16^th National Biennial Conference of ISMM 2027, Ranchi

Theme : Fungal infections in the changing world - climate, environment, host and one health

ISMM 16^th Biennial Conference 2027 will be held from 4^th to 7^th February 2027. It gives us immense pleasure to invite you to this Conference at Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, Jharkhand.

Indian Society for Medical Mycologists formerly SIHAM (Society of India Human and Animal Mycologists) was created in response to vacuum felt in specialised practitioners and research workers in the field of Medical Mycology in India, a tropical country and hence a hotspot of fungal diseases.

Established in 1994, the motto of the society was ‘Spread the news and educate the medical fraternity’. The first ISMM [SIHAM] Conference was held in 1996 at Jabalpur. Since then, 13 conferences have been hosted and the Society and Conference have grown simultaneously, attracting scientific minds interested in mycology from the length and breadth of this country. It is now a first class event in the field of clinical mycology in India with over a thousand delegates participating in it. It has also evolved into a forum in which eminent mycologists from India and elsewhere are invited to present their latest research findings and educate the young and budding minds in mycology. There are also opportunities to attend workshops that educate in this niche area.

The topics of ISMM-16 will benefit a wide range of scientific and medical minds like postgraduates, PhD scholars, medical mycologists, microbiologists, and a wide range of clinicians. They will cover new fascinating insights into the biology of fungal pathogens, updates in diagnostic and therapeutic management approaches, real life experiences in the challenges in treatment and diagnoses, ongoing changes in clinical epidemiology of fungal diseases, the emergence of antifungal resistances and newer fungal pathogens in the global level while emphasizing the relevance it holds in our country.