Research project

Using phages to give new life to old antibiotics against superbugs

Research groups:

Microbiology
Lead researcher:

Dr Franklin Nobrega
Other researchers:

Professor Saul Faust
Research funder:

Wessex Medical Research
Status:

Not active

Staff

Lead researcher

Dr Franklin Nobrega BSc, MSc, PhD

Associate Professor

Connect with Franklin

Email: f.nobrega@soton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Professor Saul Faust MBBS, FRCPCH, PhD, FHEA, OBE

Professor Paediatric Immunology & Infect

Connect with Saul

Email: s.faust@soton.ac.uk

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC)

NBIC is the central hub where academia, industry, government and public policy come together to tackle the grand challenges biofilms present, impacting $4 trillion in global economic activity.

Microbiology

We work on topics like patient treatment regimens, catheter design and management, and surgical instrument decontamination.