))
Immune-Based Therapies with Dr. Victor Nizet (Ep. 4)
Manage episode 477208548 series 3659455
Content provided by Shriya Bhat, Harvard BCI, Shriya Bhat, and Harvard BCI. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Shriya Bhat, Harvard BCI, Shriya Bhat, and Harvard BCI or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://ppacc.player.fm/legal.
Dr. Victor Nizet, Professor of Pediatrics and Vice Chair for Basic Research at UC San Diego details some of the innovative approaches being used in his lab to fight infectious disease, namely, host-targeted immune based therapies. We discuss many of the major problems in infectious disease, including antibiotic resistance, novel drug mechanisms, and the challenges of developing sepsis therapies (and how the Nizet Lab is working to combat them).
11 episodes
Share
