Jason C. Slot
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · The Ohio State University
Publications
143
Citations
8,712
Est. group size
~8
Recurring co-author estimate
Active years
31
Publishing since 1996
Jason C. Slot studies the genetics and evolution of fungi, focusing on how they gain and share genes (including via horizontal gene transfer between species) to produce specialized chemicals such as toxins, pigments, and psychoactive compounds. Much of his recent work centers on psilocybin-producing 'magic mushrooms,' examining their evolutionary history, domestication, and chemistry, alongside broader studies of fungal genome evolution, plant-associated fungi, and secondary metabolite gene clusters. Students in this group would likely work with genomic and bioinformatic approaches to understand fungal biology, chemistry, and evolution.
Publication output rose from 2017 to a peak around 2019, remained fairly steady through 2022-2023, then declined notably in 2024-2026 based on available data.
Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026
- Evolution, structure and function of the putative biosynthetic gene cluster of the fungal secondary metabolite myriocin, a potent inhibitory sphingolipid
Communications Biology · 2026
- Psychedelic fungi
Current Biology · 2025
- Exploring Rubiaceae fungal endophytes across contrasting tropical forests, tree tissues, and developmental stages
Peer Community Journal · 2025
- Wood-loving magic mushrooms from Australia are saprotrophic invaders in the Northern Hemisphere
Fungal Systematics and Evolution · 2024
- Cultivation, chemistry, and genome of Psilocybe zapotecorum
Journal of Psychedelic Studies · 2024
- Exploring Rubiaceae fungal endophytes across contrasting tropical forests, tree tissues, and developmental stages
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2024
- Vertical and horizontal gene transfer shaped plant colonization and biomass degradation in the fungal genus Armillaria
Nature Microbiology · 2023
- A metabolomic platform to identify and quantify polyphenols in coffee and related species using liquid chromatography mass spectrometry
Frontiers in Plant Science · 2023
- Domestication through clandestine cultivation constrained genetic diversity in magic mushrooms relative to naturalized populations
Current Biology · 2023
- Cultivation, chemistry, and genome of <i>Psilocybe zapotecorum</i>
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2023
- Wood-loving magic mushrooms from Australia are saprotrophic invaders in the northern hemisphere
2023
- The Manure Tour: Invasive Populations and Clandestine Cultivars Have Bottlenecked Magic Mushrooms Since <i>Psilocybe cubensis</i> Spread From Its Unknown Centre of Origin
SSRN Electronic Journal · 2023
- A metabolomic platform to identify and quantify polyphenols in coffee and related species using liquid chromatography mass spectrometry
Investigative News in Education (Universidad de Costa Rica) · 2023
- Diversity, biology, and history of psilocybin-containing fungi: Suggestions for research and technological development
Fungal Biology · 2022
- Gene age shapes the transcriptional landscape of sexual morphogenesis in mushroom-forming fungi (Agaricomycetes)
eLife · 2022
- bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×20
- Figshare×17
- Molecular Biology and Evolution×4
- Microbiology Resource Announcements×4
- Current Biology×4
- Rachel A. Koch
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Jeffery K. Stallman
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Timothy Y. James
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Danny Haelewaters
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Daniel B. Raudabaugh
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.
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