Professor David Denning

Professor of Infectious Diseases in Global Health, The University of Manchester

Dr Denning is an infectious diseases clinician with expertise in fungal diseases. He serves as the Chief Executive of Global Action For Fungal Infections (GAFFI) and Professor of Infectious Diseases and Global Health at the University of Manchester, UK. Dr Denning managed the National Aspergillosis Centre, Manchester from 2009-2020 He has published extensively (>700 academic papers) and has a citation H-index of 123. He leads LIFE (Leading Internal Fungal Education (http://fungaleducation.org/), which is focused on improving patient outcomes through online education. GAFFI (www.GAFFI.org) advocates for universal access to fungal diagnostics and antifungal therapies.