Mr Christian Dzuvor

PhD Student
Chemical Engineering
Monash University

chrisdzuv.cd@gmail.com

Research Activities

  • Engineering bifunctional protein nanoparticle as antibiotics to kill superbugs
  • Engineering supramolecular enzyme nanoparticle to tackle antimicrobial resistance
  • Engineering multienzyme assemblies as a novel antimicrobial agent to fight bacterial infections

Techniques/Expertise

  • Protein engineering
  • Recombinant Technology
  • Protein therapeutics
  • Protein/peptide self-assembly
  • Bioengineering 
  • VLP therapeutics
  • Antibody Engineering
  • Biological assays

Collaborations

Dr Lizhong He ( Monash University)
A/Prof Victoria Haritos ( Monash University)
Dr. Hsin-Hui Shen ( Monash University)

Disease Models

  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
  • Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE)
  • Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA)
  • Streptococcus pneumonia
  • carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)
  •  Klebsiella pneumonia, 
  • multidrug-resistant(MDR) Clostridium difficile, 
  • Multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter 

Genetically Modified Organisms

Gram positive and Gram negative Bacteria

Other members with similar research interests

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Prof Ben Howden

Department of Microbiology and Immunology University of Melbourne SEE FULL PROFILE >

Dr John Boyce

Department of Microbiology Monash University SEE FULL PROFILE >

Mr Arfatur Rahman

Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences Monash University SEE FULL PROFILE >

Upcoming Events

  • Aug 1

    VIIN Careers Evening 2024

    Walter and Eliza Hall Institute REGISTER | MORE INFO
  • Nov 8

    VIIN Young Investigator Symposium 2024

    Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University MORE INFO
  • Feb 19

    Lorne Infection and Immunity Conference 2024

    Mantra Lorne MORE INFO