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Photo from the lab at Biomaterials Gothenburg University
Photo from the lab at Biomaterials Gothenburg University
Photo: Johan Wingborg
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Research Projects

Within SHIELD DN there are 16 research projects and doctoral candidate (DC 1-16)

Scientific pillars

Host institution

Supervisor

Research Project 1
Optimisation of prophylaxis and infection management in hip and knee  

University of Gothenburg 

Ola Rolfson 

DC 1

Research Project 2
Advanced approaches to understanding biofilm-related infections in orthopaedic implants: from in vitro to in vivo models 

University of Gothenburg 

Margarita Trobos 

DC 2

Research Project 3
Establishment of in vivo chronic orthopaedic device related staphylococcal infection models 

University Hospital Regensburg 

Martijn Riool 

DC 3

Research project 4
Phage-based solutions for treating and protecting prosthetic implants against bacterial recontamination 

Fundación Publica Miguel Servet 

Iñigo Lasa 

DC 4

Research project 5
Assessing the effect of anti-microbial peptides on biofilm formation on biopolymer coated medical implants 

University College Dublin 

Tadhg Ó Cróinín 

DC 5

Research project 6
Molecular and tissue determinants of adverse tissue outcomes in hearing implants 

The University of Birmingham 

Melissa Grant 

DC 6

Research project 7
 Preventing bacterial infections in hearing implants using biocompatible materials with surface modifications: a cell culture study 

Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona 

Carme Nogués 

DC 7

Research project 8
 Production and characterisation of conformable antibacterial polymers 

The Chancellor Masters and Scholars of The University of Cambridge 

Serena Best 

DC 8

Research project 9 
Development of bacteriophage-based therapies for infection prevention in bone conduction hearing implants: Optimizing delivery and efficacy 

University Hospital Regensburg 

Martijn Riool 

DC 9

Research project 10 
Antimicrobial peptides as infection control strategy in hearing bone conduction hearing implants 

University of Gothenburg 

Margarita Trobos 

DC 10

Research project 11
 Evaluation of biomimetic geometries and nanostructured titanium surfaces to secure the peri-implant tissues from infectious complications 

Anthogyr SAS 

Nicolas Courtois 

DC 11

Research project 12
 Design and development of advanced antimicrobial polymers for therapeutic applications 

Ashland Specialties Ireland Limited 

Shona O’ Brien 

DC 12

Research project 13
Design of advanced biocompatible Ti based amorphous and crystalline alloys and development of antimicrobial surfaces via dealloying and Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation (PEO) 

Universitá degli Studi di Torino 

Paola Rizzi 

DC 13

Research project 14
 Evaluation of hydrogel-based bacteriophage formulations to combat oral biofilms on metallic implant surfaces 

Technische Universitaet Dresden 

Michael Gelinsky 

DC 14

Research project 15
 Development and validation of debridement technologies for the infection control of dental implants 

Universitetet I Oslo 

Håvard Jostein Haugen 

DC 15

Research project 16
 Establishment of chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection models in vitro and in zebrafish and response to combination treatments 

Ao-Forschungsinstitut Davos 

T. Fintan Moriarty 

DC 16