After more than 20 years of teaching, he took an 18-month sabbatical during which he pondered about two pressing issues, namely changing directions in life, and addressing one of the biggest global concerns – environmental pollution.

"Mushrooms can save the world" is more than a slogan – a low-carbon-footprint and nutritious food source, AND a fire-resistant biomaterial, who can underestimate the potential of one tiny mushroom?

Firmly believing in much good can be done by mushrooms to the world, the ten-odd Mushroom-X members from the School of Life Sciences have been tireless in developing high-quality edible mushrooms and biomaterials, and sowing the seed of sustainable living in the community.