Editorial Board for section 'Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control'
- Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control Section
- Fungal Evolution, Biodiversity and Systematics Section
- Environmental and Ecological Interactions of Fungi Section
- Fungal Cell Biology, Metabolism and Physiology Section
- Fungal Genomics, Genetics and Molecular Biology Section
- Fungi in Agriculture and Biotechnology Section
Please see the section webpage for more information on this section.
Please note that the order in which the Editors appear on this page is alphabetical, and follows the structure of the editorial board presented on the MDPI website under information for editors: editorial board responsibilities.
Members
National Centre for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
Interests: antifungal susceptibility testing; antifungal resistance; medical mycology; taxonomy; diagnosis of fungal infections; epidemiology
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Interests: antifungal susceptibility testing; antifungal resistance; medical mycology; taxonomy; diagnosis of fungal infections; epidemiology
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Department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
Interests: antifungal drug development; high throughput screening; immunopathogenesis of fungal infections; medical mycology; microbial biofilms
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Interests: antifungal drug development; high throughput screening; immunopathogenesis of fungal infections; medical mycology; microbial biofilms
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Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14049-900, Brazil
Interests: microbiology; biochemistry and immunology; extracellular vesicles; infectious fungal diseases; therapeutic targets and prophylactic tools
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Interests: microbiology; biochemistry and immunology; extracellular vesicles; infectious fungal diseases; therapeutic targets and prophylactic tools
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Luigi Sacco Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20157 Milano, Italy
Interests: infectious diseases; invasive aspergillosis; cryptococcosis; histoplasmosis; fungal infections in immunocompromised hosts
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Interests: infectious diseases; invasive aspergillosis; cryptococcosis; histoplasmosis; fungal infections in immunocompromised hosts
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Medical Mycology Reference Laboratory (MMRL), Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia
Interests: medical mycology; laboratory diagnosis; epidemiology; public health
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Interests: medical mycology; laboratory diagnosis; epidemiology; public health
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South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA
Interests: antifungal screening and drug development against pathogenic fungi; biofilm (Candida albicans and Candida auris); development of nano drug delivery for fungal infection; nanoparticulate antifungal drug delivery; mechanisms of antifungal resistance; healthcare-associated fungal infections, spread, epidemiology, and control of antifungal resistance (epidemiological surveillance study of azole resistance in clinically important fungi (e.g., aspergi; understanding how resistance develops in the environment
Interests: antifungal screening and drug development against pathogenic fungi; biofilm (Candida albicans and Candida auris); development of nano drug delivery for fungal infection; nanoparticulate antifungal drug delivery; mechanisms of antifungal resistance; healthcare-associated fungal infections, spread, epidemiology, and control of antifungal resistance (epidemiological surveillance study of azole resistance in clinically important fungi (e.g., aspergi; understanding how resistance develops in the environment
Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
Interests: infectious diseases; antibiotic resistance; antibacterial stewardship
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Interests: infectious diseases; antibiotic resistance; antibacterial stewardship
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Department of Internal Medicine I, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Interests: pharmacology of antifungals
Interests: pharmacology of antifungals
Infectious Diseases Unit, Molecular Mycology Laboratory, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Interests: medical mycology; immunocompromised host; Candida auris; Aspergillus fumigatus; antifungal drug resistance; heteroresistance
Interests: medical mycology; immunocompromised host; Candida auris; Aspergillus fumigatus; antifungal drug resistance; heteroresistance
Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Viale P.A. Mattioli 25, I-10125 Torino, Italy
Interests: plant-microbe interactions; mycorrhizal symbioses; omics approaches; endobacteria; fungi as components of plant microbiota; sustainable agriculture
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Interests: plant-microbe interactions; mycorrhizal symbioses; omics approaches; endobacteria; fungi as components of plant microbiota; sustainable agriculture
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1. UK Mycology Reference Laboratory, Public Health England South West Laboratory, Science Quarter, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK
2. Principal Clinical Scientist and Deputy Director, UK Mycology Reference Laboratory, Bristol, UK
3. Honorary Professor in the College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
Interests: medical mycology; fungal identification; taxonomy and phylogeny; diagnosis and treatment of fungal infections; endemic and emerging mycoses; antifungal susceptibility testing
Interests: medical mycology; fungal identification; taxonomy and phylogeny; diagnosis and treatment of fungal infections; endemic and emerging mycoses; antifungal susceptibility testing
Dept. Microbial Pathogenicity Factors, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Hans-Knöll-Institut, Jena, Germany
Interests: fungal pathogen adaptations; metal acquisition; host-fungus interactions
Interests: fungal pathogen adaptations; metal acquisition; host-fungus interactions
Departamento de Medicina, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla, CIBERESP, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
Interests: epidemiology and pathophysiology of Pneumocystisis infection and colonization, transmission, metabolism, molecular biology, clinical manifestation, diagnostic procedures, and treatment; Pneumocystis jirovecii; Pneumocystis sp.; Pneumocystis pneumonia; molecular epidemiology; pathophysiology
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Interests: epidemiology and pathophysiology of Pneumocystisis infection and colonization, transmission, metabolism, molecular biology, clinical manifestation, diagnostic procedures, and treatment; Pneumocystis jirovecii; Pneumocystis sp.; Pneumocystis pneumonia; molecular epidemiology; pathophysiology
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Sir John Walsh Research Institute, University of Otago Faculty of Dentistry, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
Interests: oral microbiology; antifungal drug resistance; antifungal drug discovery; oral adhesion; Candida albicans
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Interests: oral microbiology; antifungal drug resistance; antifungal drug discovery; oral adhesion; Candida albicans
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Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Ospedale Donna Bambino, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy
Interests: fungal infection; pediatric malignancy; hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; neutropenic patients
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Interests: fungal infection; pediatric malignancy; hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; neutropenic patients
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Department of Medical Mycology, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
Interests: fungal infections; Candida; Aspergillus; dermatophytes; antifungal resistance
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Interests: fungal infections; Candida; Aspergillus; dermatophytes; antifungal resistance
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Special Laboratory of Mycology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo 04023-062, SP, Brazil
Interests: epidemiology of invasive candidiasis and aspergillosis; epidemiology and molecular mechanisms of antifungal resistance; emerging fungal pathogens; new strategies for the diagnosis of fungal infections; new strategies for treating fungal infections
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Interests: epidemiology of invasive candidiasis and aspergillosis; epidemiology and molecular mechanisms of antifungal resistance; emerging fungal pathogens; new strategies for the diagnosis of fungal infections; new strategies for treating fungal infections
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Department of Dermatology, Centre Hospitalier Andrée Rosemon Cayenne, Tropical Biome and Immunopathology-TBIP research team, Labex CEBA, UMR9017-CIIL, University of French Guiana, 97300 Cayenne, France
Interests: dermatology and tropical infections; fungal opportunistic infections in HIV patients; disseminated histoplasmosis
Interests: dermatology and tropical infections; fungal opportunistic infections in HIV patients; disseminated histoplasmosis
Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY 40292, USA
Interests: regulation of innate immunity; antimicrobial peptides; antifungal peptides; defensins; cathelicidins; novel antiviral compounds
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Interests: regulation of innate immunity; antimicrobial peptides; antifungal peptides; defensins; cathelicidins; novel antiviral compounds
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ICU, 1st Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Sotiria Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece
Interests: pulmonology; infection in ICU; mycosis in ICU
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Interests: pulmonology; infection in ICU; mycosis in ICU
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1. Laboratório de Estudos Avançados de Microrganismos Emergentes e Resistentes, Departamento de Microbiologia Geral, Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2. Rede Micologia RJ—Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Interests: chemotherapy; antifungal resistance; biochemistry; cell biology; enzymes; biofilm; virulence
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2. Rede Micologia RJ—Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Interests: chemotherapy; antifungal resistance; biochemistry; cell biology; enzymes; biofilm; virulence
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Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Interests: fungi; invasive fungal infections; superficial fungal infections; laboratory diagnosis of human mycosis; onychomycosis
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Interests: fungi; invasive fungal infections; superficial fungal infections; laboratory diagnosis of human mycosis; onychomycosis
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Institute for Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Munich, Germany
Interests: Aspergillus; fungal cell biology and genetics; cell wall; stress pathways; Woronin bodies; Stachybotrys mycotoxins
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Interests: Aspergillus; fungal cell biology and genetics; cell wall; stress pathways; Woronin bodies; Stachybotrys mycotoxins
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David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Interests: fungi; Candida albicans; Aspergillus fumigatus; antifungal therapies; antifungal agents; infectious diseases
Interests: fungi; Candida albicans; Aspergillus fumigatus; antifungal therapies; antifungal agents; infectious diseases
Department of Infectious Diseases, Ramon y Cajal Hospital, 28034 Madrid, Spain
Interests: infections in non-HIV immunocompromised patients; diagnosis and treatment of fungal infection; infections in transplant patients
Interests: infections in non-HIV immunocompromised patients; diagnosis and treatment of fungal infection; infections in transplant patients
Rhode Island Hospital, Alpert Medical School & Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA
Interests: antifungal agents; Cryptococcus spp.; Candida spp.; fungal diagnostics; fungal-invertebrate infection models; antifungal drug discovery
Interests: antifungal agents; Cryptococcus spp.; Candida spp.; fungal diagnostics; fungal-invertebrate infection models; antifungal drug discovery
Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 81100 Naples, Italy
Interests: ophthalmology; ocular infection; Candida albicans; fungal biofilms
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Interests: ophthalmology; ocular infection; Candida albicans; fungal biofilms
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Institute of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Charité-University Medical Centre Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, 12203 Berlin, Germany
Interests: dermatophytes; taxonomy; phylogeny; PCR diagnostics; epidemiology; mating types; antifungal resistence
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Interests: dermatophytes; taxonomy; phylogeny; PCR diagnostics; epidemiology; mating types; antifungal resistence
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Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology-Hans Knoll Institute, Jena, Germany
Interests: immunology of fungal infections; fungal immune evasion/escape strategies; fungal adaptation to the host; Candida albicans
Interests: immunology of fungal infections; fungal immune evasion/escape strategies; fungal adaptation to the host; Candida albicans
Dr. Joseph Matthew Groff
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Retired, Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95618, USA
Interests: infectious and non-infectious diseases of aquatic organisms; emergent disease; ecology of aquatic animal disease
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Interests: infectious and non-infectious diseases of aquatic organisms; emergent disease; ecology of aquatic animal disease
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