PhD Thesis: New Therapy Approach Against E.coli ST131 Infection: Nanoparticle Based Targeted Antimicrobial Agents
Year: 2018
PI: Füsun Can
Where is she now? Senior Researcher, KUISCID, Koç University, Türkiye
PhD in Cellular and Molecular Medicine (Medical Microbiology Route), Koc University, Türkiye
MSC in Medical Physiology, Koç University, Türkiye
BSc in Chemistry, Koç University, Türkiye
I am interested in alternative approaches on the treatment of biofilm-related infections and currently working on a project to design a targeted drug delivery system to treat urinary tract E.coli infections.
From a post-doc’s experiences: KUISCID
As a post-doc, I have experienced the great research facilities of Koç University and had the chance to combine my chemistry background with microbial world. I am currently working on a project to design a targeted drug delivery system on the treatment of urinary tract E.coli infections. As a multi-disciplinary study, this project combines chemistry (synthesis and characterization of targeted nanoparticle cargo systems), microbiology (bacterial susceptibility tests, biofilm experiments and imaging) and physics (laser research for boosting up the drug inhibition). If you are also interested in such collaborative works to create a novel impact on science, join us!