PART 1 Theoretical contributions 1. Definitions of fungal parasites and pathogens through time 2. Parasites and pathogens in the fungal tree of life 3. Evolutionary and ecological models in fungal parasitism shifting to mutualism 4. Mechanisms of fungal parasitism and pathogenicity 5. Fungal hyperparasites 6. Co-speciation studies: Is there a common trend? 7. The use of phylogenetics and phylogenomics in understanding fungal diversity - problems, state of the field, future perspectives 8. Fungal disease dynamics in ecosystems PART 2 Biodiversity 9. Chytrid fungi 10. Understanding obligate biotrophy in Laboulbeniomycetes 11. Entomophthora muscae and Musca domestica: A candidate model system to study host immune responses against fungal pathogens 12. Entomopathogenic fungi and their use in biological control 13. Massospora, obligate pathogens of cicadas 14. Phytopathogenic fungi 15. Ophiocordyceps zombie ant fungi 16. Economically important plant parasites: Rusts and smuts 17. Mycoparasitism in Basidiomycota 18. Medical fungi and human diseases 19. Pneumocystis mammal pathogens