Bryn Dentinger

Bryn Dentinger
Born
Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
Other nameBryn Tjader Mason Dentinger
EducationMacalester College; University of Minnesota
OccupationMycologist
Employer(s)University of Utah; Natural History Museum of Utah
Websitedentingerlab.org

Bryn Dentinger is an American biologist and mycologist. He is an associate professor of biology at the University of Utah and is the curator of mycology for the Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU).

Dentinger and colleages are known for having published the largest study to date in 2024 of the evolution of Psilocybe mushrooms, the major genus of psilocybin-containing mushrooms.

Dentinger is said to be one of the world's leading experts on bolete mushrooms. His doctoral student Colin Domnauer is studying the hallucinogenic bolete mushroom Lanmaoa asiatica, and Dentinger's lab is attempting to isolate the hallucinogenic constituents of this enigmatic organism.

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References

  1. 1 2 McDonough, Roger (15 July 2021). "NHMU mycologist Bryn Dentinger on the mysterious world of fungi". KCPW. Today on "In the Hive," we venture into the forest with Dr. Bryn Dentinger, curator of mycology for the Natural History Museum of Utah and associate professor of biology at the University of Utah.
  2. ↑ Arnold, Catherine (1 March 2019). "The Mushroom Man". Winter 2026 • Minnesota Alumni. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  3. ↑ Mullaly, Katie; Peek, Lynn Ware (27 April 2023). "Fungus expert Dr. Bryn Dentinger". KPCW. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  4. ↑ Potter, Lisa (9 January 2024). "Psychoactive psilocybin's evolution in 'magic mushrooms'". @theU. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  5. ↑ Guesgen, Mirjam (11 January 2024). "Psychedelic Mushrooms Existed Millions of Years Before Humans, Largest-Ever Study Reveals". VICE. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  6. ↑ Bradshaw AJ, Ramírez-Cruz V, Awan AR, Furci G, Guzmán-Dávalos L, Dentinger BT (January 2024). "Phylogenomics of the psychoactive mushroom genus Psilocybe and evolution of the psilocybin biosynthetic gene cluster". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 121 (3) e2311245121. doi:10.1073/pnas.2311245121. PMC 10801892. PMID 38194448.
  7. ↑ Kats, Hayley (13 April 2023). "Bryn's Boletes". Smallhold. Retrieved 24 February 2025. We hear that you are the expert on boletes, [...]
  8. ↑ Domnauer, Colin (17 December 2025). "The Hallucinogenic Mushroom That Makes You See Hundreds of Tiny People". Natural History Museum of Utah. Retrieved 24 January 2026. Colin is a Ph.D. student in the College of Biological Sciences at the University of Utah who works in the Dentinger Lab at the Natural History Museum of Utah. He is conducting research under the direction of NHMU's Curator of Mycology, Bryn Dentinger, Ph.D.
  9. ↑ Nuwer, Rachel (22 January 2026). "'They saw them on their dishes when eating': The mushroom making people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans". BBC Home. Retrieved 24 January 2026.