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Professor Mark Blaskovich
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Mark Blaskovich

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Overview

Background

Professor Mark Blaskovich is an antibiotic hunter and Director of Translation at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience at The University of Queensland. He is co-founder and former Director of the Centre for Superbug Solutions at IMB.

A medicinal chemist with 15 years of industrial drug development experience prior to his academic career, Mark has been developing new antibiotics to treat drug resistant pathogens and using modified antibiotics to detect bacterial infections. He is a co-founder of the Community for Open Antimicrobial Drug Discovery, a global antibiotic discovery initiative, and has led a number of UQ-industry collaborations focused on antibiotic development. An inventor on eleven patent families, Mark has developed drugs in clinical trials, published more than eighty research articles, and received over $10m in grant funding.

Availability

Professor Mark Blaskovich is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), University of Victoria
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Waterloo

Works

Search Professor Mark Blaskovich’s works on UQ eSpace

216 works between 1988 and 2025

141 - 160 of 216 works

2017

Journal Article

Structure-Activity and -Toxicity Relationships of the Antimicrobial Peptide Tachyplesin-1

Edwards, Ingrid A, Elliott, Alysha G, Kavanagh, Angela M, Blaskovich, Mark A T and Cooper, Matthew A (2017). Structure-Activity and -Toxicity Relationships of the Antimicrobial Peptide Tachyplesin-1. ACS infectious diseases, 3 (12), 917-926. doi: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.7b00123

Structure-Activity and -Toxicity Relationships of the Antimicrobial Peptide Tachyplesin-1

2017

Journal Article

Nitroimidazoles: Molecular fireworks that combat a broad spectrum of infectious diseases

Ang, Chee Wei, Jarrad, Angie M., Cooper, Matthew A. and Blaskovich, Mark A. T. (2017). Nitroimidazoles: Molecular fireworks that combat a broad spectrum of infectious diseases. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 60 (18), 7636-7657. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.7b00143

Nitroimidazoles: Molecular fireworks that combat a broad spectrum of infectious diseases

2017

Journal Article

Investigating the interaction of octapeptin A3 with model bacterial membranes

Han, Mei-Ling, Shen, Hsin-Hui, Hansford, Karl A., Schneider, Elena K., Sivanesan, Sivashangarie, Roberts, Kade D., Thompson, Philip E., Le Brun, Anton P., Zhu, Yan, Sani, Marc-Antoine, Separovic, Frances, Blaskovich, Mark A. T., Baker, Mark A., Moskowitz, Samuel M., Cooper, Matthew A., Li, Jian and Velkov, Tony (2017). Investigating the interaction of octapeptin A3 with model bacterial membranes. ACS Infectious Diseases, 3 (8), 606-619. doi: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.7b00065

Investigating the interaction of octapeptin A3 with model bacterial membranes

2017

Journal Article

From Breast Cancer to Antimicrobial: Combating Extremely Resistant Gram-Negative "superbugs" Using Novel Combinations of Polymyxin B with Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators

Hussein, Maytham H., Schneider, Elena K., Elliott, Alysha G., Han, Meiling, Reyes-Ortega, Felisa, Morris, Faye, Blaskovich, Mark A. T., Jasim, Raad, Currie, Bart, Mayo, Mark, Baker, Mark, Cooper, Matthew A., Li, Jian and Velkov, Tony (2017). From Breast Cancer to Antimicrobial: Combating Extremely Resistant Gram-Negative "superbugs" Using Novel Combinations of Polymyxin B with Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators. Microbial Drug Resistance, 23 (5), 640-650. doi: 10.1089/mdr.2016.0196

From Breast Cancer to Antimicrobial: Combating Extremely Resistant Gram-Negative "superbugs" Using Novel Combinations of Polymyxin B with Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators

2017

Journal Article

Synthesis of octapeptin C4 and biological profiling against NDM-1 and polymyxin-resistant bacteria

Becker, Bernd, Butler, Mark S., Hansford, Karl A., Gallardo-Godoy, Alejandra, Elliott, Alysha G., Huang, Johnny X., Edwards, David J., Blaskovich, Mark A. T. and Cooper, Matthew A. (2017). Synthesis of octapeptin C4 and biological profiling against NDM-1 and polymyxin-resistant bacteria. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 27 (11), 2407-2409. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2017.04.027

Synthesis of octapeptin C4 and biological profiling against NDM-1 and polymyxin-resistant bacteria

2017

Journal Article

Institutional profile: Community for Open Antimicrobial Drug Discovery - crowdsourcing new antibiotics and antifungals

Desselle, Mathilde R., Neale, Ruth, Hansford, Karl A., Zuegg, Johannes, Elliott, Alysha G., Cooper, Matthew A. and Blaskovich, Mark A. T. (2017). Institutional profile: Community for Open Antimicrobial Drug Discovery - crowdsourcing new antibiotics and antifungals. Future Science OA, 3 (2) FSO171, FSO171. doi: 10.4155/fsoa-2016-0093

Institutional profile: Community for Open Antimicrobial Drug Discovery - crowdsourcing new antibiotics and antifungals

2017

Journal Article

Polishing the tarnished silver bullet: the quest for new antibiotics

Blaskovich, Mark A. T., Butler, Mark S. and Cooper, Matthew A. (2017). Polishing the tarnished silver bullet: the quest for new antibiotics. Antimicrobial Resistance, 61 (1), 103-114. doi: 10.1042/EBC20160077

Polishing the tarnished silver bullet: the quest for new antibiotics

2017

Journal Article

Enhancement of antibiotic-activity through complexation with metal ions - Combined ITC, NMR, enzymatic and biological studies

Möhler, Jasper S., Kolmar, Theresa, Synnatschke, Kevin, Hergert, Marcel, Wilson, Liam A., Ramu, Soumya, Elliott, Alysha G., Blaskovich, Mark A.T., Sidjabat, Hanna E., Paterson, David L., Schenk, Gerhard, Cooper, Matthew A. and Ziora, Zyta M. (2017). Enhancement of antibiotic-activity through complexation with metal ions - Combined ITC, NMR, enzymatic and biological studies. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 167, 134-141. doi: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2016.11.028

Enhancement of antibiotic-activity through complexation with metal ions - Combined ITC, NMR, enzymatic and biological studies

2016

Journal Article

Surface ligand density of antibiotic-nanoparticle conjugates enhances target avidity and membrane permeabilization of vancomycin-resistant bacteria

Hassan, Marwa Hussain Ali, Ranzoni, Andrea, Phetsang, Wanida, Blaskovich, Mark A. T. and Cooper, Matthew A. (2016). Surface ligand density of antibiotic-nanoparticle conjugates enhances target avidity and membrane permeabilization of vancomycin-resistant bacteria. Bioconjugate Chemistry, 28 (2), 353-361. doi: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.6b00494

Surface ligand density of antibiotic-nanoparticle conjugates enhances target avidity and membrane permeabilization of vancomycin-resistant bacteria

2016

Journal Article

Old dogs and new tricks in antimicrobial discovery

Butler, Mark, Blaskovich, Mark, Owen, Jeremy G. and Cooper, Matthew (2016). Old dogs and new tricks in antimicrobial discovery. Current Opinion in Microbiology, 33, 25-34. doi: 10.1016/j.mib.2016.05.011

Old dogs and new tricks in antimicrobial discovery

2016

Journal Article

Nitroimidazole carboxamides as antiparasitic agents targeting Giardia lamblia, Entamoeba histolytica and Trichomonas vaginalis

Jarrad, A. M., Debnath, A., Miyamoto, Y., Hansford, K. A., Pelingon, R., Butler, M. S., Bains, T., Karoli, T., Blaskovich, M. A. T., Eckmann, L. and Cooper, M. A. (2016). Nitroimidazole carboxamides as antiparasitic agents targeting Giardia lamblia, Entamoeba histolytica and Trichomonas vaginalis. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 120, 353-362. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2016.04.064

Nitroimidazole carboxamides as antiparasitic agents targeting Giardia lamblia, Entamoeba histolytica and Trichomonas vaginalis

2016

Journal Article

Discovery of functionally selective C5aR2 ligands: novel modulators of C5a signalling

Croker, Daniel E., Monk, Peter N., Halai, Reena, Kaeslin, Geraldine, Schofield, Zoe, Wu, Mike C. L., Clark, Richard J., Blaskovich, Mark A. T., Morikis, Dimitrios, Floudas, Christodoulos A., Cooper, Matthew and Woodruff, Trent M. (2016). Discovery of functionally selective C5aR2 ligands: novel modulators of C5a signalling. Immunology and Cell Biology, 94 (8), 787-795. doi: 10.1038/icb.2016.43

Discovery of functionally selective C5aR2 ligands: novel modulators of C5a signalling

2016

Journal Article

Chemical philanthropy: a path forward for antibiotic discovery?

Hansford, Karl A., Blaskovich, Mark A. T. and Cooper, Matthew A. (2016). Chemical philanthropy: a path forward for antibiotic discovery?. Future Medicinal Chemistry, 8 (9), 925-929. doi: 10.4155/fmc-2016-0029

Chemical philanthropy: a path forward for antibiotic discovery?

2016

Other Outputs

Methods of modulating the activity of the MC5 receptor and treatment of conditions related to this receptor

Mark Arnold Thomas Blaskovich and Peter Joseph Cassidy (2016). Methods of modulating the activity of the MC5 receptor and treatment of conditions related to this receptor. US9340517.

Methods of modulating the activity of the MC5 receptor and treatment of conditions related to this receptor

2016

Journal Article

Short cationic lipopeptides as effective antibacterial agents: design, physicochemical properties and biological evaluation

Azmi, Fazren, Elliott, Alysha G., Marasini, Nirmal, Ramu, Soumya, Ziora, Zyta, Kavanagh, Angela M., Blaskovich, Mark A. T., Cooper, Matthew A., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2016). Short cationic lipopeptides as effective antibacterial agents: design, physicochemical properties and biological evaluation. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 24 (10), 2235-2241. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2016.03.053

Short cationic lipopeptides as effective antibacterial agents: design, physicochemical properties and biological evaluation

2016

Journal Article

Contribution of amphipathicity and hydrophobicity to the antimicrobial activity and cytotoxicity of β‑hairpin peptides

Edwards, Ingrid A., Elliott, Alysha G., Kavanagh, Angela M., Zuegg, Johannes, Blaskovich, Mark A. T. and Cooper, Matthew A. (2016). Contribution of amphipathicity and hydrophobicity to the antimicrobial activity and cytotoxicity of β‑hairpin peptides. ACS Infectious Diseases, 2 (6), 442-450. doi: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.6b00045

Contribution of amphipathicity and hydrophobicity to the antimicrobial activity and cytotoxicity of β‑hairpin peptides

2016

Journal Article

Activity and predicted nephrotoxicity of synthetic antibiotics based on polymyxin B

Gallardo-Godoy, Alejandra, Muldoon, Craig, Becker, Bernd, Elliott, Alysha G., Lash, Lawrence H, Huang, Johnny X., Butler, Mark S., Pelingon, Ruby, Kavanagh, Angela M., Ramu, Soumya, Phetsang, Wanida, Blaskovich, Mark A. T. and Cooper, Matthew A (2016). Activity and predicted nephrotoxicity of synthetic antibiotics based on polymyxin B. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 59 (3), 1068-1077. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b01593

Activity and predicted nephrotoxicity of synthetic antibiotics based on polymyxin B

2016

Conference Publication

Contribution of physicochemical parameters to the antimicrobial activity / toxicity index of B-Hairpin peptides

Edwards, I., Elliott, A., Blaskovich, M. and Cooper, M. (2016). Contribution of physicochemical parameters to the antimicrobial activity / toxicity index of B-Hairpin peptides. 34th European Peptide Symposium, Leipzig, Germany, 4‐9 September 2016. Oxford, United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/psc.2950

Contribution of physicochemical parameters to the antimicrobial activity / toxicity index of B-Hairpin peptides

2015

Journal Article

Clostridium difficile infection: current and emerging therapeutics

Jarrad, Angie M., Blaskovich, Mark A. T., Lyras, Dena and Cooper, Matthew A. (2015). Clostridium difficile infection: current and emerging therapeutics. Current Treatment Options in Infectious Diseases, 7 (4), 317-334. doi: 10.1007/s40506-015-0062-4

Clostridium difficile infection: current and emerging therapeutics

2015

Journal Article

Mucin binding reduces colistin antimicrobial activity

Huang, Johnny X., Blaskovich, Mark A.T., Pelingon, Ruby, Ramu, Soumya, Kavanagh, Angela, Elliott, Alysha G., Butler, Mark S., Montgomery, A. Bruce and Cooper, Matthew A. (2015). Mucin binding reduces colistin antimicrobial activity. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 59 (10), 5925-5931. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00808-15

Mucin binding reduces colistin antimicrobial activity

Funding

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2026
    A Facility for Accelerated Microbial Phenotyping in Southeast Queensland
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2027
    Camelid antibodies to combat antimicrobial resistance
    Australia-India Strategic Research Fund
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2026
    Investigations into the antibacterial mechanism of action of cannabidiol
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2026
    Seeing the Unseen: Imaging Bacterial Infections
    NHMRC IDEAS Grants
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2025
    A novel, portable, low-cost oxygen therapy to improve wound healing using photosynthetic light (2023 RBWH Translational Research Grant administered by RBWH)
    Metro North Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2028
    ARC Training Centre for Environmental and Agricultural Solutions to Antimicrobial Resistance (ARC CEA-StAR)
    ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centres
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2025
    OctapeptinX Potentiators to treat XDR Gram-negative infections
    NHMRC Development Grant
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2025
    Rapid detection of drug resistant tuberculosis using real-time sequencing (MRFF Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance and Drug Resistant TB grant led by Uni Melbourne)
    University of Melbourne
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2023
    CSIRO Library Screening
    CSIRO
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2025
    Enhancing Australian biodiscovery molecule generation, storage and access (ARC LIEF administered by Griffith University)
    Griffith University
    Open grant
  • 2022
    CSIRO Library Screening
    CSIRO
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2024
    Molecular Accumulation in single cells via microfluidics and omics (BBSRC grant administered by University of Exeter)
    University of Exeter
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2022
    A study of the antimicrobial efficacy of Calix bioactive materials
    Calix Limited
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2023
    Advanced Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Technologies for Southeast Queensland
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2023
    Antibiotic Conjugates: Joining Together to Fight Antimicrobial Resistance
    NHMRC IDEAS Grants
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2024
    Predictive Models to Design and Develop New Antibiotics Derived from the Community for Open Antimicrobial Drug Discovery
    NHMRC IDEAS Grants
    Open grant
  • 2020
    Sequencing Analysis of CBD-Induced Resistance S. saprophyticus
    Botanix Pharmaceuticals Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2020
    Cannabodiol analog synthesis and characterisation
    Botanix Pharmaceuticals Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2023
    Breaking antibiotic resistance in high priority Gram-negative sepsis pathogens
    NHMRC Development Grant
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    Continued Investigations into the Antimicrobial Activity of Cannabidiol
    Innovation Connections
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    Antibacterial Potentiation Screening 1. Master Research Services Agreement - Statement of Work no.3
    Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2019
    Antibacterial Potentiation Screening 1. Master Research Services Agreement - Statement of Work no.2
    Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2019
    Antibacterial Screening 1. Master Research Services Agreement - Statement of Work no.1
    Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2019
    In vivo imaging system for tracking inflammation, infection, cancer, pain and bioactive molecules
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    Investigations into the Antimicrobial Activity of Cannabidiol
    Innovation Connections
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2021
    Lipopeptide antibiotics for XDR Gram-negative infections
    NHMRC Development Grant
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2021
    Rapid Diagnosis of Microbial Infections Without Culture
    Defence Materials Technology Centre
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Natureceuticals from post-production wine extracts
    Innovation Connections
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Antibody-antibiotic conjugates to treat drug-resistant Gram-ve infections
    Global Connections Fund
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2020
    Rapid diagnosis of pathogenic infections
    Queensland Government Advance Queensland Innovation Partnerships
    Open grant
  • 2017
    Natureceuticals from post-production wine extracts
    Innovation Connections
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2023
    Open Access Award
    The Wellcome Trust
    Open grant
  • 2016
    Antibody-antibiotic conjugates to treat drug-resistant bacteria
    Global Connections Fund
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    Community for Open Antimicrobial Drug Discovery (CO-ADD) Indonesian Engagement Program
    Commonwealth Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2019
    Novel membrane-targeted antibiotics against drug-resistant Gram-positive bacterial infections
    NHMRC Development Grant
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2019
    Community for Open Antimicrobial Drug Discovery (CO-ADD)
    The Wellcome Trust
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2015
    Effect of Sputum Surrogate on Amikacin activity with and without fosfomycin
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2015
    Antimicrobial activity of MTC896 against common skin bacteria
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Continuous-Flow Hydrogenation Reactor (H-Cube Pro)
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Enrichment, detection and identification of bacteria in blood and urine.
    UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund - Seed Research Grant
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

Professor Mark Blaskovich is:
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Available projects

  • Functionalised antibiotics for diagnostics and therapeutics

    The increasing incidence of infections caused by drug resistant bacteria and fungi poses a significant and increasing threat to global human health, with predicted annual mortality of 10 million people by 2050. It is imperative to advance new technologies capable of rapidly and accurately diagnosing infections to enable timely and appropriate therapy. We must develop new antibiotics with efficacy against multidrug-resistant bacteria and fungi, and new methods to rapidy diagnose infections. To enable this we require fundamental studies that probe the chemical biology of antibiotic action and investigate microbial growth, metabolism and resistance.

    This research program is designed to achieve these goals, based on the chemical functionalisation of antibiotics with a readily derivatised handle. The resulting set of versatile intermediates is then modified to create 1) fluorescent probes that can catalyse basic research and lead to new assays, 2) clinical imaging agents to visualise microbial infections, and 3) novel hybrid therapeutics. The project requires talented synthetic organic chemists with an interest in multidisciplinary research.

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Investigations of novel antimicrobial agents and formulations to treat topical agricultural infections.

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Conny Turni

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Clicking Conjugates into Place for the Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Joanne Blanchfield, Dr Anthony Verderosa

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Understanding Molecular Accumulation in antimicrobial resistant microbes

    Principal Advisor

  • Master Philosophy

    The antibacterial mechanism of action of cannabidiol

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Johannes Zuegg, Dr Tanuka Sen

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Investigations of the interactions between fluorescent antibiotics and bacteria

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Sanjaya Kc, Dr Anthony Verderosa

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Antibiotic Conjugates: Joining Together to Fight Antimicrobial Resistance

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Vito Ferro

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Antibiotic potentiators as an alternative therapeutic option for the treatment of extensively drug-resistant Gram-negative infections.

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Johannes Zuegg

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Translating the Targeted Protein Degradation therapeutic approach into the context of antibacterial drug discovery: Investigating bacterial protease-engaging antibacterial degrader constructs

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Anthony Verderosa

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Selenium - The SuperElement against Superbugs

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Joanne Blanchfield

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Novel antibiotics containing tyrosinase inhibitors

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Zyta M Ziora

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Hijacking Iron Uptake to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Vito Ferro, Dr Anthony Verderosa

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Development of Metal Organic Frameworks for targeted oral drug delivery

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Anjana Jayasree, Professor Amirali Popat

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Targeting bacterial biofilms in patients with gastrointestinal disorders

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Markus Muttenthaler

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Seeing the Unseen: Imaging Bacterial Infections

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Kristofer Thurecht, Dr Rhia Stone

  • Doctor Philosophy

    How does cannabidiol kill bacteria?

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Tanuka Sen, Dr Johannes Zuegg

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Targeting the Biogenesis of Resistance Enzymes to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Ulrike Kappler, Professor Ian Henderson, Dr Anthony Verderosa

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Medicinal chemistry strategies to remove bacterial biofilms associated with gastrointestinal disorders

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Markus Muttenthaler

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Development of computational models to discover new antibiotics against Gram-negative bacteria. (Note: online component of Onawole's application lists his Master's thesis title instead of this project)

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Johannes Zuegg

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Seeing the Unseen: Imaging Bacterial Infections

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Kristofer Thurecht, Dr Rhia Stone

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Mechanism of action of MgO

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Conny Turni, Dr Sean Bisset, Professor Ian Henderson

  • Doctor Philosophy

    A global quantitative genetic network for Escherichia coli

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Ian Henderson

Completed supervision

Media

Enquiries

Contact Professor Mark Blaskovich directly for media enquiries about:

  • acne
  • antibiotic resistance
  • antibiotics
  • antimicrobial resistance
  • antimicrobial resistance antibiotics
  • bacteria
  • bacterial detection
  • bacterial infection
  • bacterial resistance
  • drug design
  • drug development
  • drug discovery
  • E. coli
  • glycopeptide antibiotics
  • golden staph
  • gram negative bacteria
  • gram positive bacteria
  • microbiome
  • octapeptin
  • superbugs

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