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I am delighted to be ranked in the top 2% of microbiologists globally. Many thanks to funders, collaborators and postgraduates for their support. SSPC Maynooth University

It was great to have Matilda from Germany with us in the lab for a 3 month placement 🐝. We wish her every success in the future!

🚨EXTENDED DEADLINE🚨 We are happy to announce that we have extended the deadline for abstract submissions until Wednesday 23 October. If you have missed the initial deadline, you have one more week to submit your abstract! (Link below) See you soon! maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/wo…

Delighted our latest paper on using Gallium to treat Aspergillus fumigatus infection has been published. Well done to all in this international collaboration supported by SSPC doi.org/10.1016/j.ijph…

Great to have our final year PhD student Aaron.curtis present his work at #MicrobioIrish24 🫁 Microbiology Society Research Ireland

Congratulations to Dr. Rachel Ward on the publication of her latest paper which highlights how an anti-Varroa treatment affects the proteome of honey bees. Great work ! 🐝 doi.org/10.1080/002188…

Thanks to everyone who joined us for the AMR Science Cafe with Robert Elmes and Kevin Kavanagh, Maynooth University Kavanagh Mycology Lab Robert Elmes Research Ireland #scienceweek2024

Thrilled to see my PhD research featured in the latest edition of TResearch! Check out the aritcle here: teagasc.ie/publications/2… Kavanagh Mycology Lab David Fitzpatrick Teagasc Horticulture Development Dept Maynooth Biology

Bubble trouble? How biocontrol and integrated pest management (IPM) approaches can support the mushroom sector in controlling disease outbreaks. Read more in #TResearch magazine at this link: bit.ly/4gcIOlT Joy Clarke Kavanagh Mycology Lab David Fitzpatrick Teagasc Horticulture Development Dept

Thrilled to share our latest paper led by Dr Luke Edward Brennan (He/Him), Farhad Mohammed and Xuanyang on #squaramide based antimicrobials in Chemical Science Royal Society of Chemistry! #OpenAccess🎉Only possible with Kavanagh Mycology Lab and support from SSPC Research Ireland Maynooth University🙏 doi.org/10.1039/D4SC01…

Huge Congratulations to Dr. Joy Clarke on successfully passing her PhD viva today!🎉 We are immensely proud of you and wish you every success in the future! 🍄Joy Clarke David Fitzpatrick Teagasc

The past six months have been amazing with Marta our visiting PhD student from Pisa 🧫🍄 She has done some amazing work during her time here and we are excited to share it soon!🦠🇮🇹

Delighted to give the opening address at the 17th European Conference on Fungal Genetics in Dublin on March 2. This event attracted 850 people from 50 countries and highlighted recent advanced in fungal genetics.🍄☘️

It was an absolute pleasure to present at the Microbiology Society conference in Liverpool discussing all things EVPL and Aspergillus. Work only made possible by connections made at previous society events! binginnovate Maynooth University #microsoc25 #loveirishresearch

It’s been a busy day for the medical mycology team at the Microbiology Society Annual Conference in Liverpool. First we had Aaron.curtis presenting his work on A. fumigatus host interactions using the EVPL model 🫁 Daryl Reidy also presented his work on novel antifungal compounds 💊

Hi all, We have recently moved to Bluesky bsky.app/profile/medmyc…. We hope you’ll join us over there to stay up to date with all the exciting work happening in our lab! 🦠💊🫁

A PhD Studentship in Fungal Infections at Trinity College Dublin is now available with Prof. Johannes Wagener. This entails the study of Aspergillus fumigatus, their interactions with immune cells, the underpinning mechanisms and antifungal resistance. scholarshipdb.net/scholarships-i…

Delighted that our review on the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on the detection of syphilis in susceptible populations has been published. Highlights the need for constant monitoring and treatment even during a pandemic. 🦠😷 DOI: dx.doi.org/10.3390/microo…

Congratulations to Marta Bianchi on the publication of her paper  - made possible by a collaboration between researchers in Maynooth University and University of Pisa !! 🇮🇹🦠 frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…