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Antimicrobial resistance network

Source: https://sites.manchester.ac.uk/amr-network/blog/ Parent: https://sites.manchester.ac.uk/amr-network/

Manchester contributes evidence to national AMR policy call

by Danna Gifford | Apr 4, 2025 | Policy

Members of Manchester’s AMR Network recently contributed to the Public Accounts Committee’s call for evidence on “Antimicrobial resistance: addressing the risks.” Of the 27 submissions received, four were submitted by members of the AMR Network—an achievement that...

Insights into the success of the UTI antibiotic nitrofurantoin

by Web team (HR) | Dec 11, 2024 | Publications, Research project

Antimicrobial resistance is one of the most pressing global health challenges, with many antibiotics succumbing to resistance within a decade of clinical use. However, nitrofurantoin, a staple for treating urinary tract infections (UTIs) since the 1950s, counters this...

Manchester team outlines risks of antimicrobial failure for the UK National Preparedness Commission

by Danna Gifford | Nov 25, 2024 | Policy

Dr Wendy Thompson (Division of Dentistry), Callum Wood (Policy@Manchester) and Professor Michael Bromley (Division of Evolution, Infection and Genomics) have written a report for the UK National Preparedness Commission on Mitigating the Risks of Antimicrobial Failure....

Combating drug-resistant bacteria: vaccines can help, if we know how to improve them

by Danna Gifford | Sep 2, 2024 | Ground-breaking research, Publications, Research project

Gonorrhoea is a sexually transmitted infection which has afflicted human populations for at least 2,000 years. Early treatments, which included bleeding and the use of mercury, were largely ineffective. The advent of antibiotics revolutionized the treatment of...

AMR Network Symposium – 17 May 2024

by Danna Gifford | May 1, 2024 | Events

We're pleased to announce the AMR Network Symposium at The University of Manchester on 17th May 2024 from 10 AM to 6PM. This one-day event will highlight the breadth of AMR work across the University and Manchester NHS Foundation Trust. The aim of the symposium is to...

The AMR Network marks World Antimicrobial Awareness Week

by h51267mb | Nov 18, 2021 | Events

To mark World Antibiotic Awareness Week 2021 The University of Manchester has a range of acitivies across the coming week: 22-26 November our Student AMR Society has organised a series of midday seminars:...

How and why does multidrug resistance evolve?

by h51267mb | Sep 17, 2021 | Research project

Rosie Clover is studying for a PhD as part of the BBSRC Doctoral Training PartnershipA love of all things microbial is what drove me to the University of Manchester, where I began my studies as a MSc Medical Microbiology student. We were taught how to identify and...

Spying on Bacteria: Putting antimicrobial resistance under the spotlight

by h51267mb | Jul 15, 2021 | Research project

Dr Raveen Tank is a Postdoctoral Researcher working in Rok Krasovec's group at The University of ManchesterI recently joined The University of Manchester as a Research Associate, where I use Super Resolution Microscopy to investigate DNA mutations in bacteria which...

Launching the AMR Network with an exciting new spinout company

by Web team (HR) | May 5, 2021 | Research project

With the launch of our new AMR Research Network these are very exciting times to be working on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) at The University of Manchester. The AMR Research Network brings together over 100 researchers from across all faculties of the university and...

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