On the third Tuesday of each month from September thru May, the Mycological Society of San Francisco hosts a General Meeting open to Members and the public. The Society has maintained our schedule of events using electronic media, Zoom, to meet and share our mission to educate about the kingdom of Fungi.
In-person meeting at the Randall Museum
Doors open at 6:30pm
Hospitality hour and ID of mushroom specimens in the Buckley Room.
At 7:20pm everyone moves to the Theater. General meeting and Zoom session start at 7:30pm.
First Announcements are made followed by the featured presentation of the evening and attendee questions.
We wind up at 8:30pm, people are able-bodied help stack chairs;
the room needs to be cleared by 9:00.
General meetings are open to the public.
Poisonous Mushroom Outbreak: The State Health Department Perspective
Talk Title: Poisonous Mushroom Outbreak: The State Health Department Perspective
Description:
Join us to learn more about the California Department of Public Health's Toxicological Outbreak Program and how they have responded to the ongoing outbreak of amatoxin poisoning cases this season. This talk will include an overview of the toxicology of amatoxin poisonings and a discussion of health implications.
Bios:
Russ Barlett is a Senior Environmental Scientist with the California Department of Public Health, where he leads the state’s Toxicological Outbreak Program. With extensive expertise in environmental health,
risk assessment, and community outreach, Russ oversees investigations that protect vulnerable communities from exposure to environmental toxins and guides the state’s response to complex chemical incidents. Russ holds a BS in Environmental Science from Virginia Tech and an MPH from San José State University, where he currently serves as a Professor in Environmental Health.
Elizabeth Marder, Ph.D. is a Staff Toxicologist with the California Department of Public Health in the Environmental Health Investigations Branch. Elizabeth is focused on public health responses to chemical
exposures, including leading equity-based environmental health investigations involving exposures to under-recognized toxicants and supporting the Toxicological Outbreak Program. She previously worked
as a Senior Environmental Scientist with the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment. Elizabeth earned her MS and PhD in Environmental Health
Sciences at Emory University after graduating with a BS in Environmental Toxicology from the University of California Davis, where she currently serves as an Assistant Adjunct Professor with the Department of Environmental Toxicology.
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