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Abstract:

Bacteriophages (phages) are viruses of bacteria. Phages play a major role in the life cycle and evolution of Vibrio cholerae, the causative agent of cholera. We have identified and characterized a group of phages that closely associate with V. cholerae during infection of humans. We are studying the arms race between them and V. cholerae, and are developing a preventative for cholera using the phages.

Biography

Andrew Camilli is a Professor in the Department of Molecular Biology & Microbiology at the Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, USA.  He earned a PhD in Microbiology from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, then did postdoctoral training at the Harvard University School of Medicine.  He has been a faculty member at Tufts University since 1995.  His laboratory investigates the virulence and transmission properties of human pathogens, and are developing vaccines and bacteriophage products to prevent infections.