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Vayu Hill-Maini

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Vayu Hill-Maini

@NOFOKitchen

Assistant professor of bioengineering at Stanford University - harnessing fungi for food and sustainability. Trained in restaurants and labs. he/him

Berkeley, CA

Joined November 2011

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Vayu Hill-Maini
@NOFOKitchen
Aug 29, 2024
Our latest paper @NatureMicrobiol: converting waste into delicious food using fungi. We studied a traditional Indonesian food and discovered a mold domesticated for waste-to-food conversion. Amazing international collab involving scientists, chefs. tinyurl.com/36rzkr57
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Vayu Hill-Maini
@NOFOKitchen
Aug 29, 2024
Could fungi be used to turn waste into food? Check out this exciting feature by @UCBerkeley about our recent work in @NatureMicrobiol
news.berkeley.edu
Can fungi turn food waste into the next culinary sensation? - Berkeley News
UC Berkeley microbiologist makes the case for Neurospora-laced oat pulp and cheesy moldy bread
Vayu Hill-Maini
@NOFOKitchen
Jul 8, 2024
The Hill-Maini lab website is live @bioe_stanford @Stanford. We are hiring for multiple postdocs who are excited about synbio/food/sustainability in filamentous fungi and building an inclusive and lab culture that fosters creativity! Spread the word!!!
hillmainilab.com
Hill-Maini LAB
Vayu Hill-Maini
@NOFOKitchen
Jun 12, 2024
Excited to share I will be joining @Stanford @bioe_stanford this fall as an asst. prof! My group will harness fungi for food and sustainability applications. We’ll soon be recruiting on all fronts - stay tuned !! Grateful to @BalskusLab @Keasling_Lab @UCB_MillerInst for support!
Vayu Hill-Maini
@NOFOKitchen
Mar 27, 2024
Fungi have been used for millennia in human food production. What does the future look like? Tune in to this podcast where I share some thoughts!! Thanks to Dave Zilber, Elisa Caffrey, @LabSonnenburg for hosting
open.spotify.com
The future of culinary mycology: A conversation with Vayu Hill-Maini
Fermentation Speaker Series · Episode