Support for emerging research

Institution: Netcare Hospital Pty - Sandton

Learned Society: Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of Southern Africa (FIDSSA)

Project: "Improving compliance to antibiotic stewardship principles in the management of patients with Community Acquired Pneumonia"

Institution: Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital - University of Kwazulu-Natal - Durban

Learned Society: Infection Control Africa Network (ICAN)

Project: "Optimizing the use of antibiotics in intensive care units in the context of sepsis and ventilator associated pneumonia"

Institution: University of KwaZulu-Natal

Learned Society: South African Society for Clinical Microbiology (SASCM)

Project: "Development of antibiotic stewardship as an accessible tool to improve antibiotic prescribing in South Africa"

Institution: Tygerberg Hospital

Learned Society: Southern African Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (SASPID)

Project: "Development and validation of a novel neonatal infection prediction score to improve infection diagnosis and management for VLBW infants in LMIC"

Institution: National institute for communicable diseases (NICD)

Learned Society: Southtern African Society for Paedriatic Infectious Diseases (SASPID)

Project: "National surveillance programme on neonatal sepsis in South Africa"

Institution: Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town

Learned Society: the Infectious Diseases Society of Southern Africa (IDSSA)

Project: "Development of antibiotic stewardship as an accessible tool to improve antibiotic prescribing in South Africa"

Institution: National Hospital for Tropical Diseases - Hanoi

Learned Society: Vietnam Society Infectious Diseases (VSID)

Project: "Sample collection and processing for multiplexed blood-based point-of-care analysis"

Institution: National Hospital for Tropical Diseases - Hanoi

Learned Society: Vietnam Society of Infectious Diseases (VSID)

Project: "Multi-drug resistant acinetobacter baumannii detected on post neurological surgery patients"

Institution: Pennsylvania State University (PSU)

Learned Society: International Association for Food Protection (IAFP)

Project: "Identifying key drivers of AMR transmission in microbial communities to mitigate the dissemination of AMR pathogens in the food supply chain"

Institution: College of Veterinary Medicine

Learned Society: International Association for Food Protection (IAFP)

Project: "Investigating the spread and evolution of antimicrobial resistance in foodborne pathogens across human, animal and environmental sectors"

Institution: Hartford Hospital

Learned Society: Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP)

Project: "Assessment of the in vivo efficacy of meropenem and impact of zinc-depleted conditions on the in vitro susceptibility of metalle-Beta-lactamase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa"

Institution: https://www.embl.de/

Learned Society: International Association for Food Protection (IAFP)

Project: "Development of in silico methods to improve the monitoring of foodborne pathogens and their associated AMR"

Institution: Makerere University - College of Health Sciences

Learned Society: African Association for Research & control of Antimicrobial Resistance (AAARM)

Project: "A new rapid microbial bioinformatics pipeline to characterize global burden antimicrobial resistance"

Institution: Siriraj Hospital Mahidol - Bangkok

Learned Society: Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of Thailand (PIDST)

Project: "Surveillance of MDR and XDR bacteria in pediatric patients with a particular focus on S. pneumoniae"

Institution: Siriraj Hospital - Bangkok

Learned Society: Infectious Disease Association of Thailand (IDAT)

Project: "Setting up of an antimicrobial stewardship program research network in Thailand"

Institution: Thammasat University Hospital - Pathum Thani

Learned Society: Infectious Disease Association of Thailand (IDAT)

Project: "Impact of medical microbiology and antimicrobial resistance mobile learning module for patient care and antimicrobial stewardship participation in general practitioners in Thailand"

Institution: Bamrasnaradura infectious disease Institute - Bangkok

Learned Society: Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of Thailand (PIDST)

Project: "Assessment of AMR burden and pediatric healthcare-associated infections in Thailand"

Institution: Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University - Hat Yai

Learned Society: Infectious Disease Association of Thailand (IDAT)

Project: "Study of antimicrobial resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii"

Institution: Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University

Learned Society: Infectious Disease Association of Thailand (IDAT)

Project: "Evaluate the role of antimicrobial prophylaxis which is given perioperatively using third-generation cephalosporins and carbapenems"

Institution: Uttaradit Hospital

Learned Society: Infectious Disease Association of Thailand (IDAT)

Project: "Implementation of antimicrobial stewardship and infection control programs at Uttaradit Hospital (Thailand)"

Institution: Mahidol University

Learned Society: Infectious Disease Association of Thailand

Project: "Clinical research on antibiotic resistance and development of clinical policies for the treatment of infections"

Institution: Laboratoire BIOLIM - Lomé

Learned Society: Société Togolaise de Biologie Clinique

Project: "Resistance to anti-retroviral drugs in Togolese HIV patients"

Institution: Institut Pasteur - Dakar

Learned Society: International Forum of Biology in Africa

Project: "Surveillance of antibioresistance in human, animal and food"

Institution: Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) - Singapore

Learned Society: Society Infectious Diseases Singapore (SIDS)

Project: "Role of epitranscriptomics in the regulation of AMR and biofilm formation in enterococci"

Institution: Singapore General Hospital (SGH)

Learned Society: Society Infectious Diseases Singapore (SIDS

Project: "Design of a bioluminescence assay to monitor infections by carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria"

Institution: National University Health System - Singapore

Learned Society: Asia-Pacific Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infection (APSCMI)

Project: "Novel diagnostics and management of opportunistic infections in immuno-compromised patients"

Institution: National University of Singapore - Singapore

Learned Society: Society Infectious Diseases Singapore (SIDS)

Project: "Development of a point-of-care test identifying pathogens in bloodstream infections with their key antibiotic sensitivities"

Institution: Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Learned Society: Society of Infectious Disease Singapore (SIDS)

Project: "Antimicrobial resistance, infection prevention, infectious disease surveillance and emerging infectious diseases."

Institution: Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Learned Society: Society of Infectious Disease Singapore (SIDS)

Project: "Antimicrobial resistance, infection prevention, infectious disease surveillance and emerging infectious diseases."

Institution: Aga Khan University – Pakistan

Learned Society: Asia Pacific Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Project: "Typhoid antimicrobial resistance research, investigation and response to an outbreak of extensively drug-resistant typhoid. Assessment of typhoid conjugate vaccine efficacy in an outbreak situation"

Institution: Instituto de Medicina Troical Alexander von Humboldt,Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia

Learned Society: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia

Project: "Evaluation and impact of antibio resistance of Gam negative bacteria in Peru"

Institution: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH)

Learned Society: Universidad peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH)

Project: "Emergence and sprading modalities of AMR in Peru through monitoring of hospitals, communities and sewage systems"

Institution: Nigerian Institute of Medical Research

Learned Society: Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR)

Project: "Evaluation of antimicrobial resistance burden of bacterial infections in Lagos state"

Institution: Ebonyi State University

Learned Society: Nigerian Institute of Medical Research

Project: "Functional metagenomics to reveal and monitor novel antimicrobial resistance genes and strains circulating in the food chain in Nigeria"

Institution: National Hospital Abuja

Learned Society: Nigerian Society for Infection Control and Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Society of Nigeria

Project: "Investigation into transmission dynamics of multi-drug resistant Enterobacterales infections, and targeted prevention strategies"

Institution: University of Malaya - Kuala Lumpur

Learned Society: Malaysian Society Infectious Diseases and Chemotherapy (MSIDC)

Project: "Host immune response against infectious and oncogenic pathogens"

Institution: University of Malaya - Kuala Lumpur

Learned Society: Malaysian Society Infectious Diseases and Chemotherapy (MSIDC)

Project: "Epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriacae"

Institution: University of Malaya - Kuala Lumpur

Learned Society: Malaysian Society of Infectious Diseases and Chemotherapy (MSIDC)

Project: "Antimicrobial resistance and treatment optimization"

Institution: University of Malaya

Learned Society: Malaysian Society of Infectious Diseases and Chemotherapy (MSIDC)

Project: "Mechanistic elucidation of Tigecycline resistance among Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates"

Institution: Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias “Ismael Cosío Villegas” - Mexico city

Learned Society: Asociación Mexicana de Infectología Pediátrica (AMIP)

Project: "Characterization of non-tuberculous and tuberculous mycobacterial infections"

Institution: Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica (INSP) - Cuernavaca

Learned Society: Mexican National Institute of Public Health (INSP)

Project: "Policy making on AMR"

Institution: National Institute of Pediatrics - Mexico city

Learned Society: Asociación Mexicana de Infectología y Microbiología Clínica (AMIMC)

Project: "Molecular detection of pathogens, detection and typing of resistance mechanisms in pathogenic bacteria"

Institution: Centre de Recherche et Formation sur le VIH et la Tuberculose « SEREFO » Faculté de Médecine et d’Odontostomatologie – Bamako

Learned Society: Association Africaine pour la recherche et le contrôle de la Résistance aux Antimicrobiens (AARAM)

Project: "Assessment of resistance mutation acquisition by distinct sub types (B and non B) of HIV-1"

Institution: Faculté de Médecine et d'Odontostomatologie de Bamako

Learned Society: African Association for Research & Control of Antimicrobial Resistance (AAARM)

Project: "Fight agaisnt antimicrobial resistance and control of Tuberculosis drug resistance"

Institution: University of Peradeniya

Learned Society: International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID)

Project: "AMR monitoring and intervention studies at the community level in Sri Lanka"

Institution: Yonsei University College of Medicine

Learned Society: Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology (KSCM)

Project: "Purifying lytic phages for methicillin-resistant and vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus"

Institution: Hallym University College of Medicine - Seoul

Learned Society: Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology (KSCM)

Project: "Carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and its interaction with Staphylococcus epidermis"

Institution: Inje University College of Medicine - Busan

Learned Society: Korean Society Clinical Microbiology (KSCM)

Project: "Clinical usefulness of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry for the identification of gram-positive bacilli"

Institution: Yonsei University College of Medicine - Seoul

Learned Society: Korean Society Clinical Microbiology (KSCM)

Project: "Surveillance for antimicrobial resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated in Korea"

Institution: Seoul National University College of Medicine - Seoul

Learned Society: Korea Society of Clinical Microbiology (KSCM)

Project: "Molecular diagnostics of mycobacterium and transfusion-related infectious agents"

Institution: Asan Medical Center

Learned Society: Korean Society Clinical Microbiology (KSCM)

Project: "Prevalence of macrolide resistance and distribution of Mycoplasma pneumoniae subtype"

Institution: Chonnam National University Medical School

Learned Society: Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology

Project: "Improvement of understanding of antifungal resistance in candidemia and in Aspergillosis. Improvement of diagnosis of fungal infection or parasitic infections."

Institution: Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine

Learned Society: Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology

Project: "Development of methods for better identification of mycobacterial species and resistance mutations in Mycobacteria tuberculosis and non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). Participation in a consortium to sequence mycobacterial genomes in the Asia-Pacific region."

Institution: Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine

Learned Society: Korean Society of Infectious Diseases

Project: "Study of resistance mechanisms in major pathogens and determination of adequate antimicrobial treatment"

Institution: University of Nairobi

Learned Society: KAVI-Institute of clinical Research (KAVI-ICR)

Project: "Implementation of policies to improve the use of antimicrobials and the development of several guidelines in this respect"

Institution: University of Nairobi

Learned Society: Kenya Association of Clinical Pathologists (KACP)

Project: "Epidemiology of pathogen and AMR in adult & children affected by respirtatory infectious diseases"

Institution: University of Nairobi

Learned Society: KAVI Institute of Clinical Research

Project: "Research, publication and dissemination of COVID-19 material to faculty and the public and implementation of the National Action Plan on antimicrobial resistance"

Institution: Aga Khan University Hospital - Nairobi

Learned Society: Kenyan Association of Clinical Pathologists

Project: "Histopathological changes in the placenta of SARS-CoV-2 positive women"

Institution: Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center - Tokyo

Learned Society: The Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases (JAID)

Project: "AMR stewardship in outpatient settings"

Institution: Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine

Learned Society: The Japanese Society for Clinical Microbiology (JSCM)

Project: "Characterization of new diagnostic and interventional tools in the context of AMR"

Institution: University of Nagasaki

Learned Society: Japanese Society for Clinical Microbiology (JSCM)

Project: "Establishment of a microbiological evaluation system for screening patients at risk of AMR colonization"

Institution: Tohoku University Hospital

Learned Society: The Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases (JAID)

Project: "Molecular epidemiology of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs), using wholegenome sequencing (WGS) and development of infection prevention strategies."

Institution: Toho University Omori Medical Center

Learned Society: Japan Society of Clinical Microbiology (JSCM)

Project: "Research on antimicrobial resistance of some bacteria causing otitis and diarrhea and development of innovative rapid tests for SARS-CoV2."

Institution: National Institute of Infectious Diseases (Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center)

Learned Society: Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases (JAID)

Project: "National surveillance of pneumococcal infections in children, demonstration of the efficacy of pneumococcal vaccines, discovery of novel drug-resistant clones and their resistance mechanisms."

Institution: University of Trento

Learned Society: Pharmabiotic Research Institute (PRI)

Project: "In-depth characterization of the gut microbiome in clinical application"

Institution: Banaras Hindu University - Varanasi

Learned Society: Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists (IAMM)

Project: "Molecular epidemiology of multidrug-resistant A.baumannii within intensive care units"

Institution: Imperial College London

Learned Society: Pharmabiotic Research Institute (PRI)

Project: "The evolution of the use of faecal microbiota transplantation and emerging therapeutic indications"

Institution: Universidad de Antioquia - Medellin

Learned Society: Asociación Colombiana de Infectología (ACIN)

Project: "Contribution of CD8+ T cells to the response to anti-retroviral therapy in HIV patients"

Institution: Chinese Academy of Sciences - Beijing

Learned Society: Chinese Society of Microbiology (CSM)

Project: "Characterization of the interaction between hepatitis C virus envelope glycoprotein and the viral receptor CD81"

Institution: National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention - Beijing

Learned Society: Chinese Society of Microbiology (CSM)

Project: "Analysis of serotype conversion mechanisms of Shigella flexneri"

Institution: Third Military Medical University - Chongqing

Learned Society: Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

Project: "Molecular basis of the pathogenicity of Streptococcus suis (serotype 2): a major zoonotic pathogen"

Institution: Beijing Institute of Microbiology - Beijing

Learned Society: Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

Project: "Identification of the neurovirulence determinants of Enterovirus 71 by reverse genetics"

Institution: Institute of Pathogen Biogogy CAMS - Beijing

Learned Society: Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS)

Project: "Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) management in high-risk groups"

Institution: Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology - Beijing

Learned Society: Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS)

Project: "Physiological study of clinical important isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and possible new routes against bacterial resistance"

Institution: Peking University People's Hospital - Beijing

Learned Society: Chinese Medical Association (CMA)

Project: "Research on antimicrobial resistance and transmission of Staphylococcus aureus"

Institution: Third Military Medical University - Chongqing

Learned Society: Chinese Medical Association (CMA)

Project: "Hematological & infectious research focusing on resistant and refractory leukemia"

Institution: Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College - Beijing

Learned Society: Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS)

Project: "Detection and identification of bacterial pathogens by optical imaging and magnetic resonance imaging"

Institution: Nankai University

Learned Society: Chinese Medical Association

Project: "Investigation of key virulence factors in Cronobacter sakazakii and the mechanisms by which these factors influence bacterial pathogenicity"

Institution: Institute of Pathogen Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences - Beijing

Learned Society: Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS)

Project: "Etiology and pathogenesis of respiratory infections"

Institution: Zhejiang University School of Medicine - Hangzhou

Learned Society: Chinese Medical Association (CMA)

Project: "The role of tissue-resident lymphocytes in human cancer microenvironment"

Institution: Universidad del Desarrollo - Santiago

Learned Society: Chilean Society of Infectious Disease

Project: "Prevalence of intestinal colonization of multidrug resistant organisms in Chilian hospitals"

Institution: Facultad de Medicina Clinica Alemana de Universidad del Desarrollo - Santiago

Learned Society: International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID)

Project: "Analysis of multidrug-resistant organisms with emphasis on Gram-positive bacteria ; correlation between genotypic resistance and clinical outcome"

Institution: Sao Paulo University

Learned Society: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia (SBM)

Project: "Faster detection and identification of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae directly from blood culture vials"

Institution: Oswaldo Cruz Foundation - Campo Grande

Learned Society: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)

Project: "Strategies for tuberculosis control in prisons - Prophylaxis for primary prevention of tuberculosis in prisoners"

Institution: University of Sao Paulo

Learned Society: Sociedade Brasileira de Infectologia (SBI)

Project: "Knowledge of the epidemiology and characteristics of nosocomial infections, especially those related to bone and joints and orthopedic surgery"

Institution: Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

Learned Society: Latin-American Sepsis Institute (LASI)

Project: "Development of high-quality biomedical research at the interface between basic research and clinical practice"

Institution: Instituto Nacional de Infectiologia Evandro Chagas - Fiocruz - Rio de Janeiro

Learned Society: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)

Project: "Novel interventional approaches in Malaria and arboviruses"

Institution: Oswaldo Cruz Foundation - Rio de Janeiro

Learned Society: Latin-American Sepsis Institute (LASI)

Project: "Mesenchymal stem cell therapies in infectious diseases"

Institution: Oswaldo Cruz Foundation - Rio de Janeiro

Learned Society: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)

Project: "Characterization of immune control mechanisms of Zika and Chikungunya viruses"

Institution: Universidade do Extermo Sul Catarinense

Learned Society: Latin-American Sepsis Institute (LASI)

Project: "Epigenetic modulation through an enriched environement to improve cognitive damage in animals submitted to sepsis"

Institution: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz – Fiocruz

Learned Society: Latin America Sepsis Institute (LASI)

Project: "Effect of gestational sepsis on postnatal mouse neuronal development and its impact on different stages of the animals' lives. Development of a Klebsiella pneumoniae tracheal infection model."

Institution: Laboratoires du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sourô Sanou - Bobo Dioulasso

Learned Society: Société Burkinabé de Biologie Clinique (SBBC)

Project: "Prevalence, spreading and genetic characterization of multiresistant bacteria in Burkina Faso"

Institution: Institut Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS) - Unité de recherche Clinique de Nanoro (URCN)

Learned Society: International Forum of Biology in Africa

Project: "Chemoresistance of Plasmodium falciparum to antimalarial drugs"

Institution: University of Ouagadougou

Learned Society: Société Burkinabé de Biologie Clinique (SBBC)

Project: "Phenotypic and genotypic resistance of Candida albicans to antifungals"

Institution: Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) - Louvain

Learned Society: Pharmabiotic Research Institute (PRI)

Project: "Development of new therapeutic nutritional tools based on the gut microbiota-host crosstalk in several pathological contexts"

Institution: Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires - Buenos Aires

Learned Society: Sociedad Argentina de Infectiologia (SADI)

Project: "Advantages of rapid bacteriological techniques for processing positive blood cultures in hospitalized patients"

Institution: INBIRS - Institute for Biomedical Research on Retroviruses and AIDS - Buenos Aires

Learned Society: Sociedad Argentina de Infectologia (SADI) / INBIRS

Project: "Immune regulation of hepatic fibrosis in HIV/HCV coinfected patients and analysis of HIV reservoirs in the context of HCV coinfection"