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Orlando Ross

@orlandorosss.bsky.social
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PhD candidate @mrccmm.bsky.social, researching #Candida albicans and #helminth co-infections. Horsnell and Cook Labs #immunologist Views are my own

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Orlando Ross @orlandorosss.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Great to be involved in this paper! doi.org/10.1099/mic....
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Copper-driven mutualism of Candida albicans and Staphylococcus aureus interkingdom biofilms
Although fungi and bacteria commonly co-exist within polymicrobial communities, the molecular mechanisms underlying their interactions are still not well understood. Here, we show that the fungus Cand...
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Orlando Ross @orlandorosss.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Come and join us in Exeter to hear all about the fantastic #immunology research taking place across the South West @exeter.ac.uk @mrccmm.bsky.social @lsiexeter.bsky.social @nihrexeterbrc.bsky.social
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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 06/05/2026
🔍How do two fungal-bacterial pathogens interact when they co-infect? Orlando Ross takes us behind the scenes of their latest publication, revealing how Cryptococcus neoformans respond to mycobacterium, in #JMM. Read their blog here🔗 microb.io/4w4Kq9B
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Daniel Mucida @danmucida.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
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Uehling lab @uehlinglab.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Jack Gregory details endosymbiont diversity with Rhizopus species #fungal26
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LaBella Lab @lablabella.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Jack Gregory explores the diversity of endohyphal 🍄 bacteria 🦠 of clinical samples of Mucorales He searched 🔎 in WGS data for Mycetohabitans DNA 🧬 Then took that approach to clinical 🏥 samples #fungal26
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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 24/02/2026
🔍How do fungal-bacterial pathogen interactions worsen disease outcomes? Check out our latest Micro Briefing highlighting new research from The MRC Centre for Medical Mycology at University of Exeter and Mackerere University, Uganda. Read the full paper here🔗 10.1099/jmm.0.002128
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Orlando Ross @orlandorosss.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Pleased to share that our paper on Cryptococcus neoformans-Mycobacterium tuberculosis interactions has been #published! We found that C. neoformans cells exhibit increased virulence traits in the presence of tuberculosis-causing pathogens. @mrccmm.bsky.social dx.doi.org/10.1099/jmm....
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Cryptococcus neoformans responds to presence of Mycobacterium by diversifying its morphologies and remodelling its capsular material
Introduction . Cryptococcus neoformans and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTb) are opportunistic pathogens that share overlapping geographical distributions and physiological niches within the human body...
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The MRC Centre for Medical Mycology @mrccmm.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
🎶 …and a partridge in a petri 🎶 The labs are feeling festive! Some of our team have decorated their petri-tree, complete with an Eppendorf star 🌟 Thanks to Will Newton, @orlandorosss.bsky.social Abby Potton, @harry-osborne.bsky.social and Matheus Araujo for spreading the cheer! #ImageOfTheWeek
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Orlando Ross @orlandorosss.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
That’s a wrap on #BSI25! Days 3 and 4 were filled with even more incredible talks, excellent posters and of course, the Congress party! I’ve had such a wonderful time in Liverpool learning, networking and sharing my work.
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Peter Cook @drpetercook.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Its my great pleasure to say the latest paper from our group is now out: www.mucosalimmunology.org/article/S193... Check it out! We found that immune cell activation in the sputum identifies severe asthma patients. Massive thanks to the patients for agreeing to give sputum and blood samples.
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Activation status of airway immune cells is a defining feature of severe asthma, regardless of fungal sensitisation
Global estimates of asthma prevalence are rising, with an estimated 262 million affected individuals in 2019.1 Purported reasons for this rapid rise include urbanisation of lower- and middle-income co...
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Orlando Ross @orlandorosss.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
#BSI25 day 2! Another wonderful day of immunology and a chance to discuss my PhD research during the first poster session. Meeting so many people, discussing cutting-edge immunology and sharing our passions for science! @mrccmm.bsky.social
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Orlando Ross @orlandorosss.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Excellent first day at #BSI25! Huge diversity of talks, brilliant networking opportunities and incredibly cool immunology on show! Bring on day 2! @britsocimm.bsky.social @mrccmm.bsky.social
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Orlando Ross @orlandorosss.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Delighted to be an awardee of the BSI’s Career Enhancing Grant, enabling me to undertake a research visit to Dr. Alisha Chetty’s lab at University of Cape Town 🧫🧬
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Centre for Applied Excellence in Skin and Allergy Research @skinandallergy.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Read our latest blog post from Sarah Newman, 1st year medical student and NIHR School for Primary Care Research intern who joined the CAESAR team this summer. @riddmj.bsky.social @nihrspcr.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social caesar.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2025/08/13/h...
Sarah Newman, NIHR School for Primary Care Research intern 2025
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The MRC Centre for Medical Mycology @mrccmm.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
🔬 #imageoftheweek Researchers at MRC CMM are exploring how Trichuris muris (a gut worm infecting 800M+ people) interacts with Candida albicans, a yeast found in most humans. Could they help or hinder each other? 📸 by @orlandorosss.bsky.social #science #research #health #phd
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The MRC Centre for Medical Mycology @mrccmm.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
🧫 Today's #ImageOfTheWeek is a dual species biofilm featuring Candida glabrata (pink) & Staphylococcus aureus (gold). These dense biofilms are resistant to antifungal drugs, making treatment extremely challenging. 📸 @orlandorosss.bsky.social & @seanaduggan.bsky.social #AMR #fungi #research
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Orlando Ross @orlandorosss.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Palestine will be free.
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Orlando Ross @orlandorosss.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Free Palestine. 🍉
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Orlando Ross @orlandorosss.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Had such an amazing day attending the GREMI meeting on epithelial immunity at the Institut Pasteur! #immunosky #GREMI
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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 · 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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Michael Fischbach @mfgrp.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Today we report that an engineered skin bacterium, swabbed gently on the head of a mouse, can unleash a potent antibody response against a pathogen. Could lead to topical vaccines that are applied in a cream. @djenetbousbaine.bsky.social led the charge... @natureportfolio.bsky.social 1/55
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Orlando Ross @orlandorosss.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Hey, #mycosky #immunosky #microsky 👋🏻 Earlier in the year, we published a paper where we found that HPLM (human plasma-like media) induces Cryptococcus neoformans growth that closely represents those morphologies found in vivo 🧫🦠 doi.org/10.1128/msph...
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Human plasma-like medium (HPLM) induces Cryptococcus neoformans in vivo cell morphologies | mSphere
We provide a description of new in vitro culture condition using the human plasma-like medium that supports the formation of the full range of in vivo cell morphologies of C. neoformans.
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Orlando Ross @orlandorosss.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
#mycology, even at the weekends. Mushrooms on the moors, and mushrooms in our composter at the allotment. Back to the microscopic fungi tomorrow!
A macro image of a Galerina spp., mushroom fruiting body, observed on Dartmoor, just East of Two BridgesA small Coprinus spp., fruiting body growing from a compost bed at my allotment
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Orlando Ross @orlandorosss.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
So fun to have a chance to display some biofilm electron microscopy as part of an art gallery earlier this year! Check out some of the amazing artwork researchers (artists) at the @mrccmm.bsky.social displayed and the stories behind these images!
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