@BramSpr

PhD candidate at Radboudumc-CWZ Center of Expertise for Mycology, Nijmegen, NL

 Nijmegen, Nederland
Joined January 2022
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ISHAM@ISHAM_Mycology30 Jan 2025
📣 The full scientific program is now available! All abstracts have been confirmed and are published on our website: hubs.li/Q034GL8L0 We look forward to welcoming you in Brazil! 🇧🇷 #ISHAM2025 #MedicalMycology #Conference #Research #Networking
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Mihalis Lionakis@LionakisLab21 Nov 2024
Fun to write this review on Candida auris infections @NEJM with @AnuradhaMyco! Thanks Anu! nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…

Candida auris Infections | NEJM

C. auris, a serious public health threat that may have emerged because of climate change, persists on human skin and inanimate objects, frequently causing difficult-to-control outbreaks in health c...

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Thrilled to get a second major story from my PhD out in @NatureMicrobiol! Stay tuned for follow ups from the clinic! Many thanks to van den Berg lab @JacquesMeis @toni_gabaldon @christina_cuomo @Rybak_JM @vandijcklab @FWOVlaanderen @BiologyKULeuven nature.com/articles/s41564-0…

Acquired amphotericin B resistance leads to fitness trade-offs that can be mitigated by compensat...

Nature Microbiology - The fungal pathogen Candida auris can acquire amphotericin B resistance through clinically rare mutations in sterol biosynthesis genes but at a certain fitness cost, which...

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The agenda for #INFOCUS is now available! Renowned researchers from around the world will be joining to share cutting-edge insights and advancements 🍄🧬🔬 looking forward to welcoming you all. See you there! @acinnacional eventos.acin.org/infocus_202…
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🧬Jacob L Steenwyk
@jlsteenwyk26 Sep 2024
NEW Publication!😄 Cactophilic yeasts independently evolved 17 times! #Machine learning predicts cactophily among #yeasts with 76% accuracy and identified strong associations of a cactophilic lifestyle with several traits including thermotolerance &..🥁🥁🥁..#pathogenicity❗️😯
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Short Tandem Repeat Genotyping of Medically Important Fungi: A Comprehensive Review of a Powerful Tool with Extensive Future Potential #Mycopathologia doi.org/10.1007/s11046-024-0… @efjmeijer @BramSpr @JacquesMeis et al

Short Tandem Repeat Genotyping of Medically Important Fungi: A Comprehensive Review of a Powerful...

Mycopathologia - Fungal infections pose an increasing threat to public health. New pathogens and changing epidemiology are a pronounced risk for nosocomial outbreaks. To investigate clonal...

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Insights from 3 Pan‑European Multicentre Studies on Invasive Candida Infections and Outlook to @eurconfmedmycol Candida IV Non-albicans species on the rise! Stella Wolfgruber @SarahSedik @neil_gow @lagrou_katrien @JacquesMeis @CornelyOliver @GangneuxJp link.springer.com/10.1007/s1…

Insights from Three Pan-European Multicentre Studies on Invasive Candida Infections and Outlook to...

Mycopathologia - Invasive candidiasis and candidemia remain a significant public health concern. The European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM) conducted three pan-European multicentre...

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ECMM@eurconfmedmycol16 Jul 2024
🔥📰 Attributable mortality of candidemia – Results from ECMM Candida III multinational European Cohort Study Attributable mortality overall 18.1%, driven by non-albicans Candida. 🙏🏻 @SalmantonGarcia @KoehlerPh @CornelyOliver @martinhoenigl & others journalofinfection.com/artic…

Attributable mortality of candidemia – Results from the ECMM Candida III multinational European...

Despite antifungal advancements, candidaemia still has a high mortality rate of up to 40%. The ECMM Candida III study in Europe investigated the changing epidemiology and outcomes of candidaemia for...

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Karrie Ko@karriekkko12 Jul 2024
Check out our paper now on @LancetMicrobe ! We @nokcs @NiranjanTW @JacquesMeis @km_tsui made the discovery in June 2023 and made the data available for the community as a preprint in August 2023. Now it is finally here! thelancet.com/journals/lanmi… #candidia #candidaauris #Genomics

Detection and characterisation of a sixth Candida auris clade in Singapore: a genomic and phenoty...

The discovery of a new C auris clade in Singapore and Bangladesh in the Indomalayan zone, showing a close relationship to clade IV members most commonly found in South America, highlights the unknown...

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Clement Tsui 徐健銘@km_tsui12 Jul 2024
Fantastic work from @karriekkko @nokcs @NiranjanTW with collaboration @JacquesMeis @BramSpr #candida thelancet.com/journals/lanmi…

Detection and characterisation of a sixth Candida auris clade in Singapore: a genomic and phenoty...

The discovery of a new C auris clade in Singapore and Bangladesh in the Indomalayan zone, showing a close relationship to clade IV members most commonly found in South America, highlights the unknown...

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Clement Tsui 徐健銘@km_tsui12 Jul 2024
Candida auris Clade VI discovered in Singapore. Cheers, thelancet.com/journals/lanmi…

Detection and characterisation of a sixth Candida auris clade in Singapore: a genomic and phenoty...

The discovery of a new C auris clade in Singapore and Bangladesh in the Indomalayan zone, showing a close relationship to clade IV members most commonly found in South America, highlights the unknown...

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Susceptibility testing of environmental & clinical Aspergillus sydowii demonstrates potent activity of various antifungals #OpenAccess #Mycopathologia by @efjmeijer @BramSpr @JacquesMeis @JosHoubraken et al @CWZNijmegen @Myco_nijmegen @_Westerdijk_ doi.org/10.1007/s11046-024-0…

Susceptibility Testing of Environmental and Clinical Aspergillus sydowii Demonstrates Potent...

Mycopathologia - The genus Aspergillus consists of a vast number of medically and environmentally relevant species. Aspergillus species classified in series Versicolores are ubiquitous in the...

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