A biology professor from the University of Newcastle has been awarded funding for a project investigating how to best combat infections that are resistant to antibiotics.
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An "Antimicrobial Research Taskforce" led by Professor Peter Lewis at the University of Newcastle was one of the recipients of the 2019 NUW Impact funding. The grants program has awarded five research teams in the state with seed funding totaling $540,000.
"The aim of this project is to establish a collaborative group of NUW academics with a collective goal of developing new anti-microbial compounds effective against antibiotic resistant infections," the funding proposal stated.
"The potential impact is the discovery and development of new antibiotics that will be suitable for use even against organisms that have resistance to all current clinically available antibiotics."
The annual grants program is run by the NUW Alliance, made up of the University of Wollongong, the University of Newcastle and UNSW. The program aims to explore challenges impacting NSW.
Some of the other projects are investigating the poorer outcomes of cancer patients in rural areas, the impact of early intervention on children with hearing loss and methods of tackling cyber crime.
"This announcement is a concrete example of the sort of collaboration that can start to solve some of the greatest challenges facing our state," NUW Alliance chief executive officer Matt Gijselman said.
"The NUW Alliance is trailblazing a path for education and research, to genuinely and tangibly impact and improve the future of New South Wales and beyond."
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