Want to work on polymicrobial infections? Looking for motivated postdocs to join our team!  Apply here: osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/OSUCareers/job… Please RT.

Here our newest review we discuss Current and novel therapies for management of Acinetobacter baumannii-associated pneumonia paul g higgins Anthony Kicic Mohan Amarasiri Daniel Pletzer World Health Organization (WHO) Global Antibiotic R&D Partnership (GARDP) #amr Save Antibiotics Acinetobacter baumamee AMR Insights CDC Antimicrobial Resistance tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Had a great time hosting Prof. Octávio Franco from the University of Brasilia /University Dom Bosco in my lab at the #universityOfOtago this week! Enjoyed fruitful discussions on #AntimicrobialPeptides #AMR and looking forward to new collaborations between New Zealand and Brazil!

Couple of recent publications from our group!! 1) Awesome work from post-doc Will Jowsey showing how drug-resistance in Mtb alters tolerance to cell wall inhibitors! doi.org/10.1093/jacamr… (1/2)

Young Scientist Grant winner Kathy Sircombe with her poster on "Development and evaluation of controlled release responsive antibiotic delivery systems" at #CRS2024 Controlled Release Society School of Pharmacy University of Otago The Gamble Lab

Here our newest review we discuss Current and novel therapies for management of Acinetobacter baumannii-associated pneumonia paul g higgins Anthony Kicic Mohan Amarasiri Daniel Pletzer World Health Organization (WHO) Global Antibiotic R&D Partnership (GARDP) #amr Save Antibiotics Acinetobacter baumamee AMR Insights CDC Antimicrobial Resistance… dlvr.it/TB73zW

I am looking for a post-doc to work on our ⁦MBIE Science⁩ project on #phages for #biocontrol #microbiology #genomics #genetics ⁦Microbiology and Immunology Otago⁩ ⁦University of Otago⁩ pls repost otago.taleo.net/careersection/…

Dr Sam Wardell from the Pletzer laboratory presented his past and present research on AMR at this week's department seminar! Thank you for discussing your extensive work on AMR evolution in vitro and within patients, as well as combination and novel therapies! Fantastic mahi 🦠

Welcome to the #Pseudomonas2024! We're looking forward to seeing you in Copenhagen. Over the next five days, the conference will cover the various Pseudomonas species and their role in fundamental and applied research. View the full programme online: microb.io/49478lR

Great times chairing the session today! :)

By 2050, around 2 million people — the majority aged over 70 — could die from drug-resistant infections each year go.nature.com/4e8E9jO

Last day to submit your application for an academic group leader position in our department in #microbiology #microbialecology #molecularmicrobiology and related areas

📢 Attention antibiotic tolerance researchers! Our GIANT review of 50+ years' of clinical antibiotic tolerance data is now available online in Clinical Microbiology Reviews. Check it out here: journals.asm.org/eprint/UUSIDYA… ASM Dr Jo Hobbs Ashley Deventer Claire Stevens

Our open access review of antibacterial candidates with new modes of action is now officially published...now with cover image (thanks to a bit of AI help). Comprehensive analysis of those in clinical development, with an overview of promising preclinical approaches...

Still time to apply for travel awards to attends CRISPR 2025 in NZ

Sharing three fully funded PhD opportunities to join my lab at School of Biological Sciences to work on topics spanning bacterial pathogens, antibiotic resistance, microbial interactions, & mobile genetic elements. Closing dates in January and February, and open to international candidates.

OUT NOW: Bacteria use exogenous peptidoglycan as a danger signal to trigger biofilm formation Knut Drescher Sanika Vaidya Biozentrum, University of Basel nature.com/articles/s4156…

Our latest study shows that the anti-biofilm peptide DJK-5 makes Staphylococcus aureus vulnerable to colistin in co-biofilms with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. A promising step in the fight against chronic co-infections! #AMR #Biofilms nature.com/articles/s4152…