Wavelengths Book Talk: What if Fungi Won?
Wavelengths Book Talk: What if Fungi Won?
Could fungal pathogens outsmart us before we find ways to combat them? Epidemiologist, professor, inventor, and fungal kingdom frontiersman Dr. Arturo Casadevall will discuss his new book, What if Fungi Win? (JHU Press, 2024), sharing how the 1990s AIDS epidemic's fungal complications drove his medical mycology work; how COVID-19's fungal incidences underscore the continuing threat to the immunocompromised; and how he and his Johns Hopkins laboratory team are discovering ways to counter the threats posed by these cunning, hungry combatants.
Location: Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, 4th Floor
Registration will open in early fall
Presented in partnership with the Johns Hopkins University Press, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center.
Arturo Casadevall, MD, PhD, is a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor and Alfred and Jill Summer Chair of the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.
The Johns Hopkins Wavelengths series by the JHU Press illustrates how pioneering discoveries by Hopkins faculty and researchers are opening the boundaries of our understanding on many of the world’s most complex challenges.