Institute of Microbiology and Infection Tackling the global challenge of infectious diseases for the benefit of society
01/07/2020 University professor part of team leading national COVID-19 testing effort at UK's first 'Lighthouse Lab'
29/06/2020 Faecal microbial transplantation more effective and less costly than antibiotics to treat C-diff infections, new study shows
Posted 01 July 2020 University professor part of team leading national COVID-19 testing effort at UK's first 'Lighthouse Lab' An infectious disease expert from the University of Birmingham is playing a significant part in the fight against COVID-19 as one of the leads at the Government's first flagship COVID-19 testing facility.
Posted 29 June 2020 Faecal microbial transplantation more effective and less costly than antibiotics to treat C-diff infections, new study shows An innovative treatment for patients with Clostridium difficile infection, which uses transplanted gut bacteria to treat the infection, is a more effective and more cost-efficient treatment than using antibiotics.
Posted 08 June 2020 Research scientist at the University of Birmingham wins global award for innovation NitroPep, developed by researchers at the University of Birmingham and led by Dr Felicity de Cogan, has won the Health and Wellbeing category in the 2020 Katerva Awards.