2020
Dr Laura Ferreras Antolin, St. George’s University Hospital, London. Evaluating the test performance of Aspergillus antigen detection using a lateral-flow device (LFD) on broncho-alveolar lavage (BAL) fluid for the diagnosis of pulmonary invasive aspergillosis in paediatrics, £1,290.
Dr Rita Oladele, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria and Dr Neil Stone, University College London. Evaluation of a rapid Point of Care Lateral Flow Assay for the Diagnosis of Histoplasmosis in Nigeria, £5,000.
Dr. Marcin Fraczek, University of Manchester. Long Range Genome Sequencing to Improve Reference Genome Assemblies in Human Fungal Pathogens, £14,565.
Dr. Can Zhao, University of Manchester. Knowledge transfer to establish a murine infection model of fungal keratitis at the University of Manchester, £10,996.
Kuate Ngouanom Marious Paulin, University of Buea, Cameroon. Histoplasmosis and Tuberculosis Coinfection amongst HIV positive and HIV negative patients in Yaoundé, Cameroon, £5,775.
2019
Dr Sara Namvar, University of Manchester, investigating the role of Endothelin-1 in A.fumigatus driven airway remodelling, £10,000.
Bright Ocansey, New Hope Specialist Hospital, Ghana. Fungal infection surveys, £1,400.
2018
Dr Martin Stacey, Leeds University. Understanding the role of IL-36 cleavage in host defence against fungal infection, £4,916.
Dr Margherita Bertuzzi, University of Manchester. Antifungal potency of the airway epithelium in health and disease, £12,000.
2017
Prof. Barry Goodell, Microbiology Dept. University of Massachusetts. Cryptococcal Disease – “A New Methanistic Understanding Leading to Therapeutic Treatment” £8,865.
2016
Dr Charlene McShane, Queen’s University, Belfast. Incidence and aetiology of oesophageal candidiasis in Northern Ireland. £4,500.
Travel and Educational Grants awarded
2020
Dr. Ushana Shrestha Khwakhali, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal. Travel Grant to attend the AAAM Conference in Lugano, Switzerland. £1,760.
Dr. Margherita Bertuzzi, University of Manchester. Travel Grant to attend the AAAM Conference in Lugano, Switzerland. £729.
2019
Ali Osmanov MSc, University of Manchester. Travel Grant to attend ECCMID 2019, Amsterdam, £877.
Support for the 9th Advances Against Aspergillosis (AAA) conference in Lugano, Switzerland February 2020. £1,500 towards a scholarship.
Dr. Richard Kwizera, Makerere University, Uganda. Travel Grant to attend conferences in Lagos, Nigeria, £1,500.
Prof. Gordon Brown, University of Aberdeen. Support for AIDS-related Mycoses Conference, Cape Town July £1,000
2018
Dr. Attila Gacser, University of Szeged, Hungary. 6th Central European Summer Course and 3rd Rising Stars in Mycology Workshop. Szeged July. Donated £3.171.
Mate Vadovics, PhD student University of Szeged, Hungary. 20th ISHAM conference Amsterdam June – July 2018. Travel expenses €253.
Dhirenda Singh, PhD student University of Szeged, Hungary. 20th ISHAM conference Amsterdam June – July 2018. Travel expenses £300.
Dr Sara Gago, University of Manchester. Visit to Teresa Zelante Laboratory, University of Perugia Travel & Subsistence Grant £2,000.
Dr. Richard Kwizera, Makerere University, Uganda. Travel Grant to attend ECCMID conference in Amsterdam, £1,522.
Dr. Ushana Shrestha Khwakhali, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal. Travel Grant to attend the 20th Congress of the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology, 30 June – 4 July 2018, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. (ISHAM 2018), £1,622.
2017
Joy Icheoku, University of Manchester. Travel Grant to attend Gordon Research Conference, £1,500.
Erik Zajta, University of Szeged, Hungary. Registration Fee, 7th FEBS Advanced Lecture Course on Human Fungal Pathogens in France £700.
AAA Conference, Lisbon 1-3rd February 2018. Scholarship support. £1,500.
2016
Dr George Deepe, Chairman of the Gordon Research Conference “Immunology of Fungal Infections”, January 2017, financial support. £1,286.