Checkpoints in the bacterial cell cycle: role of the cytokinetic Z-ring and implications for antibiotic resistance

Project description

Hitting bacteria where it hurts

Staphylococcus aureus is a common bacterium that might very well be living on your skin or in your nose but causing no harm. However, these bacteria can turn deadly if they find their way into your bloodstream, joints, bones, lungs, or heart. Staph infections cause food poisoning, septicaemia, toxic shock syndrome, and even septic arthritis. Notorious for its ability to become resistant to antibiotics, Staphylococcus aureus is an excellent model system to elucidate the mechanisms of antibiotic tolerance. CheckBacZ is using high-tech methods to evaluate the different stages of this bacteria's cell cycle to find ways to make them vulnerable to drugs.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › biological sciences › microbiology › bacteriology
• natural sciences › physical sciences › optics › microscopy › super resolution microscopy
• natural sciences › biological sciences › cell biology
• medical and health sciences › basic medicine › pharmacology and pharmacy › pharmaceutical drugs › antibiotics
• medical and health sciences › basic medicine › pharmacology and pharmacy › drug resistance › antibiotic resistance

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme
• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility

Topic(s)

• MSCA-IF-2018 - Individual Fellowships

Call for proposal

H2020-MSCA-IF-2018

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Funding Scheme

MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)

Coordinator

UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA

Net EU contribution

€ 147 815,04

Address

Campus De Campolide
1099 085 Lisboa
Portugal

Region

Continente › Área Metropolitana de Lisboa › Área Metropolitana de Lisboa

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

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Other funding

€ 0,00