Monthly Round-up – OCTOBER 2026
a listing of notices & updates for Network Members & Friends…
LATEST OPPORTUNITIES
The Naglik Lab is hiring a 3-year BBSRC-funded Postdoctoral Research Associate at King’s College London to work on an exciting translational project targeting candidalysin, the peptide toxin produced by Candida albicans that drives epithelial damage and mucosal inflammation.
The project will focus on validating and developing small molecule inhibitors of candidalysin, combining fungal pathogenesis, epithelial host response biology, inhibitor screening, and in vivo models of mucosal candidiasis. This is an excellent opportunity for a researcher interested in host–pathogen interactions, anti-virulence therapeutics and translational antifungal discovery.
The post will be based in the Centre for Host-Microbiome Interactions at King’s, working with Professor Julian Naglik and Dr Miraz Rahman.
Deadline: 18 October 2026; For more details and to apply
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Pending updates.
EVENTS | Imperial Fungal Science Network
Thurs 15 October 2026, 12noon (BST) – Imperial Fungal Science Network | Seminar Series | Nili Ostrov, Cultivarium, USA (online event)
Thurs 19 November 2026, 12noon (GMT) – Imperial Fungal Science Network | Seminar Series | ECR Talks (in-person & online)
Thurs 11 February 2027, 12noon (GMT) – ‘hold the date’ Imperial Fungal Science Network | Seminar Series | guest speaker TBA (in-person & online)
tba Spring Term – Imperial Fungal Science Network | Seminar Series | ECR Talks (in-person & online)
Sat 19 – Sun 20 June 2027 – ‘hold the date’ Great Exhibition Road Festival 2027
EVENTS | Imperial College London
Tues 6th October 2026, 1pm (BST) – Imperial College London, Department of Infectious Disease Seminar Series – External – George Chamilos (University of Crete) (hybrid event)
EVENTS | Other
9–10 November 2026: FAILSAFE’s inaugural international scientific conference, Tackling the Global Threat of Fungal AMR, taking place in Bangkok, Thailand . An invaluable opportunity to convene internationally recognised leaders in fungal AMR research, interdisciplinary researchers (clinical and non-clinical), early-career researchers, and FAILSAFE awardees. Please register here: https://cmm-failsafe.com/fungalamrconference/
This inaugural conference will convene internationally recognised leaders in fungal AMR research, interdisciplinary (clinical and non-clinical) researchers, and early-career researchers (ECRs), alongside the global community of FAILSAFE awardees. The thematic focus includes: Cellular & molecular basis of fAMR; Drug discovery, modes of action & combination therapy; One Health, surveillance and environmental drivers; Clinical management. Confirmed speakers
If you have any questions, please contact FAILSAFE@exeter.ac.uk
MISCELLANEOUS
New paper at Summer 26 – Three urgent actions to tackle fungal antimicrobial resistance in the UK: a new paper supported by the Fungal One Health and AMR Network. Follow the link to read a summary and access the full paper published in njp Antimicrobials and Resistance – ‘Fungal resistance is a silent and underestimated threat. The same substances helping to protect crops are also reducing the effectiveness of essential medicines. If we fail to act, we risk losing…’
New paper at Summer 26 – New antimicrobials to combat deadly drug-resistant pathogens Researchers from Imperial College London and The University of Manchester have developed a new family of antifungal compounds that could lead to safer and more effective treatments for life-threatening fungal diseases.
