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

General Information

• Project title: Development of novel POC Diagnostics for monitoring infections in livestock
• Type: Project looking for partner
• Organisation: Swansea University
• Country: United Kingdom (UK)
• 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:
  Animal Health (incl. wild-life, livestock, acquatic organisms, and companion animals)

• Keywords:

  electrochemistry; Biosensors; Point of care diagnostics

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

  Expert of electrochemical biosensors applied to health, environment and food; Looking for chemistry expertise on functionalised nanomaterials, synthesis of luminescent molecules to be tagged on biomolecules relevant to AMR.using aptasensors.

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

  The idea is to develop a POC diagnostic devices applied to livestock for sensitive and specific monitoring of enzymes/biomolecules involved in AMR or produced by specific bacteria.

Paolo Bertoncello

• Organisation: Swansea University
• Position: Associate Professor
• E-mail: p.bertoncello@swansea.ac.uk
• Phone: +447914662322
• Web: www.swansea.ac.uk/staff/p.bertoncello/