After years of recurring respiratory problems, many different diagnoses and unanswered questions, Tom was diagnosed with aspergillosis, a rare fungal lung diseases caused by the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus. Through sharing his experience, Tom hopes to raise awareness of fungal infections,…

World-leading researchers, clinicians, policymakers and people with lived experience are sharing their perspectives in a new film series by the University of Exeter’s MRC Centre for Medical Mycology (MRC CMM). The series of four videos brings together different aspects of…

Two members of the  MRC CMM team recently took part in the Soapbox Science festival on Exeter Quayside. Soapbox Science is a global movement to give a platform for women and non-binary researchers to highlight their work to the public….

It’s always exciting to leave the labs and venture into new places to talk about our research. On the 9th May 2023, Noah’s Pink Balloon Leukaemia Fund Fellow Dr Alyssa Hudson, Professor Adilia Warris and Rachel Etherington from the Medical…

Candida and Candidiasis is a biennial meeting focused on studying all aspects of Candida biology. Candida is important because it causes disease ranging from superficial candidiasis to life-threatening systemic infection. In May 2023, hundreds of Candida biologists gathered in Montreal, Canada to present and…

Authors – Orlando Ross, Sarah Newman and Jack Gregory Walking up to the University of Exeter’s Streatham Campus, where the Medical Research Council’s Centre for Medical Mycology is based, on Saturday 22nd April 2023, it was clear that this would…