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Joint Meeting CRC/Transregio 124 and Invasive Mycoses in Haematological Malignancies (IMIHM) XII June 26 - 27, 2018 in Würzburg

Joint Meeting CRC/Transregio 124 and Invasive Mycoses in Haematological Malignancies (IMIHM) XII This year’s 12th IMIHM meeting was held for the fifth time as a Joint Meeting together with scientists from the CRC/Transregio 124. At this meeting, especially young pre- and post-docs of the FungiNet Co…

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Joint Papers of Projects B4, C3 and A1, B2, Z2

Prauße MTE, Lehnert T, Timme S, Hünniger K, Leonhardt I, Kurzai O, Figge MT (2018) Predictive virtual infection modeling of fungal immune evasion in human whole blood. Frontiers in Immunology 9: 560.
Frontiers Timme S, Lehnert T, Prauße MTE, Hünniger K, Leonhardt I, Kurzai O, Figge MT (2018) Qu…

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“Nuernberger Nachrichten” about the matter of FungiNet

Christine Thurner writes about the intent of the research interests of all scientists in the Collaborative Research Center/Transregio FungiNet, especially mentioning the work by Jürgen Löffler (A2) and Oliver Kurzai (C3). The full article in german:

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Tracking tiny organisms: 15 preschool children visited the HKI in Jena

“Since it’s raining cats and dogs we simply moved our picnic from the green meadow under cherry trees behind the HKI building 5 to this dry place under the glass roof.” For the kindergarten teacher Frank Nebelung and the preschool kids of the Kindergarten Saaleknirpse this was no reason not to pleas…

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International distinction for Axel Brakhage

Axel Brakhage has been elected by an independent commission to the internationally renowned American Academy of Microbiology due to his outstanding scientific achievements. There are numerous reasons for this achievement: Axel Brakhage (Project A1) contributes to the advancement of microbiology thro…

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DFG approved the Extension of the CRC/Transregio 124 FungiNet

The only Collaborative Research Centre on pathogenic fungi can continue its work. The German Research Foundation (DFG) positively re-evaluated the Collaborative Research Centre/Transregio 124 FungiNet and provides 9,5 million Euros for the second funding period. With the second funding period, the D…

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Candidalysin is "Bioactive Compound of the year 2017"

Selene Mogavero, Bernhard Hube and Duncan Wilson from the HKI together with Thomas Gutsmann from the Forschungszentrum Borstel were honoured for the discovery of the "Leibniz Compound of the year 2017". Together with their colleagues from Aberdeen and London the scientists found for the first time a…

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Paper of the month:
Nature publication honoured by DGHM

The German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology (DGHM) has selected the publication Candidalysin is a fungal peptide toxin critical for mucosal infection by Bernhard Hube, Selene Mogavero (both Project C1) and colleagues from other FungiNet-projects in the journal Nature as "Paper of the month" for …

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Gender equality measures: Group coachings and Workshops for female FungiNet scientists

The CRC 124 FungiNet supports Gender equality measures and offers the following Group Coachings and Workshops in Jena in cooperation with the company “i.b.s. human resources” in Jena, Leutragraben 2-4, 6th floor. All female scientists are cordially invited. We would be happy to receive your registra…

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Report: 1. International FungiNet Symposium and DMykG,
September 16 - 19, 2015

  1st International FungiNet Symposium and 49th Annual Meeting of the DMykG Date: September 16 - 19, 2015 Place: Jena, Carl-Zeiss-Str. 3/Ernst-Abbe-Platz All FungiNet members are invited. There will be poster sessions and workshops. Further information, program and registration: http://www.dmyk…

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