Category: Meet the team

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...

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...

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...

Hi! I’m Phurichaya, but you can call me Jane. I’m from Thailand and funded by the Development and Promotion of Science and Technology Talents (DPST) scholarship sponsored by the Thai government. My interest in medical mycology started during my bachelor’s degree in...

Hi I’m Katie. I’m joining the MFIG lab as a research technician on the FAILSAFE project which is investigating the effect of agricultural pesticide use on antifungal resistance in the treatment of Aspergillosis, an infectious disease caused by the fungus Aspergillus...

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...

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...

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...

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...