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Join the teams of Prof. Elaine Bignell, Dr Sandra Catania & Dr Johannes Rack to unravel how epigenetic changes drive fungal development and virulence. Multi-omics, genetics & microscopy on WHO medical pathogens.
More info: buff.ly/dTgOHYG
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Join the teams of Prof. Elaine Bignell, Dr Sandra Catania & Dr Johannes Rack to unravel how epigenetic changes drive fungal development and virulence. Multi-omics, genetics & microscopy on WHO medical pathogens.
More info: buff.ly/dTgOHYG
Apply: buff.ly/iuVttsJ
Antifungal resistance is a growing threat. At the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology, we’re working together to advance new diagnostics & treatments, & building global research capacity to protect health worldwide.
#AMR #DrugDiscovery #Science #Health
Antifungal resistance is a growing threat. At the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology, we’re working together to advance new diagnostics & treatments, & building global research capacity to protect health worldwide.
#AMR #DrugDiscovery #Science #Health
Cryptococcus neoformans (blue) moving through mouse nose tissue (pink). This image is the first time it’s been seen in this formation in the airways.
📸 Dr Vanessa Francis, MRC Centre for Medical Mycology
#FungalInfection #Mycology #Science
Cryptococcus neoformans (blue) moving through mouse nose tissue (pink). This image is the first time it’s been seen in this formation in the airways.
📸 Dr Vanessa Francis, MRC Centre for Medical Mycology
#FungalInfection #Mycology #Science
Apply for the CMM International Fund: up to £30k over 2 years for globally collaborative medical mycology research. FAPESP-funded PhD & Postdoctoral opportunities available for partnerships with researchers in São Paulo State, Brazil
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Apply for the CMM International Fund: up to £30k over 2 years for globally collaborative medical mycology research. FAPESP-funded PhD & Postdoctoral opportunities available for partnerships with researchers in São Paulo State, Brazil
🔗 www.exeter.ac.uk/research/med...
Congrats to Professor Gordon Brown, Director of the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology, named among the world’s most influential researchers in Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers™ 2025 list.
Read more: buff.ly/9Ln9ZS5
Congrats to Professor Gordon Brown, Director of the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology, named among the world’s most influential researchers in Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers™ 2025 list.
Read more: buff.ly/9Ln9ZS5
Join the teams of Prof. Elaine Bignell, Dr Sandra Catania & Dr Johannes Rack to unravel how epigenetic changes drive fungal development and virulence. Multi-omics, genetics & microscopy on WHO medical pathogens.
More info: buff.ly/dTgOHYG
Apply: buff.ly/iuVttsJ
Join the teams of Prof. Elaine Bignell, Dr Sandra Catania & Dr Johannes Rack to unravel how epigenetic changes drive fungal development and virulence. Multi-omics, genetics & microscopy on WHO medical pathogens.
More info: buff.ly/dTgOHYG
Apply: buff.ly/iuVttsJ
Scientists use agar plates to grow fungi, which are petri dishes filled with nutrient-rich growth media.
🧑🔬 Ian is adding Bromocresol green, a pH indicator which turns yellow in acidic conditions. As fungi grow, the media turns yellow!
#mycology
Scientists use agar plates to grow fungi, which are petri dishes filled with nutrient-rich growth media.
🧑🔬 Ian is adding Bromocresol green, a pH indicator which turns yellow in acidic conditions. As fungi grow, the media turns yellow!
#mycology
🗓️ Thursday 20 November
🕓 16:00 (UK time)
📍 Online – open to all!
🔗 Register here: universityofexeter.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🗓️ Thursday 20 November
🕓 16:00 (UK time)
📍 Online – open to all!
🔗 Register here: universityofexeter.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Art meets nature, thanks to Professor @neil-gow.bsky.social 🌳
Art meets nature, thanks to Professor @neil-gow.bsky.social 🌳
Dr Johannes Rack's team are looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher to explore a new area of research: how fungal ADP-ribosylation signalling influences Aspergillus fumigatus survival, virulence, and diseases progression.
Deadline: 23 November 25
Dr Johannes Rack's team are looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher to explore a new area of research: how fungal ADP-ribosylation signalling influences Aspergillus fumigatus survival, virulence, and diseases progression.
Deadline: 23 November 25
Episode 1 - Angie Gelli and Tuo Wang: youtu.be/gumk_Ye280E
Episode 2 - Bernd Schnabl and Michal Olszewski: youtu.be/Yv6uNNp_TLg
Episode 1 - Angie Gelli and Tuo Wang: youtu.be/gumk_Ye280E
Episode 2 - Bernd Schnabl and Michal Olszewski: youtu.be/Yv6uNNp_TLg
Dr Johannes Rack's team are looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher to explore a new area of research: how fungal ADP-ribosylation signalling influences Aspergillus fumigatus survival, virulence, and diseases progression.
Deadline: 23 November 25
Dr Johannes Rack's team are looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher to explore a new area of research: how fungal ADP-ribosylation signalling influences Aspergillus fumigatus survival, virulence, and diseases progression.
Deadline: 23 November 25
🗓️ Thursday 20 November
🕓 16:00 (UK time)
📍 Online – open to all!
🔗 Register now to secure your spot: universityofexeter.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🗓️ Thursday 20 November
🕓 16:00 (UK time)
📍 Online – open to all!
🔗 Register now to secure your spot: universityofexeter.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
This #imageoftheweek shows Trichophyton, the fungus behind athlete’s foot & ringworm. It is a mould, which forms spores that germinate and grow long, thin strands called hyphae.
📸 Mark Stappers, Ian Leaves and Darren Thomson, MRC Centre for Medical Mycology
This #imageoftheweek shows Trichophyton, the fungus behind athlete’s foot & ringworm. It is a mould, which forms spores that germinate and grow long, thin strands called hyphae.
📸 Mark Stappers, Ian Leaves and Darren Thomson, MRC Centre for Medical Mycology
Explore the CMM LATAM unit, established by University of São Paulo, Brazil and the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology (CMM).
🌍 Explore cutting edge research
🎓 Discover funding and training opportunities
🛡️ Join the FAILSAFE network
cmm-latam.com
Explore the CMM LATAM unit, established by University of São Paulo, Brazil and the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology (CMM).
🌍 Explore cutting edge research
🎓 Discover funding and training opportunities
🛡️ Join the FAILSAFE network
cmm-latam.com
📸 Mark Stappers
#imageoftheweek #halloweenscience #halloween #fungi
📸 Mark Stappers
#imageoftheweek #halloweenscience #halloween #fungi
Scientists at the Centre often remove or 'knock out' a particular gene to see how it affects the fungi's response to different antifungal drugs, to deepen understanding & improve outcomes for patients.
Scientists at the Centre often remove or 'knock out' a particular gene to see how it affects the fungi's response to different antifungal drugs, to deepen understanding & improve outcomes for patients.
🗓️ Thursday 23 October
🕓 16:00 (UK time)
📍 Online – open to all!
🔗 Register now to secure your spot: universityofexeter.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🗓️ Thursday 23 October
🕓 16:00 (UK time)
📍 Online – open to all!
🔗 Register now to secure your spot: universityofexeter.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#outreach #STEM #engagement
#outreach #STEM #engagement
Goliath cells are oversized, ultra-sticky yeast cells formed when Candida albicans is starved of zinc. They cling to plastic and build biofilms, making them a potential culprit in hospital infections. 🧫
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📸 Iana Kalinina
Goliath cells are oversized, ultra-sticky yeast cells formed when Candida albicans is starved of zinc. They cling to plastic and build biofilms, making them a potential culprit in hospital infections. 🧫
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📸 Iana Kalinina
🧫 Ian, one of our fabulous Research Technicians, is making sure the fungi are looking their best, ready to wow the crowds!
📅 Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th October
📍 New Scientist Live, Excel London, stand G24
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🧫 Ian, one of our fabulous Research Technicians, is making sure the fungi are looking their best, ready to wow the crowds!
📅 Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th October
📍 New Scientist Live, Excel London, stand G24
🔗 buff.ly/MCuaJX4
From deadly infections to life-saving research at the MRC CMM, visitors explored killer fungi through microscopes & stunning artwork! 🔬🎨
From deadly infections to life-saving research at the MRC CMM, visitors explored killer fungi through microscopes & stunning artwork! 🔬🎨
#Engagement #Art #Fashion
#Engagement #Art #Fashion
Talks from Catrin Williams, Hugh Gifford, Arnab Pradham, @harry-osborne.bsky.social @seanaduggan.bsky.social & @jusher.bsky.social revealed new disease models, fresh insights into Candida glabrata ⬇️ 🧵
Talks from Catrin Williams, Hugh Gifford, Arnab Pradham, @harry-osborne.bsky.social @seanaduggan.bsky.social & @jusher.bsky.social revealed new disease models, fresh insights into Candida glabrata ⬇️ 🧵