Andrin Gross is a mycologist; PhD 2013, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, focusing on various aspects of the ash dieback pathogen Hymenoscyphus fraxineus; postdoctoral studies at ETH Zurich (2013-2016) on the same pathosystem and at INRA Pierroton, Bordeaux, France (2017) focusing on the population genetics of oak powdery mildew. Became the head of the Swiss national data- and information center SwssFungi (2018-to date) which hosts a fungi records database, and which is responsible to guide fungal conservation in Switzerland. Currently, his main research interests are in fungal taxonomy, conservation and the development and implementation of new monitoring tools such as eDNA metabarcoding. Currently, he and his colleagues are working on the revision of the fungal red lists for Switzerland using a combination of data from eDNA and traditional surveys on randomly selected plots. Besides, he is still interested in invasive fungi and regularly publishes factsheets for practitioners about newly introduced species.Click here to change this text