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Harnessing microbiology to tackle global challenges

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Chemical Interactions

Antimicrobial Resistance, Natural Products, Cell Biology

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) studies how bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites develop mechanisms that protect them from medicines, making it harder for us to treat infections. This is a major threat to modern healthcare because it reduces our ability to prevent or cure diseases. Norwich Research Park hosts a wide range of interdisciplinary research into AMR that has enabled us to make significant strides in understanding how it works.

In our battle to safeguard global health and improve treatment options, our research embraces a number of different disciplines, including:

• Discovery, biosynthesis and bioengineering of new anti-microbials
• Medicinal chemistry and lead optimisation
• Surveillance of resistant pathogens and resistance genes
• Novel delivery systems and diagnostics