Why don't humans have tails? A genetics study finds that a mobile genetic sequence inserted into a gene for tail development contributed to tail loss as early apes evolved. Miriam Konkel and Emily Casanova, PhD unpack the results. go.nature.com/3uN6lr9

Hurry, just 5 days left to register to attend #Mycology2024 in person! 📣 Join us for cutting edge research, panel discussions, and networking with other like-minded professionals 🌍 Don't miss out! Register at the link below👇 mycologyconference.co.uk/#registration

Registration is now open for our next #MycoTalks with Blake Billmyre Blake Billmyre and Antonis Rokas RokasLab EvolutionVU Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Call for Applications is open for the last place in our Fully Funded 4-year MRes-PhD studentships in Medical Mycology and Fungal Immunology, Sept 2024 start. 1-y MRes degree followed by 3-y PhD choosing from a broad selection of proposals across MRC Centre for Medical Mycology exeter.ac.uk/study/funding/…

An excellent opportunity to co-develop and deliver solutions to the increasing problem of diseases caused by drug-resistant fungi.

If you know someone who has made a valuable contribution to mycology, nominate them for a BMS award! But hurry: the deadline is midnight tonight... 🍄🔬🧬britmycolsoc.org.uk

Our biofilm team will be looking to recruit 2 x four year funded PhD students to work on the use of phage against clinically important at biofilms (starting October). Watch this space for further details…. InfectionPrevention NexaBiome National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC) ryankean29

The British Mycological Society promotes excellent science, conservation and education in globally. Celebrating such excellence is a major activity of BMS. The 2024 call for award nominations closes June 25th. Nominees can be from any nation & BMS membership not essential. So....

The British Mycological Society promotes excellent science, conservation and education in UK & globally. Celebrating such excellence is a major activity of BMS. The 2024 call for award nominations closes June 25th. Nominees can be from any nation & BMS membership not essential.

In our next BMS Talk, on 7 August, 19:30, Christian Taylor will tell us about the role that wood decay fungi play in the creation of niche space within rotting wood that accommodates mycophagous larvae of many species of forest-dwelling insect. Book here: britmycolsoc.org.uk

Applications are now open for the Gordon Research Conferences Immunology of Fungal Infections 2025! Submit your abstract now to save your spot - this popular meeting is usually oversubscribed. Link to apply here: grc.org/immunology-of-…

Congrats to Jack Gregory MRC Centre for Medical Mycology whose research was recognised at the Open Research Awards. Here he is giving a talk on how he uses image analysis, as an Open Research Champion University of Exeter Faculty of Health & Life Sci University of Exeter News

Thrilled to reunite the medical mycology and fungal immunology community in Ventura Beach in January 2025. Don't wait, go ahead and register, and submit your abstract. Link: grc.org/immunology-of-… Please RT.

Prospective study of Candida auris nucleic acids in wastewater solids in 190 wastewater treatment plants in the US suggests widespread occurrence Important paper! 1. We are woefully underdetecting #Candidaauris across 🇺🇸 2. 💪 of 💩 💧 surveillance journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mb…

Ready to explore the cutting-edge of medical mycology? 🔬 Registration for Mycology 2025 is officially OPEN! From AI Innovations to Candida Resistance, Climate Change to Clinical Conundrums, register now to be part of the conversation 👉 mycologyconference.co.uk

The BMS and International Society for Mycotoxicology are delighted to announce Dr Harun M. Murithi as the winner of the 2024 Naresh Magan Lecture Award! Harun will give his award presentation at the #IMC12 Congress on Monday 12 August britmycolsoc.org.uk/society/awards… 12th International Mycological Congress (IMC12) IMAmycology IITA ORISE

Delighted to work alongside Tihana Bicanic, Jane, Neil Gow, William Hope & Kat Stott (Liverpool) and Tom Harrison (SGUL) on fundamental studies addressing regimen optimisation to suppress antifungal drug resistance.

The role of FBR Committee Chair for the British Mycological Society is vacant currently. An excellent opportunity to shape the way mycology is studied, taught, communicated and prioritised in the UK and internationally.