Project Code MRCIIAR25Ba Preston Research Theme Infection, Immunity, Antimicrobial Resistance and Repair Project Summary Download Summary Numerous bacteria transmit between hosts via the air, representing a key step in the pathogen lifecycle. However, we know little about the microbial and…
Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance with Targeted Covalent Macrocycles
Project Code MRCIIAR25Ba Lovell Research Theme Infection, Immunity, Antimicrobial Resistance and Repair Project Summary Download Summary Infections with drug-resistant bacteria are major threats to human health. Discovering novel druggable targets for antimicrobial development is a pivotal task to guarantee effective…
Using AI to understand defence and counter-defence systems between bacteria and phage
Project Code MRCIIAR25Ba Iqbal Research Theme Infection, Immunity, Antimicrobial Resistance and Repair Project Summary Download Summary Bacteria have been engaged in a war with the viruses that predate on them (“phage”) for millions of years, both sides developing defence/counter-defence systems.…
Environmental and genetic determinants of transmission by a parasitic nematode
Project Code MRCIIAR25Ba Hunt Research Theme Infection, Immunity, Antimicrobial Resistance and Repair Project Summary Download Summary The parasitic nematode Strongyloides infects >600 million people and is transmitted between hosts through a larval stage in the soil. We know little about…