May 20 - Aug. 12 & Oct. 6 - Dec. 20, 1998 Dr. Youngqing Huang Systematic Mycology and Lichenology Laboratory Institute of Microbiology Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China Dr. Yongqing Huang's project in the Pritzker lab was an important component of Qiuxin Wu and Gregory Mueller's project, "Comparative Studies on Macrofungi of China and Eastern North America," funded by National Science Foundation. It was a continuation and extension of the DNA sequencing work conducted by Qiuxin earlier. The objectives of this US-China cooperative research project are: 1) obtaining preliminary data on the biodiversity of macrofungi in China and comparing these data to the mycota of eastern North America; 2) testing several general biogeographic hypotheses by investigating genetic divergence and variability among and within geographically isolated populations of species that have presumed eastern Asia and eastern North America - Central America disjunct distributions using DNA sequencing techniques. Dr. Huang carried on the laboratory work to obtain more DNA sequence data necessary for further understanding of genetic variation and phylogenetic relationships of disjunct species. Dr. Huang has recently been awarded a grant from the World Bank entitled "Biodiversity Research and Information Management Project" in China. This project is aimed to "enhance the ability of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to generate, manage, and disseminate information relevant for biodiversity conservation and sustainable management of biological resources." This grant was awarded to selected participants to go abroad for training for six months.

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