Manchester Fungal Infection Group

Meet the PhD student: Jamie Tindale

by Andy | Jan 22, 2025 | Meet the team

Hi, I'm Jamie, and I've just started my PhD in medical mycology. I'm originally from Sheffield and completed my undergraduate degree in Zoology at the University of Glasgow. After that, I moved to Manchester for a Master's in Infection Biology, where I worked on a...

Meet the PhD student: Edoardo Tancredi

by Andy | Jan 21, 2025 | Meet the team

I join MFIG following on from my Integrated Master’s fourth year project, which opened the door to a series of compelling questions surrounding the evolution of antifungal resistance in hyphae. My project identified aspects of resistance evolution which were largely...

MFIG Graduation celebrations

by Andy | Jul 18, 2024 | Good News, Meet the team, Recent News

Congratulations to all of our graduates!! On Thursday the 11th of July MFIG had a bumper turnout of graduating PhD students, in total six past and present members of MFIG graduated at a ceremony in the Witworth hall, overseen by Professor David Denning who was part of...

Manchester Fungal Infection Group at the Universally Manchester Festival – Saturday 8 June 2024

by Andy | Jun 16, 2024 | Public engagement

Manchester Fungal Infection Group (MFIG) were pleased to be part of the University of Manchester’s 200-year anniversary celebrations. One of the highlights of this bicentennial event was the Community Festival, that took place on campus on Saturday 8 June. MFIG were...

MFIG @British Science Week 2024, Manchester Museum

by Andy | Mar 26, 2024 | Public engagement

MFIG were very honoured to be asked to take part in the university’s British Science Week event at Manchester Museum. By attending public events like this, we are showing our commitment to public engagement and raising awareness of the fungal infection issues. This is...

Meet the PhD student: Dr Luthvia Annisa

by Andy | Mar 1, 2024 | Meet the team

I am a first-year PhD student at Manchester Fungal Infection Group under the supervision of Dr. Margherita Bertuzzi. I am an awardee of “Beasiswa Pendidikan Indonesia (BPI-LPDP)” Scholarship from Indonesia government (Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and...

Meet the PhD student: Dr Felix Bongomin

by Andy | Feb 16, 2024 | Meet the team

Dr. Felix Bongomin is an academic physician specialising in internal medicine and medical mycology. Currently serving as a respected lecturer in the Department of Medical Microbiology at Gulu University, Dr. Bongomin has made significant contributions to the field of...

MFIG @British Science Week 2023, Manchester Museum

by Marghe | Mar 31, 2023 | Public engagement

This year the Manchester Fungal Infection Group (MFIG) were proud to present at the Manchester Museum as part of the British Science Week 2023, 14-15th March. We had an amazing time discussing deadly fungi, explaining why some fungal infections are so dangerous and...

Recent podcasts and videos for the Aspergillosis Trust by Prof David Denning

by Marghe | Mar 31, 2023 | Recent News

Two recent podcasts by Prof David Denning OneHealthTrust: When fungal infections turn deadly BBC World Service: More or Less (11th March 2023): Do fungal infections kill three times as many people as malaria: Two recent videos for the Aspergillosis...

Good News: Dr Takanori Furukawa has been awarded the University of Manchester, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion “Perera” Fellowship.

by Marghe | Jun 6, 2022 | Recent News

We are delighted to announce that Dr Takanori Furukawa has been awarded the University of Manchester, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion “Perera” Fellowship. In his fellowship project, Dr Furukawa aims to determine the role of epigenetic mechanisms in environmental...