16th JPIAMR transnational call for research projects - AMR diagnostics and surveillance 2023 (DISTOMOS)

General Information

• Project title: Fluorogenic substrates for the detection of Gram negative pathogens
• Type: Project looking for partner
• Organisation: The University of Sydney
• Country: Australia (AU)
• Career stage: Other.

Research area

• Scientific area(s) of the call:
  1. Topic 1: to develop novel, or improve existing, diagnostics, including point of care diagnostics, that can rule out antimicrobial use or help identify the most effective antimicrobial treatment
• One Health Setting:

  Human Health

• Keywords:

  chromogenic; fluorogenic; enzyme substrates; diagnostics

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

  Synthetic chemist with experience in developing chromogenic/fluorogenic substrates for specific bacterial enzymes.

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

  Diagnostics based upon specific fluorescence generated upon hydrolysis of fluorogenic substrates for enzymes uniquely expressed by Gram negative pathogens.

Paul Groundwater

• Organisation: The University of Sydney
• Position: Professor
• E-mail: paul.groundwater@sydney.edu.au
• Phone: 061291141232
• Web: www.sydney.edu.au/medicine-health/about/our-people/academic-staff/paul-groundwater.html