Candida albicans biofilm (blue) formed from a population of Goliath cells (yellow), visualised in 3D. Image credit: Dr Iana Kalinina, Wilson Lab, University of Exeter […]
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Professor William Horsnell joins MRC Centre for Medical Mycology
We are pleased to announce that Professor William (Bill) Horsnell will be joining the University’s Medical Research Council Centre for Medical Mycology (MRC CMM), from […]
Lister Prize Celebration: Dr Elizabeth Ballou
On 11 July 2023 the Medical Research Council Centre for Medical Mycology (MRC CMM) hosted Dr Elizabeth Ballou’s 2022 Lister Prize award presentation. The Lister […]
Prof Judith Berman appointed as MRC CMM Honorary member
Judith Berman is a Professor at Tel Aviv University since 2012 and Professor Emerita at the University of Minnesota. She studies how pathogenic yeasts respond […]
Dr Johannes Rack awarded prestigious MRC Career Development Award
Dr Johannes Rack has won a prestigious MRC Career Development Award with MRC CMM entitled “Control of genomic integrity and virulence of Aspergillus fumigatus by […]
Prof Sean Wasserman appointed as MRC CMM Honorary member
Consultant and Associate Professor Sean Wasserman at the Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape […]
‘Jumping genes’ help fungus kill salamanders
A fungus that infects salamanders contains multiple copies of the same “jumping genes”, scientists have discovered. Jumping genes, called transposons, can “copy and paste” themselves and […]