FUNGAL INFECTION TRUST
To Raise awareness of fungal pathogens and fungal diseases amongst the general public in the UK and internationally.To Provide information to patients suffering from fungal diseases, in particular aspergillosis.To Advance education and promote research in all aspects of mycology, mycotic diseases, fungal toxicology and microbial diseases in general, particularly among physicians and scientists
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Since its inception in 1991, FIT has given grants of over £4,500,00. The research grants awarded by the FIT have resulted in many research publications in clinical and scientific aspects of fungal infection. The infrastructure and personnel supported by the FIT have been influential in setting standards for resistance testing in fungi, clarifying the role of new drugs in treatment, understanding mechanisms of resistance, understanding how Aspergillus grows and what influences it, and initiating the Aspergillus fumigatus genome sequencing project.
The FIT has directly supported major conferences on fungal infections throughout the world for clinicians and scientists.