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A deep immunological understanding of fungal infections is crucial in order to reduce the fungal impact on human health. Advances in the field of fungal immunology over the past few years have identified crucial factors that predispose patients to fungal infections, including genetic factors. Essential pathways in mucosal and systemic immune responses to fungi have been uncovered. Most importantly, the increasing knowledge in the immunology of fungal infections has initiated the development of novel therapeutic strategies aimed at improving antifungal immunity or suppressing detrimental immune pathways. Despite these advances, many questions about the complex interaction of fungi, microbiome, and immune system remain unanswered. Therefore, the Gordon Research Seminar provides a platform for early career scientists to build collaborations with clinicians and industry in order to translate fundamental research into personalized medicine and diagnostics for fungal infections.

Modeling Antifungal Host Defense to Impact Therapy and Management of Infections

Biology,    Immunology and Allergic Diseases

The 2023 Gordon Research Conference on the Immunology of Fungal Infections will focus on leading advances in our mechanistic understanding of the immune response against clinically relevant fungal pathogens. This meeting – the 6th in its series – has become the must-attend venue for immunologists and medical mycologists to discuss how the immune system responds to the challenge of fungal organisms as well as how the fungal species subvert the innate and adaptive immune system.

Advancing Care Through Fundamental Discovery

Biology,    Immunology and Allergic Diseases

The focus of this edition is to shed light on the importance of transdisciplinary approaches to prevent the next pandemic, especially concerning tropical infectious diseases and their treatments. Young scientists will have the opportunity to showcase their research projects in oral or poster presentations. The GRS will conclude with an interactive, diverse career panel to discuss traditional and non-traditional career options as well as funding options in biomedical research and how scientists can effectively communicate their research. Following the GRS, participants are highly encouraged to apply and attend the Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Tropical Infectious Diseases, which will highlight transdisciplinary approaches to advance in tropical infectious diseases health technologies.

Advances in Tropical Infectious Diseases: From Bench to Clinic

The 2023 Gordon Research Conference on Tropical Infectious Diseases will present cutting edge research on the most prevalent and medically important tropical infectious and emerging diseases (TIEDs). It will have a thematic organization similar to the conferences held in 2015, 2017 and 2019. The intent is to gather a multidisciplinary community of scientists and discuss cutting edge basic, field-based, translational and clinical research in TIEDs.

Transdisciplinary Approaches to Advance Tropical Infectious Diseases Health Technologies