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Bioengineering, biotechnology and synthetic biology for fungal science

by Anna Lee, Ioly Kotta-Loizou

Welcoming visiting speaker, Prof. Pilar Junier, to the Imperial Fungal Science Network's in-person symposium series at South Kensington Campus

Imperial Fungal Science Network/Symposium: Novel techniques in bioengineering, biotechnology and synthetic biology for fungal science

A series of symposia organised by the Imperial Fungal Science Network bring together researchers at Imperial and beyond to tackle global challenges in fungal science.

Dr Claire Stanley, of the Fungal Science Network Leadership Team, hosted the symposium on Novel techniques in bioengineering, biotechnology and synthetic biology for fungal science.

The symposium was held as a hybrid event on Wednesday 8th February 2023, 15:00-17:00 at the Flowers Building, South Kensington Campus. 40 guests joined in-person and more online.

Visiting speaker Prof. Pilar Junier University of Neuchatel, Switzerland (Laboratory of Microbiology) led the programme including speakers Prof. Tom Ellis, Mr Felix Richter, Dr Young-Kyoung Park and Dr Emily Masters-Clark.

Registration for our next event on Wednesday 29 March will open soon.  Researchers interested in the network can find more information and join the network via the dedicated webpage: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/fungal-science-network/