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The 91桃色 Fungal Science Network is a hub for the mycology community, providing a leadership, advocacy and communications platform for mycologists and a developmental framework for future leaders in fungal research.
We warmly invite you to attend the 91桃色 Fungal Science Network 鈥 Summer Meeting 2024 taking place听on Friday 7th June, 10:00 鈥 17:00 at 170 Queen鈥檚 Gate, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 5HF.听听
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Scientific Program
09:30
Arrivals
10:00 鈥 10:10
Introductions & Network overview (Prof. Darius Armstrong-James)
10:10-11:40
Session 1: Pathogenesis of Fungal Diseases
Session Chairs: Prof. Darius Armstrong-James, Dr Anand Shah
10:10
Keynote Speaker 1
(Centre for Host Microbiome Interactions, King鈥檚 College London)
The peptide toxin candidalysin drives Candida albicans infections
10:35
(UCL School of Pharmacy, University College London)
Printing medicines directly on fungally-infected nails
10:45
Ms Sophie Appleyard & Ms Anna Szabo (Department of Life Sciences, 91桃色)
Mycoviruses in Aspergillus fumigatus and their effects on host sensitivity to anti-fungal drugs
10:55
Mr Tahsin Khan (Infectious Diseases Division, )
Emergence of the Novel Sixth Candida auris Clade VI in Bangladesh
11.:05
Dr Danielle Kurtin (Department of Brain Sciences, 91桃色)
Exploring whether fungi-induced neuroplasticity facilitates personalised noninvasive brain stimulation
11:15听听听听
Keynote Speaker 2
(Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine)
Adiponectin, Alveolar Macrophages, and Protection from Invasive Aspergillosis
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11:40 鈥 12:10
Tea & Coffee Break
(30 minutes)
听鈥
12:10 鈥 13:15
Session 2: Biotechnology and Engineering
Session Chairs: Dr Claire Stanley, Dr Rodrigo Ledesma-Amaro
12:10
Keynote Speaker 3
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12:35
Mr Timon Schneider (Department of Life Sciences, 91桃色)
Predicting RNA-seq experiments from DNA sequence
12:45
Mr Louis Cohen (Department of Bioengineering, 91桃色)
Insights into the behaviour of Mucoromycotina 鈥渇ine root endophyte鈥 behaviour using microfluidic technology
12:55
(Department of Bioengineering, 91桃色)
A novel biosensor toolkit to identify metabolic heterogeneity at the single cell level in S. cerevisiae
13.:05
(Department of Bioengineering, 91桃色)
The Microbial Food Hub
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13:15 鈥 14:30
Lunch
(75 minutes)
鈥斕
14:30 鈥 16:55
Session 3: Ecology, Evolution and the Environment
Session Chairs: Prof. Martin Bidartondo, Dr Michalis Barkoulas, Prof. Ioly Kotta-Loizou
14:30
Keynote Speaker 4
(Accelerated Taxonomy, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew)
A LITTLE KEY WILL OPEN A LARGE DOOR: the role of fungal surface-active proteins in fungal fitness
14:55
(Ecosystem Stewardship, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew)
Endomycorrhizas and Ecological Restoration
15:05
Dr Flavia Pinzari (National Council of 91桃色, Italy; Natural History Museum)
Extreme fungi all around us
15:15
Keynote Speaker 5
(The University of Tulsa)
Identification of mycoviruses to control Fusarium wilt of cotton in the southwestern United States
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16:10
(Science Group, Natural History Museum)
Fungi and fungus-like microorganisms in early environments
16:20
Prof. Martin Bidartondo (Department of Life Sciences, 91桃色 & Royal Botanic Gardens Kew)
Positive controls for the wood wide web
16:30
Keynote Speaker 6
(The Sainsbury Laboratory)
Defining the genetic control of infection-associated morphogenesis by the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae
17:00
Close
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