When:
Thursday, March 8, 2018
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM CT
Where: Robert H Lurie Medical Research Center, Baldwin Auditorium, 303 E. Superior, Chicago, IL 60611 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Contact:
Dr. Karla Satchell
(312) 503-2162
Group: Department of Microbiology-Immunology Seminars/Events
Category: Lectures & Meetings
Bacteriology Faculty Search Candidate
"Bacterial Survival by Ribosome Methylation and Silencing"
M.-N. Frances Yap / St. Louis University
Description
Ribosome constitutes one-third of the bacterial biomass and serves as a successful target for >50% of the therapeutically important antibiotics. In this presentation, I will discuss the consequences of ribosome methylation and hibernation on antibiotic resistance and translational stress response.