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The episode discusses the impact of climate change on fungal pathogens, focusing on Candida auris and the challenges of antifungal resistance.

In the inaugural episode of Editors in Conversation mBio edition, Marvin Whiteley speaks with Arturo Casadevall, infectious-disease physician-scientist, founding Editor in Chief of mBio, and a leading voice in fungal pathogenesis and scientific rigor. They explore how climate change may be reshaping the fungal kingdom, potentially eroding the thermal barrier that has historically protected humans from most fungal pathogens. Using Candida auris ( C auris ) as a case study, they discuss heat adaptation, antifungal resistance, and what climate change could mean for future outbreaks. The conversation also examines fungal pandemics in pop culture, the challenges of antifungal drug development, and the promise of vaccines and biotechnology. Fungi are both threat and ally in a changing world, and understanding them has never been more urgent. Guest: Arturo Casadevall, M.D., Ph.D. - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, Infectious-disease physician-scientist, Founding Editor in Chief of mBio ® Links: On the Emergence of Candida auris: Climate Change, Azoles, Swamps, and Birds Reflections on my 15 years as mBio editor in chief This episode of Editors in Conversation is brought…

People in this episode

Host: Marvin Whiteley

Guest: Arturo Casadevall, M.D., Ph.D.

Topics covered

• climate change
• fungal pathogens
• Candida auris
• antifungal resistance
• fungal pandemics
• biotechnology

Keywords

• fungi

Sponsors

mBio

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Johns Hopkins, American Society for Microbiology

Books & works: mBio, On the Emergence of Candida auris: Climate Change, Azoles, Swamps, and Birds, Reflections on my 15 years as mBio editor in chief

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