Antimicrobial resistance is one of the most pressing global health challenges, with many antibiotics succumbing to resistance within a decade of clinical use. However, nitrofurantoin, a staple for treating urinary tract infections (UTIs) since the 1950s, counters this...
Gonorrhoea is a sexually transmitted infection which has afflicted human populations for at least 2,000 years. Early treatments, which included bleeding and the use of mercury, were largely ineffective. The advent of antibiotics revolutionized the treatment of...
Rosie Clover is studying for a PhD as part of the BBSRC Doctoral Training PartnershipA love of all things microbial is what drove me to the University of Manchester, where I began my studies as a MSc Medical Microbiology student. We were taught how to identify and...
Dr Raveen Tank is a Postdoctoral Researcher working in Rok Krasovec's group at The University of ManchesterI recently joined The University of Manchester as a Research Associate, where I use Super Resolution Microscopy to investigate DNA mutations in bacteria which...
With the launch of our new AMR Research Network these are very exciting times to be working on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) at The University of Manchester. The AMR Research Network brings together over 100 researchers from across all faculties of the university and...
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