Microverse Seminar - Sebastian Leptihn

Speaker: Prof. Sebastian Leptihn, Biochemistry & Microbiology at the Health & Medical University Erfurt

Title: Phage Therapy: An Evolutionary Tug-of-War with Bacterial Pathogens

Start time: 12:15

Place: HKI Jena, Seminar Room Pasteur

Sebastian and his team study bacteriophages as antimicrobial therapeutics, focusing on phage resistance, phage-antibiotic synergy, and membrane interactions. Using techniques like microfluidics and single-molecule fluorescence, they investigate phage-host dynamics and membrane protein function. They also apply bioinformatics to model infections and analyze phage genomes. Find out more about his fascinating research!