Mat Fisher
@fisher_mat
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Professor of fungal epidemiology; disease ecologist; zoologist & natural historian
Imperial College London
Joined December 2011
Come and study fungal bioaerosols and AMR with FisherLab! Will climate and land use change drive antifungal resistance exposures? NERC Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet DTP 2023 @ImperialSPH @MRC_Outbreak @fisher_lab.
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RT @NakedScientists: The rising tide of fungal diseases. This episode features Sumi Robson @wellcometrust; @neleshg @WitsHealthFac @WitsUni….
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Are we ready to fight off a new world of infections?
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RT @Eyal_Frank: Biodiversiy is declining, yet we have limited knowledge about how that affects human well-being. My work linking bats, ins….
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RT @CommonsSITC: Yesterday we held a fascinating session on the potential of, & risks associated with fungi. We heard from a range of witne….
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Mushroom sprouting out of a living frog. fungi are incredible, so are frogs.
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RT @MARAf_UK: MARAf team meet at @imperialcollege White City campus (what a view!) today for sample swap and protocol standardisation. 🥼🧫 #….
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RT @jenmgshe: [1] EXPOSURE TO AIRBORNE DRUG-RESISTANT FUNGAL SPORES IN THE UK. New in @ScienceAdvances, our study involved 485 citizen scie….
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Citizen science shows widespread exposure to aerosolized fungal spores that have evolved resistance to clinical drugs.
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RT @MRC_Outbreak: Read more about this topic with insights from @jenmgshe and @fisher_mat in this news item @imperialcollege 👇. https://t.c….
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CITIZEN SCIENCE & FUNGUS - Fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus has acquired resistance to agricultural fungicide and first-line clinical antifungal drugs.
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RT @MRC_Outbreak: NEW EPISODE #ScienceInContext! As @ScienceAdvances publishes on Aspergillus fumigatus today, @SabineLvE speaks with @jenm….
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I enjoyed interacting with Emily Monsoon as she developed her ideas. Her book can be bought here:
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Winner of the 2024 Phi Beta Kappa Award for Science A New York Times Editors' Choice A Science News Favorite Book of 2023 'Fungi sicken us and fungi sustain us. In either case, we ignore them at our...
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RT @BritSocMedMyc: We're looking forward to next week’s @ImperialFungal network meeting – what a great way to bring healthcare and agricult….
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Building our community around the UKRI call for Transdisciplinary AMR Networks
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‘Blight’ - a prescient warning about the mysterious and deadly world of fungi- is out!
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There are no licensed vaccines against fungal infections, hopefully this will change with increasing research and public-health focus.
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A vaccine that protects dogs against fatal fungal infections is set to launch in 2024. As more fungi become resistant to treatment, could urgently needed human vaccines follow?
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RT @MARAf_UK: 40 #citizenscience sampling packs will be on their way out with this afternoon’s post! 🙌🏼 If you’re expecting one, keep an ey….
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RT @aspertrust: It's arrived! Can't wait to start. @jenmgshe @MARAf_UK @isobelcstanton #antifungalresistance, #aspergillosis
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RT @MARAf_UK: Today is sample pack making for our July sampling month! . @isobelcstanton and @jenmgshe are being assisted by two @larkmeads….
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RT @MARAf_UK: We've been completely overwhelmed by the enthusiasm shown for this project and the number of new sign ups in the past 24 hrs.….
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RT @_jbeardsley_: These guys 😍 - ready for a #CitizenScience sampling campaign for pathogenic fungi in Hanoi. #mycology #AMR . @Sydney_ID &….
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RT @MARAf_UK: If you would like to know more about what is needed from you before you commit, you can find videos of how to set up the diff….
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a collaboration between UKCEH, Imperial College London, NIAB and The Open University which aims to understand the UK-hotspots of azole resistant Aspergillus fumigatus in homes, recyclers and agricu...
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