Our laboratory is focused on understanding antimicrobial resistance in humans and food animals and developing new “purpose built” narrow spectrum drugs to combat resistance. This research is coupled to the development of whole genome sequencing as a platform for rapid diagnosis and identification of multidrug-resistant bacteria.
Mastitis: Developing the Next Generation of Agritech Anti-infectives - in partnership with Deosan (http://www.deosan.co.nz) and Agmardt NZ
Discovery of new nitrification inhibitors to mitigate nitrous oxide emissions in grazed pasture systems – in partnership with MPI and Ravensdown NZ
Accelerated Discovery of Methanogen-Specific Inhibitors – in partnership with MPI, NZAGRC and PGgRc
Chlorhexidine resistance in Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus uberis
Teixobactin resistance in Enterococcus faecalis
Whole-genome sequencing of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains for diagnostics and outbreak detection in Myanmar and New Zealand
Development of a point-of-care diagnostic test for drug-resistant tuberculosis
Whole-genome sequencing of vancomycin-resistant enterococci from food animals and humans in New Zealand
Dr Adam Heikal, Research Fellow, adam.heikal@otago.ac.nz
Dr Htin Aung, Postdoctoral Fellow, htin.aung@otago.ac.nz
Dr Michael Petridis, Postdoctoral fellow, michaelpetridu@gmail.com
James Cheung, Research Technician, chen-yi.cheung@otago.ac.nz
Ayana Menorca, Research Technician, ayana.menorca@otago.ac.nz
Rachel Herron, PhD candidate, racquel.herron@gmail.com
George Poulter, PhD candidate, george.poulter@otago.ac.nz
Mel Knottenbelt, MSc candidate, knome942@student.otago.ac.nz
Nichaela Harbison-Price, BSc(Hons) student, harni429@student.otago.ac.nz