Lecture by Prof. Graham Hatfull: Mycobacteriophages: Diversity, dynamics and therapy

We are very pleased to have Prof. Graham Hatfull share his inspiring body of work on mycobacteriophages through live in discussion with us. Graham Hatfull’s research focuses on the molecular genetics of the mycobacteria and their bacteriophages. His work with students has served as an impressive model for the HHMI Science Education Alliance Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science (SEA-PHAGES) program in the United States that introduces undergraduate students to authentic scientific research in a two-term course and has facilitated collection of over 15,000 phage isolates. This collection of phages led to the creation of a phage cocktail that was recently used to fight an antibiotic resistant infection in a 15-year old lung transplant patient.

Prof. Hatfull will be joining us from Pittsburgh, USA on Wednesday, 17 June at 6.30 pm Indian Standard Time (IST)/ 9 am Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Register here.