Prof. Andy Borman
@andy-borman.bsky.social
Hon. Professor of Medical Mycology, MRC Centre for Medical Mycology, University of Exeter and Consultant Medical Mycologist, UKHSA Mycology Reference Laboratory, Bristol, UK All opinions my own No DMs please
@FIS 25 First evening of FIS 2025 In Bournemouth Day of great science, and have now discovered the most amazing restaurant…. Vegan, organic with an astonishing ethos and food to die for Twelve Bournemouth 12 the Triangle BH2 5 RY Please visit, it’s unbelievably good
@fis25.bsky.social Bournemouth First evening, great science, and discovered the most amazing restaurant…. Vegan, organic with an astonishing ethos and food to die for Twelve Bournemouth 12 the Triangle BH2 5 RY Please visit, it’s unbelievably good
Now I feel old…. Just spent the day helping my son and his fiancé move into their first home….. it’s only a few weeks since he was turning 3 years old and just starting maternelle school in France….and now he is a land owner
Updated best practice guidelines for the diagnosis of serious fungal disease from the British Society for Medical Mycology now available: fhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S147330992500550X
British Society for Medical Mycology best practice recommendations for the diagnosis of serious fungal diseases: 2025 update
The fungal diagnostic landscape is evolving; whereas previously, traditional culture-based methods dominated, most invasive fungal disease is now diag…
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And another: Name changes for fungi of medical importance, 2022–2024 | Journal of Clinical Microbiology journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Name changes for fungi of medical importance, 2022–2024 | Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Since fungal identification methods based on examination of morphological and phenotypic features are complicated by the astonishing diversity of organisms capable of causing human infections especial...
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A new paper: Here is the link to "An unwanted souvenir: Case report of delayed diagnosis of a coccidioidomycosis prosthetic joint infection": www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Our new paper in JEADV describing four cases of TMVII infection in the UK: doi.org/10.1111/jdv....
🆕 Our latest data shows that bloodstream infections caused by yeast rose by 4% in 2024, compared to 2023. These infections are typically acquired in a hospital setting from yeasts found naturally on patients' skin or in our intestinal tracts. 🦠🧍 📰🔗 www.gov.uk/government/n...
There is an ongoing phone scam in the UK, where random people message you pretending to be your children with a new phone/number…. Obviously you are supposed to ignore/block and not engage, but the fungal taxonomist in me rebels and takes over…..
All set up and ready to go! 🌍✨ Final briefing done — the stage is set for ISHAM 2025 at this stunning location. Let the science, connections, and inspiration begin! 🧬📍#ISHAM2025 #FinalCountdown #ScienceMeetsNature
Had a wonderful chat with @emrsa15.bsky.social, Andy Borman, and Mariyam Mirfenderesky on the @icmatters.bsky.social podcast about C. auris control - could have chatted for hours about this difficult bug and the present and future challenges it presents infectioncontrolmatters.com/2025/04/30/c...
Candidozyma auris from the lab to the front line: A discussion with UKHSA experts
In this episode Martin talks to Dr Andy Borman, (Acting Head and Consultant Clinical Scientist, UKHSA National UK Mycology Reference Lab. also Hon Professor of Medical Mycology, MRC CMM, University…
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BREAKING: In an unprecedented move, more than 75 Nobel Prize winners have signed a letter urging senators not to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as head of the Department of Health and Human Services. It's the first time in history that Nobel laureates have come together to oppose a Cabinet choice.
We’re thrilled to announce that applications for the FAILSAFE grants are NOW OPEN! Grants of up to £250k available for innovative research tackling fungal antimicrobial resistance and advancing global health. Learn more and apply here: cmm-failsafe.com/failsafe-rou... #GlobalHealth #FAILSAFE
The introduction and rapid spread of the terbinafine-resistant novel dermatophyte Trichophyton indotineae in the UK: wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...
Spread of Antifungal-Resistant <em>Trichophyton indotineae</em>, United Kingdom, 2017–2024
Spread of Antifungal-Resistant <em>Trichophyton indotineae</em>, United Kingdom, 2017–2024
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Management, outcomes and predictors of mortality of Cryptococcus infection in patients without HIV: a multicentre study in 46 hospitals from Australia and New Zealand academic.oup.com/cid/advance-... #IDSky #MedMycoSky
She was there before Elvis, Little Richard or Johnny Cash swiveled their hips and strummed their guitars. If you've never heard Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the godmother of rock 'n' roll, you should.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe- "Didn't It Rain?" Live 1964 (Reelin' In The Years Archive)
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We MUST keep vaccines. have you written your Senator to let them know?
New review article in The Lancet Microbe Sensors for surveillance of RNA viruses: a One Health perspective www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #IDSky #ViroSky #ClinMicro #OpenAccess #OA
Are Bacteria Sensitive or Susceptible? A Micro-Comic Strip 😂 S: Susceptibile or Sensitive ? Which one you use? Me : Susceptible #idsky #microsky #medsky journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Interesting case series of autochthonous B. dermatitidis in India wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/... #MedMyco #IDSky
Autochthonous <em>Blastomyces dermatitidis</em>, India
Autochthonous <em>Blastomyces dermatitidis</em>, India
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Interesting mixed infections of toenails. 1. Trichophyton rubrum, ubiquitous athlete’s foot fungus, + Neoscytalidium dimidiatum, tropical foot skin & nail infecter. 2. T. rubrum + Acremonium egyptiacum from toenail flake; latter causes superficial white onychomycosis. Needs 2nd sample confirmation.
We are recruiting an associate or full Professor of Infection and/or Immunity to the school biological sciences in Cambridge. Full details here: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49381/ #immunology #virology
Associate Professor/Professor of Infection and/or Immunity - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge
Associate Professor/Professor of Infection and/or Immunity in the Department of Pathology at the University of Cambridge.
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Excited to share our new study in @naturecomms.bsky.social showing that soil fungi, unlike bacteria, remain fully active under severe drought conditions, and also invest in synthesis of storage compounds. Led by the amazing @loutsi.bsky.social and Alberto Canarini. Thread 1/2 rdcu.be/d1Tyg
Soil fungi remain active and invest in storage compounds during drought independent of future climate conditions
Nature Communications - How climate change will impact microbial community growth is unclear. Here, the authors use a field experiment with varying global change factors, finding fungal growth more...
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We are definitely feeling the impact of this at universities. Such a stupid idea to deter international students from choosing the UK to study.
Dan Sohege@danielsohege.bsky.social · 2y agoStraight off we see the impact of changes to student visas, in particular restricting dependents. Student visas are limited terms though, meaning including them in overall stats tends to skew them, but makes an easy "win" for a government looking to reduce immigration. 2/ www.gov.uk/government/s...
Notre Dame Cathedral has been closed to the public since a fire damaged the landmark in April 2019.
A restored Notre Dame cathedral is unveiled days before its official reopening
Notre Dame Cathedral has been closed to the public since a fire damaged the landmark in April 2019.
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#WeekendRead #FungiPower! Liao Gao Iliev &co show @ Nature that the stomach of wild, not lab, mice is colonized by an immunosilent fungus! Mucus alterations via diet or antibiotics drive a Th2 -not Th17- response that worsens allergy but protects against parasites! doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08213-2
Fungal symbiont transmitted by free-living mice promotes type 2 immunity - Nature
Kazachstania pintolopesii is a highly prevalent fungal symbiont that can trigger type 2 immunity and influence the composition of the gut mycobiome, as well as immune and disease phenotypes.
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JOURNALISTS FLOCK TO BLUESKY “We have posts exactly the same on Twitter & on Bluesky & Bluesky is getting 20 times the engagement or more than Twitter. Seeing a social media platform that doesn’t throttle links really makes it clear how badly we were being limited” www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
Journalists flock to Bluesky as X becomes increasingly 'toxic'
Journalists are finding more readers and less hate on Bluesky than on the platform they used to know as Twitter.
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