Matthew Kostelac
Matthew Kostelac
The rise of antibiotic resistant bacteria stands to become a major threat to public health in the future, and new novel antibiotics are more important than ever as a result. In order to develop such a novel antibiotic, I am attempting to optimize a compound known to weakly inhibit the SigmaE pathway, an important stress-response pathway in Gram-negative bacteria. Upon developing enough compounds, they will be evaluated for effectives using a previously-developed reporter assay.
Major:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology with Molecular and Cell Biology Option
Exhibition Category:
Health and Life Sciences
Exhibition Format:
Poster Presentation
Campus:
University Park
Faculty Sponsor:
Kenneth Keiler
Location:
Alumni Hall, HUB-Robeson Center
Poster Number:
185