ISHAM NEWS! (06-01-2016)

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ISHAM News wishes you a splendid 2016! There will be great events this year which you may not miss, such as meetings on Candida in Seattle, Aspergillus in Manchester, and Dermatophytes in Utrecht. We hope you will stay with us this year; please check if your membership dues have been paid to ensure your access to Medical Mycology and to enjoy all the facilities provided by the society.

Although still early, we appreciate to have your alerts for exciting developments which in your opinion would deserve space in the 20st ISHAM Congress in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 30 June - 4 July, 2018. Here is the website, feel free to contact us any time!

The German-language Society for Mycology (DMYKG) will have its yearly meeting in Essen, Germany, 8-10 September, 2016. For information, click here.

It is now time to submit your abstract for the 13th ASM Conference on Candida and Candidiasis, 13-17 April, 2016 in Seattle, USA. Click here to obtain all information.

The next CBS Course Medical Mycology will take place in Utrecht, The Netherlands, 17-28 October, 2016. Important themes this year are barcoding, novel nomenclatural rules, and the entirely changed taxonomy of dermatophytes and systemic pathogens. Hands-on molecular methodology will be offered. For information and registration, click here.

The program of the 7th Advances Against Aspergillosis in Manchester, UK, 3-5 March, 2016 is taking shape. Don´t miss this major event; check the website here.


A new LIFE Newsletter with items on isavuconazole, rhinosinusitis, coccidioidomycosis and others can be found here.

A report of the 2nd International Course on Veterinary Mycology in Torino, Italy, can be found here.

Duke University at North Carolina, USA has a vacancy for a postdoctoral fellow for US residents. Information can be acquired here or via Bill Steinbach‎.
The 7th European Dermatology Congress, June 13-15, 2016, Alicante, Spain will also include sections on cutaneous fungi. Information can be obtained here.
The 5th meeting of the ISHAM Working Group on Scedosporium Infections will be held in Bilbao, Spain, 5-6 October, 2016. Click here for information and registration.

The 13th European Conference on Fungal Genetics will be held in Paris, France, 3-6 April, 2016; click here for info. Among the satellites is a workshop on Fusarium, and one on Aspergillus.

Do you have anything to announce to the active community of workers in all fields of medical mycology, free of charge? Please send a link to your event to de.hoog@cbs.knaw.nl.

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