Recent podcasts and videos for the Aspergillosis Trust by Prof David Denning
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.
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...
World Aspergillosis Day 2022
To highlight the important work that MFIG do in the fight against aspergillosis, Ange Brennan from LIFE Worldwide, put together this video outlining some of our current projects. This video was officially unveiled at the World Aspergillosis Day seminar. The video...
MFIG member Dr Riina Richardson appointed on the ESCMID Education Subcommittee
We are pleased to announce that Dr Riina Richardson was appointed on the ESCMID Education Subcommittee, starting in April 2022. For more information please click here. Related Contact Us Prof Mike Bromley (Centre Director)Email:...
Good News: Dr Can Zhao awarded Alderley Park Accelerator opportunity
Congratulations to Dr Can Zhao, Co-Founder of UoM-MFIG spin-out InPepCide, who has been awarded a place on the full Accelerator Programme, which offers start-up and scale-up support to early stage and growing life science businesses on their journey to success. More...
During summer, hazardous mould species more abundant in rooms with windows: NEW PUBLICATION
In new study, University of Manchester and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) researchers have found that levels of a fungus hazardous to patients with respiratory disease are more abundant in rooms with outside facing windows during the summer...
New MFIG member: Welcome to Sébastien Ortiz
Sébastien is a new Research Associate with the Manchester Fungal Infection Group under the direction of Margherita Bertuzzi. In his upcoming research Sébastien aims to help elucidate the key interactions between the fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus and lung...
ESCMID Postgraduate Education Course: Crash course on invasive fungal infections
Online Education Course21 October, 4 November, 18 November 2021Crash course on invasive fungal infectionsCourse Coordinator: Dr Riina Richardson, Manchester, UKRegistration ProcedureRegister on the ESCMID website by 19 October 2021 at...
Changing understanding and treatment of Aspergillus disease globally
The University of Manchester has been named the world's number one university in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings, released on Wednesday, 21 April. For more information, please click here. Treating fungal disease globally is among the many example...
Dr Margherita Bertuzzi Awarded Prestigious Medical Research Council New Investigator Research Grant
We are delighted to announce that Manchester University lecturer Dr Margherita Bertuzzi has been awarded a New Investigator Research Grant by the Medical Research Council (MRC) to study Aspergillus fumigatus-epithelial interactions, how these influence immune...
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Prof Mike Bromley (Centre Director)
Email: mike.bromley@manchester.ac.uk
Dr Margherita Bertuzzi
Email: margherita.bertuzzi@manchester.ac.uk
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