What is the fungal threat?
Fungal infections kill more than 1.5 million people every year. That amounts to more than are killed by malaria, or breast cancer, and almost as many as those claimed by HIV or tuberculosis.
Using research to tackle a global health threat from fungi.
Fungal infections kill more than 1.5 million people every year. That amounts to more than are killed by malaria, or breast cancer, and almost as many as those claimed by HIV or tuberculosis.
In response to the urgent problem of killer fungal infections we are working to advance our understanding of and practice in critical areas of bioscience.
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Read moreThe MRC CMM has worked and collaborated with artists to develop, co-create and deliver new ways of sharing our science through art.
Read moreThe creation of dedicated research units in the worst impacted regions is a critical tool in the effort to tackle devastating fungal diseases worldwide.
Read moreOur researchers bring expertise from a number of different disciplines and are working together to make discoveries that will change lives.
Read moreHelp us to train the next generation of scientists and doctors to tackle these infections and to find new treatments to defeat these life-threatening diseases.
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