‘Super gonorrhoea’ raises the stakes in the war against superbugs
CO-ADD's Mark Blaskovich discusses recent 'superbug' news headlines in The Conversation - in English and Indonesian!
05
Apr
09
Feb
Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership (GARDP) visit CO-ADD, Australia
Today, the Community for Open Antimicrobial Drug Discovery (CO-ADD) hosted representatives from the Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership (GARDP).
CO-ADD team with GARDP represenatives Manica Balasegaram, Jennifer Katz and Paul Field
26
Jan
‘Forgotten’ antibiotic offers hope against worst superbugs
An antibiotic overlooked since its discovery 40 years ago could help develop new drugs against life-threatening infections caused by some of the world’s most dangerous superbugs.
University of Queensland Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) researchers synthesised the antibiotic, and increased its effectiveness against extensively drug-resistant bacteria, then collaborated with Monash University to evaluate the drug using animal models of infection.
An extra membrane camouflages Gram-negative bacteria from drugs and the immune system.
11
Jan
(At least) five reasons you should wear gardening gloves
In The Conversation, CO-ADD's Mark Blaskovich discusses nasty bacteria and fungi lurking in our gardens that have the potential to cause us harm.
04
Jan
Supercharged antibiotics could turn tide against superbugs
An old drug supercharged by CO-ADD researchers at The University of Queensland has emerged as a new antibiotic that could destroy some of the world’s most dangerous superbugs. The research was published in the journal Nature Communications.