About MyTIPS

The research unit in Tropical Mycology and Plants-Soils-fungi Interactions (MyTIPS) is affiliated to the Laboratory of Ecology, Botany and Plant Biology (LEB) of the University of Parakou. In 2020, the scientific staff within MyTIPS research group is composed of 2 lecturers, 2 post-doctoral fellows and 8 PhD students. All of them are organized around 5 different but complementary research axes that seeks to contribute to optimizing the utility of fungi and mitigating their harmful effects. MyTIPS also receive and train each year around 4 undergraduates (BSc) and 3 graduate (MSc) students.