The Imperial Fungal Science Network is a hub for the mycology community, providing a leadership, advocacy and communications platform for mycologists and a developmental framework for future leaders in fungal research.
We warmly invite you to attend the Imperial Fungal Science Network – Seminar on
🗓️ Thursday 16th October, 12:00 – 13:00
📍 G47 Flowers Building, South Kensington Campus,
Armstrong Road, London SW7 2AZ
in-person (walk in; refreshments from 11:30am)
or online (via Teams)
no registration required
The seminar explores host-pathogen interactions and we are delighted to welcome our speaker:
Venizelos Papayannopoulos
Principal Group Leader (The Francis Crick Institute)
Mechanisms of NET stability and degradation in infection
Neutrophils are essential immune phagocytes that control a variety of microbial pathogens, but are also implicated in immune pathology and tissue destruction. Veni is interested in understanding how neutrophil responses are properly regulated to control pathogens while minimizing immune pathology. He has previously described mechanisms that regulate the release of chromatin structures called neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in response to fungal pathogens and their role in immune protection and pathology. During his visit, Veni will discuss unpublished work that explores how NETs are properly stabilized and subsequently degraded to balance inflammatory programmes and minimize microbial dissemination and fungal asthma.