About Us
Welcome to the web page of the Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab run by Dr Siouxsie Wiles, an Associate Professor at the University of Auckland in Aotearoa New Zealand. The Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab is physically located within the Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology in the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences. Check out this video to see why we are called the Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab.
Siouxsie is interested in all sorts of things related to infectious microbes and
antibiotic resistance, so members of the Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab work on a variety of different projects. Check out the Projects tab for more details. The Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab is also changing the way it does things so that it can practice more open and reproducible research.
Projects
Evolution in Action
What influences how infectious gut microbes are?
Fungi to the Rescue
Could New Zealand's fungi be a source of new antibiotics?
Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria (NTMs)
Can we use caterpillars to find out more about how these bacteria cause disease?
Open Source Period
Are menstrual cups as safe as they are advertised?
Sewers for Superbug Surveillance
Can we use sewage water to predict antibiotic resistance genes?
