# Vet-LIRN Network Capacity-Building Projects

> **NIH FDA U18** · ARKANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE · 2022 · $82,000

## Abstract

Project Summary / Abstract
The current capabilities of the Bacteriology (BACT) section in antibiotic sensitivity testing (AST) rely on
equipment that provides inconsistent reporting and often requires us to fall back to methods that only
give qualitative results. Both of which make it impossible to track any trends in susceptibilities. The
Sensititre AST system provides consistent, quantitative results, and when paired with the AIM automated
plate-loader, would increase the efficiency and accuracy of sample processing greatly. The BIOMIC V3
plate reader and data management system would give us AST breakpoints based on the most current
Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) guidelines and quantifiable data that would allow for
antibiotic resistance tracking. With this new data management capability, we would be able to participate
in the NAHLN Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Pilot Program.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10603020
- **Project number:** 1U18FD007728-01
- **Recipient organization:** ARKANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
- **Principal Investigator:** Russ Summers
- **Activity code:** U18 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $82,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2022-09-01 → 2023-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10603020

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10603020, Vet-LIRN Network Capacity-Building Projects (1U18FD007728-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10603020. Licensed CC0.

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