Mandie Quark is an American molecular biologist and mycologist.
She currently serves as communications director for the California Fungal Diversity Survey (FUNDIS).
[1] She specializes in DNA barcoding of new and recognized species of fungi in California and the western hemisphere.
[2] Circa 2023, Quark and Alan Rockefeller, in cooperation with the indigenous Sacha-Wasi people, started a project devoted to cataloging Ecuadorian fungi species.
[3] Quark studied chemistry at St. Mary's College of Maryland in Maryland, and has a master's degree in biochemistry.