Adilia Warris, M.D., Ph.D., is a professor paediatric infectious diseases specialist with a specific interest in medical mycology. She is co-director of the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology at the University of Exeter, UK. She holds an honorary position in paediatric infectious diseases at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, UK. Prof Warris’ research profile has a strong translational focus and specific areas of interest include host-fungus interactions in specific patient populations, antifungal resistance and antifungal stewardship, epidemiology and management of fungal diseases in paediatric patient populations, in particularly those with primary immunodeficiency and cystic fibrosis.