Genevieve M. Gates is an Australian mycologist, ecologist, and taxonomist who is particularly focused on the fungal diversity of Tasmania.
Gates started to publish articles on the macrofungi of Tasmania in 2002 with her long-time collaborator David Ratkowsky,[3] and finished her PhD in 2009.
[6][7] Gates is also called upon to provide advice to medical professionals, when a patient is suspected of ingesting poisonous fungi.
[19] Gates was also awarded the Australian Natural History Medallion by the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria in 2022.
[20] In 2023, she was inducted into the Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women for service to education and training, the environment, and science and research.