https://www.mmacewen.space/foraging-and-fermentation daily 0.75 2021-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1582126479736-A0Y1WIEWYK215BSWDKET/IMG_6132.jpeg Wild Foods and Finds Mid February 2020 and I found my first Helvellas of the season! Commonly known as elfin saddle, these bizarre looking mushrooms are often found the vicinity of true morels later in the year… NOTE — these are NOT edible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1552157972228-784IQGURR3Q6N0H89V2S/IMG_2697.jpeg Wild Foods and Finds Slippery Jacks (Suillus luteus) sometimes get a bad rap because of their slimy caps, but once the thin, slimy outer layer is peeled off, they are great eating! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1583859195502-YCOPWH2GJW25XE9E942H/IMG_5433.jpeg Wild Foods and Finds Fall, 2019 was an especially impressive porcini season https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1536088140164-R674WDGB93CJR1C5N115/MXGmrE9NRQKkJm5K%2BQCFXw.jpg Wild Foods and Finds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1536088154057-U56UHPDOK319W54SI61L/7IZDV2ZURyGQL3h0hgWLWg.jpg Wild Foods and Finds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1536088153230-F79ZCB6JJOKVHYNKDVLC/iROgyTaFRrm7zhUecbbhEw.jpg Wild Foods and Finds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1536088166686-QE2Y6JXUQY4BWK28UPDQ/FLVKJXMsTFS3%25ieCNxRmbQ.jpg Wild Foods and Finds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1536088163676-22A7QJ0VC0501PWFIKOY/ZG93EpmsTviekyu0rtsbZg.jpg Wild Foods and Finds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1536088171222-QQOWGIUABPD5FPSK8L6J/2xNmSMZESgea%2Bcd2daW19A.jpg Wild Foods and Finds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1536163351649-EO5C4SLMXQFLUKROSRQA/XGMj17IZQJKE6zhtEIGqgA.jpg Wild Foods and Finds Some beautiful blackberry honey from a local beekeeper friend of a friend — I turned it into mead! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1552157862591-CX2G6UA98AKG1JN94RHS/IMG_2695.jpeg Wild Foods and Finds While we were running at Discovery Park one day, my partner and I found an INCREDIBLE array of edible mushrooms! Needless to say, the running stopped, and was replaced by us frantically grabbing all of the shaggy parasols, slippery jacks, and red cracked boletes we could carry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1583859338896-G0AS8UE6YXZ961XPCZW0/IMG_5110.jpeg Wild Foods and Finds Fall also brings lobster mushrooms. I cooked these with butter and thyme — delicious. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1536014340096-7O9QTEDFREI97U2SKE3Z/fullsizeoutput_1084.jpeg Wild Foods and Finds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1536087669410-LL1C6BN7JE139QSJMU7T/IMG_0329.JPG Wild Foods and Finds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1536087778278-HK4A6KAUW89A38CEGL50/IMG_0374.JPG Wild Foods and Finds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1583859236004-ZQUM1YZ7XJL6GJWTL9VJ/IMG_5287.jpeg Wild Foods and Finds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1621006295003-51EB64CBBYAN0560OU2O/IMG_8045.JPG Wild Foods and Finds - A truly massive bolete https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1621006411298-5Q7Y8O8E2NK8DPIY9K5L/IMG_8044.JPG Wild Foods and Finds - A massive bolete Possibly an aspen bolete? Or a birch bolete? These impressive mushrooms seem to like to grow in wet, mountainous areas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1621006528958-PMCS5B7I13YZ2404C1ZM/IMG_8070.jpg Wild Foods and Finds - Boletes + other finds We picked these on a very rainy day in the Cascades. Also featured: chanterelles (Cantharellus cibarius); hedgehogs (Hydnum repandum). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1582126676255-UY9LPNRR5TLZXF530LHJ/IMG_6134.jpeg Wild Foods and Finds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1536087595370-1UV9HP5M9LZCJK76D51J/IMG_2388.JPG Wild Foods and Finds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1621004340572-3A1KYV78YRI0MXDXZ27O/IMG_6881.jpeg Wild Foods and Finds - False morels: friend or foe? On the left: a snowbank morel (Gyromitra gigas). After parboiling, it is an absolutely delicious mushroom On the right: a lookalike, Gyromitra esculenta. Don’t eat them! They are highly poisonous and contain the same chemical found in jet fuel! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1621003971918-P5G4F8B3070KDVTD71O1/IMG_6712.jpeg Wild Foods and Finds - Conifer tips appear in the spring all around the Northwest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1621004027464-QZ90TPII6VXZJ61ON9EZ/6d248251-0599-4ef3-b60f-b179d2ca9826.jpg Wild Foods and Finds - Cooking with conifer tips Infusing these spring tips into vodka is delicious, but they can also be cooked into rice, ice cream, or many other foods. They have a bright, citrus-y flavor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1536087248268-F6DW1390C5637V8W3FHV/IMG_0549.JPG Wild Foods and Finds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1536014474214-R8DVIQA7TB9DZPSO9AKT/IMG_1222.jpg Wild Foods and Finds - hi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1536086997970-YKIV6FNS6AOEDG5X4YB1/IMG_0576.JPG Wild Foods and Finds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1536086995371-OPCM804GXXQK725XLKOI/IMG_0577.JPG Wild Foods and Finds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1621004276953-B3DTCJ72PYLZ008Q3ISM/5de7465a-4d53-4a5c-b407-99f967b3b690.jpg Wild Foods and Finds - Chicken of the woods (Laetiporus sulphureus) Spotted by my lovely friend, Tim, growing in Ravenna! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1621004284018-8PUT0QY5VELQWUXQXB3T/dbd532fa-4cd0-4862-b895-f916c8409d20.jpg Wild Foods and Finds - Tim, cooking his find :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1536088070918-6M67D2BAPSNCN1VU61JM/IMG_1378.jpeg Wild Foods and Finds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1621005732692-XM73TNX3CEK8Q3KP6DWZ/IMG_7633.jpeg Wild Foods and Finds - Hericium Americanum I was thrilled to find some Bear’s Head fungus for myself. It’s highly distinctive and very beautiful. It has a flavor somewhat like seafood or shrimp. It is a tooth fungus that likes to grow on rotting logs (“tooth fungus” also explains its wild shape). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1560565719717-192U0S749RVW8R16L0LQ/IMG_4185.jpg Wild Foods and Finds They had some beautiful rose pink accents after processing. My friend and I breaded and fried them and ate them as part of a really tasty summer salad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1536086893245-HG4HQIOXOYRXQFAPWXY2/IMG_5232.jpg Wild Foods and Finds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1621007406323-1SYZQ0T1I6YOY39Q33GD/fullsizeoutput_6c2.jpg Wild Foods and Finds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1536086895510-ZEUTR5PC0MFVIWHL5ZS7/IMG_5235.jpg Wild Foods and Finds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1536087086456-O16AZHNM5LXPM24FGTZB/IMG_5236.JPG Wild Foods and Finds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1536087085435-83G6F3GFPEZUJLRTSJ13/IMG_5228.JPG Wild Foods and Finds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1536087872424-HMKIXQ5FOV5DKY0ZCO66/20180708_134358.jpg Wild Foods and Finds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1536087871204-7VK8Q5H8IXEKDOLVV0ZI/20180708_134310.jpg Wild Foods and Finds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1560565628527-4QYNOWQELPA47VLCR061/IMG_4180.jpg Wild Foods and Finds Some oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) growing wild in Discovery Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1552157893125-KBKRRN1TZB88WXK21H8C/IMG_2707.jpeg Wild Foods and Finds Cooking up some red cracked boletes (Xerocomellus chrysenteron) — one of my favorite mushrooms. Some people aren’t a fan of them because they do not have the firm, even flesh of king boletes or chanterelles, but I like their coloring and nutty flavor. They’re so flavorful that I think they’re best cooked in nothing more than butter and salt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1621352520965-PRKM4F4KXLCK69QD6Y69/IMG_8036.jpeg Wild Foods and Finds - Geastrum saccatum Check out this earthstar I found in Discovery Park! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1536120381480-14RUVJO2SB0ONBFVIDZV/20180811_151604.jpg Wild Foods and Finds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1536087996821-2UPHBTK9LXXOGE8CI1A9/06K6jtOASUahYLVMpuZroA.jpg Wild Foods and Finds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1536087979617-JW8UC82ZJQA48W0ASDG6/5HwgGqo8R%25OZVrZ0CfUP8g.jpg Wild Foods and Finds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1536087994239-MQTB6GFP1GH8NXD3ZXQA/IMG_1528.JPG Wild Foods and Finds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1536088003931-B2WR1KVRY5ISOA2W7276/hsXMV5BvSSmG8XJoXWK%25Kw.jpg Wild Foods and Finds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1536088006057-JUJ34QU3SHANNTBJOJJJ/HottHrJaTJeiKCgjWlxkjw.jpg Wild Foods and Finds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1536088010152-YKWG58572QOR49J4PZQB/Opj3RsqKQh2Fuxy7H6cM6A.jpg Wild Foods and Finds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1621004075870-3PBF1AW2CW5NDUZ9V9VB/76093b06-202a-4661-a315-5333353119f8.jpg Wild Foods and Finds - The largest spring king (Boletus rex-veris)I've ever found (It was was too buggy to be edible! But it was still very impressive!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1621004080984-JMWH1G4X5NMSMSDVB1T8/4036cdb4-3bd3-48e5-90fe-27c08e313157.jpg Wild Foods and Finds - Baby spring kings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1621004698821-CIA3XSEZ1FQXSGOEAGKY/IMG_7065.jpg Wild Foods and Finds - The summit of Dirty Face Peak We had some great luck foraging on our way up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1621004144491-N0MFCVZ54YDAAN46RS51/IMG_7169.jpeg Wild Foods and Finds - A spectacular hike in the eastern Cascades We found some excellent spring kings along the way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1621004742921-9740Q3EECAUAZ6QTMHC9/IMG_7178.jpeg Wild Foods and Finds - A perfect spring king specimen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1621004746273-5F50669WG98B8OTE0SSD/a51fd8da-4d10-4a92-98e2-625b5a5ba90e.jpg Wild Foods and Finds - Gorgeous, massive spring Ramaria in situ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1621004752606-I347WLZM039C8YEEWGBO/42286efa-3a6a-42e3-abbd-6e95d3914347.jpg Wild Foods and Finds - Ramaria dinner for days! We made “crab cakes” with it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1621007856332-S9JJ6N2R0UWFF5L38ERW/IMG_8849.jpg Wild Foods and Finds https://www.mmacewen.space/areasoffocus daily 0.75 2023-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1552160320306-44B842QZG2DNQ5V03W4R/IMG_2809.jpg Areas of Focus Experimental Arabidopsis thaliana plants being “cleared” prior to imaging https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1583876265028-YBSPIIKDP5WL7D9WHTEZ/Screen+Shot+2020-03-10+at+2.25.42+PM.png Areas of Focus In this image, HeLa cells’ mitochondria have been stained using MitoTracker so that they fluoresce. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1540592786971-MUS9TPH2LYPUXJBBRPSV/in+lab.jpg Areas of Focus https://www.mmacewen.space/volunteering daily 0.75 2022-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1536040415803-QJYCZT6L5IZLH50MBHG8/ZrdZlBKBR2mEZKu3eXXsSQ.jpg Volunteering Fruiting Grey Oyster Mushrooms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1540595113158-1KRID0TYOV6ZD29M0HI3/IMG_2690.jpg Volunteering Multiple varieties of oyster mushrooms at different stages of growth. I discovered that light levels and temperature can dramatically change the color of the mushrooms’ caps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1536083381321-J569LSCKGW930XCLCVVF/IMG_2375.jpg Volunteering An Owl Butterfly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1540595349309-TTIUJ94IH68LX85LB144/DSC_3611edit.jpg Volunteering A close up showing two different kinds of oyster mushrooms — Pleurotus djamor, which are a beautiful pink-ish color, and Pleurotus ostreatus, which are creamy white. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1540595192669-C2B74RINJGIQEO2Z06KX/DSC_3585edit.jpg Volunteering Chatting with guests about mushrooms and the Death is not the End Exhibit. Mushrooms unite us all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1552158640489-2CBF3FCSPUXYV3DI1PTX/IMG_0076.jpeg Volunteering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1536083459147-YPE540VEDVD7OZD2JEDA/bPyfql9%25SS%2ByMwG6GcMq1Q.jpg Volunteering Another early attempt to grow large volumes of shiitake and oyster mushrooms in a large plastic tub filled with coffee grounds, with mushroom mycelium sprinkled throughout. If you look carefully, you can see the mycelium of the two different kinds of mushrooms beginning to spread through the container. The shiitake mycelium is at the surface of the coffee grounds; the oyster mushroom mycelium is the fuzzy layer in the middle. For the oyster mushroom mycelium in particular, you can see the mycelium beginning to expand through the coffee substrate. The tape on the outside of the container covers holes. As the mycelium of both species continues to expand, hopefully mushrooms will emerge through these holes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1536120017102-APDB0FDUP7QQ9OOLW0GQ/IMG_2334.jpg Volunteering https://www.mmacewen.space/home daily 1.0 2020-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1536127579930-WTWSSNWN0Y6WJSRV3E0W/IMG_7082.jpg Home https://www.mmacewen.space/about-2 daily 0.75 2023-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1583860760621-RHKK5OLCF3J30Y0DNFHH/IMG_5511.jpeg About Me / CV https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1583859895803-X1J853IVJOGWN3G5M1BK/IMG_4577.jpg About Me / CV https://www.mmacewen.space/publications daily 0.75 2022-12-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/ae42dcd8-1870-4f59-971b-c21993315621/Screen+Shot+2022-12-20+at+7.34.48+AM.png Presentations and Posters - Make it stand out Mathematical modeling and biochemical analysis support partially ordered CaM-MLCK binding Cell Bio 2022 — ASCB|EMBO December 2022 I was thrilled to present a microsymposium at ASCB’s annual meeting about the binding of calcium-dependent binding of calmodulin and myosin light-chain kinase. This talk largely served to promote my poster presentation — I discussed the three proposed mathematical models of calcium-dependent CaM-MLCK binding and explained the FRET reporter (FR) system we utilized to test these models. We determined that CaM-MLCK binding is likely partially ordered. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1552162392868-HN3RVVBMVNI4K7G4LHHZ/20181214_153142.jpg Presentations and Posters EMRE Dependence of the Metazoan Mitochondrial Calcium Uniporter Seattle Cell Science Symposium 2018 December 2018 I was excited to present a lightning talk promoting my poster concerning the EMRE dependence of the metazoan mitochondrial calcium uniporter (MCU). During the talk, I explained that the metazoan uniporter (MCU) depends on the protein EMRE for calcium conductance. To determine why this is, I tested the capacity of different MCU chimeras composed of human and Dictyostelium discoideum MCU domains. Ultimately we identified a short amino acid sequence in human MCU that makes the protein EMRE-dependent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1584029747332-8YMDCVA1HHXTEW0FKU5L/IMG_5175.jpeg Presentations and Posters EMRE Dependence in the Metazoan Mitochondrial Uniporter NHLBI Mitochondrial Biology Symposium on Mitochondrial Networks and Energetics. September 2019 I had a great time presenting my poster at the 2019 NHLBI Mitochondrial Biology Symposium on Mitochondrial Networks and Energetics. Visiting the NIH was so much fun! It’s like visiting the brain of modern biomedical research. Link to Poster https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/87b11607-461c-4181-87fc-208cba88b266/Screen+Shot+2022-12-20+at+7.34.30+AM.png Presentations and Posters - Make it stand out Mathematical modeling and biochemical analysis support partially ordered CaM-MLCK binding Cell Bio 2022 — ASCB|EMBO December 2022 My poster at Cell Bio 2022 — ASCB|EMBO. 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I made an all-ages activity that illustrates how the mitochondrial calcium uniporter complex signals within the cell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1552150352371-0A54HD7JU8SDOZ2Z38CO/melissa+macewen+activity.jpg Science Communication https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1541526279726-DCM0ZM5R1B2F726UODHM/DSC_4589.JPG Science Communication Learning how to design an effective outreach activity from Christina, a recent UW Pharmacology graduate who also volunteers at the Pacific Science Center! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1541526866825-7BMFQD10ETJI0PMHGLR7/IMG_7588.JPG Science Communication https://www.mmacewen.space/publications-1 daily 0.75 2023-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1552152053549-0CMSJA3M0KH7G8NH2AA5/IMG_2853.jpg Publications https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/1557879641321-9413X051K4KYQCS9Q8AT/Screen+Shot+2019-05-14+at+5.13.15+PM.png Publications https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1ecf0bf93fd4891bc5968f/48c3436a-21f4-4b03-942e-cf5ebb81633e/bst-2022-0317c.02.png Publications - Make it stand out Our review discusses several of the structural publications clarifying the mitochondrial calcium uniporter complex (MCUC) that were published within the last several years. 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