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Doctor Franklin Nobrega

Dr Franklin Nobrega

 BSc, MSc, PhD
Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Bacterial anti-phage defence and phage counter-defenceMolecular and structural mechanisms of …

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Connect with Franklin

Email: F.Nobrega@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 2380 590263 (20263)

Research Publications External roles and responsibilities Biography
Research Publications External roles and responsibilities Biography

Research

Research groups

Research interests

  • Bacterial anti-phage defence and phage counter-defenceMolecular and structural mechanisms of bacterial immunitySynergy between bacterial defence systemsPhage therapy and antimicrobial resistancePhage discovery, biobanking, and citizen science

Research projects

Active projects

Phage therapy to treat urinary tract infections
Gut-Brain axis in critical illness

Completed projects

Investigating the role of mucus-interacting bacteriophages in inflammatory bowel disease
A 10 minute point of care and home-testing kit for SARS-CoV-2
Novel alternatives tackling antibiotic resistance
Using phages to give new life to old antibiotics against superbugs
Sponsor: Wessex Medical Research
Coastal (In)Securities: Swimming Safely through Blue Heritage on the Isle of Wight