Giuliana Furci has been devoted to mycology since 1999. Her inescapable vocation to study Chile's fungi has taken her to travel the country looking for fungi in different environments and ecosystems. In 2007 she published Fungi Austral - Field Guide to the Outstanding Fungi of Chile, and later in 2013 Fungi of Chile, the Field Guide which is currently the only book on Chilean Fungi with pictures of the species in their habitat. Volume 2 of the same guide is in press. In 2012 Giuliana founded The Fungi Foundation (Fundación Fungi), where she currently holds the position of President. Through the Foundation, Giuliana has been focused on public policies for fungal conservation, sustainable harvest of wild edible mushrooms, education, mycological explorations and national capacity building.