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- C&T Round Up for September 2024!This month we heard about how Sartorius' columns can bring down endotoxins close to zero. There's also a new phage data resource called Phage Base! Lastly, we also picked a couple of super interesting papers this month — one about how…
- Using monolith chromatography to purify phagesHow do we remove impurities from our phage preparations, and get our endotoxins down close to zero? This week we've got Ažbe Žnidaršič and Lucija Rebula from Sartorius BIA Separations here to tell us about how CIMmultus monolith…
- Our Phage Picks for September 2024!It's Phage Picks time! This week we've got the sixth rendition of our new format, where we share the papers we keep bookmarked, and keep coming back to.
- PhageBase: A visual atlas of phagesThis week Aaryan Harshith, sophomore student at Stanford (and one of Jess' new labmates!) shares how and why he built a hand-curated database of phage TEM images. Check it out and add yours!
- C&T Round Up for August 2024!This month, we recap what we learned about AI spreadsheet tools, how phage funding has changed over the years, and the rise of phage research in Latin America!
- Building Latin America's phage network: a journey to Phage Option 2024'Phage Option 2024' in Cartagena, Colombia is happening this December! This week we learn the story of its organizers, a group of mostly female Latin American scientists, and how they've advanced phage science by forming networks and…
- Getting phage research funded: Joe Campbell reflects on a career at NIAIDHow do we get our phage grants funded? We start by getting to know our program officers! Joe Campbell has played a key role in shaping phage research funding for the last decade during his time at NIAID, and this week shares how he sees the…
- Can AI extract data from a messy spreadsheet?What if we could instantly extract information we need from a spreadsheet (like raw plate reader data) in just a click? Can AI help? This week, Jan writes about a project he worked on for Sphinx Bio, where he tried to extract data from…
- C&T Round Up for July 2024!This month, we recap what we learned about phage genome analysis tools, phage production pipelines, n of 1 clinical trials, and more!
- N of 1 trials vs. compassionate use for phage therapyWhat are 'n of 1' clinical trials, how do they compare to compassionate use, and how might they be used for phages? This week Jessica shares musings about this topic, which has been swirling in her brain for a while now...
- Our Phage Picks for July 2024!It's Phage Picks time! This week we've got the fifth rendition of our new format, where we share the papers we keep bookmarked, and keep coming back to.
- Building on the shoulders of phage giantsThis week, we feature Bishoy Maher Zaki, a PhD researcher who transitioned from phage isolation to phage bioinformatics. He’s currently streamlining phage genome analysis tools for the research community — and is asking for help from the…
- C&T Round Up for June 2024!For this month, we found some super interesting phage papers, heard about phage-vectored vaccine production, and more!
- Building a SEED library for One HealthThis week, Jonathan Moore tells us how (and why) he founded nonprofit GSD Bio to build a lactococcal phage-based vaccine production system as a public good.
- Our Phage Picks for June 2024!It's Phage Picks time! This week we've got the fourth rendition of our new format (and Jan's favourite..!) where we share the papers we keep bookmarked, and keep coming back to.
(Yes, Jan now reads more phage papers than Jessica, and she's…
- Insights from the 6th Bacteriophage Therapy Summit 2024This week we're featuring Michael Shamash's reflections on a couple of noteworthy topics covered at this year's Hanson Wade phage summit. Michael is a McGill University PhD student by day / awesome Phage Directory volunteer by night —…
- C&T Round Up for May 2024!Round up time! This month we covered why phage researchers are flocking to Australia in July (and California in June!), discussed our 'phage picks' for this month, and shared a very special story from one of the researchers that make up the…
- Phage therapy is unfettered by bordersThis week, we hear from Gabor Apjok, who has responded to many of our Phage Alerts. Working out of his lab in Hungary, he has successfully isolated and supplied phages that have gone on to treat several patients around the world.
- You're invited to the 2024 International Soil Virus Conference!What are viruses doing in soil? This week we hear from Dr. Gary Trubl about an upcoming conference he's co-organizing in Livermore, California dedicated to soil virus biology!
- Our Phage Picks for May 2024!Here's the third rendition of our new format: Phage Picks — where we share the papers we keep bookmarked... and keep coming back to.
