Join us for the first #MycoClinics of Season 6, with Brian Fisher & Thomas Lehrnbecher. Registration is now open! 📅 3 September 2026 ⏰ 4 PM (UK) 📍 Online 👉 Register: universityofexeter.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

📢 Last spaces remaining at FAILSAFE conference: Tackling the Global Threat of Fungal AMR. 📅 Registration is open until 31st August 👉 View the programme and register your place: buff.ly/jIhKy46

Did you know copper can do more than kill fungi? 🦠🔬 New research explores how copper changes interactions between fungi, copper and bacteria #Microbiology #Fungi #Bacteria #Copper #ImageOfTheWeek tinyurl.com/5n7znjkb

Photographer Eileen Perrier has created a powerful portrait of the #100BlackWomenProfessorsNOW Trailblazer Cohort. We're proud to see the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology's Dr Liliane Mukaremera featured. Discover the stories behind the portraits: www.artsandcultureexeter.co.uk/arts-commiss...

Have you ever seen square Bunsen burner tubing? We are always looking for new ways to improve the lab, even small things like this can make a difference. Square tubing: ✅ Stays flat on the bench ✅ Resists bending and kinking ✅ Helps maintain reliable gas flow #LabSafety #STEM #imageoftheweek

Join us for the final #MycoTalks of season 6 with María Angélica Bravo Núñez and Micha Fridman. Registration is now open! 📅 23 July 2026 ⏰ 4 PM (UK) 📍 Online 👉 Register: buff.ly/pCiT8pC

#ImageOfTheWeek A microscopic battle. 🦠 Neutrophils (green) swarm around Aspergillus fumigatus (cyan) and release NETs to help fight infection. 📸 @darrenthomson.bsky.social Interested in mycology bioimaging? Registration is open for FAILSAFE funded course: cmm-failsafe.com/mycology-bio...

📢 FAILSAFE 2026 conference highlights Sessions include: antifungal resistance mechanisms, susceptibility testing, new antifungal agents, clinical case discussions, and One Health surveillance approaches. 👉 View programme & register cmm-failsafe.com/full-program... #FungalAMR

📢 The updated FAILSAFE 2026 programme is now live! Join global experts in fungal antimicrobial resistance, diagnostics & clinical research as we explore the latest science and innovation. 👉 View the programme & register now buff.ly/jIhKy46 #FungalAMR #AMR

🌍 A great discussion at #ICCC2026 with Exeter Climate Forum to explore how climate change is influencing fungal diseases. Thanks to our fantastic speakers, organisers, funders & attendees! #MedicalMycology #ClimateChange @balloulab.bsky.social @robinmay9.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social

Great to see MRC CMM PIs on the World Online Ranking of Best Microbiology Scientists 2026 list. Congratulations Nelesh Govender, Gordon Brown, Adilia Warris, Al Brown, Andy Borman, Will Hope, Neil Gow, Arnaldo Colombo & Tom Harrison! buff.ly/7LAnskS

🔬 #ImageOfTheWeek This striking image shows Rhizopus arrhizus, a fungal pathogen that causes the rare but serious infection mucormycosis. 🔵 Blue shows the fungal cell 🟠 Orange highlights a protein recognised by the antibody TG11 📸 Dr Alyssa Hudson #MedicalMycology

Fungal infections claim more than 2 million lives annually worldwide, yet remain largely under-recognised. We were delighted to welcome Steve Race, MP for Exeter, for a tour of the MRC CMM and to discuss the scale of the challenge and the urgent need for new treatments. 👇️ Find out more!

Colonies of the mould Aspergillus fumigatus grown on agar. The green mould is the ‘wild type’, which is how the fungus appears in the environment, and the white mould is a mutant form with the gene pksP removed. 📸 Mark Stappers, MRC CMM #Aspergillus #ImageOfTheWeek

🚨 Postdoc opportunity at the MRC CMM 🚨 Working with Prof. Elaine Bignell and Dr Sandra Catania, contribute to a multidisciplinary research programme investigating how chromatin regulation shapes transcriptional adaptation in Aspergillus fumigatus. 🔗 buff.ly/MYLEJvE

🔬 A fluorescent view of Candida albicans in action: 🔵 Blue = growth structures spreading through tissue 🟢 Green = energy “powerhouses” 🔴 Red = storage & recycling hubs 📸 Dr Tina Bedekovic #ImageOfTheWeek #Science #Fungi #CandidaAlbicans #Health

With the ROTOR+ from @singerinstruments.bsky.social the Usher Lab can screen entire fungal genomes in under an hour, at densities up to 1536 colonies. What used to take days (or months of analysis) can now be done in an afternoon. buff.ly/SnMWO2b #AMR #Fungi #Science #Mycology

Registration is now open for #MycoTalks S6 E9 with David Underhill and Chiung-Yu Hung 📅 25 June 2026 ⏰ 4 PM (UK) 📍 Online 👉 Register: buff.ly/Cwk4sQq

📽️ Behind the scenes at the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology Ian, one of our lab technicians, preparing agar plates 🧫 a routine step behind vital fungal infection research. Tackling these infections takes skill & precision behind the scenes. #ImageOfTheWeek #LabLife

🚨 FINAL CALL Early bird closes 31st May for FAILSAFE 2026 (Bangkok | 9–10 Nov) Global meeting on fungal AMR with leading experts. Secure your place now 🎟️ buff.ly/ClEPotZ #FungalAMR #AMR #GlobalHealth

Today’s #ImageOfTheWeek: Cryptococcus neoformans, a fungus that can infect people with weakened immune systems. Not all strains are the same - by staining with calcofluor white to highlight chitin in the cell walls we can identify differences in the cell wall. 📸 Eduardo Galue Mozo, MRC CMM

Organoids are tiny 3D “organs” grown in the lab. They help researchers study disease, test drugs, and advance personalised medicine without human or animal testing. Image shows organoids infected with Candida albicans. 🔬 📷 O. Ross & E. Hickey #ImageOfTheWeek #Fungus #FungalInfection #Microscopy

Why do we have a camera crew filming Darren in the imaging lab? You'll have to keep checking in to find out. Storyscreen for providing the filming expertise. Just goes to show there's no such thing as a 'normal' day in the lab. #imageoftheweek

We’re excited to announce the next #MycoClinics webinar! 📅 4 June 2026 ⏰ 4 PM (UK) 📍 Online Join us for 2 fascinating HIV-associated case discussions with Dr Lauren Richards & Dr Jeremy Nel. 👉 Register: buff.ly/LjCioTz

⏰ Early bird rates end 31 May for the FAILSAFE global conference on Fungal AMR 📍 Bangkok | 9–10 Nov 2026 🎤 Dame Sally Davies, Dr Hatim Sati & Prof Rajendra Prasad 🎟️ buff.ly/ClEPotZ #AMR #FungalAMR #GlobalHealth

Two strains of Aspergillus fumigatus on agar: green = wildtype white = mutant The difference? We removed the pksP gene - this is responsible for pigment and how the immune system detects it. Breaking genes helps scientists uncover roles in infection & drug resistance. 🧫 #immunology #sciencefact

Join us for our next #MycoTalks with Ana-Maria Lennon-Duménil and Bing Zhai 📅 21 May 2026 ⏰ 4:00 PM (UK time) 📍 Online 👉 Register here: buff.ly/gkJdL5b

We are proud to hold Gold LEAF accreditation for running a sustainable lab. We go through 1000s of gloves every year & we are working with @myrefactory to ensure that our gloves get a 2nd life. They will be recycled into low-carbon building materials and even works of art! #Earthmonth

⏰ Early bird registration Join FAILSAFE’s global Fungal AMR conference 📍 Bangkok | 🗓️ 9–10 Nov 2026 🎟️ Prices rise after 31st May — register now 👉 buff.ly/ClEPotZ #FungalAMR #FAILSAFE #AMR

⏰ Early bird registration closes end of April Secure discounted tickets for FAILSAFE’s global conference on Fungal AMR 📍 Bangkok | 🗓️ 9–10 Nov 2026 🌍 Global experts 🎤 Keynotes incl. Dame Sally Davies 🎟️ Register now 👉 buff.ly/ClEPotZ #FungalAMR #FAILSAFE #AMR