Adilia leads on our academic career development and training strategy and is the joint theme lead for Clinical Mycology. She is a professor in paediatric infectious diseases with a specific interest in medical mycology and is co-director of the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology at the University of Exeter and a consultant in paediatric infectious diseases in Great Ormond Street Hospital, London.

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    Research projects that Adilia has been involved in

    Harnessing parasite secreted products as novel therapeutics against the spectrum of fungal disease

    Clinical mycology

    Development of Lung Organoids from Cystic Fibrosis Patients to Study Immune Responses

    Clinical mycology

    Invasive candidiasis in children in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland

    Clinical mycology

    Releasing a critical bottleneck in Pneumocystis research

    Clinical mycology

    Using an innovative approach to progress research into a deadly human pathogen and develop new treatments

    Is BCG immunisation resulting in protective immune responses against fungal pathogens?

    Clinical mycology

    Researching whether BCG vaccination helps to prevent fungal infections

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    News involving Adilia

    NIHR Exeter BRC researchers contribute to global call to tackle antifungal resistance

    • April 16th 2026
    NIHR Exeter BRC researchers have contributed to a global call to tackle antifungal resistance, highlighting the need for greater awareness, research and coordinated action.

    Exeter-led international collaboration awarded £4.5 million to tackle deadly fungal disease

    • March 26th 2026
    Researchers linked to the NIHR Exeter Biomedical Research Centre are part of a £4.5 million international collaboration led by the University of Exeter to tackle deadly fungal diseases and improve diagnosis and treatment worldwide.

    Tackling deadly fungal threats: Global training empowers clinicians and lab technicians

    • December 8th 2025

    New Translational Research Collaboration launched in infection and antimicrobial resistance

    • October 13th 2025

    Exeter boosts global fight against antifungal resistance with £2.8m funding

    • October 10th 2025

    Major £17.9M antifungal research grant involves Exeter experts

    • July 17th 2025

    Professor Adilia Warris elected to the American Academy of Microbiology

    • February 17th 2025

    New study makes strides in detection of Mucorales

    • October 15th 2024

    Intern Insights: Exploring Opportunities in Health Data Science

    • August 28th 2024

    Finding inspiration on the path to a research career

    • March 6th 2024
    We hear from medical student Ife Aderinto about the challlenges and rewards on the path to a research career.

    Closing the gap: building equality, diversity and inclusion into our training recruitment process

    • February 26th 2024
    Building equality, diversity and inclusion into our recruitment process as we develop the next generation of translational researchers.

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