Fellow Spotlight: Toby Kiers

June 8, 2026 Videos MacArthur Fellows

In our Fellow Spotlight series, we share excerpts from our interview with MacArthur Fellow Toby Kiers and learn more about Earth’s underground fungal networks. 

Toby Kiers is an evolutionary biologist investigating symbiotic partnerships between plants, fungi, and other microbes.

The MacArthur Fellowship is a $800,000, no-strings-attached grant for individuals who have shown exceptional creativity in their work and the promise to do more.

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