News
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Publication in Nat. Commun. on phage-specific cell permeabilization
Our newest publication in Nature Communications: “Lethal permeabilization of host bacteria to small-molecule compounds during phage penetration“
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Paper in J. Bac. on phage-derived proteins and conjugates induce pilus detachment
Our paper in Journal of Bacteriology: “Phage-derived proteins and conjugates induce pilus detachment” offers mechanistic insights into how ssRNA phages exploit bacterial T4P as part of their infection pathway.
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New paper describes a novel microfluidic approach to phage isolation
A new publication in Science Advances describes a novel way to isolate and characterize phages from the environment using a water-in-oil microfluidic droplet system. This work is the product of a DARPA-supported collaboration between the CPT and the Han Lab…
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Newest Nature publication on MurJ inhibition by single-gene lysis proteins
Read the newest publication by Ry Young: “Convergent MurJ flippase inhibition by phage lysis proteins“.
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Paper on the Lysis cassette of jumbophage PhiKZ
Publication on characterizing the Lysis cassette of the Pseudomonas jumbophage phiKZ: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-36188-9
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Michael Awuah Awarded 2025 Thomas L. Patterson Graduate Student Fellowship
Established by Dr. Steffanie Strathdee and Dr. Thomas Patterson after the CPT’s historic involvement in the “Patterson case”—a landmark intervention using phage therapy in the US—the Thomas L. Patterson Graduate Student Fellowship aims to bolster innovative research in the field…
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Frankie Antillon receives 2024 Thomas L. Patterson Graduate Fellowship
Generously funded by Drs. Steffanie Strathdee and Thomas Patterson since 2019 to encourage graduate-level phage research at the CPT, this year’s Thomas L. Patterson Graduate Fellowship goes to Frankie Antillon. Frankie Antillon recently earned her Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular…
