INVAM: The world’s largest collection of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi! Preserving & making publicly available AMF diversity worldwide! Housed by @KUEcoResearch
Lawrence, KS
Joined May 2019
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Behind the scenes at INVAM!
Maintaining the world's largest living collection of AM fungi is a daily commitment. Take a look at what it takes to keep this living collection thriving.
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#INVAM #Mycorrhizae #SoilHealth #PlantScience
🍄 INVAM is launching a fundraising campaign!
We maintain the world’s largest living collection of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi—microscopic partners that support plant health, soils, and ecosystems.
Help keep this unique resource alive 🌱
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INVAM retweeted
🌍 Meet our outstanding Keynote speakers at the IV International Symposium of the Mycorrhizal Symbiosis in South America
📍 Quito, Ecuador | 📅 Aug 24–28, 2026
#mycorrhiza
@SidneySturmer @epellegrino3 @lizkoziol @adri_corrales33 @jhooooks @myconativa @FungiInvam @spununderground
🍄 Invest in the future of fungal science!
The INVAM Endowment at KU has a new Donor Support page. Your gift sustains INVAM's global fungal collection and supports research worldwide.
👉Help spread the word through your fungal network.
invam.ku.edu/donate
INVAM retweeted
"Ending INVAM for scientists is like closing the Louvre for artists.” @FungiInvam is the world's largest library of living spores, housed here at @UnivOfKansas. It's a vital resource for degraded ecosystems and better ag systems. theguardian.com/environment/…
INVAM retweeted
@FungiInvam @MycoBloom prairies, AMF inoculants are all covered in this neat feature:
Defunding fungi: US’s living library of ‘vital ecosystem engineers’ is in danger of closing | Fungi | The Guardian share.google/DH0DyDHikvWBV74…
Thrilled to see the INVAM fungal collection—and our dedicated curators—featured in the Fall issue of @Sierra_Magazine Preserving the world’s largest library of mycorrhizal fungi to power ecosystem restoration, science, and sustainable ag. 🦠🌱🌍
🔗 digital.sierramagazine.org/p…
This podcast by NPR reporter @Celia_LJ explores INVAM, the world's largest AM fungi collection housed at @UnivOfKansas to uncover what makes #mycorrhizae great!
@ResearchAtKU #AMF 🧪🦠🔬🍄🌏
kcur.org/2025-04-01/those-so…
Rob Ramos and @CamilleDelavaux visited us to sequence some of the collection. INVAM curators Jim Bever, Terra Lubin, Peggy Schultz and @lizkoziol spent hundreds of hours isolating #AMF spores, and Rob & Camille worked really hard to make sure this project was a success!
The INVAM team had the pleasure of hosting @djanegrao and @endylkailer from @KState last month to train on #AMF spore ID, chat about collaborations, and discuss their research project!
The whole @FungiInvam team will be headed to #icom12! @lizkoziol Peggy Schultz, Jim Bever, & Terra Lubin. Come talk to us about your research ideas, culture or service needs, potential collaborations or visiting INVAM @KUEcoResearch. We are nice.
Bill Wheeler, curator of INVAM @WestVirginiaU, will retire in June after 30+ years of service with @FungiInvam. He led daily operations of #AMF cultivation & distribution under Joe Morton. Its impossible to fully express our gratitude for their contributions to #AMF research. 1/2
Bill visited @KUEcoResearch this week to share final tips after transferring the collection to @ResearchAtKU in 2021 to curators Jim Bever, Peggy Schultz, Terra Lubin and @lizkoziol . INVAM is in good hands! We will miss you! THANK YOU!
INVAM is harvesting cycle 3 of #AMF cultures since moving to @KUEcoResearch! In the past year, our website, invam.ku.edu/, has had more than 20,000 views and we have had 1,200 visitors to our online store, universityofksinvam.company.…. Thank you all for your support!
The curators of INVAM discuss #amf, field applications of AM fungi, and the @FungiInvam process at @KUEcoResearch. The presenters:
1) Jim Bever
2) @lizkoziol
and 3) Terra Lubin
Check it out!
youtu.be/3Ia-iKdpiFU?si=xxNf…
Unveiling agricultural insights by Joseph E. Carrara et al.! 🌱 @FungiInvam cultures show promise in boosting nutrient uptake in black beans, with Claroideoglomus claroideum, Funneliformis mosseae, and Gigaspora rosea standing out. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Excitingly, INVAM houses ~100 AMF species awaiting exploration for their potential benefits in agriculture and beyond. Check it out!
invam.ku.edu/species-diversi…