Prof. Dr. Adilia Warris is a Professor and Co-Director of the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology at the University of Exeter. She earned her M.D. from the University of Groningen in 1994 and her Ph.D. in Medical Science from Radboud University Nijmegen in 2004. She is a co-lead of the clinical mycology theme at the NIHR Exeter Biomedical Research Centre, Director of Training at the Exeter BRC, Chair of the Fungal Infection Working Group of PENTA Child Health, and President-Elect of the European Society of Paediatric Infectious Diseases. Her research focuses on host-fungus interactions, particularly in vulnerable patient groups, with an emphasis on Aspergillus species, including unique cases such as A. nidulans in CGD hosts and Aspergillus infections in cystic fibrosis patients.