Episode 45 – Bacteriophages for the Treatment of Antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) Bacterial Infections with Dr Graham F. Hatfull
Episode 45 – Bacteriophages for the Treatment of Antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) Bacterial Infections with Dr Graham F. Hatfull
In this episode of Going anti-Viral, Dr Michael Saag speaks with Dr Graham Hatfull, a Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr Hatfull joins Dr Saag to discuss Bacteriophages for the treatment of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bacterial infections. Dr Hatfull provides an overview of the types of bacteriophages and how they can be used to treat antimicrobial-resistant bacteria. Dr Hatfull and Dr Saag discuss the challenges of treating bacterial infections with phages, given the diversity and complexity of the different types of bacteria, and bringing phage treatments to scale. Finally, they discuss what future research is needed to overcome the challenges of phage treatment and look to the future where technology enables synthetically produced phages to provide targeted therapy to antimicrobial resistant bacteria.
Resources:
- Episode 10 – Harnessing the Power of Bacteriophages With Dr Robert Schooley:
- Exploring Bacteriophage Therapy for Drug-Resistant
- Bacterial Infections Robert T. Schooley, MD: https://www.iasusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/31-1-23.pdf
- The inaugural Conference on Bacteriophages: Biology, Dynamics, and Therapeutics:https://www.iasusa.org/bacteriophage-conference/