The 12th International Conference on Cryptococcus & Cryptococcosis (ICCC), hosted by the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology and the University of Exeter, and will take place on 28th June - 3rd July 2026, in Exeter, UK. Find out more: https://t.co/I48rK86RkK

🌍 MRC CMM AFRICA Unit & @institutpasteur trained 24 clinicians & lab techs from Africa & Asia to boost diagnosis & treatment skills. Fungal infections kill 2M yearly, expertise saves lives. 🔗 https://t.co/vBaZ2qQLn2 @NIHRresearch @ExeterBRC @IMPRINT_NIHRGHR

🌍 Final day of our Medical Mycology Training Course in Cape Town! 24 clinicians & lab techs from Africa & Asia joined forces to tackle deadly fungal infections through hands-on labs & expert-led sessions. Learn more 👉 https://t.co/fUDMf1ZMMh #GlobalHealth #MedicalMycology

🔬 #imageoftheweek ¦ Aspergillus fumigatus colony cultured at 37C in Aspergillus Complete Medium (ACM). This filamentous fungus is blue-green in appearance, with radial grooves and concentric rings reflecting its growth dynamics. 📸 Alberto Munoz #mycology #aspergillus #fungi

PhD student Orlando Ross is at #BSI25 representing the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology! He’s presenting his poster on Helminth and Candida albicans colonisation and infection. #Immunology #MedicalMycology #PhDLife #PhD #STEM #STEMCareers #Microbiology

Join us for our next #MycoClinics with Fanny Laternier and Jop Jans. 🗓️ Thursday 11 December 🕓 16:00 (UK time) 📍 Online – open to all! Register here: https://t.co/EXnzLJ8MoZ #Phaehyphomycosis #Magnusiomyces

🌍 This week, @MRC_CMM AFRICA Unit hosts the Medical Mycology Training Workshop 2025 at @UCTHealthSci, Cape Town. 5 days of: ✅ Expert lectures ✅ Case-based discussions ✅ Hands-on lab training Follow along for updates!

🔬 #ImageOfTheWeek We’re developing a new microscopy technique, pushing the boundaries of fungal imaging. Before going in vivo, we’re validating ex vivo to ensure what we see is accurate. Here’s our new probe + 2 control proteins after purification 💡 #Microscopy #Fluorescence

18 Fully Funded PhD Studentships – October 2026 Start Join our BBSRC-funded doctoral programme in Infection Biosciences, tackling global challenges like emerging infections, antimicrobial resistance, and food insecurity. Learn more & apply: https://t.co/cEuczToJO0

🚨SWBio DTP PhD Opportunity 🚨 Join the teams of Prof. Elaine Bignell, Dr Sandra Catania & Dr Johannes Rack and unravel how epigenetic changes drive fungal development and virulence. More info: https://t.co/lDsAkdzSWK Apply: https://t.co/R2sB7dEkm9

🧫 World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 🧫 Antifungal resistance is a growing threat. At the MRC CMM, we’re working together to advance new diagnostics & treatments, & building global research capacity to protect health worldwide. #AMR #DrugDiscovery #Health

#ImageOfTheWeek ¦ The Fungal Superhighway 🧫 Cryptococcus neoformans (blue) moving through mouse nose tissue (pink). This image is the first time it’s been seen in this formation in the airways. 📸 @Ness_Francis88 MRC Centre for Medical Mycology #FungalInfection #Mycology

🌍New Funding Alert! Apply for the CMM International Fund: up to £30k over 2 years for globally collaborative medical mycology research. FAPESP-funded PhD & Postdoctoral opportunities available for partnerships with researchers in São Paulo State, Brazil 🔗 https://t.co/4EPf4XGpau

Global impact in medical mycology! 🌍 Congrats to Professor Gordon Brown, Director of the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology, named among the world’s most influential researchers in Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers™ 2025 list. https://t.co/wPAUYCOZas

🚨SWBio DTP PhD Opportunity 🚨 Join the teams of Prof. Elaine Bignell, Dr Sandra Catania & Dr Johannes Rack and unravel how epigenetic changes drive fungal development and virulence. More info: https://t.co/lDsAkdzSWK Apply: https://t.co/R2sB7dEkm9

🧫Preparing agar plates Scientists use agar plates to grow fungi, which are petri dishes filled with nutrient-rich growth media. 🧑‍🔬 Ian is adding Bromocresol green, a pH indicator which turns yellow in acidic conditions. As fungi grow, the media turns yellow! #mycology

Join us this week for #MycoTalks with Eric Dang and Minh-Hong Nguyen 🗓️ Thursday 20 November 🕓 16:00 (UK time) 📍 Online – open to all! 🔗 Register here: https://t.co/V0uY2M2TSH

🍄🖋 #imageoftheweek ¦ 🍄🖋 #imageoftheweek ¦ A sketch of Shaggy Ink Cap mushrooms, drawn using ink from the mushrooms themselves! Art meets nature, thanks to Professor @neil_gow 🌳

📣 Join the MRC CMM team 📣 Dr Johannes Rack is hiring a Postdoc to explore fungal ADP-ribosylation signalling in Aspergillus fumigatus 🧬 🗓 Deadline: 23 Nov 🔗 https://t.co/6kD0x3P2Nw

Thanks to our speakers & delegates for making #CMMPartnershipsSummit25 a success! Your insights drove collaboration & strengthened partnerships for future solutions in medical mycology. Stay connected: https://t.co/peI5dYUv73