The Annual Meeting of the Israel Society for Medical Mycology

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You are Cordially Invited to the Annual Meeting of the Israel Society for Medical Mycology

to be held on Monday, March 10, 2025, in the Dolfi Hall, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University

PROGRAM

• 1330 Gathering, refreshments kindly provided by Hy-Labs, Rehovot, Israel

• 1400-1425: Fusarium falciforme infection in combat wound injuries - clinical experience- Prof. Dafna Yahav, Infectious Disease Unit, Sheba Medical Center

• 1425-1450: Sensititre YeastOne for determining echinocandin Minimum Effective Concentration (MEC) against Aspergillus isolates- Prof. Maya Korem, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem

• 1450-1515: Mycoviruses: Harmless hitchhikers or backseat drivers of fungal disease?- Rocha M, Lerer V, Adeoye J, Hayby H and Neta Shlezinger, Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, The Hebrew University, Rehovot, Israel

• 1515-1540 Coffee break

• 1540-1605 Fashion or Threat in the Mycology World?- Dr. Miriam Parizade and Dr. Marina Mandelblat, Maccabi Health Services Laboratory, Rehovoth

• 1605-1630: Holy water

Maria Bobrovsky and Dr Merav Strauss, Microbiology Lab., Emek Medical Center

• 1630-1700: 1600-1630: Emergomycosis and Talaromycosis (Zoom lecture in English)- Dr. Ilan Schwartz and Dr. Thuy Le, Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA

Council

President

Prof. Esther Segal

Dept. of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences,

Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv

Phone: +972-(0)3-6409870

Fax: +972-(0)3-6409160

Email: segale@tauex.tau.ac.il

Vice President/Secretary

Prof. Itzhack Polacheck

Dept. of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

The Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Ein Karem, Jerusalem

Phone: +972-(0)2-6776592

Fax: +972-(0)2-6769206

Email: itzhackp@ekmd.huji.ac.il

Treasurer

Dr. Edward Sionov

Department of Food Quality and Safety

Institute of Postharvest and Food Sciences

The Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization

Bet Dagan

Phone:+972-(0)3-9683693

Fax: 03-9683583

Email: edward.sionov@gmail.com

Webmaster

Prof. Daniel Elad

Dept. of Clinical Bacteriology and Mycology

The Kimron Veterinary Institute

Bet Dagan

Email: daniel.elad@mail.huji.ac.il