JPIAMR 14th Call Partner Search Tool

General Information

• Type: Partner looking for project
• Organisation: University of Latvia
• Country: Latvia (LV)

Research area

• Scientific area(s) of the call:
  1. Drug/plant protection agent repurposing
  2. Optimisation of drug/plant protection agent combinations, alone or with adjunct therapies (including therapeutic vaccines)
  3. Design and implementation of new strategies (including optimisation of drug doses) for improved application, efficacy and delivery of single or combinations of antimicrobials
  4. Design and implementation of innovative tools, including novel chemistry and/or new materials for improved application, efficacy and delivery of antimicrobials
• One Health Setting:

  Human Health Animal Health (including wild-life, livestock, fishes, and companion animals)

• Type of studies/experimental approaches:

  in silico, in vitro, in vivo

• Keywords:

  antimicrobial repurposing; synergy; biocompatibitily; in vitro testing; Zymomonas mobilis

• Brief description of your expertise / expertise you are looking for:

  A multidisciplinary group of researchers at the Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology, University of Latvia, and AlternativePlants Ltd., has experience in development of bioprocesses, cultivation, and testing of biological acitivity of the products. Lately the group has focussed on antimicrobial, immunostimulatory and probiotic effects of the bacterium Zymomonas mobilis and its exopolysaccharide levan. General competencies include evaluation of antibacterial and antifungal activity, antibacterial synergy, cytotoxicity, anti-inflammatory, angiogenesis-regulating and immunomodulatory activities, including also several specific testing approaches developed for complex evaluation of biocompatibility of antimicrobial biomaterials (e.g. hydrogels, bioceramics)

• Brief description of your project / the project you would like to join:

  We would like to participate with our expertise in projects concerning innovative solutions to tackle antibiotic resistance. Novel strategies of treatment of skin infections, as well as applications of probiotics would be of special interest.

Uldis Kalnenieks

• Organisation: University of Latvia
• Position: Professor
• E-mail: uldis.kalnenieks@lu.lv