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The Perfect Predator: A Scientist's Race to Save Her Husband from a Deadly Superbug: A Memoir

The incredible medical thriller of a scientist's fight to save her husband's life from a lethal, antibiotic-resistant superbug--by rediscovering a neglected therapeutic approach to killing bacteria. Steffanie Strathdee is an epidemiologist, and her husband Tom Patterson is a psychologist. Together they were vacationing in Egypt when Tom got sick. What at first seemed like a simple stomach bug soon turned out to be an infection of one of the most... Read more

On October 5th, 2022 Genome Startup Day brought together front-line phage researchers and startup founders to talk about the state of phage research and some of its commercial opportunities. Founder and CEO of Phase Genomics Ivan Liachko hosted Jonathan Eisen, UC Davis professor of genomics and microbiology as well as a panel discussion moderated by Julianna LeMieux of Genetic Engineering News , with startup founders Jessica Sacher of Phage Directory , Nathan Brown of Parallel Health and Minmin (Mimi) Yen, of PhagePro .

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Phase Genomics is creating a database of phage and the bacteria they infect. Viruses that infect bacteria, phage are the most abundant microbes on earth. At the same time, we know very little about the bacteria that phage infect.

Unlike other forms of genome sequencing, Phase Genomics’ technology links phage genomes with their bacterial hosts and can reconstruct both bacterial and phage genomes and their interactions. This is important because the problem of antimicrobial resistance is leading researchers to investigate phage as alternatives to antibiotics. If phage will be used to treat infections, it will... Read more

According to Dr. Graham Hatfull, there are more phage particles than all other forms of life. Now, your students can study phage, too. HHMI is accepting applications from institutions across the US to join the SEA-PHAGES project and bring a Course-based Research Experience to your class.

The application deadline is October 31, 2017. If you're interested in learning more about the SEA-PHAGES program, download the attached pdf document. You can find additional details and apply for the program at www.HHMI.org/SEA