Final talk of our programme!! Abby Potton and her “Small but mighty: the Cryptococcus neoformans titanide morphotype is a novel driver of fungal pathogenesis” #BSMM2025 #Norwich2025

Now, Marilena Crescente talks about “Platelets are key modulators of the
innate immune response to Candida
albicans” #BSMM2025 #Norwich2025

Starting up the last offered talk session “Elucidating the antifungal modes of
action of G-quadruplex-stabilising
ligands in A. fumigatus” one of our local organisers Isabelle Storer #BSMM2025 #Norwich2025

Hung-Ji Tsai is closing the invited talk sessions with “Aneuploidy reshapes host-fungal interactions” #BSMM2025 #Norwich2025

Angela Brennan is talking about “The Whys and Hows of Public Engagement in Medical Mycology” #BSMM2025 #Norwich2025

Our Day 3 and last starts with Mariano Malamud “Inhibitory C-type lectins: critical
regulators of fungal infection” he’s also sharing thoughts on his future path as new PI #BSMM2025 #Norwich2025

#BSMM2025. Super proud of @alicjaszkolnik.bsky.social giving an amazing talk on molecular platform development for fungal pathogens!!!

Closing up this session Alisson Gifford talks about “Cryptococcal antigenaemia in south african children living with HIV” #BSMM2025 #Norwich2025

Thomas Easter talks about “ Mucorales spores demonstrate species-specific interactions with airway epithelial cells” #BSMM2025 #Norwich2025

Alicja Szkolnik talks about “Massively parallel profiling of antibody-antigen interactions at the host-fungal Interface” #BSMM2025 #Norwich2025

Offered talks in day 2: Can Zhao “High-throughput identification of genetic factors driving tissue invasion
in Aspergillus fumigatus through an
integrated in vitro and ex vivo
screening platform” #BSMM2025 #Norwich2025

Closing this session Laura Ferreras “Neonatal candida infections: a global perspective”. #BSMM2025 #Norwich2025

Gordon Ramage master of biofilms talking about “The clinical impact of fungal biofilms”. #BSMM2025 #Norwich2025

Day 2 after lunch!!! Sandra Catania “The Epigenetic Life of Cryptococcus
neoformans” #BSMM2025 #Norwich2025

Last Flash talk of today. Patrick Dancer “A novel dual-reporter strain reveals host metabolism as a key driver facilitating Aspergillus fumigatus and airway epithelial cell interactions” #BSMM2025 #Norwich2025

Johannes Rack next for flash talks “ ADP-ribosylation signalling for Aspergillus fumigatus (patho)physiology.” #BSMM2025 #Norwich2025

FLASH! Agate Auzane “The role of Candida cell wall in predation by bacterium Serratia marcescens” #BSMM2025 #Norwich2025

Flaaaash taaaalks! Elise Iracane “Exploring RNAi function across fungal isolates” #BSMM2025 #Norwich2025

Very proud of Ed's first conference talk at #BSMM2025 did great despite the technical hiccups!!

Day 2, flash talks Edoardo Tancredi “Pycelium: a new tool to investigate
heterogeneity and evolution in hyphal networks” #BSMM2025 #Norwich2025

FLASH TAAAALKS! Ife Aderinto “Impact of Elexacaftor-Tezacaftor-
Ivacaftor therapy in children with
Cystic Fibrosis on allergic
bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
(ABPA) and recovery of Aspergillus
spp. from the airways” #BSMM2025 #Norwich2025

Day 2! 🔥 Victoriano Garre talking about “The toolbox for genetic manipulation
of Mucorales” #BSMM2025 #Norwich2025

Day 2: Now Chris Thornton is talking about “Bench-to-bedside diagnosis of
mucormycosis” #BSMM2025 #Norwich2025

Day 2 #BSMM2025 #Norwich2025 Sarah Delliere talks about “Invasive mould infections in severe burn patients: a translational approach”

Our Foundation lecture #BSMM2025 #Norwich2025 Tom Chiller and his journey in mycology

Flash! Liliane Mukaremera exploring Chitin as a marker for virulence. #BSMM2025 #Norwich2025

Flash! Taaalks! Samantha
Skivens talks about “Deciphering the roles of mitochondria in Candida albicans biofilm formation:
a novel approach therapeutic
development” #BSMM2025 #Norwich2025

Flash!! Dmytro Prasolov “Fungal specific inhibitor of C. neoformans respiration, Inz-Bob” #BSMM2025 #Norwich2025

FLASH! Matt Buhler presenting “SMs from fungi can modulate ATP and UTP-dependent responses via P2 receptors” #BSMM2025 #Norwich2025

Next Flash talk! Harry Chow with “The impact of fungicide usage and
local mycobiota on the landscape of
drug resistant Aspergillus
fumigatus in the United Kingdom” #BSMM2025 #Norwich2025