Halo! Saya Mega Putri Amelya, seseorang yang berfokus pada bidang mikologi (cabang ilmu yang mempelajari jamur). 

Sejak kuliah S1 di jurusan Biologi, Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB), saya terpesona oleh keunikan bentuk, warna, dan cara hidup jamur, yang akhirnya membawa saya mendalami mikologi. Dalam empat tahun berkuliah di IPB ini, saya sering keluar masuk hutan baik sendiri maupun bersama rekan-rekan saya untuk mengamati dan mendokumentasi beragam jenis jamur yang di temui.

Setelah lulus S1, saya mendapatkan kesempatan untuk melanjutkan studi S2 pada tahun 2021 di Special Program for Bioresource Utilization Science of Fungus and Mushroom, Tottori University, Jepang. Lalu setelah lulus S2 pada tahun 2023, saya langsung melanjutkan studi S3 di divisi Fungus and Mushroom Sciences di universitas yang sama dengan fokus penelitian mencakup taksonomi, siklus hidup jamur, mushroom cultivation, dan mushroom breeding.

Website ini, Jejak Spora, lahir dari keinginan saya untuk berbagi ilmu dan keajaiban dunia jamur dengan lebih banyak orang. Semoga di sini kamu bisa menemukan inspirasi, wawasan baru, dan mungkin, ketertarikan yang sama terhadap jamur!

Terima kasih untuk kunjungannya!

Hello! I'm Mega Putri Amelya. I introduced myself in Indonesian earlier since this website is mainly for Indonesian readers. But for those of you who don’t speak Indonesian and happen to land on this page, here’s a little intro in English~

If there’s one thing you should know about me, it’s that I’m really passionate about mushrooms. I like to call it my "Personal Legend" (if you’ve read 'The Alchemist', you’ll get what I mean).

At first, I didn’t really know much about mushrooms since mycology isn’t a big thing in my country. But during my undergraduate studies at Biology, IPB University, I became curious about fungi, and that curiosity quickly turned into a deep passion. Mushrooms are so diverse, with the craziest shapes and colors, and their way of life is nothing like plants or animals. It’s like they have their own secret world.

Who would've guessed that my passion for mushrooms would lead me from Indonesia to Japan? Now, I’m a second-year PhD student at Fungus and Mushroom Sciences, Tottori University, deep in research and busy writing my manuscript. But I didn’t want my journey to just disappear into academic papers. That’s why, I created this website to share my mushroom journey and hopefully make mushroom science more popular and appreciated in my country, Indonesia.

Thank you for visiting!