📣 Join the MRC CMM team 📣 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

Join us for our next #MycoTalks with Eric Dang and Minh-Hong Nguyen 🗓️ Thursday 20 November 🕓 16:00 (UK time) 📍 Online – open to all! 🔗 Register now to secure your spot: universityofexeter.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🎆 Fungal fireworks! 🎆 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

🚨 CMM LATAM Unit website is now live 🚨 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

👻 This creepy critter isn’t a Halloween costume, it’s Trichophyton - a fungus that causes athlete’s foot & ringworm! 🧟Seen under the microscope, it looks like it’s reaching out to haunt your skin🎃 📸 Mark Stappers #imageoftheweek #halloweenscience #halloween #fungi

#imageoftheweek ¦ Screening a library of mutant 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.

Join us this week for #MycoTalks with Bernd Schnabl and Michal Olszewski @olszewskilab.bsky.social 🗓️ Thursday 23 October 🕓 16:00 (UK time) 📍 Online – open to all! 🔗 Register now to secure your spot: universityofexeter.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

This weekend we've been at the @newscientist.com Live event at London ExCel. We've seen thousands of people keen to learn about the global threat of fungal infections and answered some really tricky questions, such as 'Are fungal spores soft or hard?'. #outreach #STEM #engagement

🔬 #imageoftheweek ¦ Candida albicans goliath cells 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. 🧫 🔗 buff.ly/JikHPLM 📸 Iana Kalinina

🎉 Preparations are underway for New Scientist Live 2025 🎉 🧫 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

🧠🌿 A full house at Sidmouth Science Festival yesterday for Prof @neil-gow.bsky.social talk on the fascinating world of fungi, supported by Ian Leaves. From deadly infections to life-saving research at the MRC CMM, visitors explored killer fungi through microscopes & stunning artwork! 🔬🎨

Encouraging to find a packed audience at the Sidmouth Science Festival to hear about how good and bad fungi shape the world. @mrccmm.bsky.social. Also thanks to Ian Leaves for mycohelp. @britmycolsoc.org.uk @bsmm-meeting.bsky.social @youngecmm.bsky.social @youngisham.bsky.social

This week we welcomed the Textiles Diploma students from Exeter College. They were visiting the Centre to inspire them to create their own mycology artwork. Previous students have created amazing artworks for us and we can't wait to see what this year's intake produce. #Engagement #Art #Fashion

🧪 #imageoftheweek Cutting-edge science in action at #Candida25 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 ⬇️ 🧵

Only 8 days to go until New Scientist Live! Find us at stand G24 to explore: 🧫 Different types of deadly fungi 🛡️ Fungal infections & their affect on our bodies 💉 Cutting-edge science to fight fungal infections 📍 Excel London 📅 18-19th October buff.ly/fV7qWt4

Hugh Gifford also giving an excellent talk on his work discovering xenosiderophore transporters in C. auris killifish infections @mrccmm.bsky.social #Candida2025

Last @mrccmm.bsky.social talk of the day from talented PhD candidate @harry-osborne.bsky.social about how cell wall targeting antifungals impact immune recognition to C. albicans.

I had a great time getting to present my work on the impact of Manogepix on antifungal immunity at Candida and Candidiasis yesterday! Some really great discussions at my poster! #Candida2025 @mrccmm.bsky.social

Fantastic start to day 2 with Arnab Pardhan discussing work from the group looking at niche-simulating media and the impact on PAMP exposure #Candida2025 @mrccmm.bsky.social

We recently welcomed Prof. Fiona Powrie and her team to the MRC CMM for the yearly Microbiome Cluster @mrcmousenetwork.bsky.social meeting. The Microbiome Cluster studies the impact of the microbiome on genetic diseases involving barrier surface malfunction. 🔗 Find out more buff.ly/zuLgJ1J

Join us for our next #MycoTalks with Bernd Schnabl and Michal Olszewski @olszewskilab.bsky.social 🗓️ Thursday 23 October 🕓 16:00 (UK time) 📍 Online – open to all! 🔗 Register now to secure your spot: universityofexeter.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Join us for our next #MycoTalks with Bernd Schnabl and Michal Olszewski 🗓️ Thursday 23 October 🕓 16:00 (UK time) 📍 Online – open to all! 🔗 Register now to secure your spot: universityofexeter.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🍄 It's UK Fungus Day! 🍄 Enter your best fungal photograph to the @britmycolsoc.org.uk #UKFungusDay photography competition or find one of 20 favourite fungi and add to the 'Find-a-Fungus' project on iNaturalist. 🔗 www.ukfungusday.co.uk

🔬 #imageoftheweek ¦ The MelLec receptor Perinuclear staining of the MelLec receptor (blue) in fixed permeablised fibroblast cells stained with TRITC phalloidin (white) & DAPI (red). MelLec plays a critical role in antifungal immunity 💪 #microscopy #scicomm

Join us at New Scientist Live and explore our Fungal Threat Lab! 🧫 Discover fungal infections & how they affect our bodies 👩‍🔬 Meet our amazing researchers & ask questions 🔬 Explore the hidden world of fungi through the microscope 📍 Excel London, stand G24 📅 18th - 19th October buff.ly/fV7qWt4

🔬 #imageoftheweek ¦ Bud scars (circular spots) on the surface of Candida albicans mother cells, mark the site where a daughter cell has emerged and separated from a mother cell. 📸 Tina Bedekovic #microscopy #candida #fungi #mycology #research #health #science

Join us on Thursday for the first #MycoTalks of Season 6 with talks from Angie Gelli and Tuo Wang. 🗓️ Thursday 25 September 🕓 16:00 (UK time) 📍 Online – open to all! 🔗 Register now to secure your spot: universityofexeter.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

We are excited to announce we are exhibiting at New Scientist Live 17th - 20th October with activities from our Fungal Threat Lab! Find us at stand G24 and discover the wonderful, but deadly, word of killer fungi 🧫 tinyurl.com/2yknaxhu

It's National Postdoc Appreciate Week, and we wanted to celebrate the hard work and dedication of our amazing postdocs at the Centre! 👏 #NPAW #PostdocAppreciationWeek #STEM #STEMcareers

🧫 Antifungal resistance is rising and the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology is leading the global response. From new treatments (Fungi-CARE) to global partnerships (FAILSAFE), training, diagnostics & public engagement, this is science with impact. #FungalWeek25 #mycology #AMR #science

🔬 It’s Day 4 of #FungalWeek25 focusing on histoplasmosis, a common but underdiagnosed fungal infection in the Americas. Researchers at the MRC CMM LATAM Unit are studying: 🌳 Environmental factors 🧫 Fungal biology & virulence 🛡️ Immune response & susceptibility To improve outcomes for communities.

🦠 Fungi that jump from cats to humans? Yes, really. Sporothrix brasiliensis is spreading in Latin America, causing painful infections & showing #AMR. The FAILSAFE project, led by @MRC_CMM & funded by #GAMRIF, is supporting vital research to tackle this threat. #FungalWeek25

Fungi can be found everywhere. People can get fungal diseases from contact with an infected animal, skin scrapes that are exposed to fungi in dirt or plants, and from breathing fungal spores in the air. 📸 Microscopy: D. Thomson, D. Corzo Leon, A. Hudson, T. Bedekovic, M. M. Guillan

Diagnostic tests ensure patients are given the correct treatment. A new lateral flow test developed by Professor Chris Thornton can detect Mucormycosis much faster than current diagnostic techniques & could be commericalised within 3 years #FungalWeek25 buff.ly/dsJoRyd..

We've created a starter pack so that you can follow members of the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology in one go! We'll be updating this pack as members join Bluesky! 🦋 bsky.app/starter-pack... Subscribe to this list to keep up to date with all of the incredible research coming out of the CMM 🍄🔬👩‍🔬

🧼 #imageoftheweek | Spring Cleaning in the Lab! Our brilliant researchers and technicians are giving the lab a deep clean. From bench-tops to the highest shelves, no surface is spared! A tidy lab is essential for best practice and ensuring accurate results. Here's to science done right!

Fungal Disease Awareness Week is September 15-19. Each day will highlight a different fungal disease topic. For #FungalWeek25, raise awareness to help protect people, plants, and animals from the growing impact of fungal diseases.

🍄 #MycoTalks Season 6 is almost here! We’re kicking off with talks from Angie Gelli and Tuo Wang @TuoWangLab 🗓️ Thursday 25 September 🕓 16:00 (UK time) 📍 Online – open to all! 🔗 Register now to secure your spot: universityofexeter.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #MedicalMycology #FungalResearch

🔬 #imageoftheweek ¦ Timelapse of Aspergillus fumigatus shows SecP004 (mScarlet-tagged) localising to the hyphal tip. The cell wall is stained with calcofluor white. Researchers think SecP004 may mediate secretion of stress/virulence proteins & could be a target for treatment. 📽️ Johanna Gosciniak

Last chance to register for the first #MycoClinics of Season 5. Dr Dionysios Neofytos will speak about PCP in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: What we need to know. 📅 Thursday 4 September, 🕓 16:00 (UK time), 💻 via Zoom. Register here: universityofexeter.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🔬 #imageoftheweek: Aspergillus fumigatus is a common mould found in soil, compost & indoors. Most people breathe it in daily & for those with weakened immune systems, it can cause serious illness. Drug-resistant strains are an emerging threat. 📸 Kevin Mackenzie, Mark Stappers, Tina Bedekovic

🚨 Join the MRC CMM 🚨 Assay Development Scientist 1: buff.ly/0RfOxPP Assay Development Scientist 2: buff.ly/qEgHd7Z Postdoc Research Associate Drug Discovery: buff.ly/8u2TV1S Technician Assay Development & Drug Discovery: buff.ly/CITpQ69

🔬 #imageoftheweek ¦ A rare glimpse of Cryptococcus neoformans (orange) in the brain, surrounded by immune cells called microglia (blue/pink). Scientists scanned large tissue areas to find these clusters, part of a global effort to understand this deadly fungus.

Join us for the opening Season 5's MycoClinics with Dr Dionysios Neofytos, speaking about fungal infections in solid organ transplant patients. 📅 Thursday 4 September at 🕓 16:00 UK time, via Zoom. Register here: universityofexeter.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Thank you to all our speakers and attendees who make #MycoTalks such a vibrant and inspiring series. Season 6 begins on 25 September. If you missed any sessions or would like to revisit your favourites, all previous #MycoTalks are available here: www.youtube.com/@themrccentr...

The Medical Research Council Centre for Medical Mycology (MRC CMM) seeks 2 Assay Development scientists to support assay development and drug discovery. news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h... jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr... Assay Development Scientist 2: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...

The Medical Research Council Centre for Medical Mycology (MRC CMM) seeks Technician to support assay development and drug discovery. news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h... Technician Assay Development & Drug Discovery: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...

The Medical Research Council Centre for Medical Mycology (MRC CMM) seeks a Research Associate to support assay development and drug discovery. news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h... Postdoctoral Research Associate Drug Discovery: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...

The Medical Research Council Centre for Medical Mycology (MRC CMM) seeks 2 Assay Development scientists to support assay development and drug discovery. news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h... jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr... Assay Development Scientist 2: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...

🔬 #imageoftheweek Researchers at MRC CMM are exploring how Trichuris muris (a gut worm infecting 800M+ people) interacts with Candida albicans, a yeast found in most humans. Could they help or hinder each other? 📸 by @orlandorosss.bsky.social #science #research #health #phd