She has been studying thermally dimorphic fungi for 15 years. Dr.Sil’s efforts in genomics and molecular genetic analysis have been internationally recognized, resulting in her role as co-chair or chair of six international conferences on fungal pathogenesis. She continues to study the unique biology of thermally dimorphic fungi in an effort to challenge existing paradigms and shed light on how a eukaryotic intracellular pathogen has evolved to sense temperature and cause disease in healthy individuals.