Killer Fungi: Exploring The Silent Threat To Global Health With Professor Neil Gow
Finding Genius Podcast
Richard Jacobs
4.4 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 4 December 2024
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
In today's podcast, Neil Gow enlightens us with his research on killer infections in humans caused by fungi. Neil, a British microbiologist and former deputy vice-chancellor at the University of Exeter, is a leading figure in the field of fungal biology and medical mycology. His extensive work has led to significant discoveries in fungal biology and genetics, morphogenesis, and pathogenesis…
Neil is particularly interested in the structure and function of the fungal cell wall in relation to its potential target. This research is vital for the development of new antifungal drugs and the initiation of immune recognition.
What role does Neil play in revolutionizing the future of antifungal drugs, fungi resistance, and immunotherapies for fungal diseases? How do fungi escape early detection? Hit play now to find out for yourself…
Join us as we dive into:
- Common versus serious human interactions with fungi.
- When we are most vulnerable to fungal infections.
- How many people a year die from fungal infections, and why this number has risen.
- The "big four" deadly fungi.
- Why there so few doctors trained to recognize fungal infections.
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| 0:30.3 | This is the Finding Genius Podcast. |
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| 0:37.4 | Hello, this is Richard Jacobs with the Finding Genius Podcast. |
| 0:41.3 | I'm excited to introduce my guest today, Professor Neil Gow, who will be sharing his |
| 0:45.7 | introduction with us. |
| 0:46.9 | Hello, my name is Neil Gow. I work at the MRC Center for Medical Micology, |
| 0:51.9 | which is at the University of Exeter, which is located in the |
| 0:56.0 | southwest of England. Well, I'm looking forward to talking to you on a podcast about my research, |
| 1:01.2 | and that focuses on killer infections of humans caused by fungi, no less. And what my lab studies |
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