Meet the team: Charlotte Jones
Hi I’m Charlotte. I’m joining the MFIG lab as a research technician funded by the Wellcome Trust, working on a collaborative project with a group at the University of Kent. Our research aims to uncover how different Mucorales species adapt to their surroundings, both...
Meet the PhD student: Huasen Yu
Hi, I’m Huasen, a new PhD student in Microbiology supervised by Dr Margherita Bertuzzi and Dr Jonathan Worboys. I was born and bred in Beijing and completed my BEng at Capital Medical University. After graduating, I did an internship at Peking Union Medical College...
Dr Margherita Bertuzzi Awarded funding for a PhD student by The Humane research trust
Congratulations to Dr Margherita Bertuzzi, who has been awarded funding to provide a fully funded PhD studentship tackling fungal lung infections by the Humane Research Trust. Dr Margherita Bertuzzi in collaboration with Dr Raveen Tank (University of Manchester), Prof...
Meet the PhD student: Keira Gordon
My name is Keira and I am excited to start my PhD in Infectious Biology at MFIG. I was at UOM for my undergraduate degree, where I was lucky to complete an integrated Masters research project with MFIG. My Masters research involved investigating the interactions...
Meet the PhD student: Laura Alguacil Cuellar
Hola! I am Laura, a PhD candidate at the Instituto de Salud Carlos III in Madrid, Spain. I completed a degree in Biology, followed by a Master’s in Microbiology and Parasitology. My previous experience includes working in hospital Mycology services and serving as a...
Meet the PhD student: Samriddhi Gupta
Hi, I’m Samriddhi, a new PhD student in Dr Mike Bottery’s lab. I’m originally from India and completed my undergraduate degree at Trinity College Dublin, followed by an MbyRes at the University of Exeter. I’m passionate about microbial evolution, and my previous...
Meet the PhD student: Laura Bevan
Hi I’m Laura, and I’ve just started my PhD in Dr Sara Gago’s group. I’m originally from London and did my Integrated Masters in Biochemistry at the University of St Andrews. I also did a placement year in Southampton working on HIV-1 glycosylation. Whilst my...
Meet the PhD Student: Natalie Shores
Hi, I’m Natalie, and I’ve just started my PhD in medical mycology. I completed my undergraduate studies in Birmingham, doing a 4-year integrated Master’s course. My original interest in fungi stemmed from a summer studentship I completed at the National Institute of...
Meet the PhD Student: Thomas Easter
Hi I'm Thomas, and I'm currently doing a PhD in medical mycology. After moving to Manchester from Exeter for my undergraduate degree in medical biochemistry, I joined MFIG to carry out my integrated masters project in October 2022. Here, I studied the interactions of...
Dr Mike Bottery awarded a Wellcome Trust Career Development Award
I’m excited to share that I’ve been awarded a Wellcome Trust Career Development Award to address the remarkable evolutionary adaptability of the human fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus. Serious fungal infections pose a unique challenge to human health, causing...





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