Great to be involved in this paper! doi.org/10.1099/mic....

Copper-driven mutualism of Candida albicans and Staphylococcus aureus interkingdom biofilms

Although fungi and bacteria commonly co-exist within polymicrobial communities, the molecular mechanisms underlying their interactions are still not well understood. Here, we show that the fungus Cand...

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Microbiology Society@microbiologysociety.org · last mo.

Researchers describe a 'copper economy' between fungi and bacteria in shared biofilms, in a new article published today in Microbiology, that could present a new approach to tackle co-infections. Check out the press release here🔗 https://microb.io/4xQM3sw

Come and join us in Exeter to hear all about the fantastic #immunology research taking place across the South West @exeter.ac.uk @mrccmm.bsky.social @lsiexeter.bsky.social @nihrexeterbrc.bsky.social

British Society for Immunology@britsocimm.bsky.social · 3mo ago

⏰ Early bird registration for #EIS26 closes Wednesday 27 May! Join the BSI Exeter Immunology Symposium this June for two days of immunology research, networking and collaboration across the Southwest. Register now to save: vist.ly/54yap

🔍How do two fungal-bacterial pathogens interact when they co-infect? Orlando Ross takes us behind the scenes of their latest publication, revealing how Cryptococcus neoformans respond to mycobacterium, in #JMM. Read their blog here🔗 https://microb.io/4w4Kq9B

Jack Gregory details endosymbiont diversity with Rhizopus species #fungal26

Jack Gregory explores the diversity of endohyphal 🍄 bacteria 🦠 of clinical samples of Mucorales He searched 🔎 in WGS data for Mycetohabitans DNA 🧬 Then took that approach to clinical 🏥 samples #fungal26

🔍How do fungal-bacterial pathogen interactions worsen disease outcomes? Check out our latest Micro Briefing highlighting new research from The MRC Centre for Medical Mycology at University of Exeter and Mackerere University, Uganda. Read the full paper here🔗 https://10.1099/jmm.0.002128

Pleased to share that our paper on Cryptococcus neoformans-Mycobacterium tuberculosis interactions has been #published! We found that C. neoformans cells exhibit increased virulence traits in the presence of tuberculosis-causing pathogens. @mrccmm.bsky.social dx.doi.org/10.1099/jmm....

Cryptococcus neoformans responds to presence of Mycobacterium by diversifying its morphologies and remodelling its capsular material

Introduction . Cryptococcus neoformans and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTb) are opportunistic pathogens that share overlapping geographical distributions and physiological niches within the human body...

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🎶 …and a partridge in a petri 🎶 The labs are feeling festive! Some of our team have decorated their petri-tree, complete with an Eppendorf star 🌟 Thanks to Will Newton, @orlandorosss.bsky.social Abby Potton, @harry-osborne.bsky.social and Matheus Araujo for spreading the cheer! #ImageOfTheWeek

That’s a wrap on #BSI25! Days 3 and 4 were filled with even more incredible talks, excellent posters and of course, the Congress party! I’ve had such a wonderful time in Liverpool learning, networking and sharing my work.

Its my great pleasure to say the latest paper from our group is now out: www.mucosalimmunology.org/article/S193... Check it out! We found that immune cell activation in the sputum identifies severe asthma patients. Massive thanks to the patients for agreeing to give sputum and blood samples.

Activation status of airway immune cells is a defining feature of severe asthma, regardless of fungal sensitisation

Global estimates of asthma prevalence are rising, with an estimated 262 million affected individuals in 2019.1 Purported reasons for this rapid rise include urbanisation of lower- and middle-income co...

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#BSI25 day 2! Another wonderful day of immunology and a chance to discuss my PhD research during the first poster session. Meeting so many people, discussing cutting-edge immunology and sharing our passions for science! @mrccmm.bsky.social

Excellent first day at #BSI25! Huge diversity of talks, brilliant networking opportunities and incredibly cool immunology on show! Bring on day 2! @britsocimm.bsky.social @mrccmm.bsky.social

Delighted to be an awardee of the BSI’s Career Enhancing Grant, enabling me to undertake a research visit to Dr. Alisha Chetty’s lab at University of Cape Town 🧫🧬

British Society for Immunology@britsocimm.bsky.social · 8mo ago

🎉 We’re excited to announce our November 2025 BSI #Career Enhancing Grant awardees! Over £33,000 has been awarded to 8 outstanding members, supporting innovative research across #immunology. Congratulations to all! See the projects we're supporting here: bit.ly/4ptQwMx

Read our latest blog post from Sarah Newman, 1st year medical student and NIHR School for Primary Care Research intern who joined the CAESAR team this summer. @riddmj.bsky.social @nihrspcr.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social caesar.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2025/08/13/h...

🔬 #imageoftheweek Researchers at MRC CMM are exploring how Trichuris muris (a gut worm infecting 800M+ people) interacts with Candida albicans, a yeast found in most humans. Could they help or hinder each other? 📸 by @orlandorosss.bsky.social #science #research #health #phd

🧫 Today's #ImageOfTheWeek is a dual species biofilm featuring Candida glabrata (pink) & Staphylococcus aureus (gold). These dense biofilms are resistant to antifungal drugs, making treatment extremely challenging. 📸 @orlandorosss.bsky.social & @seanaduggan.bsky.social #AMR #fungi #research

Palestine will be free.

Free Palestine. 🍉

Amnesty International UK@amnestyuk.bsky.social · last yr.

"The #Nakba continues until today." 77 years ago today, Huda's father was one of more than 800,000 Palestinians forced from their homes when the state of Israel was created. Today, Huda's neighbours and community are threatened with eviction from the place they sought refuge after 1948. #NakbaDay

Had such an amazing day attending the GREMI meeting on epithelial immunity at the Institut Pasteur! #immunosky #GREMI

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

We've created a starter pack so that you can follow members of the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology in one go! We'll be updating this pack as members join Bluesky! 🦋 bsky.app/starter-pack... Subscribe to this list to keep up to date with all of the incredible research coming out of the CMM 🍄🔬👩‍🔬

Today we report that an engineered skin bacterium, swabbed gently on the head of a mouse, can unleash a potent antibody response against a pathogen. Could lead to topical vaccines that are applied in a cream. @djenetbousbaine.bsky.social led the charge... @natureportfolio.bsky.social 1/55

Hey, #mycosky #immunosky #microsky 👋🏻 Earlier in the year, we published a paper where we found that HPLM (human plasma-like media) induces Cryptococcus neoformans growth that closely represents those morphologies found in vivo 🧫🦠 doi.org/10.1128/msph...

Human plasma-like medium (HPLM) induces Cryptococcus neoformans in vivo cell morphologies | mSphere

We provide a description of new in vitro culture condition using the human plasma-like medium that supports the formation of the full range of in vivo cell morphologies of C. neoformans.

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#mycology, even at the weekends. Mushrooms on the moors, and mushrooms in our composter at the allotment. Back to the microscopic fungi tomorrow!

So fun to have a chance to display some biofilm electron microscopy as part of an art gallery earlier this year! Check out some of the amazing artwork researchers (artists) at the @mrccmm.bsky.social displayed and the stories behind these images!

The MRC Centre for Medical Mycology@mrccmm.bsky.social · 2y ago

We're excited to share our fungal artworks, commissioned for the Hidden World of Killer Fungi exhibit! These captivating visuals bring ground-breaking research to life. Now available online shorturl.at/N090i Thanks to @darrenthomson.bsky.social #MedicalMycology #Fungi #MycoSky #FungalFriday