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Put any prejudices about poisonous toadstools and mould in damp corners out of your mind: this week’s Forum explores fungi as an extraordinarily tough and ecologically friendly building substance that could reshape our world. Plus the hundreds of thousands of species of fungi that have yet to be named and studied: some of them may hold vital clues on how to cure diseases or solve environmental problems. Bridget Kendall is joined by fungal ecologist Lynne Boddy, Danish mycologist and photographer Jens Petersen, and San Francisco-based artist, chef and fungal furniture-maker, Phil Ross. Above photo: Hygrocybe Psittacina Photo: © Jens H. Petersen. Below clip photo: Mycelium with Hyphal Strings
The Mysterious Kingdom of Fungi
BBC Radio 4 2013
Medical and Patient education videos
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Chair: Prof. Peter Donnelly
Proposers: Drs. Keith Wilson (BMT Unit, Cardiff) & Vanya Gant (Microbiology, UCLH, London)
Opposers: Drs. Brian Jones (Microbiology, Glasgow) & Stephen Ellis (Imaging, Barts, London) -
Dr. Jonathan Lambourne, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London
Dr. Subathira Dakshina, Genito-Urinary Medicine & HIV, Bart’s Health NHS Trust, London -
Prof. Paul Verweij, Microbiology, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Dr. Gemma Johnson & Prof. Stephen Bustin, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford
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Dr. Chris Thornton, University of Exeter
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Prof. Rosemary Barnes, Cardiff University School of Medicine
Dr. Mansour Ceesay, King’s College Hospital, London -
An annual clinical forum intended to provide updates on a wide range of fungal infection topics
http://fungalupdate.org/
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Prof. David Denning, Professor of Infectious Diseases in Global Health, The University of Manchester
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Dr. Rohini Manuel, Consultant Clinical Microbiologist, Public Health England, London