Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases

Prof. Udi Qimron

Prof. Qimron, PhD, is at the Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology. He has authored over 50 scientific articles, some in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science, and Cell. He won the prestigious ERC grant twice. He is also the CTO of a company established based on his inventions, Trobix-Bio.

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CRISPR-Cas for bacterial resistance

Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is among the top three major health threats according to the World Health Organization. Rather than producing more antibiotics, which may worsen the problem, we have taken a unique approach, in which we reverse bacterial resistance to antibiotics. Our approach uses the genetic engineering tool, CRISPR-Cas, to eliminate resistance genes from bacteria, and at the same time to enable growth of antibiotic-sensitive bacteria.