Strengthening antibiotic resistance surveillance in retail foods
Official title: NARMS Cooperative Agreement Program to Strengthen Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens
Funded at Connecticut State Dept of Public Health · NIH-11520756 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This grant funds a public health lab to monitor antibiotic resistance in bacteria from meat and seafood sold in Connecticut stores.
Quick facts
| Grant type | U01 cooperative agreement |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Connecticut State Dept of Public Health NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Hartford, United States) |
| Project start | September 1, 2020 |
| Project end | August 31, 2030 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $199,860 |
| NIH project number | 2U01FD007158-07 |
| Project ID | NIH-11520756 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Not applicable (this is a population-level surveillance effort, not a patient-recruiting study).
✕Less likely to help
Individuals will not be enrolled as patients in this grant; the work focuses on surveillance of retail foods.
What this research studies
Public health laboratories will continuously collect retail food samples from groceries across Connecticut and perform microbiology testing to identify antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as Salmonella, Campylobacter, E. coli, Enterococcus, Vibrio, and Aeromonas. The project supports a full-time staff member responsible for sample collection, laboratory testing, and data reporting to track resistance trends over time. By maintaining participation in the national NARMS program, the effort aims to detect emerging resistance patterns and inform food safety actions to protect the community.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could lead to earlier detection of resistant bacteria in foods and better guidance for preventing foodborne illnesses in the public.
How similar studies have gone: National NARMS surveillance has a track record of informing policy and food safety practices.
Where this research is happening
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Connecticut State Dept of Public Health
Hartford, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Razeq, Jafar — Connecticut State Dept of Public Health
- Study coordinator: Razeq, Jafar
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.