RESISPART is a Norwegian-Brazilian-American consortium led by the University of Oslo (UiO), with the primary goal to enhance world-class research and education in the combined fields of biofilm and antibiotic resistance. The partnership is based on already established successful collaborations on a researcher to researcher basis. With INTPART support we are working to strengthen and expand the quality of our collaborations by implementing education and research activities that foster convergent interactions. Given the global challenge addressed in the project -antibiotic resistance, appointed by WHO as one of largest threatens to humanity- the work has a strong focus on promoting global networks. The RESISPART group has so far organized two annual international meetings: the first in Chicago in 2018, and the second in Brazil in 2019. In these, researchers and students from all involved institutions have met for seminars and workshops on antimicrobial resistance, and disseminated their research to large audiences. Exchange visits of staff and students involving the different institutions have been organized, with special focus on strengthening the link between research and education. To address one of the overall goals of consolidating long term collaboration between the institutions, heads of the project and the institutions have met on different occasions, and a contract between the rectors at UNICAMP and UiO, with the participation of the Dean of the respective Dental Faculties, is in the final stages before signature. In addition, the dean at the Dental Faculty at UiO has been in the forefront, visiting UiC together with the central administration at UiO for negotiation meetings in 2019 to establish a long-term collaboration. Finally, a massive open online course (MOOC) on antimicrobial resistance is currently under development as a joint effort, with pedagogical support (content, text, videos, quizzes and interactive tools) from the LINK team at UiO. Highlights of the project are regularly updated on the websites created by the group for dissemination of activities, and also provided by each of the respective international collaborator institutions. By strengthening our collaborations, we are contributing, on one hand, to the university's mission to prepare professionals equipped to confront the global challenge represented by antibiotic resistance. On the other hand, we are working to create a strong research education environment supporting innovative discoveries in the fight against resistance. The project is a collaboration between UiO in Norway, UIC, the Forsyth Institute and J Craig Venter Institute in USA, and UNICAMP in Brazil.
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RESISPART is a Norwegian-Brazilian-American consortium led by the University of Oslo (UiO), with the primary goal to enhance world-class research and education in the combined fields of biofilm and antibiotic resistance. The partnership is based on already established successful collaborations on a researcher to researcher basis. With INTPART support we are working to strengthen and expand the quality of our collaborations by implementing education and research activities that foster convergent interactions. Given the global challenge addressed in the project -antibiotic resistance, appointed by WHO as one of largest threatens to humanity- the work has a strong focus on promoting global networks. The RESISPART group has so far organized two annual international meetings: the first in Chicago in 2018, and the second in Brazil in December 2019. In these, researchers and students from all involved institutions have met for seminars and workshops on antimicrobial resistance, and disseminated their research to large audiences. In 2021, selected members met in Brussels, in connection with a symposium on Antibiotic Resistance, organized and presented by RESISPART partners in the CED-IADR Annual Meeting. Exchange visits of staff and students involving the different institutions have been organized, with special focus on strengthening the link between research and education. In 2020 and 2021, online seminars were implemented to enable students and staff to share knowledge and interact during the pandemic restrictions. To address one of the overall goals of consolidating long term collaboration between the institutions, heads of the project and the institutions have met on different occasions, and a contract between the rectors at UNICAMP and UiO, with the participation of the Dean of the respective Dental Faculties, has been signed. In addition, the dean at the Dental Faculty at UiO has been in the forefront, visiting UiC together with the central administration at UiO for negotiation meetings in 2019 to establish a long-term collaboration. Finally, a massive open online course (MOOC) on antimicrobial resistance is currently under development as a joint effort, with pedagogical support (content, text, videos, quizzes and interactive tools) from the LINK team at UiO. Highlights of the project are regularly updated on the websites created by the group for dissemination of activities, and also provided by each of the respective international collaborator institutions. By strengthening our collaborations, we are contributing, on one hand, to the university's mission to prepare professionals equipped to confront the global challenge represented by antibiotic resistance. On the other hand, we are working to create a strong research education environment supporting innovative discoveries in the fight against resistance. The project is a collaboration between UiO in Norway, UIC, the Forsyth Institute and J Craig Venter Institute in USA, and UNICAMP in Brazil.
