British Society for Medical Mycology

Historical notesThe British Society for Medical Mycology (formerly the British Society for Mycopathology) evolved in 1964 from a specialist subcommittee the Medical Research Council originally created in 1953.

The following pages contain data on former officials, meetings, publications and other activities of the BSMM

PAST OFFICERS OF THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR MEDICAL MYCOLOGY

President Honorary Secretary Honorary Treasurer Meetings Secretary1964 J. Ramsbottom 1964 C.N.D. Cruickshank 1964 P.M. Stockdale 1997 E.M. Johnson1967 A.J.E. Barlow 1967 J.C. Gentles 1969 R. Hurley 2000 D.J. Sullivan1970 G.C. Ainsworth 1970 R.R. Davies 1974 Y.M. Clayton 2003 E. Bignell1973 C.H. Whittle 1973 M. Richards 1979 B.M. Partridge 2006 G. Moran1976 C.J. La Touche 1976 F.W. Chattaway 1984 G. Midgley 2009 J. Naglik1979 J. Curry 1979 D.W.R. Mackenzie 1989 D.W. Warnock1982 J.G. O’Sullivan 1982 E.G.V. Evans 1994 G.S. Shankland1985 F.W. Chattaway 1985 F.C. Odds 1999 G.S. Shankland1988 R.R.Davies 1988 M.D. Richardson 2004 D MacCallum1991 D.W.R.Mackenzie 1991 J.H. Edwards 2012 R. Richardson1994 E.G.V.Evans 1994 N.R. Blatchford1997 R.J. Hay 1997 D.W. Warnock2000 R.J.Hay 2000 R.A. Barnes2002 F.C. Odds 2002 H.R. Ashbee2005 E.J. Johnson 2005 R. Hobson2007 E.J. Johnson 2008 S.A. Howell2009 C. Kibbler 2013 G. Ramage2013 R.A. Barnes

PAST MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE SOCIETY

1964 – 1966 G.C. Ainsworth 2002 - 2005 C. Moore1965 – 1968 J.G. O’Sullivan 2005 – 2012 C. Munro1966 – 1967 A.J.E. Barlow 2005 – 2011 B. Jones1967 – 1969 R. Hurley 2005 - 2008 S.A. Howell1968 – 1971 J. Curry 2008 – 2014 R. Barton1969 – 1970 R.R. Davies 2011 – 2014 R. May1970 – 1972 G.A. Pepin 2011- 2013 G. Ramage1971 – 1974 S.O.B. Roberts1972 – 1975 M.P. English1974 – 1977 E.G.V. Evans1975 – 1978 C.O. Dawson1977 – 1980 C.K. Campbell1978 – 1981 D.C.E Speller 1981 – 1984 F.C. Odds 1982 – 1985R.J. Hay1984 – 1987 M.V. Martin1985 – 1987 M.D. Richardson 1987 – 1990W.C. Noble 1987 – 1990 D.T. Roberts 1990 – 1993V. Hopwood 1990 – 1993G.S. Shankland 1993 – 1996D.W. Denning 1993 – 1996K.A. Haynes 1994 – 1997N.A.R. Gow 1997 – 2000R.A. Barnes 1997 – 2000A.J. Hamilton 2000 – 2002H.R. Ashbee 1999 – 2002M. Holdom 2002 – 2005 K. Haynes 2002 - 2005 R. Hobson

Year Location Local Organisera

1965 Birmingham C.N.D. Cruickshank1966 Glasgow J.C. Gentles1967 Huddersfield A.J.E. Barlow1968 London R. Hurley1969 Dublin J.T. Baxter1970 Manchester J. Curry1971 Edinburgh G.W. Beveridge1972 Cambridge S.O.B. Roberts1973 Bristol M.P. English1974 Leeds E.G.V. Evans1975 Glasgow J.C. Gentles1976 Cardiff G.M. Colombo1977 Weybridge G.A. Pepin1978 Leicester F.C. Odds1979 Birmingham C.N.D. Cruickshank1980 Liverpool C.F.H. Vickers1981b Cambridge S.O.B. Roberts1982 Bristol D.W. Warnock1983 Sheffield M.V.Martin1984 Nottingham J. Crowley1985 Canterbury P.F. Troke

1986 Cardiff J.H. Edwards1987 Exeter T.A. Ford1988 Glasgow M.D. Richardson

a From 1980 – 1994 the local organiser of the annual scientific meetings was co-opted on to the Executive Committee for one year period prior to the meeting; since 1993 the local organiser has been co-opted on to the Executive Committee for two years.b Joint meeting with the Danish Society for Mycopathology

Year Location Local Organisera

1989 Oxford N.R. Blatchford1990 York E.G.V.Evans1991 Bath E.M. Johnson1992 Egham G. Midgley1993 Manchester M.M. Roberts1994 Chester P.R.Hunter1995 Cambridge D. Kerridge1996 Cardiff C.M. Philpot, R.A. Barnes1997 Leeds V. Hopwood1998c Glasgow G.S. Shankland1999 Dublin D. Sullivan2000 Stratford E.M. Johnson2001 London K.A. Haynes2002 Aberdeen N.A.R. Gow2003d Manchester D.W. Denning2004 Bradford P. McWhinney2005 Canterbury F. Muhlshlegal2006 Dublin K. Kavanagh2007 Leeds R. Hobson2008 Norwich S. Schelenz2009 London E. BIgnell2010 Exeter S. Bates2011 Glasgow G. Shankland2012 Cardiff R. Barnes2013 Newcastle J. Rutherford2014 Manchester M. Richardson

c Fourth Congress of the European Confederation of Medical Mycology. The other members of the Organising Committee were: E.G.V. Evans, R.J. Hay, E.M. Johnson, and M.D. Richardsond Joint meeting with the British Mycological Society

ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS OF THE SOCIETY

IAN MURRAY MEMORIAL LECTURES

1978 G.C. Ainsworth The training of a mycopathologist1979 K.J. Kwon-Cung Serotypes, epidemiology and the sexual life cycle of Cryptococcus neoformans1980 F. Mariat Sporothrix and sporotrichosis1981 E.S. Mahgoub Mycetoma1982 R. Vanbreusegehem Rhinosporidiosis and Rhinosporidium seeberi: clinical and epidemiological considerations1983 H.B. Levine Spores, dust and valley fever1984 N.J.W. Kreger-van Rij Aspects of the taxonomy of medically important yeasts1985 D.A. Stevens Advances in antifungal therapy1986 D. Armstrong Problems in the management of opportunistic fungal infections1987 D. Kerridge Antifungal drugs: perspectives and prospects1988 D.R. Soll High frequency switching in Candida1989 H. Smith Progress in studies of the determinants of fungal pathogenicity1990J. Domer The host-parasite relationship in candidiasis: many theories, few proofs1991 J.R. Graybill Changing spectrum of systemic mycoses in the USA1992 T.J. Walsh An integrated approach to the diagnosis of fungal infections1993 J. Faergemann Pityrosporum ovale-related diseases: newer developments and their therapy1994 L. Polonelli Antibioantibodies: antifungal-like anti-idiotypic antibodies

BRITISH SOCIETY FOR MEDICAL MYCOLOGY FOUNDATION LECTURES

1996 G.T. Cole Molecular probes for the diagnosis of coccidioidomycosis1997 F.C. Odds Sense and sensitivity in antifungal testing1998 M.A. Pfaller Molecular epidemiology of fungal infections1999 J.-P. Latge Aspergillus fumigatus – epidemiology and pathogenesis2000 A. Casadevall New insights into the pathogenesis of Cryptococcus neoformans infections2001 C.K. Campbell Mycotic exotica2002 P.T. Magee Genomic variation via chromosome rearrangement and mating in Candida albicans2003 A.D. Johnson Molecular and cell biology of mating in Candida albicans2004 J.E. Bennett Studies of azole resistance in Candida

BRITISH SOCIETY FOR MEDICAL MYCOLOGY AWARD LECTURES

1987 N.A.R. Gow Regulation of cell polarity in pathogenic fungi

1993 A.J. Hamilton Purification and characterization of a novel antigen of Cryptococcus neoformans

2003 D. Sullivan The epidemiology and virulence of Candida dubliniensis

WORKING GROUPS OF THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR MEDICAL MYCOLOGY

Organization, education and research (1971 – 1975)

R. Hurley (Convenor)C.N.D. Cruickshank, E.G.V. Evans, J. Everall, J.C. Gentles, I.G. Murray, J.G. O’Sullivan

Fungal antigens (1972- 1976)

E.G.V. Evans (Convenor)H.R. Buckley, P. Callaghan, C.O. Dawson, R.R. Davies, J.H. Edwards, J.A. Faux, K.T. Holland, F.C. Odds

Nomenclature of pathogenic fungi (1975-1977)

D.W.R. Mackenzie (Convenor)G.C. Ainsworth, P.K.C. Austwick, A.J.E. Barlow, C.N.D. Cruickshank, J.C. Gentles, P.M. Stockdale

Methods for antifungal drugs (1980-1985)

D.C.E. Speller (Convenor)R.Y. Cartwright, E.G.V. Evans, R.J. Hay, D.W.R. Mackenzie, L.J.R. Milne, F.C. Odds, D.W. Warnock, H.J. Wingfield

Manpower and training (1990-1991)

D.W.R. Mackenzie (Convenor)E.G.V. Evans, R.J. Hay, L.J.R. Milne, M.D. Richardson, D.W. Warnock

Future directions (1992 – 1994)

M.D. Richardson (Convenor)R.A. Barnes, N.R. Blatchford, D.W. Denning, D. Kerridge, D.T. Roberts

Diagnostic mycology (1992 – 1997)

D.W. Denning (Convenor)E.G.V. Evans, C.C. Kibbler, M.D. Richardson, M.M. Roberts, T.R. Rogers, D.W. Warnock, R.E. Warren

Manpower and training (2000 – ?

C.C. Kibbler (Convenor)H.R. Ashbee, R.A. Barnes, E.G.V. Evans, L. Fenelon, A.J. Hamilton, E.M. Johnson, M.K. Moore, C. Roberts, G.S.

Shankland

BSMM PUBLICATIONS

Working Group on Fungal Antigens:

Serology of Fungal Infection and Farmer’s Lung Disease. A Laboratory Manual. Leeds: University of Leeds, 1976

Working Group on Nomenclature of Pathogenic Fungi

Nomenclature of Fungi Pathogenic to Man and Animals. Medical Research Council Memorandum No. 23. Fourth Edition. London: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1977

Working Group on Methods for Antifungal Drugs:

Laboratory methods for flucytosine (5-fluorocytosine). Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 1984; 14: 1-8

Working Group on Diagnostic Mycology:

Management of genital candidiasis. British Medical Journal 1995; 310: 1241-1244

Fungal nail disease: a guide to good practice. British Medical Journal 1995; 311: 1277-1281

Fungal infections: a survey of laboratory services for diagnosis and treatment. CDR Review 1996; 6: R69-R75 a

Guidelines for the investigation of invasive fungal infections in haematological malignancy and solid organ transplantation. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 1997; 16:424-436

British Society for Medical Mycology proposed standards of care for patients with invasive fungal infections. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2003; 3: 230-240

a joint publication with a working group of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

1969 G.C. Ainsworthd

1969 J.T. Ingramd

1969 J. Ramsbottomd

1969 C.H. Whittled

1970 C.J La Touched

1973 P.H. Gregoryd

1973 M. Marples

1977 A.J.E. Barlowd

1977 J. Curryd

1980 M.P. English

1980 R. Vanbreuseghemd

1983 F.W. Chattawayd

1983 C.N.D. Cruickshankd

1983 J.G. O’Sullivand

1983 G. Segretain

1985 J.M. Beare

1985 J.C. Gentlesd

1985 F. Mariatd

1987 R.R. Davies

1987 P.M. Stockdaled

1989 R. Hurleyd

d deceased

1990 E. Drouhetd

1990 E.S Mahgoub

1990 B.M. Partridged

1991 P.K.C Austwick

1991 J.L. Longbottomd

1991 J.F. Ryley

1992 M. Pereiro-Migeuns

1992 A. Stenderupd

1994 R.A. Forster

1995 D.W.R. Mackenzie

1996 S.O.B. Roberts

1998 C. De Vroey

1998 E.G.V. Evansd

1998 V.M. Hearn

1998 D. Kerridge

1998 J. Muller

1998 D.C.E. Speller

1999 W.C. Noble

2000 C. Roberts

2000 G. Midgley

2002 R.J. Hay

2003 M.M. Roberts

2003 J.H. Edwardsd

2003 L.J.R. Milne

2004 C.C. Kibbler

2004 G.S. Shankland

2005 M. Moore

2006 P. Troke

2006 F. Odds

2007 D. Roberts

2010 E. Johnston

2011 D. MacCallum

2012 R. Ashbee

2013 S. Howell

2014 D. Denning

2014 R. Hobson

2014 N. Gow

2014 M. Richardson

LIFE

2006 R. Morrison

2009 W. Meinhof

2010 F. Odds

2011 J. Douglas

2012 D. Warnock

2013 H. Kennedy

HONORARY & LIFE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY