Exciting news! To help address antimicrobial resistance, The Pew has officially launched its Shared Platform for Antibiotic Research and Knowledge (SPARK) - a cloud-based, virtual laboratory that enables scientists to share data and insights, learn from past research, and generate new insights into how molecules enter and stay inside of Gram-negative bacteria.
“Our Growing Resistance to Antibiotics”, a resource produced by Georgetown University, discusses the challenge and risks of the antibiotic overuse, how to empower patients to ask questions about prescriptions, and the importance of preventing resistance to ensure that antibiotics remain effective. A valuable resource for anyone from the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) community.
Meet the CO-ADD team across Europe, the US and Australia for the rest of 2018.
An antibiotic overlooked since its discovery 40 years ago could help develop new drugs against life-threatening infections caused by some of the world’s most dangerous superbugs.
University of Queensland Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) researchers synthesised the antibiotic, and increased its effectiveness against extensively drug-resistant bacteria, then collaborated with Monash University to evaluate the drug using animal models of infection.
An extra membrane camouflages Gram-negative bacteria from drugs and the immune system.
As antibiotics have become more common, so too have bacteria that are immune to their effects. Bill Condie explains why, and talks to CO-ADD scientists building the weapons for the next phase of this arms race.
Program Coordinator Dr Mark Blaskovich has been busy attending AMR meetings across Australia. Latest blog by Dr Blaskovich.
It’s time we were clear about how we talk about antibiotic resistance (AMR). A recent Comment piece in Nature is urging those in the antimicrobial resistance space to standardise terminology to maximise understanding of the issue and stimulate action.
“Many of the terms routinely used to describe the AMR are misunderstood, interpreted differently or loaded with unhelpful connotations.”
And what a conference it was! On 3 – 5 April in Brisbane, we hosted global leaders and experts in the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) space - including researchers, politicians, policymakers and advocates - for the Solutions for Drug-Resistant Infections conference (SDRI 2017).
Radio National's Big Ideas programme on the antibiotic crisis featuring CO-ADD Dr Mark Blaskovich and Bond University Prof Chris Del Mar.
On 21 September 2016, global leaders met at the the UN General Assembly for a one-day high-level meeting in New York on “Antimicrobial Resistance“. The meeting included Member States, non-governmental organizations, civil society, the private sector and academic institutions, in order to provide input.
The primary objective of the high-level meeting was to summon and maintain strong national, regional and international political commitment in addressing antimicrobial resistance comprehensively and multi-sectorally, and to increase and improve awareness of antimicrobial resistance.
