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


This is a match-making section for JPIAMR 16th call -AMR diagnostics and surveillance 2023 (DISTOMOS).

General Information

  • Type: Partner looking for project
  • Organisation: International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
  • Country: Kenya (KE)
  • 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)
    Food

  • Keywords:

    CRISPR-Cas; Rapid diagnostics; Flow-cytometry; Phage-based diagnosticss

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

    CRISPR-Cas-based diagnostics, Phage therapy, Molecular biology, Immunology, Virology.

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

    Current ongoing projects in my lab: 1. Development of a pen-side diagnostic test for Theileria parva using the CRISPR-Cas technology. 2. Phages as a One Health approach for the replacement of antibiotics, and reduction of drug-resistant nontyphoidal Salmonella, in poultry farms in Kenya. 3. Phage-based reversal of antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella.

Contact details

Nicholas Svitek

Submitted on 2023-02-06 15:07:18

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