A new PreMiEr manuscript finds that long-read DNA sequencing provides greater species-level detail for profiling fungal communities in indoor environments compared to short-read methods, offering practical guidance for indoor mycobiome researchers.
PreMiEr directors Claudia Gunsch and Joe Brown argue in Environmental Science and Technology that effective built environment microbial control requires moving beyond pathogen-killing toward microbiome-informed engineering that considers full community dynamics.
Dr. Stephen Fiore delivered a PreMiEr seminar on how structured team science and shared mental models can improve collaboration in complex interdisciplinary research environments, using PreMiEr integration meetings as a case study.
A new PreMiEr preprint finds that enhanced sink drain cleaning in hospitals reduces dangerous pathogens by driving ecological replacement rather than sterilization, with no effect on nearby countertop surfaces.
A new PreMiEr preprint introduces the concept of antipathobiotics, precision interventions that target pathogens in hospital environments while preserving beneficial microbes, offering an ecological alternative to broad-spectrum disinfection.
Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna will speak at UNC on March 26th on how CRISPR is shaping the future of gene editing, human health, and global challenges.
A new PreMiEr scoping review finds CRISPR shows lab-based promise for targeting hospital pathogens, but no real-world healthcare applications exist yet, highlighting a major gap between concept and practice.
PreMiEr researchers have identified a key source of error in Oxford Nanopore long-read sequencing and developed a simple library preparation fix that eliminates barcode crosstalk, improving accuracy for low-biomass microbiome samples.
A new PreMiEr systematic review maps how quantitative microbial risk assessment has been applied in healthcare environments, identifying gaps and opportunities for more rigorous infection risk modeling.
A new PreMiEr scoping review finds probiotic cleaners can reduce drug-resistant pathogens in healthcare settings, but calls for more rigorous trials before they can be widely recommended as an alternative to conventional disinfectants.
A new PreMiEr scoping review finds that far-UVC light shows promise for reducing pathogens in healthcare environments, but calls for more rigorous real-world research before widespread clinical adoption.
A new PreMiEr study finds dangerous drug-resistant pathogens in 75% of sink and surface samples from two high-burden hospitals in Bolivia, reinforcing the role of hospital plumbing as a major source of healthcare-associated infection risk.