ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE AND STAPHYLOCOCCI PERIPROSTHETIC JOINT INFECTIONS: DECIPHERING THE INTERACTION

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Organisation/Company HUMANITAS UNIVERSITY Research Field Medical sciences » Medicine Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Leading Researcher (R4) First Stage Researcher (R1) Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline 6 Oct 2026 - 12:00 (UTC) Country Italy Type of Contract To be defined Job Status Not Applicable Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description The study aims to characterize the pathogen-specific immunological profile associated with different pathogens responsible for periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs), with particular emphasis on the role of the agr system in infections caused by Staphylococcus species. AIM 1:



To identify cellular infiltrates, inflammatory mediators, and agr system expression in acute and chronic PJIs caused by Staphylococcus species.
AIM 2: To characterize the whole genome of Staphylococcus species isolated from acute and chronic PJIs.
AIM 3: To develop an in vitro platform to investigate the role of the agr quorum sensing (QS) system in biofilm formation, modulation of the immune response, and antibiotic susceptibility.
Italy
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