Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) @otago fighting infectious diseases and looking for alternative strategies to combat multi-drug resistant bacteria.
Dunedin City, New Zealand
Joined June 2011
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New post-doctoral research position available in my Phage-host interactions (Phi) laboratory at the @otago in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology. The project is focused on defences against jumbo phages. Please share and if interested apply using the link below.
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In this special collection, the editors of STAR Protocols have compiled their selections for the most notable papers published in 2025 in their areas of expertise. Read the collection here: hubs.li/Q041n9kd0
Lipo-peptoid TM18 disrupts P. aeruginosa and S. aureus biofilms, both individually and in co-infection. It also alleviates dermonecrosis in a murine infection model and, combined with meropenem, nearly eradicates co-infections. #AMR #biofilms #infectiousdisease #peptides
Our latest study shows that the anti-biofilm peptide DJK-5 makes Staphylococcus aureus vulnerable to colistin in co-biofilms with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. A promising step in the fight against chronic co-infections! #AMR #Biofilms nature.com/articles/s41522-0…
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OUT NOW: Bacteria use exogenous peptidoglycan as a danger signal to trigger biofilm formation
@knutdrescher @sneakystaph @biozentrum
nature.com/articles/s41564-0…
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Sharing three fully funded PhD opportunities to join my lab at @QUBbioscience to work on topics spanning bacterial pathogens, antibiotic resistance, microbial interactions, & mobile genetic elements. Closing dates in January and February, and open to international candidates.
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Still time to apply for travel awards to attends CRISPR 2025 in NZ
📢 Calling all Early Career Researchers! 🌟
Apply now for travel grants to attend the CRISPR 2025 Conference in Christchurch, New Zealand 🇳🇿
💰 Up to US$500 for travel/accommodation
Deadline: Dec 6, 2024 🗓️
👉 crispr2025.org/grant
#CRISPR #ECR #Travelgrant #CRISPR2025
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Our open access review of antibacterial candidates with new modes of action is now officially published...now with cover image (thanks to a bit of AI help). Comprehensive analysis of those in clinical development, with an overview of promising preclinical approaches...
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📢 Attention antibiotic tolerance researchers! Our GIANT review of 50+ years' of clinical antibiotic tolerance data is now available online in Clinical Microbiology Reviews. Check it out here: journals.asm.org/eprint/UUSI…
@ASMicrobiology @Hobbs_Lab_Micro @DeventerAshley @microclaire
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By 2050, around 2 million people — the majority aged over 70 — could die from drug-resistant infections each year go.nature.com/4e8E9jO
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Last day to submit your application for an academic group leader position in our department in #microbiology #microbialecology #molecularmicrobiology and related areas
Less than 2 weeks to get your job application in for a permanent academic position in our department @microtago @otago. Please share. Molecular microbiology.
Great times chairing the session today! :)
Susanne Häussler @Rigshospitalet & Daniel Pletzer @pletzerlab chairing & opening the #antimicrobial tolerance session #Pseudomonas2024 @MicrobioSoc
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Welcome to the #Pseudomonas2024! We're looking forward to seeing you in Copenhagen. Over the next five days, the conference will cover the various Pseudomonas species and their role in fundamental and applied research. View the full programme online: microb.io/49478lR
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Dr Sam Wardell from the Pletzer laboratory presented his past and present research on AMR at this week's department seminar!
Thank you for discussing your extensive work on AMR evolution in vitro and within patients, as well as combination and novel therapies!
Fantastic mahi 🦠
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I am looking for a post-doc to work on our @MBIEsci project on #phages for #biocontrol #microbiology #genomics #genetics @microtago @otago pls repost otago.taleo.net/careersectio…
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Here our newest review we discuss Current and novel therapies for management of Acinetobacter baumannii-associated pneumonia @docpolski @DrAnthonyKicic @MohanAmarasiri @pletzerlab @WHO @gardp_amr #amr @saveantibiotics @ABaumamee @AmrInsights @CDC_AR… dlvr.it/TB73zW
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Young Scientist Grant winner Kathy Sircombe with her poster on "Development and evaluation of controlled release responsive antibiotic delivery systems" at #CRS2024 @CRSScience @OtagoPharmacy @otago @gamble_lab
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Couple of recent publications from our group!!
1) Awesome work from post-doc Will Jowsey showing how drug-resistance in Mtb alters tolerance to cell wall inhibitors!
doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlae0…
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Had a great time hosting Prof. Octávio Franco from the University of Brasilia /University Dom Bosco in my lab at the #universityOfOtago this week! Enjoyed fruitful discussions on #AntimicrobialPeptides #AMR and looking forward to new collaborations between New Zealand and Brazil!
