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The Allan lab has been awarded funding from The Humane Research Trust to develop an animal-free epithelial model that can be used to investigate the process of Streptococcus pneumoniae infection, replacing commonly used animal-based epithelial models and testing on mice. This model will advance our understanding of pneumococcal infection and assess future therapeutics to tackle the significant burden of pneumococcal disease. The Importance of Pneumococcal Research Despite t

The Allan lab, in collaboration with Prof Katie Laird's research group, have been awarded funding by the National Biofilms Innovation Centre ( NBIC ) and Textile Services Association ( TSA ) to investigate the role of biofilms in industrial healthcare, pharmaceutical and hospitality laundries. The research will be focussing on evaluating their impact on infection control, antibiotic resistance, wastewater, and the environment. The Importance of Biofilms in Industrial Laundri

Jasira Patel has been successful in winning the Cerillo Co-culture Champion competition. Jasira will be utilising the companies Duet co-culture system to invetigate the interaction between the respiratory pathogen non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) and commsenal Corynebacterium spp . Research Background NTHi is a pathobiont that naturally inhabits our respiratory tract, however, upon perturbation it has been shown to cause a variety of lung diseases such as Chronic