https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im This is a University of Westminster Students as co-creators project to search for new antibiotic compounds. en-us 2018-11-15 18:27:56 UTC 2026-01-30 19:52:46 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/101141278/674f398e82fd36e703732add46d04a46/antibiotics_undersea_image2.jpg https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955081 2018-11-15 18:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955081 percyl https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955084 2018-11-15 18:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955084 percyl https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955085 2018-11-15 18:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955085 percyl https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955086 2018-11-15 18:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955086 percyl https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955090 In 2015, the newest class of antibiotic to be discovered in 30 years .. (yes 30 years!) was discovered from an undescribed soil microorganism
(provisionally named Eleftheria terrae). ]]> 2018-11-15 18:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955090 percyl https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955091 In 2017, a new antibiotic pseudouridimycin was discovered from a soil microbe]]> 2018-11-15 18:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955091 percyl https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955092 2018-11-15 18:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955092 percyl https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955093 The most recent antibiotics have been found from naturally occurring soil bacteria.  ]]> 2018-11-15 18:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955093 percyl https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955094 Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health, food security, and development today.
Antibiotic resistance can affect anyone, of any age, in any country.

]]> 2018-11-15 18:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955094 percyl https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955095 This timeline shows the time frame between some antibiotic discovery and usage, and antibiotic resistance developing in bacteria.

Kim Lewis Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 12, 371–387 (2013)

]]> 2018-11-15 18:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955095 percyl https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955096 2018-11-15 18:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955096 percyl https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955097 The project will give you the opportunity to work in the laboratroy environment on a team - based real - life project.   We will provide essential Health and Safety  training and training in the necessary microbiology techniques, including DNA analysis of microbes and chemical analysis.  BUT how the project develops over time will be very much depend on the commitment of  the student groups. You will learn lab-based skills, team-working skills and develop communication skills.  You will be able to add this research project to your Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR).   You need to bring enthusiasm, commitment and ideas for communication, outreach, and novel ways to develop the project further!  ]]> 2018-11-15 18:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955097 percyl https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955098 We will be working with environmental soil samples and some experiments will involve the use of class 2 micro-organisms.  This means that new or expectant mothers,  or those who are immunosuppressed due to individual health status could be more susceptible to infection, and would be unable to partake in these lab sessions.  There are plenty of other tasks in the project which are less hazardous, in which you could be involved.  Please email Linda  percyl@westminster.ac.uk if you have any questions regarding this.]]> 2018-11-15 18:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955098 percyl https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955100 Hypha Discovery - a microbial technology company have joined with us for this project and will support us in the analysis of potential antimicrobials we discover.]]> 2018-11-15 18:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955100 percyl https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955102 2018-11-15 18:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955102 percyl https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955104 Antibiotics Undersea is a students as co-creator project which the University of Westminster has joined for 2018-2019. After the exciting experience from last year, the Antibiotics Undersea is coming back with the aim to find new Antibiotics from the soil bacteria found in Antibiotics Unearthed. Particularly, we will focus on Vibrio parahaemolyticus a rising threat that is affecting more and more the seafood and the human health. Read through the documents below, to find out more about the project.

WHO CAN JOIN THE PROJECT?
We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated undergraduate students from the University of Westminster who would be willing to commit to working on the project every Wednesday afternoon in semester 2  (full day Wednesday in the student engagement week)  starting from January 2019.  There will also be the opportunity to participate in outreach activities to promote the project and the topic of antibiotic resistance. You do not necessarily need a background in science - we are also looking for students with skills in website creation, communication and social media.  Read through the documents below, to find out more about the project.

HOW TO APPLY TO JOIN THE PROJECT
To apply to join the project,  please submit EITHER a short paragraph (max 300 words) or a short video (max 3 mins) outlining why you would like to participate and the skills you could bring to the  project to Linda Percy  by email at  percyl@westminster.ac.uk by Friday 7th December 2018.     
The project will start in January 2019.]]> 2018-11-15 18:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955104 percyl https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955105 Microbes from marine (sea/ ocean/coastal) environments are notoriously difficult to culture, although new methods are identifying these organisms as having great potential for the discovery of natural product compounds.
For our past 'Antibiotics Unearthed project' we have generated over 40 different marine bacteria cultures from sites around the UK.  We will use these bacteria to screen for potential antibiotics to Vibrio parahaemolyticus]]> 2018-11-15 18:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955105 percyl https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955106 An excellent Podcast on Antibiotic Resistance]]> 2018-11-15 18:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955106 percyl https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955107 2018-11-15 18:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955107 percyl https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955108 2018-11-15 18:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955108 percyl https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955110 2018-11-15 18:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955110 percyl https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955112 Download the game to your iPad ... How long can you hold up against the superbugs?]]> 2018-11-15 18:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955112 percyl https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955116 A UK charity for the development of antibiotic research]]> 2018-11-15 18:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955116 percyl https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955117 This review was commissioned in July 2014 by the UK Prime Minister to analyse drug resistance and ways to tackle this problem]]> 2018-11-15 18:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955117 percyl https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955118 2018-11-15 18:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955118 percyl https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955122 2018-11-15 18:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955122 percyl https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955123 2018-11-15 18:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955123 percyl https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955124 2018-11-15 18:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955124 percyl https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955126 2018-11-15 18:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955126 percyl https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955127 2018-11-15 18:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955127 percyl https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955129 Currently not available free to download.. but available to purchase from Amazon or from Audible ]]> 2018-11-15 18:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955129 percyl https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955130 2018-11-15 18:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955130 percyl https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955131 2018-11-15 18:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955131 percyl https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955133 Interesting information on how bacteria work together!]]> 2018-11-15 18:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955133 percyl https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955134 2018-11-15 18:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955134 percyl https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955135 2018-11-15 18:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955135 https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955138 2018-11-15 18:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955138 https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955142 2018-11-15 18:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955142 percyl https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955143 2018-11-15 18:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/304955143 w1668455 https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/305061266 2018-11-15 22:46:40 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/305061266 w1647402 https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/305598255 The graph shows how the antibiotic resistance of common infections has been rising exponentially. ]]> 2018-11-17 23:10:35 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/305598255 percyl https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/305829171 2018-11-19 09:38:44 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/305829171 percyl https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/305845483 2018-11-19 10:31:32 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/305845483 percyl https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/305847878 2018-11-19 10:39:33 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/305847878 percyl https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/305873950 2018-11-19 12:15:44 UTC https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/305873950 smithc320 https://padlet.com/percyl/xdz3dq8cc6im/wish/306777111

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