PhD Opportunity: Antimicrobial Nanotechnology for Tuberculosis and Beyond

The University of Nairobi, in partnership with the Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS) and Sapienza University of Rome, invites applications for the prestigious Italy-Africa Research Doctorates Initiative. This opportunity aims to promote a new leadership in scientific research across Africa and foster collaborative research between Italy and Africa, with a focus on advances in infectious diseases microbiology and public health sciences.

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Bacteriophages: An Important Tool to Help Combat the Antibiotic Resistance Crisis

Join us this Friday, the 15th of March 2024 as Dr. Tobi Nagel discusses Bacteriophages: An Important Tool to Help Combat the Antibiotic Resistance Crisis. The World Health Organization states that Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) threatens the effective prevention and treatment of an ever-increasing range of infections caused by bacteria, parasites, viruses and fungi. This discussion will focus on how bacteriophages can help.

Biphasic MERS-CoV Incidence in Nomadic Dromedaries with Putative Transmission to Humans, Kenya, 2022–2023

A new publication by members of the Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology and their collaborators was recently published focusing on the Biphasic MERS-CoV Incidence in Nomadic Dromedaries with Putative Transmission to Humans, Kenya, 2022–2023.