Dr. Frederic Bertels from Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Germany will join the 7th World Congress Targeting Phage Therapy.
Topic: Improving Phages Through Experimental Evolution.
Key points
- Overview of lab projects focusing on experimental evolution approaches to study phages.
- Experimental evolution enables:
1. Modification of host ranges of phages.
2. Examination of how antibiotics impact resistance evolution.
3. Alteration of phage life history traits. - Experimental evolution serves as the primary tool for developing PhiX174, a model phage, into a therapeutic agent.
Targeting Phage Therapy 2024
June 20-21, 2024 – Malta