British Society for Medical Mycology
Historical notes
The 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
1964
J. Ramsbottom
1967
A.J.E. Barlow
1970
G.C. Ainsworth
1973
C.H. Whittle
1976
C.J. La Touche
1979
J. Curry
1982
J.G. O’Sullivan
1985
F.W. Chattaway
1988
R.R.Davies
1991
D.W.R.Mackenzie
1994
E.G.V.Evans
1997
R.J. Hay
2000
R.J.Hay
2002
F.C. Odds
2005
E.J. Johnson
2007
E.J. Johnson
2009
C. Kibbler
2013
R.A. Barnes
Honorary Secretary
1964
C.N.D. Cruickshank
1967
J.C. Gentles
1970
R.R. Davies
1973
M. Richards
1976
F.W. Chattaway
1979
D.W.R. Mackenzie
1982
E.G.V. Evans
1985
F.C. Odds
1988
M.D. Richardson
1991
J.H. Edwards
1994
N.R. Blatchford
1997
D.W. Warnock
2000
R.A. Barnes
2002
H.R. Ashbee
2005
R. Hobson
2008
S.A. Howell
2013
G. Ramage
Honorary Treasurer
1964 P.M. Stockdale
1969 R. Hurley
1974 Y.M. Clayton
1979 B.M. Partridge
1984 G. Midgley
1989 D.W. Warnock
1994 G.S. Shankland
1999 G.S. Shankland
2004 D MacCallum
2012 R. Richardson
Meetings Secretary
1997 E.M. Johnson
2000 D.J. Sullivan
2003 E. Bignell
2006 G. Moran
2009 J. Naglik
PAST MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE SOCIETY
1964 – 1966 G.C. Ainsworth
1965 – 1968 J.G. O’Sullivan
1966 – 1967 A.J.E. Barlow
1967 – 1969 R. Hurley
1968 – 1971 J. Curry
1969 – 1970 R.R. Davies
1970 – 1972 G.A. Pepin
1971 – 1974 S.O.B. Roberts
1972 – 1975 M.P. English
1974 – 1977 E.G.V. Evans
1975 – 1978 C.O. Dawson
1977 – 1980 C.K. Campbell
1978 – 1981 D.C.E Speller
1981 – 1984 F.C. Odds
1982 – 1985 R.J. Hay
1984 – 1987 M.V. Martin
1985 – 1987 M.D. Richardson
1987 – 1990 W.C. Noble
1987 – 1990 D.T. Roberts
1990 – 1993 V. Hopwood
1990 – 1993 G.S. Shankland
1993 – 1996 D.W. Denning
1993 – 1996 K.A. Haynes
1994 – 1997 N.A.R. Gow
1997 – 2000 R.A. Barnes
1997 – 2000 A.J. Hamilton
2000 – 2002 H.R. Ashbee
1999 – 2002 M. Holdom
2002 – 2005 K. Haynes
2002 - 2005 R. Hobson
2002 - 2005 C. Moore
2005 – 2012 C. Munro
2005 – 2011 B. Jones
2005 - 2008 S.A. Howell
2008 – 2014 R. Barton
2011 – 2014 R. May
2011- 2013 G. Ramage
ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS OF THE SOCIETY
Year
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981b
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
Location
Birmingham
Glasgow
Huddersfield
London
Dublin
Manchester
Edinburgh
Cambridge
Bristol
Leeds
Glasgow
Cardiff
Weybridge
Leicester
Birmingham
Liverpool
Cambridge
Bristol
Sheffield
Nottingham
Canterbury
Cardiff
Exeter
Glasgow
Local Organisera
C.N.D. Cruickshank
J.C. Gentles
A.J.E. Barlow
R. Hurley
J.T. Baxter
J. Curry
G.W. Beveridge
S.O.B. Roberts
M.P. English
E.G.V. Evans
J.C. Gentles
G.M. Colombo
G.A. Pepin
F.C. Odds
C.N.D. Cruickshank
C.F.H. Vickers
S.O.B. Roberts
D.W. Warnock
M.V.Martin
J. Crowley
P.F. Troke
J.H. Edwards
T.A. Ford
M.D. Richardson
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
a From
Year
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998c
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003d
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
c Fourth
Location
Oxford
York
Bath
Egham
Manchester
Chester
Cambridge
Cardiff
Leeds
Glasgow
Dublin
Stratford
London
Aberdeen
Manchester
Bradford
Canterbury
Dublin
Leeds
Norwich
London
Exeter
Glasgow
Cardiff
Newcastle
Manchester
Local Organisera
N.R. Blatchford
E.G.V.Evans
E.M. Johnson
G. Midgley
M.M. Roberts
P.R.Hunter
D. Kerridge
C.M. Philpot, R.A. Barnes
V. Hopwood
G.S. Shankland
D. Sullivan
E.M. Johnson
K.A. Haynes
N.A.R. Gow
D.W. Denning
P. McWhinney
F. Muhlshlegal
K. Kavanagh
R. Hobson
S. Schelenz
E. BIgnell
S. Bates
G. Shankland
R. Barnes
J. Rutherford
M. Richardson
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.
Richardson
d Joint meeting with the British Mycological Society
IAN MURRAY MEMORIAL LECTURES
1978 G.C. Ainsworth
1979 K.J. Kwon-Cung
1980 F. Mariat
1981 E.S. Mahgoub
1982 R. Vanbreusegehem
1983 H.B. Levine
1984 N.J.W. Kreger-van Rij
1985 D.A. Stevens
1986 D. Armstrong
1987 D. Kerridge
1988 D.R. Soll
1989 H. Smith
1990J. Domer
1991 J.R. Graybill
1992 T.J. Walsh
1993 J. Faergemann
1994 L. Polonelli
The training of a mycopathologist
Serotypes, epidemiology and the sexual life cycle of Cryptococcus neoformans
Sporothrix and sporotrichosis
Mycetoma
Rhinosporidiosis and Rhinosporidium seeberi: clinical and epidemiological considerations
Spores, dust and valley fever
Aspects of the taxonomy of medically important yeasts
Advances in antifungal therapy
Problems in the management of opportunistic fungal infections
Antifungal drugs: perspectives and prospects
High frequency switching in Candida
Progress in studies of the determinants of fungal pathogenicity
The host-parasite relationship in candidiasis: many theories, few proofs
Changing spectrum of systemic mycoses in the USA
An integrated approach to the diagnosis of fungal infections
Pityrosporum ovale-related diseases: newer developments and their therapy
Antibioantibodies: antifungal-like anti-idiotypic antibodies
BRITISH SOCIETY FOR MEDICAL MYCOLOGY FOUNDATION LECTURES
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
G.T. Cole
F.C. Odds
M.A. Pfaller
J.-P. Latge
A. Casadevall
C.K. Campbell
P.T. Magee
A.D. Johnson
J.E. Bennett
Molecular probes for the diagnosis of coccidioidomycosis
Sense and sensitivity in antifungal testing
Molecular epidemiology of fungal infections
Aspergillus fumigatus – epidemiology and pathogenesis
New insights into the pathogenesis of Cryptococcus neoformans infections
Mycotic exotica
Genomic variation via chromosome rearrangement and mating in Candida albicans
Molecular and cell biology of mating in Candida albicans
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-R75a
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
HONORARY & LIFE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY
1969
1969
1969
1969
1970
1973
1973
1977
1977
1980
1980
1983
1983
1983
1983
1985
1985
1985
1987
1987
1989
G.C. Ainsworthd
J.T. Ingramd
J. Ramsbottomd
C.H. Whittled
C.J La Touched
P.H. Gregoryd
M. Marples
A.J.E. Barlowd
J. Curryd
M.P. English
R. Vanbreuseghemd
F.W. Chattawayd
C.N.D. Cruickshankd
J.G. O’Sullivand
G. Segretain
J.M. Beare
J.C. Gentlesd
F. Mariatd
R.R. Davies
P.M. Stockdaled
R. Hurleyd
d deceased
1990
1990
1990
1991
1991
1991
1992
1992
1994
1995
1996
1998
1998
1998
1998
1998
1998
1999
2000
2000
2002
E. Drouhetd
E.S Mahgoub
B.M. Partridged
P.K.C Austwick
J.L. Longbottomd
J.F. Ryley
M. Pereiro-Migeuns
A. Stenderupd
R.A. Forster
D.W.R. Mackenzie
S.O.B. Roberts
C. De Vroey
E.G.V. Evansd
V.M. Hearn
D. Kerridge
J. Muller
D.C.E. Speller
W.C. Noble
C. Roberts
G. Midgley
R.J. Hay
2003
2003
2003
2004
2004
2005
2006
2006
2007
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2014
2014
2014
M.M. Roberts
J.H. Edwardsd
L.J.R. Milne
C.C. Kibbler
G.S. Shankland
M. Moore
P. Troke
F. Odds
D. Roberts
E. Johnston
D. MacCallum
R. Ashbee
S. Howell
D. Denning
R. Hobson
N. Gow
M. Richardson
LIFE
2006
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
R. Morrison
W. Meinhof
F. Odds
J. Douglas
D. Warnock
H. Kennedy