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INTPART-International Partnerships for Excellent Education and Research

Norway-India-Brazil-Canada-USA: Partnership for excellence in education, research and innovation in biofilm and antibiotic resistance

Alternative title: Norge-India-Brasil-Canada-USA: Partnerskap for fremragende utdanning, forskning og innovasjon innen biofilm og antibiotikaresistens

Awarded: NOK 10.0 mill.

RESISFORCE is a collaborative project led by the University of Oslo, bringing together researchers from Norway, India, Brazil, Canada, and the United States. Our goal is to tackle the challenges of biofilm and antibiotic resistance.Since the project's inception, we have achieved significant milestones. One highlight is our successful collaboration with the national network, Network for One Health Resistome Surveillance (NORSE). Together, we organized an international workshop and symposium in Oslo in 2023, which brought together representatives from embassies of countries represented in the RESISFORCE project, funding agency (NFR), the Norwegian Directorate of Health, artists, students from all the participating countries and top scientists in the field. Additionally, RESISFORCE took the lead in organizing seminars, workshop and symposia in Brazil in 2022, which also brought together scientists, students stakeholders from the Public Health sector (Norway and Brazil) and administrative leaders from the involved countries. These events have provided valuable opportunities for students and researchers to exchange knowledge and ideas and fostered a sense of community within the field. In France, RESISFORCE organized a symposium during the International Association of Dental Research Meeting, which brought together experts, students and researchers woking in the dental field to discuss advancements and challenges in biofilm and antibiotic resistance. Furthermore, we have partnered with Fynd Reality, a Norwegian based company, to develop virtual reality resources for educating students and researchers about antimicrobial resistance. The next steps involve a collaborative effort to optimize the tools and use pedagogical inputs to adapt them to the reality of the different partner countries/institutions. Exchange visits and co-supervision of PhD students has been another key aspect of our project. By fostering such activities, we have facilitated knowledge transfer and supported the growth of future researchers in the field. Through our collective efforts, we are contributing to establish a strong and long-term platform for collaboration and knowledge sharing. These activities have engaged our partners and students from participating universities, contributing to consolidate the collaboration between the Norwegian and partner institutions and promoting a vibrant research community surrounding biofilm and antibiotic resistance.

RESISFORCE will be a Norwegian-Indo-Brazilian-Canadian-American consortium led by the University of Oslo, 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 successful collaborations linking education-research, and anchored by current and ongoing institutional agreements. With INTPART support we plan to strengthen and expand the collaboration by implementing research education activities and remote solutions that will foster convergent interactions. Given the global challenge here addressed -antibiotic resistance, appointed by the United Nations as one of largest threatens to humanity- the work will have a strong focus on promoting global networks. The activities are organized into 6 integrated WPs: WP1 will ensure the progression of the WPs, and address the need for a common network platform to assist students and staff members to find collaborative niches and exchange ideas; WP2 will support mobility of students, young researchers, scientific staff, and education coordinators; WP3 will link education, research and innovation through the organization of joint symposia and interactive activities with invited contributions from the private sector; WP4 and WP5 will focus on design and implementation of an augmented reality course developed in collaboration with the Norwegian business sector, and based on digital interactive immersion; and WP6 will focus on dissemination. By strengthening our collaborations we will contribute, 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 will create a strong research education environment supporting innovative solutions in the fight against resistance. International partners are from the Universities of Campinas, McGill, and UIC, in addition to INDNOR partners, and the Forsyth and J Craig Venter Institutes.

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INTPART-International Partnerships for Excellent Education and Research