Key research themes

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The Imperial Fungal Network currently spans three Faculties at Imperial College: Medicine, Natural Sciences and Engineering. There are three key research themes within the Imperial Fungal Network that transcend these Faculties:

  • Biotechnology and engineering
  • Pathogenesis of fungal diseases
  • Ecology, evolution and the environment

Key research themes

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Biotechnology and engineering

Our first major research theme encompasses topics such as synthetic genome editing, vaccine development, as well as novel microfluidic or “Organ-on-a-Chip” technologies.

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Pathogenesis of fungal diseases

Understanding pathogenesis of fungal diseases in both humans and plants forms our second key research theme.

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Ecology, evolution and the environment

Fungal ecology, evolution and the environment form the third natural area of focus within the Imperial Fungal Science Network.

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