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Dr. Saima Aslam and colleagues at IPATH / UCSD School of Medicine and Ampliphi Biosciences report on their use of IV phage therapy to treat biofilms associated with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs). This is now a protocol guiding cli

Phage scientists! It's time for the International Society for Viruses of Microorganisms (ISVM) elections. If you're a member, you can run for: President-elect, Vice-President, Secretary, Secretary Assistant, Treasurer, or Private Partnershi

Bacteria sometimes acquire "incorrect" CRISPR spacers in response to phage infection. Until now, no one knew whether these incorrect ("slipped") spacers had a purpose. Simon A. Jackson, Peter Fineran and co. have just shown that slipped spa

Could phages help explain the mysteriously healing qualities of India's Ganges river? If you're looking to learn about some interesting phage-related history (and mystery), you may like this excerpt of the new book "Ganges: The Many Pasts O

We are still seeking Citrobacter phages to treat a sea turtle's antibiotic-resistant shell infection. If you can help, please email staff@phage.directory! Progress so far: Good news! At least one phage active against the turtle's Citrobact

Gunaraj Dhungana Kathmandu, Nepal My name is Gunaraj Dhungana, I'm a Ph.D scholar from the central Department of Biotechnology, Tribhuvan University, Nepal. We have been working on the characterization and preparation of a phage bank to est

Research Triangle Park, NC Locus Biosciences is seeking a highly motivated and entrepreneurial applicant to join our research and development team as a full-time Research Associate. This position is well suited for those that can accomplish

Research Triangle Park, NC Locus Biosciences is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented applicant to join our research and development team as a full-time Research Technician. This individual will be responsible for inventory trackin

Research Triangle Park, NC Locus Biosciences is seeking highly motivated applicants to join our research and development team as a full-time Scientist. This position is well suited for innovative scientists that have a desire to lead their

Research Triangle Park, NC Locus Biosciences is seeking highly motivated applicants to join our research and development team as a full-time Principal or Senior Scientist. This position is well suited for experienced scientists that have a

You may have heard through the grapevine that “phages can’t be patented”, but several phage patents exist, and biotech and pharma are investing in phage-based therapeutics. What’s the deal? You may have heard through the grapevine that “pha

Our opinion piece, A Bright Outlook for Bacteriophage Applications, is featured in the Microbiome Times January 2019 edition (page 34).

Bioharmony Therapeutics and Boehringer Ingelheim just announced a collaboration to develop Acinetobacter baumannii lysin therapeutics.

CBC has provided a Canadian perspective on phage therapy (and there's a Quirks and Quarks radio show linked in the article!)

Phages for Global Health reached their 2018 fundraising goal, meaning they can deliver TWO phage workshops in 2019! Congratulations! And thanks to everyone who supports this one-of-a-kind phage nonprofit! Donate or sign up for their newslet

Jee-Hwan Oh and colleagues published a paper on how certain dietary sugars promote Lactobacillus phage production in the mouse gut.

PharmExec.com has named phage therapy as one of the top 10 drug discovery trends to watch in 2019!

Want to win one of 50 free copies of The Perfect Predator, the true story of how a global village saved the life of Tom Patterson with IV phage therapy? Sign up for the book giveaway on Goodreads.com by Jan 23. Note: you need to view it fro

Mahmuda Akter I have been working at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) and earned my M.S. degree from the University of Dhaka in Bangladesh. I was awarded joint funding from icddr,b and SIDA to i

We are looking to recruit a Postdoc Bioinformatics / (Pro-)phage genomics. The successful candidate will work in an ERC funded project (ERC starting grant “Pro_Phage”) and will be part a Helmholtz research group located at the Institute of