Recap of the first UNITE4TB webinar: Panel discussion on global burden of TB On 03 March 2022, UNITE4TB held its first in a series of webinars being organized by project partners, Instituto de Saúde Pública da Universidade do Porto (ISPUP) and the European Respiratory Society (ERS). The session featured a presentation by Prof. Mario Raviglione […]
About fifteen people attended this webinar which provided the most recent updates of ongoing TB research within the IMI AMR Accelerator. The following speakers addressed the challenges of their respective TB projects: Michael Hoelscher (Medical University München) who gave an update and intro to UNITE4TB; Santiago Ferrer-Bazaga (Universidad Carlos III Madrid) who discussed some challenges […]
After two years of digital AMR Conferences, we will finally meet each other in person for the 6th AMR Conference 2022 in Basel, Switzerland. Looking forward to see you there! Sign up for our AMR newsletter to stay updated about the status of further planning as well as other AMR-related news.
JPIAMR in partnership with the Medical Research Council (MRC UKRI) are hosting a workshop on antibiotic resistance, specifically looking for input from Early to Mid-Career Researchers. Antibiotic resistance is prevalent in bacterial infections across the world, threatening many of the fundamentals of modern medicine. A huge amount of work and funding has been focussed on […]
Vaccination programs are known to be effective to both promote the prudent use of antibiotics and to prevent the spread of AMR. JPIAMR, in partnership with the Medical Research Council and BactiVac Network, are holding a live webinar to identify opportunities and priorities for vaccine research from an immunological perspective to a wider translational context, in the field […]
The prosperity of the modern world is threatened by the emergence of drug resistant pathogens, pesticide-resistant insects and herbicide-resistant weeds. Novel investigational cancer drugs increase life expectancy, but fail when resistance develops. The same principles of evolution drive the development of resistance in all of these contexts, yet each field attacks the problem of resistance […]
Recap of the third UNITE4TB webinar: Progress made to date in shortening TB treatment UNITE4TB held its third public webinar on Thursday 7 July, with a focus on the recent changes in the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for the treatment of Tuberculosis (TB) and an evaluation of the evidence underpinning the shortening of TB […]
The prosperity of the modern world is threatened by the emergence of drug resistant pathogens, pesticide-resistant insects and herbicide-resistant weeds. Novel investigational cancer drugs increase life expectancy, but fail when resistance develops. The same principles of evolution drive the development of resistance in all of these contexts, yet each field attacks the problem of resistance […]
Theme for 2022: COMBATING PANDEMICS - TODAY & TOMORROW: We must work together towards the elimination of all lung health pandemics and this can only be achieved if we address the issues of equity and inclusion for a healthier, safer world. Whether it is COVID-19 or Tuberculosis (TB), lung health pandemics continue to cause havoc […]
The International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID) will hold its next in-person and virtual International Congress on Infectious Diseases November 17–20, 2022 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in collaboration with the Malaysian Society of Infectious Diseases and Chemotherapy (MSIDC). The ISID Congress is the leading Infectious Disease conference that convenes clinicians, allied health professionals, and scientists […]