Laboratory of Bacterial Pathogenesis and Immunology

Facing up to a looming crisis

The dramatic increase of antibioticresistant microbes could render us defenseless against common infections, undoing a century of medical progress. Strategies to counter it are emerging—but the clock is ticking.

Laboratory of Bacterial Pathogenesis and Immunology

More than one way to kill a microbe

Laboratory of Bacterial Pathogenesis and Immunology

Half-human, half-viral: A hybrid weapon against dangerous microbes

‘60 percent of a bacterium’s cell wall consists of carbohydrates.’