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Vanessa M

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FAILSAFE Project Administrator @University of Exeter

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The MRC Centre for Medical Mycology @mrccmm.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
⏰ Early bird rates end 31 May for the FAILSAFE global conference on Fungal AMR 📍 Bangkok | 9–10 Nov 2026 🎤 Dame Sally Davies, Dr Hatim Sati & Prof Rajendra Prasad 🎟️ buff.ly/ClEPotZ #AMR #FungalAMR #GlobalHealth
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University of Exeter @exeter.ac.uk · 04/02/2026
Today is #WorldCancerDay and to mark this, we're happy to share that a pilot project to help GPs spot early warning signs of cancer from routine blood tests has now rolled out to 60 GP practices in Devon, and has also launched in Liverpool. news.exeter.ac.uk/fa...
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Neuroendocrine Cancer UK @neuroendo-can-uk.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
📈 Neuroendocrine cancer incidence has risen 371% (1995–2018) - yet awareness remains low. We must do more to recognise and diagnose it earlier. 🔗 Learn more about neuroendocrine cancer: www.neuroendocrinecancer.org.uk
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The MRC Centre for Medical Mycology @mrccmm.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
A groundbreaking advancement in the detection of mucormycosis has been achieved by MRC CMM's Prof Chris Thornton & his collaborators! Discover more at news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
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New test could save lives from deadly fungal infection which spiked during pandemic
A new lateral-flow test could one day save lives across the world through early detection of a deadly fungal disease which dramatically spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic. The test is being…
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The MRC Centre for Medical Mycology @mrccmm.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Join us for this month's #MycoTalks with Rebecca Shapiro and Guilhem Janbon 📅Thursday 27 March 🕓16:00 GMT Register here: universityofexeter.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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University of Exeter @exeter.ac.uk · 19/02/2025
We've some great submissions for this week's snapshot! Joe Blackman found our most famous resident, Napoleon, surveying an empty Forum. Totty Brobyn caught a bare tree under the blue sky outside the Innovation Centre. Prof Neil Gow found this ‘Earth stars’ fungi growing on our Streatham Campus.
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Rebecca Drummond 🍄 @therad-lab.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Give the MRC CMM a follow if you're interested in medical mycology and fungal Immunology! This is the main hub for UK research in these fields #mycosky #immunosky 🧪
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The MRC Centre for Medical Mycology @mrccmm.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
We've created a starter pack so that you can follow members of the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology in one go! We'll be updating this pack as members join Bluesky! 🦋 bsky.app/starter-pack... Subscribe to this list to keep up to date with all of the incredible research coming out of the CMM 🍄🔬👩‍🔬
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The MRC Centre for Medical Mycology @mrccmm.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
🥼We are recruiting! Exciting opportunity for a Postdoctoral Research Associate/Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join the newly-funded MRC Programme Fungi-CARE (Combinations Against Resistance Emergence). Find out more and apply here: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
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Vanessa M @nessa75.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
We are excited to announce that Round 2 of the FAILSAFE funding is now open for applications! FAILSAFE provides funding opportunities for research and development (R&D) projects through two tiers: seedcorn projects (up to £75k) and mid to large projects (£75k-£250k).
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Neil Gow @neil-gow.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Round 2 of FAILSAFE funding for innovative projects to reduce the burden of fungal AMR in LMICs is now open: cmm-failsafe.com/failsafe-rou.... Deadline April 21st 2025.
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FAILSAFE Round 2 Funding - Apply now! - FAILSAFE
Round 2 of the FAILSAFE funding is now open for applications! We are delighted to announce the launch of Round 2 of the FAILSAFE grant applications. The FAILSAFE project, led by the University of Exet...
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The MRC Centre for Medical Mycology @mrccmm.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
We’re thrilled to announce that applications for the FAILSAFE grants are NOW OPEN! Grants of up to £250k available for innovative research tackling fungal antimicrobial resistance and advancing global health. Learn more and apply here: cmm-failsafe.com/failsafe-rou... #GlobalHealth #FAILSAFE
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The MRC Centre for Medical Mycology @mrccmm.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Join us this Thursday, 12 December at 16:00 GMT for our next #MycoTalks webinar with David Moyes and Robert Cramer. Sign up here: universityofexeter.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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David Clapp Photography @davidclapp.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
A frosty #landscape looking across waterways near #Glastonbury in #Somerset, UK. This was a really wonderful result after a failed foggy sunrise #fog #mist #landscapephotographer #landscapephotography #frost #winter #winterlandscape #lovewinter #minimalistic #minimalisticphotography #reflection
Wonderful hoar frost over the Somerset Levels, this was a really wonderful result after a failed foggy sunrise.
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The MRC Centre for Medical Mycology @mrccmm.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Join the FAILSAFE Medical Mycology Network, the global hub for advancing medical mycology research and collaboration. Here's why: ✅ Global Collaboration ✅ Free Resources ✅ Funding Opportunities: members can apply for FAILSAFE grants from £75,000 to £1 million 👉 Join: cmm-failsafe.com/become-a-mem...
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Become a Member - FAILSAFE
The FAILSAFE Medical Mycology Network seeks to facilitate and enhance global research and development (R&D) aimed at reducing the threat of anti-fungal resistance for the benefit of people in LMICs. W...
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University of Exeter @exeter.ac.uk · 29/11/2024
We're delighted to have won the Outstanding Contribution to Environmental Leadership at the Times Higher Education Awards last night. The judges were wowed by our global reach in communicating high-quality research on environmental science and climate change 🌍
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Vanessa M @nessa75.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
#snowday yesterday was beautiful…today it’s a pain #icey
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University of Exeter @exeter.ac.uk · 21/11/2024
As AMR Awareness week continues, we're looking at how a growing number of infections are becoming harder to treat as antibiotics fail to work, resulting in higher death rates, longer hospital stays & higher costs. Discover how our research is exploring alternative treatments tinyurl.com/2tn9k66t
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Reducing antibiotic use | Antimicrobial Resistance Research | University of Exeter
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University of Exeter @exeter.ac.uk · 20/11/2024
Fifteen scientists from Exeter, and a further four who are affiliated to the University, have been recognised as being amongst the most influential researchers in their field, according to a prestigious ranking from Clarivate. news.exeter.ac.uk/uncategorize...
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Exeter experts amongst world’s most influential scientists, according to ranking
World-leading academics from the University of Exeter have been recognised as being amongst the most influential researchers in their field, according to a prestigious ranking.  Fifteen scientists fro...
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Nelesh Govender @neleshg.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Wits Mycology among 15 awardees of UK GAMRIF (Failsafe) funding from MRC CMM @uniofexeter.bsky.social We're using seedcorn funding to kickstart our (larger) COMBAT Candida programme of work We'll set up a cohort study in a single SA adult ICU tracking Candida colonisation & invasive infections
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