Ongoing AMR initiatives

Understanding & mitigating impact of antifungal resistance

Wellcome Collaborative Award (Professor Mat Fisher, Professor Darius Armstrong-James): Exploring the extent to which: a) natural populations of Aspergillus are being changed by azoles and b) patients are being infected by azole-resistant Aspergillus from their environment.

Establishing a new paradigm in bacterial evolution

ERC Advanced Grant (Professor Jose Penades): Establishing a new paradigm in bacterial evolution: chromosomal hypermobility via lateral transduction

Tracking transmission of multidrug-resistant TB

MRC and UK Department of International Development funding (Dr James Seddon): Using whole genome sequencing and social networking analysis across Namibia to identify where transmission occurs between individuals with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

Unique projects and grants 2

The Centres for Antimicrobial Optimisation Network (CAMO-Net

Wellcome (Professor Alison Holmes et al): A multidisciplinary, global collaboration working together to address the impact of antimicrobial resistance on human health

DIAMONDS EU 2020

Diagnosis and Management of Febrile Illness using RNA Personalised Molecular Signature Diagnosis; EU Horizon 2020 (Professor Mike Levin et al): Developing a new molecular diagnostic test to provide rapid diagnosis of common infectious bacterial disease

Bench, Bedside, Business, and Beyond (B2B2B AMR Dx)

JPIAMR funding (Professor Leonid Chindelevitch et al)): Addressing the challenges faced by AMR diagnostics developers