The Venter Lab

Molecular Microbiology research lab focussing on understanding and combating antimicrobial resistance. All views expressed are solely of the Venter Lab.

[Rietie Venter @LabMuis]

In spite of the global crisis of #AMR, another pharmaceutical company abandons antibacterial drug development. We need alternative models to fund such programs and support for researchers at academic institutions working on anti-bacterials.

[Rietie Venter @LabMuis]

Training and capacity building in Fiji on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing. It was such a pleasure to work with these lovely and diverse group of people and support their fight against #AMR using #EUCAST guidelines as part of the EMAR project.

[Global Antibiotic R&D Partnership (GARDP) @gardp_amr]

#Antibiotic R&D pipeline remains insufficient to tackle the growing spread of #AntibioticResistance & #access to treatments is still a challenge...😔

Latest @WHO report highlighting the progress but also the remaining gaps 👇
https://t.co/tQXqzI0Ckf

#PowerOfAntibiotics

[trevor-lithgow.bsky.social @TrevorLithgow]

Antibiotic-resistant infections caused 5 million deaths in 2019. In 2020, hospital-onset #AMR infections and deaths jumped 15%. In 2023, superbug outbreaks have gripped our attention. The time to act is now ⁦@CentreImpactAMR⁩ ⁦⁦@WHO⁩ https://t.co/KHrxlJx5UO

[Rietie Venter @LabMuis]

It was a great opportunity to present our work on #AMR in #AgedCare at the #AMRSummitSA today and to meet and talk to so many interested in combating AMR.
Thank you @nadinehillock for the lovely photos.

[Rietie Venter @LabMuis]

@LabVenter look at how biocides contribute to the development of #AMR. New PhD student Owen will work on the formulation of responsible cleaning products with a lower risk for #AMR development. Huge thanks to @DIIS_SA, @MTPConnect_AUS, @UniversitySA, @sachiefsci and Hygiene Co.

[The Venter Lab @LabVenter]

Well done to @sida0323 and @fusheng5741 on completing your Masters degrees. As two valued members of the @LabVenter, your contributions this year at @UniversitySA have been stellar!

[Rietie Venter @LabMuis]

Together we achieve better.
Congratulations to @LabVenter's amazing 2 @UniofAdelaide Masters of Biotechnology students @sida0323 and @HanbiaoChen on passing their degrees with flying colours with projects on #AMR @UniversitySA.

[The Venter Lab @LabVenter]

AMR awareness week Day 2
For the attention of all our med chem colleagues working on anti-bacterials to combat #AMR: An amazing opportunity with
@LauraPiddock
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[Rietie Venter @LabMuis]

AMR awareness week Day 2
For the attention of all our med chem colleagues working on anti-bacterials to combat #AMR: An amazing opportunity with @LauraPiddock.

[Yu Wang @ann_hahahah]

I am so glad I came to BacPath and given this opportunity to share my work. It’s been fantastic talking to people who loves bacteria 😄

[The Venter Lab @LabVenter]

We are so proud to congratulate Anteneh on completing his PhD with us here at @LabVenter . More of Anteneh's exciting work will soon be published and we look forward to sharing that here. Well done Anteneh!

[Rietie Venter @LabMuis]

Congratulations Dr Anteneh Amsalu Geremew on obtaining your #PhD on #AMR pathogens from ⁦@UniversitySA⁩. 🎉
It was such a priviledge to share this journey with you and to see this thoughtful and promising young man develop into a confident and very capable scientist.

[The Venter Lab @LabVenter]

Pleased to share our newest paper: Combatting Acinetobacter baumannii through Cinnamaldehyde derivatives! Well done to all involved. Read the paper here: https://t.co/y0jDkcBJtw

[Rietie Venter @LabMuis]

Our newest paper: Compounds that act against the WHO's most urgent priority pathogen. Great work @WCChai from @LabVenter on #AMR.
Cinnamaldehyde derivatives act as antimicrobial agents against Acinetobacter baumannii through the inhibition of cell division https://t.co/YDxwhmy4vN

[ASM @ASMicrobiology]

#MicrobeoftheMonth! Can you guess who I am?

1) I have a sweet, grape-like aroma.
2) Most of the time, I don't cause problems—but I can infect everything from the blood to the lungs.
3) I'm known for my sticky biofilms.

Leave a guess below & stay tuned for the big reveal!

[The Venter Lab @LabVenter]

Thanks again to @mahjabeenkhan58 for snapping these great photos. Antimicrobial Resistance is such an important and truly interesting research topic.

[Rietie Venter @LabMuis]

Thank you so much @mahjabeenkhan58. It was good to see #AMR feature so strongly at #2022ASM #AUSSOCMIC. Nice also to see some photos of my talk as I forgot to take some. 🤗

[The Venter Lab @LabVenter]

We love to see it!

[Rietie Venter @LabMuis]

A picture to warm a supervisor's heart. It is so nice when post-grad students befriend each other, support one another, and work together towards a common goal. @Yang99887766, @ann_hahahah, and @sida0323 from @LabVenter are hard at work to combat #AMR. 🥰

[Rietie Venter @LabMuis]

This is evolution on steroids!
Scientists found a colistin resistance gene in Pseudomonas that mutate 1000x faster than other genes.
#AMR #Pseudomonas
Localized pmrB hypermutation drives the evolution of colistin heteroresistance https://t.co/Z36ySfJzS4

[The Venter Lab @LabVenter]

At the @ASM_SANT_Branch student awards Yu Wang introduced her amazing work on the discovery and characterisation of a novel carbapenemase in a flawless presentation.

[The Venter Lab @LabVenter]

@jackblaikie presented his latest research findings on drug-resistant Klebsiella at the @UniversitySA CHS Symposium. Well done, Jack

[Rietie Venter @LabMuis]

Antimicrobial-resistant infections killed an estimated 4·95 million people in 2019. This is a silent pandemic, one that does not attract much attention or research money. #AMR
The overlooked pandemic of antimicrobial resistance https://t.co/fTZVXLDKiS

[Rietie Venter @LabMuis]

Taking AIM-1 at carbapenem resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. A potent resistance gene 'jumped' from a harmless environmental organism to this dangerous pathogen. Read more:
https://t.co/uO2kubZkao
Or read our manuscript: https://t.co/E4c5KIwI6y #AMR @MicrobioSoc

[The Venter Lab @LabVenter]

Congratulations to the Venter Lab's newest PhD candidate and RTP scholarship recipient Yu Wang. Yu will work with our team to identify and characterise antimicrobial resistance mechanisms on dangerous pathogenic bacteria. We look forward to sharing Yu's findings in the future.