OHAMR Call for proposals 2026

General Information

• Type: Partner looking for project
• Organisation: VIDO, University of Saskatchewan
• Country: Canada (CA)
• 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:

  Antibiotic; persistence; adjunct; single-cell imaging; microscopy

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

  Our lab studies the mode of killing by antibiotics and antibiotic persistence using time lapse microscopy and fluorescent reporter strains. We have extensive experience with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and uropathogenic E. coli but are open to working with different bacterial species. Excellent infrastructure available to carry out BSL3 research and animal trials.

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

  Any project studying the dynamics of killing including mechanistic studies of antibacterial compounds or adjunctive therapies.

Neeraj Dhar

• Organisation: VIDO, University of Saskatchewan
• Position: Principal Scientist
• E-mail: neeraj.dhar@usask.ca
• Web: www.vido.org