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What is the role of biofilms in urinary tract infections?

Ebba Biotech welcomes you to tune in to our webinar featuring Dr. Ramon Maset from University College London. During his talk, Dr. Maset will present his research about the role of biofilms in urinary tract infections and highlight how the use of advanced tools like EbbaBiolight can help deepen our understanding of these infections.

Dr. Maset graduated in Biochemistry and Biomedical Science (University of Valencia, Spain), followed by a research internship at the University of East Anglia (UK). He completed an MSc in the Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Programme (IBRP) at the University of Warwick (UK), which was funded by the Medical Council Research (MRC). His PhD project was performed under the supervision of Professor Sebastien Perrier and Dr Freya Harrison on antimicrobial polymers against biofilms. The project aimed to tackle the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis through an interdisciplinary approach. After his PhD, Dr. Maset was awarded a UK Medical Research Council (MRC) Early Career Fellowship to gain experience in research in the private sector. His project at 5D Health Protection Group (Liverpool, UK) aimed to discover the synergistic activity of metal ions with antibiotics in wound dressing to treat biofilms in chronic wound infections. His postdoctoral research in Prof. Rohn’s group is performed under the Beyond Antibiotics Programme Grant from the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council at University College London (UCL). The project focuses on the host-pathogen interaction, biofilm formation, and antimicrobial response of urinary tract infections (UTIs) using a 3D human bladder organoid model. The project involves an interdisciplinary approach combining advanced 3D tissue culture, microfluidics engineering, and state-of-the-art imaging techniques including confocal microscopy to better understand the host-pathogen interactions in the context of UTIs.


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