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The Novo Nordisk Foundation has an open funding call “Infectious Diseases – Catalyst Grants” of up to DKK3.5-6.5m (£400k-730k) per grant with opportunities for international applicants to receive part of...

The Molecular Biology Laboratory of the University of São Paulo’s Ribeirão Preto School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (FCFRP-USP) in Brazil offers one post-doctoral position with a fellowship funded by the São...

Jan 12–15, 2026 | Beaver Run Conference Center, Breckenridge, CO, United States Scientific Organizers: Scott G Filler, Rebecca Drummond and Iliyan D Iliev https://www.keystonesymposia.org/conferences/conference-listing/meeting/A12026 Important Deadlines Early Registration Deadline: Nov. 13, 2025 Scholarship Deadline: Sep. 16, 2025 Short...

Congratulations to Professor Adilia Warris, Co-Director of our Medical Research Centre for Medical Mycology, and Academic Career Development and Training Strategy lead at our National Institute for Health and Care...

FAILSAFE is pleased to announce a new collaboration with Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), one of the most prominent Institutions of Health Science and Technology in Latin America, based in Brazil....

Apply for expert-led training in the application of online data-mining resources for fungal genome analysis! The application deadline for our 2025 Fungal Pathogen Genomics virtual course is 18 March. Join us for hands-on training...

The extensive use of azole fungicides (azoles), particularly in some agricultural and horticultural practices, can increase the risk of Aspergillus fungi developing resistance to essential antifungal treatments. This significant finding is...

A brand new 1 year MSc Immunology course at the University of Exeter, directed by Professor Bill Horsnell (MRC CMM Director of Training and Education), will launch in September 2025....

To increase the scientific awareness of medical students and stimulate their interest in medical mycology, the MRC Centre at Exeter  provide travel scholarships (2 per annum) to the highest calibre...

17 PhD studentships available for October 2025 start The new BBSRC-funded doctoral programme will train students in interdisciplinary approaches to Infection Biosciences across all classes of pathogens, to combat existing and...

The Medical Research Council Centre for Medical Mycology (MRC CMM) Centre for Medical Mycology (MRC CMM) is recruiting for a Postdoctoral Research Associate/Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join the newly-funded MRC...

IDU are organizing the HIV/STI workshop, “Ending the HIV Epidemic Together: Clinical Insights for a People-First Approach”, under the Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine, Universiti Malaya. Date: Saturday, 8th...

  A University of Exeter funding scheme designed to combat the global challenge of fungal antimicrobial resistance (fAMR) has announced a new call for applications. The FAILSAFE project (Fungal AMR Innovations for...

  Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the greatest threats to child survival and health, and it undermines progress toward Sustainable Development Goal 3. Children bear the highest burden of...

  Killer Fungi: Exploring The Silent Threat To Global Health With Professor Neil Gow  

Interview with Professor Gordon Brown on BBC Radio Devon To hear the interview with Professor Gordon Brown on BBC Radio Devon please click on the link below, click play and...

https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-health-and-life-sciences/exeter-joins-forces-with-uk-government-facilities-to-tackle-high-level-infectious-threats/

Please note there has been an update to our FAILSAFE Network Terms and Conditions on 25/11/2024. We are committed to maintaining transparency and upholding the highest standards of privacy and...

This is a great opportunity to join out team in Sao Paulo at the USP – Universidade de São Paulo and contribute to helping tackle fungal disease in LATAM. (25)...

Image  “Fungal-bacterial biofilm” by Orlando Ross and Seana Duggan. Fifteen projects designed to reduce the growing global threat of antifungal drug resistance in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have received...

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Applications for the 2025-2027 CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars program are now being accepted through November 20, 2024 (11:59 p.m. Pacific Standard Time) CIFAR

Infocus 2024, 20-23 November, Colombia Colombia will be holding the 22nd INFOCUS Latin America, the most important event in the region, in the area of mycology, both at the clinical,...

The International Conference on Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM), a hybrid event (both online and in-person), is set to bring together leading experts from Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, and Colombia. This conference will...

  The Conversation – Antifungal Resistance  

A newly published study, Characterization of the Spatiotemporal Localization of a Pan-Mucorales–Specific Antigen During Germination and Immunohistochemistry, has made significant strides in the detection of Mucorales, a group of fungi that...

Please note there has been an update to our FAILSAFE Network Terms and Conditions on 30/09/2024. These updates are part of our ongoing commitment to ensure transparency and maintain the...

FAILSAFE are excited to have launched the Centre of Medical Mycology Latin America Unit (CMM LATAM) and had the first meeting of FAILSAFE network members. This fantastic event took place...

Exeter’s MRC Centre for Medical Mycology announces new £3.4 million global funding for solutions to antifungal drug resistance Researchers working on solutions for antifungal resistance are being encouraged to apply...