About This Webinar
The emergence and spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria is a serious public health threat. Scientists are developing creative ways to combat drug-resistant microbes that will result in better clinical treatment strategies. In this webinar, researchers will discuss new bacteriophage approaches to fight antibiotic-resistant microbes.

Topics to be covered

• Single-stranded RNA bacteriophages
• Bacteriophages as novel antibacterials



Presenters
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    Lanying Zeng, PhD
    Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Biophysics, Center for Phage Technology, Texas A&M University
    Lanying Zeng obtained her Ph.D. in theoretical and applied mechanics with a minor in computational science and engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2007. She then switched to experimental biophysics and systems biology during her postdoc. In 2012, she started her lab as an Assistant Professor in the department of biochemistry and biophysics and the center for phage technology at Texas A&M University. She uses single-cell and single-molecule assays combined with mathematical modeling to study the cellular decision-making process.
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    Junjie Zhang, PhD
    Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Biophysics, Center for Phage Technology, Texas A&M University
    Junjie Zhang obtained his Ph.D. in structural biology from Baylor College of Medicine in 2009. He then went on for his postdoc training at Stanford University. In 2014, Dr. Zhang set up his lab at the department of biochemistry and biophysics at Texas A&M University. His research focuses on defining the mechanism of action and structures underlying pathogen-host interactions. He uses a set of research tools, particularly high-resolution cryo-electron microscopy and computational modeling, to study and apply bacteriophages for combating bacterial infections.
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