Kansas researchers secure NIH funding to fight antibiotic resistance

Kansas researchers secure NIH funding to fight antibiotic resistance

As antibiotic resistance makes everyday infections tougher to treat and emerging pathogens drive challenging infectious-disease outbreaks, researchers in Kansas from multiple disciplines and institutions are teaming up to target pathogens and overcome antibiotic resistance.

University of Kansas Lands $5.8 Million NIH Grant to Fight Antibiotic

The University of Kansas has received a $5.8 million NIH Phase 3 COBRE award to sustain its Chemical Biology of Infectious Disease center, a multi-institution effort targeting pathogens and antibiotic resistance through chemical biology.