Rapid urine-based diagnosis of HIV-associated tuberculosis among hospitalized adults: a comparative diagnostic accuracy study of molecular platforms
Carmen Aguilar
Germany
Host–pathogen interactions in the prostate epithelium: from receptor engagement to epithelial response
Danara Flores
USA
uLEP-LAM: Development of a urine-based lipoarabinomannan (LAM) assay to detect leprosy infection and predict treatment efficacy
Doaa Higazy
Denmark
Host-pathogen interactions shape the evolution of antimicrobial resistance
Edward Monk
Gambia
Classroom transmission of Staphylococcus aureus and the dynamics of pyoderma co-infection with Streptococcus pyogenes in primary school-aged children in The Gambia.
Floriane Laumay
France
Genetic basis of horizontal gene transfer and phage resistance underpinning the successful adaptation of Staphylococcus aureus CC398
Francesca Torelli
United Kingdom
Profiling recurrent urinary tract infections by spatial transcriptomics in a human microenvironment
Ingrid van Weerdenburg
Netherlands
Genetic diversity of Mycobacterium avium complex and its relationship with disease manifestation
Jesús Cámara Almirón
Switzerland
Molecular Architecture and Function of the Pneumococcal Conjugation Machinery During the Transfer of Integrative and Conjugative Elements
Joseph Donovan
Viet Nam
Novel insights into tuberculous meningitis pathogenesis using host blood transcriptomics
Kin Ki Jim
Switzerland
Single-cell dissection of host immunity in pneumococcal meningitis to identify new therapeutic strategies
Laura Monge-Olivares
Spain
SKIP Project: Spread of blaKPC-2 via IncP-6 plasmids in Andalusia
Leonie Anton
Switzerland
Using in situ cryo-electron microscopy to investigate polymerizing macromolecules employed by the innate immune system to detect and clear intracellular Listeria monocytogenes
Feasibility of hospital-wide automated surveillance of healthcare-associated infections
Pablo Laborda
Denmark
Uncovering infection-specific mechanisms of antibiotic treatment failure in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Thomas Thompson
United Kingdom
Cold plasma enhances transdermal delivery of topical antimicrobials
Valerio Baldelli
Italy
Repurposing FDA-approved drugs as antibiotic adjuvant against Pseudomonas aeruginosa under anaerobic
Vera Vollenweider
Switzerland
Targeting iron homeostasis and membrane integrity: pyoverdine-antimicrobial peptide combinations as a dual strategy against multidrug-resistant bacteria
Zoey Germuskova
Switzerland
Benchmarking susceptibility in a rare zoonotic pathogen: reference agar dilution and ECOFF proposals for Capnocytophaga canimorsus
Applicant name
Study Groups
Project Title
Year
Patrick Finzer
ESGHAMI, ESGB, EFISG
Interkingdom interactions in vulvovaginal infection
2025
Michael Beeton
ESGMAC, ESGEM, ESGMD
Developing a novel method for assessing global genetic diversity and molecular surveillance of Mycoplasma pneumoniae during its re-emergence after the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
2024
Frederic Laurent
ESGS, ESGIAI, ESGB, ESGNTA
”MUSKETEERS” project: an ESCMID initiative for a better understanding and management of S. aureus prosthetic joint infections using large scale phenogenomic analyses
2023
2026
Applicant name
Study Group
Project Title
Ana Freitas
ESGMD, ESGPHM
Decoding the success of human Enterococcus faecium ST117: Translating genomic insights to inform targeted interventions
Marina Oviano Garcia
EFWISG
ShigaPMS: international validation of an in silico artificial intelligence prediction tool for Shigella spp identification and serotyping from MALDI TOF MS protein profiles
Merel Lambregts
ESGUTI
Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis: From Practice to Consensus
Oliver Nolte
ESGAID
Prospective Multi-Center Validation of an LLM-Based AI System (EUCAST-GPT-Expert) for Interpretation of Disk Diffusion Measurements in Routine Diagnostic Microbiology
