Prof. Adilia Warris

Prof Adilia Warris is a paediatric infectious diseases specialist with a specific interest in medical mycology. She is a principal investigator of the Aberdeen Fungal Group and co-director of the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology at the University of Aberdeen. Prof Warris’ research profile has a strong translational focus and specific areas of interest include the host-fungus interaction in specific patient groups, the development of new management strategies for invasive fungal disease, paediatric antifungal stewardship and the epidemiology of fungal infections in children. Prof Warris chairs the European Paediatric Mycology Network (EPMyN).

She is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, Medical Mycology and Medical Mycology Case Reports journal and has published over 140 peer-reviewed papers and contributed to several book chapters both nationally and internationally.

Prof Warris is actively involved in the development of various international guidelines (ECIL, ESCMID-ECMM) and Consensus Definitions (EORTC) targeted at the diagnosis and management of invasive fungal infections.

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