Molecular Insights into Emerging Determinants of Bacterial Zinc Homeostasis : Find an Expert : The University of Melbourne <p> <em>Klebsiella pneumoniae</em> is a Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen and a World Health Organization (WHO) priority organism, owing to rising rates of multidrug resistance and the increasing burden of infections in both community and healthcare settings. These challenges, together with the lack of an effective vaccine, highlight an urgent need to identify new therapeutic targets for the treatment of <em>K. pneumoniae</em> infections. </p> <p> Zinc is an essential first-row transition metal ion required by all forms of life. In bacteria, zinc has critical roles in cellular physiology and virulence. This PhD project will employ state-of-the-art molecular, structural, and elemental analytical techniques to characterise newly identified systems involved in <em>K. pneumoniae</em> zinc acquisition and resistance. The project will examine how these systems contribute to evasion of host innate immune responses and antimicrobial resistance. Insights gained from this work will provide a strong foundation for the development of novel therapeutics targeting bacterial metal homeostasis pathways. </p>

🚀 PhD Opportunity on Infectious Diseases and #AMR! 🧬🔬
Are you passionate about understanding how #bacteria acquire essential #biometals and cause disease?
We have fully funded joint PhD project (@thedohertyinst.bsky.social) with Prof. Trevor Moraes (@utoronto.ca).
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🎂 IMDEA Materials would like to wish a Happy Birthday to our #Biometals, #Coatings and #Devices research group, which recently celebrated its first birthday!

The group was set up in 2024 by Dr. Mónica Echeverry Rendón, the Institute's first Junior Principal Investigator.

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Don't miss Dr. Giedroc's talk on Tues., Apr. 9 at 9AM EDT on the Biometals webinar! It's an opportunity to learn more about grad student @mkosterb.bsky.social's work on metalloproteome integrity (with the Weerapana lab, Skaar lab and @chazinwalter.bsky.social). Register: shorturl.at/38yWM #biometals

🚨 We are #hiring! Our #Biometals, #Coatings & #Devices research group is looking for a PhD candidate focused on the design, manufacture, and characterisation of biodegradable #scaffolds based on Zn alloys via #LPBF.

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Hello world 🌏
The @mcdevittlab.bsky.social team 🧑‍🔬👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 and I will be posting updates here and on LinkedIn going forward as we depart Twitter/X.
We look forward to sharing our exciting 🧪🔬🦠🧫 work on #biometals, #infection, #bacteriology, #AMR, and #antibiotic development with this community.

I have just created a starter pack of researchers working in the area of bioactive metal complexes from different perspectives. If you want to be added send me a message :) #chemicalbiology #biometals

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