Excited to share our latest work:
“Antarctic marine microplastics reveals environmental persistence and rapid evolution of Candida auris.”

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

This study explores how environmental microplastics may act as reservoirs for Candida auris.

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Day 1 of the Brazilian Network Meeting on A fumigatus and Antimicrobial Resistance🌳🍄🌾

A wonderful day on a beautiful campus, the air samplers are out and we are ready for a day of fruitful discussions 🤝

A long time ago in this same galaxy, we asked ourselves "where does azole antifungal resistance in fungi come from?"

So we set about sampling Aspergillus fumigatus to build a collection of 1000+ samples spanning a century from 34 countries.

Antifungal treatment strategies and their impact on resistance development in clinical settings Abstract. Invasive fungal diseases, particularly among immunocompromised patients, represent a growing clinical challenge due to limited therapeutic option

nterested in clinical approaches to mitigate antifungal resistance development?! 🚨

Our latest review article in Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy we explore important diagnostics and determinants for resistance

academic.oup.com/jac/advance-...

🚨PhD opportunity

The China Scholarship Council (CSC-UoM) Joint Scholarship Programme is to support outstanding Chinese researchers for PhD studies at the University of Manchester and nominations are now open.

More information can be found at: www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/study/resear...

New publication🚨Long term collaborations pay off!

I met Jean-Paul 8 years ago in France 🇫🇷 where he told me he doubted that A. fumigatus cell wall did not contain any B1,6-glucan🤷 (random conversation)

Now we have shown it! ssNMR to the rescue👌

journals.asm.org/doi/epub/10....

@bsmm-meeting.bsky.social

Another great British Society for Medical Mycology meeting👌 Thanks to all @forestcita.bsky.social Stefan Bidula Isabelle Storer Georgie Middleton for organising

Saying goodbye as my role as Early Career Representative🙋‍♂️but saying Hello as my new elected role as Treasurer Elect 💷

JOB ALERT @bertuzzilab.bsky.social is recruiting 2 Research Associates for a project on Mucorales! Very exciting and can definitely recommend working with this group ☺️

www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Type VI secretion system activity at lethal antibiotic concentrations leads to overestimation of weapon potency Competition assays are a mainstay of modern microbiology, offering a simple and cost-effective means to quantify microbe–microbe interactions in vitro. Here, we demonstrate a key weakness of this meth...

Does your lab perform killing assays?
TL;DR: we’ve identified a problem that can bias the outcome of killing assays, making antagonism look stronger than it really is.
Adding a simple extra step can mitigate this bias!

Out now at #MicrobioJ www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...

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A long long longgg time ago this was just a table and some data 🤭

But turned it into what I think is a great resource!

Our latest review is out!!🎉🎊

Thank you!

Truly honoured to have been recognised as a Fellow of the European Confederation of Medical Mycology 🏅
Looking forward to many years of research 🧫🔬
#ECMM #MedicalMycology

Exciting opportunities to join me in this research will be coming soon! If you're passionate about understanding microbial evolution & tackling antimicrobial resistance, keep an eye out or feel free to get in touch. 🔬🧬 🍄 #AMR #Microbiology #Evolution

Interested in working on Mucorales adaptation? Thanks to new funding from @wellcometrust.bsky.social, we will have two postdoc and a technician positions advertised very soon! if interested, please get in touch for more information.

Health risks with environmental changes and mould exposure. Key impacts of flooding include increased precipitation, rising sea levels and land use changes, leading to indoor mould growth and health risks such as respiratory issues, asthma exacerbation and mould infections. Case studies highlight varying health outcomes from Hurricane Katrina and Rita (2005), Colorado Flood (2013) and Hurricane Harvey (2017).

Drivers of emerging fungal pathogens in a changing world. Climate change factors, such as rising temperatures and increasing resistance to fungicides, enhance fungal thermotolerance and drive the emergence of pathogens. Social determinants, including urbanisation, global travel and limited healthcare access, heighten human vulnerability to fungal infections. Other contributing factors, like environmental niches and unconfirmed environmental sources, further support the spread and persistence of fungal pathogens. These drivers contribute to the emergence of pathogens like Candida auris, Candida orthopsilosis and Cryptococcus deuterogatii.

Climate change and antifungal resistance: key mechanisms and pathogen examples. Climate change drives the development of antifungal resistance through mechanisms such as environmental pollution with fungicides, prolonged heat stress and increased mutation rates in fungi. These conditions promote genetic mutations, increased resistance to antifungal drugs and more challenging infections in humans and plants

Climate change: shifting boundaries of fungal disease in Europe and beyond

New review in Thorax

by @mbottery.bsky.social Sarah Sedik @germhuntermd.bsky.social @martinhoenigl.bsky.social @normanvanrhijn.bsky.social

thorax.bmj.com/content/thor... #MedSky #IDSky #PulmSky #ClimateSky #MedMycoSky

🚨Our latest review in Thorax about the impact of climate change focusing on fungal pathogens in Europe 🌍

A truly enjoyable collaboration with Sarah Sedik @germhuntermd.bsky.social @martinhoenigl.bsky.social and @mbottery.bsky.social

thorax.bmj.com/content/earl...

Last week as part of Cohort III I finished the Leading for Research Fellows programme🙌🔥

Most interesting to talk to Research Fellow from all over the university that run into the same barriers😅 (a lot of job security talks)

Full Show: The throne speech, Opposing Bill 15 & Deadly fungus Mornings with Simi · Episode

Another exciting chat this morning live on CKNW (Canada) about the hidden threat of fungal infection 🍄‍🟫🦠🧫

open.spotify.com/episode/0Rt4...

Deadly Fungi Are Here, and They’re Spreading Unlike “The Last of Us,” virulent fungal disease isn't a work of science fiction.

Fascinating article about @normanvanrhijn.bsky.social work on the affects of climate change on fungi & fungal infections, with comments from MRC CMM's Elaine Bignell www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

More and more attention for fungal infections. Some of our work now featured by Bloomberg 📰

www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Study: Climate change enhances threat of infection-causing fungi to Europe Researchers from The University of Manchester have forecast there will be an increased risk of infection from fungi over the coming years, including a significant spread of some fungal pathogens acros...

🌡️ The rise of pathogenic #fungi is being driven by #climatechange. A new study led by @normanvanrhijn.bsky.social from 🇬🇧 @uniofmanchester.bsky.social, with colleagues from 🇬🇧 @lstmnews.bsky.social and 🇬🇧 @ukceh.bsky.social predicts significant spread of certain fungal pathogens in Europe.

Brazilian TV had a long section about fungal pathogens, AMR and the future risks of fungi🔥thoroughly enjoyed the filming day!

Highlighting research from Brazil and how we in the UK collaborate across the globe 🌍 to bring awareness for fungal diseases

Onderzoek: dodelijke schimmels rukken op in Europa Door de opwarming van de aarde neemt de hoeveelheid pathogene schimmels - oftewel schimmels die mensen ziek kunnen maken - in Europa de komende jaren steeds verder toe. Wetenschappers waarschuwen dat…

Article in Dutch🇳🇱:

Interview met RTL Nieuws over problemen nu en in de toekomst met schimmelinfecties🧫 en een oproep aan de gezondheidszorg, overheid maar ook boeren en gebruikers van antischimmels om in gesprek te gaan

www.rtl.nl/nieuws/buite...

Congrats Harry!! So well deserved

Today we’re being filmed in the laboratory tomorrow talk about fungal diseases 🧫 and aspergillosis 🍄for Brazilian television 🇧🇷

Spreading awareness across the globe!

DEADLINE IS NEAR!! Register and submit your abstract before 30th May!!
Join us!! 7th-9th September 2025 for the BSMM 59th annual conference at Norwich Assembly house
@normanvanrhijn.bsky.social @elenaroselletti.bsky.social #Norwich2025 #BSMM2025 bsmm.org/BSMM_2024/bs...

Felt surreal to be live on Sky News Breakfast talking about fungal pathogens and climate change🍄‍🟫🗺️

Hopefully more people will learn about the wonderful (and scary) world of fungi this way

Details of merman presentations today and tomorrow.

More amazing science from @mermanchester.bsky.social at #microbio25 today beginning with @normanvanrhijn.bsky.social ‘s talk this morning and Deepanshi’s poster over lunch!