John Tregoning

Jan 13, 2025 | thequietus.com | Luke Turner |John Tregoning

The narrative around extending life has been overtaken by a weird cabal of billionaire techbros, who appear to treat it like a video game where the goal is to get 100% completion, rather than to try, as much as possible, to enjoy the experience and process of ageing.

Jan 8, 2025 | timeshighereducation.com | John Tregoning

Retirement isn’t quite what it used to be. The days of the golden carriage clock and, more importantly, the golden pension are over. This is because over the past century the age profile of most post-industrial countries has morphed from a triangle (many more young than old people) to a rectangle (roughly equal distribution of different ages). Indeed Japan is moving towards an inverted trapezium, with more old than young people.

Nov 27, 2024 | nature.com | Adrian Najer |Patrick Charchar |Kersti Karu |Colleen N. Loynachan |John Tregoning |Ivan P Parkin | +3 more

AbstractStaphylococcus aureus is a leading cause of nosocomial implant-associated infections, causing significant morbidity and mortality, underscoring the need for rapid, non-invasive, and cost-effective diagnostics. Here, we optimise the synthesis of renal-clearable gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) for enhanced catalytic activity with the aim of developing a sensitive colourimetric diagnostic for bacterial infection.

Sep 12, 2024 | nature.com | Stephen Baker |Sophie L. Higham |Josefin Bartholdson Scott |Leah Roberts |Simon Watson |Mili Estee Torok | +2 more

AbstractThe use of monoclonal antibodies for the control of drug resistant nosocomial bacteria may alleviate a reliance on broad spectrum antimicrobials for treatment of infection. We identify monoclonal antibodies that may prevent infection caused by carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii.

Dec 19, 2023 | nature.com | John Tregoning

In September I got promoted to full professor. Achieving this long-sought career goal led me to reflect on what advice I could share with others hoping to do something similar. As a lifelong gamer, I realized that academia is not dissimilar to open-world role-playing video games. In this type of game, the player has complete control over what happens (as seen in the Grand Theft Auto series, for example), rather than just playing as the protagonist, who follows a pre-set path (as in The Last of Us).