).

Editorial Services

I am currently serving as an Associate Editor for:
Mycosphere 2010 -
Mycologia 2009 -
Mycology 2009 -
Fungal Diversity 2008 -
Mycosystema 2008

Grant Review Panels 2005: National Science Foundation Systematic Biology DDIG.

Grants

Major grants:
2010. Roy Halling (PI), Manfred Binder and David S. Hibbett (Co-PI’s).
Biodiversity Inventories: Boletineae (Fungi) in Queensland, Australia. National Science Foundation (NSF), funding period 2010-2014. DEB 1020421 ($456,395).
2005. Manfred Binder (PI), David S. Hibbett (Co-PI).
Toward a global phylogeny of the Boletales. National Science Foundation (NSF), funding period 2005-2008. DEB 0444531 ($325,259).
2002. David S. Hibbett (PI), Manfred Binder (Co-PI).
Phylogenetic relationships of cyphelloid and aquatic homobasidiomycetes. National Science Foundation (NSF), funding period 2002-2005. DEB 0128925 ($300,000).

Additional grants:
2008. Manfred Binder (PI), David S. Hibbett (Co-PI).
Research Experience for Undergraduate students (REU): Toward a global phylogeny of the Boletales, supplement. National Science Foundation (NSF). DEB 0823336 ($7000).
2007. Manfred Binder (PI), David S. Hibbett (Co-PI).
Research Experience for Undergraduate students (REU): Toward a global phylogeny of the Boletales, supplement. National Science Foundation (NSF). DEB 0724670 ($10420).
2006. Manfred Binder (PI), David S. Hibbett (Co-PI).
Research Experience for Teachers (RET): Toward a global phylogeny of the Boletales, supplement.
National Science Foundation (NSF). DEB 0621025 ($9840).

Invited Seminars and Symposia

Binder M. (2001). Derivation of a polymorphic lineage of gasteromycetes from boletoid ancestors. Farlow Herbarium, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
Binder M. (2001). Resolving early branching events in the Boletales using comprehensive rDNA phylogenies. Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL.
Binder M. (2001). Morphologische Diversifikation und molekulare Evolution der Boletales (Homobasidiomycetes). Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETHZ), Switzerland.
Binder M. (2002). Evolutionary switches between brown-rotting saprotrophes and ectomycorrhizal symbionts in the Boletales. Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC.
Binder M. (2002). Higher-level phylogenetic relationships in homobasidiomycetes. Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Binder M. (2006). Molecular systematics and biological diversification of Boletales. Fifth Deep Hypha Research Coordination Network Meeting in Baton Rouge, LA.
Binder M. (2006). Molecular systematics and biological diversification of Boletales. Adaptive Peaks Graduate Seminar. SUNY, College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), Syracuse, NY.
Binder M. & Hibbett D.S. (2006). Molecular systematics and evolution of Boletales. Symposium, Eight International Mycological Congress (IMC8), Cairns, Australia. (Presented by Andrew Wilson).
Binder M., Matheny P.B., Larsson K.-H., Larsson E. & Hibbett D.S. (2007). New perspectives on the early evolution of Agaricomycetidae. Annual Meeting of the Mycological Society of America, Baton Rouge, LA.
Binder M. (2008). Diversity, convergence and key innovations in Agaricomycetidae (mushrooms). Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Binder M. (2009). The dynamics of diversification and potential key innovations in the evolution of mushrooms. Department of Biology, Department of Bioinformatics, University of Memphis, TN.
Binder M. (2009). Diversification processes and key innovations in mushroom evolution. Department of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität (LMU) München, Germany.
Binder M. & Hibbett D.S. (2009). Codivergence analyses of Fungi, plants, and animals. NSF AToL Symposium: The Challenges Posed by Large Data Sets in Assembling the Plant and Fungal Trees of Life. Joint Meeting of the Mycological Society of America and the Botanical Society of America, Snowbird, UT.
Binder M. (2009). Museum collections of fungi - societal aspects and value for research, public outreach and nature resource assessment. Department of Biology, Museum of Natural History, Oslo, Norway.
Binder M. (2009). Research Seminar: Senior researcher in Mycology. Jodrell Department, Royal Botanical Gardens Kew, UK.