Conference Chair
Post Doctoral Researcher
Post Doctoral Researcher
Post Doctoral Researcher
PhD student & Developer
Dr. Daniel Nelson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Veterinary Medicine at the Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR). His research focuses on bacteriophage endolysins, exploring their structure and function to develop alternative antimicrobials against bacterial pathogens. With extensive experience in protein engineering and antimicrobial resistance, Dr. Nelson aims to harness phage-derived enzymes for therapeutic applications. His work contributes to the growing field of phage-based biocontrol strategies in veterinary and human medicine.
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Dr. Zuzanna Drulis-Kawa is a Professor at the Department of Pathogens Biology and Immunology at the University of Wroclaw, Poland. Her research focuses on bacteriophage therapy, antimicrobial resistance, and phage-bacteria interactions, with a particular emphasis on developing phage-derived treatments for multidrug-resistant bacterial infections. She has published extensively on phage endolysins, depolymerases, and phage-host interactions, contributing to the advancement of phage-based therapeutics.
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Dr. Pilar García is a Principal Investigator at the Dairy Institute of Asturias under the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). Her research is centered on bacteriophage-derived lytic proteins as natural antimicrobials for improving food safety and biopreservation in the dairy industry.
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PD Dr. Mathias Schmelcher is a leading researcher in enzyme-based antimicrobial agents, specializing in bacteriophage-derived lysins for combating antibiotic-resistant bacteria. As the Head of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at ZHAW School of Life Sciences and Facility Management, he co-leads research efforts focusing on the application of phage-derived proteins in medical and biotechnological contexts.
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Dr. Rayen Ignacia Leon Quezada is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences at the University of Copenhagen, working within the Food Safety and Zoonoses section. Her research focuses on foodborne pathogens, bacteriophage-based biocontrol, and antimicrobial resistance, contributing to efforts aimed at enhancing food safety and public health. As part of her postdoctoral work, Dr. Leon Quezada investigates phage-host interactions and molecular strategies to mitigate bacterial contamination in food systems. Her expertise extends to zoonotic diseases, microbial diagnostics, and veterinary microbiology, ensuring the development of sustainable solutions for controlling foodborne pathogens.
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Dr. Hongping Wei is a Principal Investigator at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, specializing in bacteriophage-derived antimicrobials, molecular diagnostics, and analytical instrumentation development. With a strong background in protein engineering and pathogen detection, his research has led to significant advancements in rapid diagnostic methods and novel antimicrobial strategies.
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Dr. Han Yang is a computational biologist specializing in bacteriophage bioinformatics, machine learning applications in genomics, and phage-host interaction modeling. His research focuses on developing advanced algorithms for phage genome analysis, tail module prediction, and prophage detection, contributing to phage-based therapeutic strategies and microbiome studies. Dr. Yang has collaborated with institutions such as Harbin Institute of Technology and other research centers, leading projects that apply hidden Markov models (HMMs), density-based clustering (DBSCAN), and deep learning techniques to identify and characterize bacteriophages. His work on PhageTailFinder, a tool for detecting and annotating phage tail modules, has significantly improved the identification of phage-host interactions and phage morphology classification. Additionally, his contributions to DBSCAN-SWA, a high-speed tool for prophage detection and annotation, have advanced the field of microbial genomics and viromics.
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Dr. Carlos São-José is a Group Leader at iMed.ULisboa and Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon (FFULisboa). His research focuses on phage-bacteria interactions, particularly the molecular and biophysical mechanisms of phage genome delivery and phage-derived antibacterials to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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Dr. Vikas Jain is a leading researcher in Mycobacterium and Mycobacteriophage biology, with a strong focus on molecular biology, biochemistry, and bacterial stress responses. His work has significantly contributed to understanding bacteriophage endolysins, stringent response mechanisms, and holin-mediated bacterial lysis, providing insights into alternative antibacterial strategies.
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