MycoTalks

  • 22 May 2025
  • 4:00pm
  • Online
  • Free to attend
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International scientists sharing outstanding science.

Presented by the The Medical Research Council Centre for Medical Mycology (MRC CMM), MycoTalks shines a spotlight on medical mycology, featuring experts who share their latest research in this field and related disciplines.

MYCOTALKS S5E8 brings together experts in fungal resistance and mucosal immunology for an hour and a half of cutting-edge science and discussion.

The next event features Linqi Wang and Heather Conti.

Dr. Linqi Wang is a Professor at the Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. His research focuses on phenotypic resistance in fungal infections and the development of novel antifungal strategies, with findings published in leading journals like Cell Host & Microbe and Nature Microbiology.

Dr. Heather Conti is an Associate Professor at the University of Toledo. Her work explores IL-17 signalling in oral immunity and how immunosuppression impacts susceptibility to fungal infections such as oropharyngeal candidiasis.

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