The Aime Lab conducts research on the
systematics, biodiversity, and evolution of Fungi focusing on: 1) the earliest
diverging lineages of Basidiomycota (Pucciniomycotina, Ustilaginomycotina, and
Wallemiomycetes); 2) rust fungi; 3) fungi in tropical ecosystems; and 4) fungal
diseases of tropical tree crops. We apply a variety of tools and methods, from
genomics to field studies in remote regions, to the study of these vastly
underexplored Fungi. Dr. Aime is
Director of the Purdue University Herbaria (Arthur Fungarium and Kriebel
Herbarium).