Mwangi Joseph2
@josephm41100517
Biochemist/ Molecular Biology/ Molecular Medicine/Special Interest in Phage Biology/phage therapy/evolution/ host-interactions
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25-07-2017 20:52:20
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๐ถ With weeks to live, musician Paul Laszlo found hope in cutting-edge #phagetherapy, Iredell Lab successfully treating a severe chest infection. Thanks to innovative research, he's now thriving and back on stage! ๐ชโจ Read his inspiring story: medicalresearch.nsw.gov.au/how-phage-therโฆ
๐จ New paper by Dr Mark D M Davis & colleagues dives into the economics of antimicrobial use & how decisions around antibiotics contribute to #antimicrobialresistance (#AMR). ๐๐ฐ Socio-economic factors need to be considered to improve AMR interventions! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/14โฆ
LA Biotech startup Parallel Health has announced an expanded protocol for personalized skin treatments using microbiome science & #phagetherapy. Their approach combines microbiome testing, custom #phage serums, & prescriptions to address skin conditions. buff.ly/8Qb8Fn6
.University of Glasgow is hiring a Research Associate, to study mechanisms and evolutionary dynamics of #phage-anti-phage systems, specifically newly discovered anti-phage systems in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. buff.ly/lrdSenp
Eleanor Rand (Harvard Medical School) et al published a paper on targeted #phage discovery method Phage DisCo. Using isogenic, fluorescently tagged bacteria they rapidly identify phages w/ specific infection traits streamlining targeted isolation from complex samples buff.ly/XwkrM4n
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Having strong expertise in phage isolation and characterisation, computational skills including Linux and programming languages such as Python, Perl, and Bash, work as a "Research Associate" in aquaculture at the University of Leicester. #phages #research jobs.thephage.xyz/2025/07/29/resโฆ