Candida auris is a dangerous fungal pathogen that has become a global health concern. Scientists from King's have developed a new class of antifungal compounds that could offer a powerful weapon against it.

Jody Rosenblatt, Professor of Cell Biology at King’s and Principal Group Leader at the @TheCrick, has been elected to the EMBO Membership in recognition of her outstanding scientific achievements.

Doctors may be missing over a quarter of cases of a deadly heart disease because current guidelines on test interpretation may be outdated. @TheBHF .

Congrats to Dr Jennifer Stevenson, who has been named joint-winner of the 'Outstanding Pharmacy Early-Career Researcher Award’ (OPERA). She was recognised for her impactful research identifying the risk factors surrounding medication-related harm in older adults

In case you missed it, Professor Santos recently featured in BBC programme 'The Food Chain', which explores the realities of shopping, socialising and eating out with a food allergy. Listen here on BBC Sounds (from 04:17):

Congratulations to Prof Alexandra Santos on receiving the Thermo Fisher Scientific Allergy Research Award 2025. The award aims to honour & support the work of international scientific researchers who have made remarkable progress & advancements in allergy research 👏

Congratulations to Professors Jordana Bell and Sarah Berry @lifecourse_KCL who delivered their Inaugural Lectures yesterday 👏. Explore upcoming lectures in our series here:

Clinical academics split their time between working with patients in the NHS and conducting research in labs. We spoke to four clinical academics in the Faculty to learn all about their roles.

"We want GPs to have the basic knowledge to prioritise patient safety and demystify side effects.". Academics @KingsCollegeLon and @uniofeastanglia have released guidance for GPs on how to manage patients who may be privately accessing weight loss drugs

A team led by @UniofExeter, in collaboration with Prof Carsten Flohr & Dr Helen Alexander from St John’s Institute of Dermatology @KingsCollegeLon, has been awarded £3.3m from @The_MRC to investigate the role of fungi in the development of eczema @PPopDerm.

Dr Robert Köchl @KCLImmunoMicro is co-leading a research project with Prof Marco Fritzsche @KirOxford that has been awarded £1.4m from @CR_UK to investigate how physical forces within tumours affect the ability of T cells to attack & eliminate cancer cells

Congratulations to Professor Sophia Karagiannis on receiving the EAACI Research Fellow Award 2025 from the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology @EAACI_HQ. The award recognises EAACI members who have excelled in the field of allergy and clinical immunology.

RT @ARC_S_L: An innovative community-based mentoring scheme for pregnant adolescent girls in Sierra Leone has been found to save lives, whi….

RT @KingsCollegeLon: A community mentoring scheme for pregnant adolescent girls in Sierra Leone has been found to save lives, whilst also h….

RT @KingsCollegeLon: Congratulations to King's researchers who have received @ERC_Research Advanced Grants. Prof. Sergi Garcia-Manyes, Pro….

Congrats to our @Kings_BHFCentre colleague Prof Divaka Perera who completed the London to Brighton Bike Ride yesterday to raise money for @TheBHF . Divaka has blown past his target of £1,350, but there's still time to donate!. Consider giving here:

Congratulations to Professors Robin Ali & Adam Fox, who were awarded OBEs in the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours for their work in gene therapy & paediatric allergy. Read more:

Researchers have called for urgent changes to the way new antibiotics are developed to address the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance. The paper outlines scientific, economic, and regulatory barriers that are slowing progress.

Researchers have uncovered why certain myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) patients experience more aggressive disease and poor treatment response. This is in spite of them having no detectable adverse genetic mutations.