Clostridioides difficile (C.difficile) infection leads to antibiotic-associated diarrhoea and colitis. Current diagnostic tests might not accurately and promptly diagnose C.difficile infected patients and hence an accurate and rapid diagnostic test might be needed. To understand if there are any clinical problems affecting available diagnostic tests for C.difficile infection, we have developed an online questionnaire. As...
Welcome to PDRAs Farag Shuweihdi who will be working with the MRC AMR Programme team on the statistical aspects of diagnostic testing based on a panel of biomarkers.
On 23/09/2019 Jessica Boname, Head of AMR at the MRC, spent the day meeting with Investigators and PDRAs and touring the laboratory facilities. We were able to update Jessica on the progress of the different work streams and demonstrate how our researchers were working collaboratively and across disciplines.
Welcome to PDRAs Nicola William and Alexandre Vakurov who will be working with the MRC AMR Programme team on optimising sample handling and the development of alternative sensors for the Point of Care test respectively.
PDRA Hope Adamson presented progress on our novel biosensor technology at the European Biosensor Symposium in Florence. The Symposium covered all topics of biosensor research.
PDRA Hope Adamson is first author on a publication in ACS Sensors titled ‘Affimer-Enzyme-Inhibitor Switch Sensor for Rapid Wash-free Assays of Multimeric Proteins’ and also on a publication in BioTechniques titled ‘Affimers as anti-idiotypic affinity reagents for pharmacokinetic analysis of biotherapeutics’.
Welcome to Tim Luxton who is studying for a PhD. His project title is “The development of a continuous monitoring device for beta-lactam antibiotics for use in therapy”.
Professor Christoph Walti is an author on a publication in ChemElectroChem titled ‘Analysis of 2D DNA Origami with Nanopipettes’.
Welcome to Declan Kohl who has joined the MRF funded National PhD Training Programme in Antimicrobial Resistance Research and will be working with the MRC AMR Programme team to identify alternative detection elements for the Point of Care test being developed. We also welcome Paola Cocco who is studying for a PhD. Her working project...
Welcome to PDRA Modupe Ajayi who will be working with the MRC AMR Programme team on the selection of adhirons (binding molecules) to distinguish bacterial and viral markers as well as adhirons for C.difficile.
