OHAMR Call for proposals 2026

General Information

• Type: Partner looking for project
• Organisation: University of Parma
• Country: Italy (IT)
• Career stage: Other.

Research area

• Scientific area(s) of the call:
  1. Topic 1: Identify and develop new combination treatments using existing or innovative antimicrobials or antimicrobial with adjunctive treatments to extend drug efficacy and combat resistance.
• One Health Setting:

  H - Human Health

  A - Animal Health

• Keywords:

  antimicrobial resistance; medicinal chemistry; PPI inhibitors; structure-based drug design; probe for targets

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

  I am a medicinal chemist specializing in early-stage antibacterial discovery, with a strong focus on PPI inhibitors, small molecules and peptide-inspired scaffolds. My research is target-driven and integrates insights from structural biology, computational modelling and biochemical collaborations to support rational design and target validation. I work across multidisciplinary teams to explore novel antibacterial mechanisms, generate chemical probes, and develop innovative strategies against priority AMR pathogens.

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

  I am interested in joining projects focused on developing innovative antibacterial strategies that combine existing antibiotics with inhibitors of non-essential bacterial targets. My research experience includes designing small molecules and peptide-inspired scaffolds that potentiate antibiotic activity by disrupting key protein–protein interactions or metabolic pathways. I aim to contribute medicinal chemistry expertise to consortia exploring synergistic combinations, target engagement through chemical probes, and early validation of novel pathways that enhance antibiotic efficacy against priority AMR pathogens.

Giannamaria Annunziato

• Organisation: University of Parma
• Position: Associate Professor
• E-mail: giannamaria.annunziato@unipr.it