The Imperial 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 Imperial Fungal Science Network – Summer Meeting taking place on Wednesday 24th May 2023, 09:30 – 17:00 at 170 Queen’s Gate, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 5HF. The meeting will be followed by evening drinks.
This year’s Summer Meeting will showcase the wealth of contributions to fungal science across our three key research themes Biotechnology and Engineering, Pathogenesis of Fungal Diseases and Ecology, Evolution and the Environment. The full programme of talks will be announced shortly, including keynote speakers Tihana Bicanic (St George’s University of London), Katie Field (University of Sheffield) and Duncan Wilson (University of Exeter).
We strongly encourage in-person attendance to benefit from the networking throughout the day and the evening drinks. This is a hybrid event to ensure that our non-London members/audience can join for the talks remotely – register to join remotely by requesting to fungalnetwork@imperial.ac.uk
Researchers interested in the Network can find more information and join the network via the dedicated website. Follow us @ImperialFungal
PROGRAM
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09:30-09:45 |
Arrivals and tea/coffee (15 minutes) |
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09:45-10:00 |
Introductions & Network overview |
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10:00 to 11:30 |
Session 1: Pathogenesis of Fungal Diseases |
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10:00 |
Keynote Speaker 1 |
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Tihana Bicanic: Candida resistance in the ICU |
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Network Talks: |
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10:25 |
July Liang: Dissecting the basis of hyper inflammatory responses in mycobacterial-fungal coinfection |
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10:35 |
Sarah Laverty: The type I and III interferon (IFN) response in Aspergillus fumigatus (Af) related lung disease in Cystic Fibrosis |
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10:45 |
Dareen Marghlani: Identifying core health-related quality of life domains in chronic pulmonary aspergillosis: a qualitative exploratory study of patients’ and healthcare professionals’ perspectives |
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10:55 |
Tom Williams: The AspiCLAD study |
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11:05 |
Keynote Speaker 2 |
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Duncan Wilson: Zinc prevents vaginal candidiasis by inhibiting expression of an inflammatory fungal protein |
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11:30 |
Coffee Break (20 minutes) |
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11:50 to 13:00 |
Session 2: Biotechnology and Engineering |
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11:50 |
Keynote Speaker 3 |
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Jolanda van Munster: Degradation of plant cell walls: which changes do fungi bring about? |
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Network Talks: |
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12:20 |
Mohamed Almarei: Engineering anaerobic growth in an obligate yeast |
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12:30 |
Amelia Clark: Fungi-on-a-Chip: investigations on water transport and bacterial dispersal within hyphal networks |
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12:40 |
Kiyan Shabestary: Isogenic heterogeneity in growth and lifespan follows an evolutionary tradeoff in response to amino acid identity in S. cerevisiae |
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12:50 |
Renad Aljohani: Metabolic variability correlates with genotype diversity of Aspergillus fumigatus isolates from patients with respiratory diseases |
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13:00-14:00 |
Lunch (60 minutes) |
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14:00 to 15:10 |
Session 3: Ecology, Evolution and the Environment |
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14:00 |
Keynote Speaker 4 |
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Katie Field: The ‘other’ mycorrhizas: Mucoromycotina ‘fine root endophytes’ form functional mycorrhizas with vascular plants |
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Network Talks: |
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14:30 |
Manish Grover: How spiced up hosts CHIL-out pathogens? understanding immune signaling towards fungi-like animal oomycetes |
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14:40 |
Maressa de Oliveira Henrique: Diversity of RNA viruses in Colletotrichum falcatum and Fusarium verticillioides |
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14:50 |
Guillaume Delhaye: Ectomycorrhizal fungi are influenced by ecoregion boundaries across Europe |
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15:00 |
Eleonora Moratto: The role of bioelectricity in Phytophthora palmivora interactions with plant roots |
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15:10 |
Coffee Break (30 minutes) |
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15:40 to 16:40 |
Breakout Sessions: |
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15:40 to 15:55
15:55 |
Mat Fisher: Environment–One Health links and emerging antifungal resistance
followed by Breakout Groups/Questions & Feedback |
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16:40 |
Prizes |
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17:00 |
Retire to Eastside Bar, Prince’s Gardens, South Kensington Campus |