Submitted by GAtherton on 14 September 2015
Manchester leads the world in the fight against deadly fungal infections with the opening of new Centre – a powerful partnership between research, doctors and industry to help 300 million people across the globe.
The latest scientific research against the potentially deadly Aspergillus fungus was displayed today (9 September) as the Manchester Fungal Infection Group (MFIG) was officially opened by Professor Sir Robert Boyd.
From new antifungal drug opportunities to the genetic basis for aspergillosis, the quality of science in this topic has ‘improved immeasurably over the last decade’, according to Professor Keith Gull FRS from Oxford University who spoke at the meeting.
MFIG is a new international centre of excellence for fungal infection biology and translational antifungal research at The University of Manchester. It is integrating its research with that of clinicians and industry.
Fungal disease is much more common than many people realise as Professor David Denning of The University of Manchester pointed out, with around 300 million individuals affected annually and over 1.5 million deaths.
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