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Colin Charnock

Colin Charnock

Job title
  • Professor
Visiting address
  • Pilestredet 50, 0167 Oslo
  • Office number: G312
Phone
  • Mobile: +47 992 74 267
  • Office: +47 672 36 275
E-mail
  • colin.charnock@oslomet.no
Affiliation

About

About

Colin Charnock is a professor of microbiology at the Faculty of Health Sciences (OsloMet) where he specializes in research on microbiomes, antibiotic resistance, and drug development. He holds a joint honours degree in microbiology and biochemistry from Kings College London and a master’s degree in molecular biology from the University of Oslo (UiO). His PhD from the Department of Pharmacy (UiO) was based on investigations in the field of molecular systematics of bacteria. He has industrial experience where he worked mainly on evaluating and improving methods of clean drinking water production and distribution .

Subject areas

Microbiology   Biochemistry   Molecular biology   Antibiotics   Microbiomes  Drug development  Drinking water quality

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Publications and research

Scientific publications

Amer, Ahmed; Charnock, Colin ; Nguyen, Sanko (2025). The impact of surface charge on the interaction of cholesterol-free fusogenic liposomes with planktonic microbial cells and biofilms. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. Vol. 669.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2024.125088

Amer, Ahmed; Charnock, Colin ; Ovchinnikov, Kirill V.; Thorstensen, Tage; Nguyen, Sanko (2025). Phospholipid acyl chain length modulation: a strategy to enhance liposomal drug delivery of the hydrophobic bacteriocin Micrococcin P1 to biofilms. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Vol. 211.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejps.2025.107149

Amer, Ahmed; Naqvi, Maria; Charnock, Colin (2024). Genomics of Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecalis isolated from the ocular surface of dry eye disease sufferers. Experimental Eye Research. Vol. 248.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2024.110071

Naqvi, Maria; Fineide, Fredrik; Utheim, Tor Paaske ; Charnock, Colin (2024). Culture- and non-culture-based approaches reveal unique features of the ocular microbiome in dry eye patients. The ocular surface. Vol. 32.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtos.2024.02.002

Naqvi, Maria; Utheim, Tor Paaske ; Charnock, Colin (2024). Whole genome sequencing and characterization of Corynebacterium isolated from the healthy and dry eye ocular surface. BMC Microbiology. Vol. 24.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-024-03517-9

Amer, Ahmed; Charnock, Colin ; Nguyen, Sanko (2024). Novel Teixobactin Analogues Show Promising In Vitro Activity on Biofilm Formation by Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecalis. Current Microbiology. Vol. 81.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00284-024-03857-9

Rochette, Yngvild Bergsholm; Feiring, Marte ; Charnock, Colin ; Krogstad, Tonje ; Holm, Lene Berge (2023). Positioning of community pharmacists in interactions with general practitioners and patients regarding prescribing and using antibiotics. Journal of Interprofessional Care. Vol. 37.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2023.2203698

Rochette, Yngvild Bergsholm; Feiring, Marte ; Charnock, Colin ; Holm, Lene Berge ; Krogstad, Tonje (2023). Exploring patients' adherence to antibiotics by understanding their health knowledge and relational communication in encounters with pharmacists and physicians. Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy (ERCSP). Vol. 12.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcsop.2023.100372

Charnock, Colin (2023). Agar og fosfat – ikke så skjønn forening. Bioingeniøren. Vol. 2023.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3085897

Tunsjø, Hege ; Ullmann, Ingvild Falkum; Charnock, Colin (2023). A preliminary study of the use of MinION sequencing to specifically detect Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in culture swipes containing multiple serovars of this species. Scientific Reports. Vol. 13.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-35279-1



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Research reports

Amer, Ahmed; Nguyen, Sanko ; Charnock, Colin (2025). Antibiofilm Activity of Novel Antimicrobial Peptides and Liposomal Encapsulation as a Promising Approach to Enhance Their Efficacy. ISBN: 9788283646955. OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5009813

Khoje, Abhijit Datta; Gundersen, Lise-Lotte; Charnock, Colin (2011). Deaza analogs of antimycobacterial 6-aryl-9-benzyl purines: Synthesis and biological activities. 113 p. Universitetet i Oslo.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3635788



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Dissemination

Kiselev, Yury ; Charnock, Colin (2020). Legemidler og vaksiner mot covid-19: Hva er status per i dag?.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3519194

Nygaard, Anders Benteson; Charnock, Colin ; Meisal, Roger (2020). A preliminary study on the potential of Nanopore MinION and Illumina MiSeq 16S rRNA gene sequencing to characterize building-dust microbiomes. Scientific Reports.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-59771-0

Nygaard, Anders Benteson; Charnock, Colin (2017). Indoor climate in kindergartens: Bacterial composition of floor dust. MetaSUB 2017.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3605491

Nygaard, Anders Benteson; Charnock, Colin (2017). Indoor climate in kindergartens: Bacterial composition of floor dust. Healthy Buildings Europe 2017. ISIAQ.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4947722

Nygaard, Anders Benteson; Charnock, Colin (2016). Environmental bacterial antibiotic resistance genes in floor dust in a Norwegian kindergarten. Indoor Air 2016. International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3577634

Kaasa, Kristin; Thvedt, Thor Håkon Krane; Tvedt, Thor Håkon Krane; Sundby, Eirik; Charnock, Colin ; Hoff, Bård Helge (2011). Chiral derivatives of Butenafine and Terbinafine: synthesis and antifungal activity. Organisk Kjemisk Vintermøte. Universitetet i Oslo.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4972932

Thvedt, Thor Håkon Krane; Kaasa, Kristin; Sundby, Eirik; Charnock, Colin ; Hoff, Bård Helge (2011). Chiral derivatives of Butenafine and Terbinafine: synthesis and antifungal activity. 17. European Symposium on Organic Chemistry. University of Crete.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3721361

Khoje, Abhijit Datta; Gundersen, Lise-Lotte; Charnock, Colin ; Wan, Baojie; Franzblau, Scott (2011). Deaza analogs of antimycobacterial 6-aryl-9-benzyl purines: Imidazopyridines, Pyrrolopyridines and benzimidazoles. 26th Organic Chemistry Winter meeting.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3785963

Khoje, Abhijit Datta; Kulendern, Aisvareya; Gundersen, Lise-Lotte; Charnock, Colin ; Wan, Baojie; Franzblau, Scott (2010). Synthesis of non-purine analogs of 6-aryl-9-benzylpurines, and their antimycotbacterial activities. 18th International Conference on Organic Synthesis (ICOS-18).
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4206906

Khoje, Abhijit Datta; Kulendrn, Aisvareya; Charnock, Colin ; Gundersen, Lise-Lotte (2010). Synthesis of non-purine analogs of 6-aryl-9-benzylpurines, and their antimycotbacterial activities. Compounds modified in the imidazole and/or pyrimidine ring. Organisk-kjemisk vintermøte (OKV25).
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3506056



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