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We're compiling the results of our State of Phage 2020 Survey, and we're excited to show you a second snapshot of the findings! Today we're focusing on strain collections; which bacterial species are phage labs collecting, how many do they

It's been almost three months since we launched our State of Phage 2020 Survey! We're excited to show you a snapshot of the data coming in. Today we're focusing on who responded to the survey: where are they from, what's their career stage,

The NCTC in England has freshly re-characterized 100 phages originally collected for bacterial typing in the 1950s-1990s. If you want your phages to last as long as these, this is a great place to deposit! The National Collection of Type Cu

Hello 2021!! This year, we're focusing on empowering the phage community with the knowledge and tools it needs to overcome phage research challenges & help others do the same. Happy New Year everyone! After a great couple of weeks reflectin

For our last issue of 2020, we're reflecting back on Phage Directory's 2020 progress, and the incredible collaborators who have made it possible. We're really proud of the ways we've been able to connect and work with the phage community vi

This week, Tolulope Oduselu and Olubusuyi Adewumi of the Ibadan Bacteriophage Research Team describe their recently-launched initiative to foster research participation for undergraduate students at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria. A te

For this week's feature article, Rodrigo Monteiro and Graça Pinto interviewed University of Wroclaw Professor Zuzanna Drulis-Kawa about her phage therapy and phage depolymerase enzyme research. She shares how she navigates complex grant pro

💯 It’s our 100th issue and 2nd birthday!! Thanks so much to all of you for reading and sharing Capsid & Tail; we wouldn’t have gotten this far without your support! This week, Clément Girardot interviewed University of Leicester Professor

This month, we hosted two episodes of PHAVES! Here are the recordings, along with brief summaries. Thanks very much to our special guests, Gordon Smith (Fixed Phage), Chloe Jerrold-Jones (Cellexus), and Dr. Rodrigo Ibarra-Chavez (University

For this week's feature article, Dr. Rohit Kongari interviewed Dr. Ben Burrowes, Senior Scientist at the Center for Phage Technology at Texas A&M University, about his path from phage PhD to industry scientist, to running his own consultanc

This month, we hosted two episodes of PHAVES! Here's your recap of both, along with links to the recordings. Thanks very much to our special guests, Dr. Sabrina Green and Dr. Panos Kalatzis. This month, we hosted two PHAVES events; here's y

This week, Fatma Abdelrahman, a research assistant at Zewail City of Science and Technology in Egypt, announces the launch of her new initiative for supporting women who work with phage. ## About the founder My name is Fatma Abdelrahman, a

This month, we hosted two episodes of PHAVES! Here's your recap of both, along with links to the recordings. Thanks very much to our special guests, Pranav Johri, Apurva Virmani Johri, and Dr. Evelien Adriaenssens. This month, we hosted two

This month, we hosted two episodes of PHAVES! Here's your recap of both, along with links to the recordings. Thanks very much to our special guests, Dr. Elyse Stachler and Piotr Tynecki! This month, we hosted two PHAVES events; here's your

This week, Donna May Papa, Assistant Professor at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines, tells us about her lab's journey into phage research, and their plans for the future. Since the global antimicrobial resistance crisis h

We kicked off PHAVES this Tuesday! We discussed Phage Directory's origin story and future directions, answered questions from the community, and hosted a series of small-group breakout sessions. Here's how it all went! ## Here's the link to

Dr. Ritah Nakayinga attended the 4th Phages for Global Health workshop in Tanzania this year. This week she shares her experience at the workshop, its impact on her research, and the importance of phage training like this in East Africa. Th

We're excited to share a sneak-peek into our progress toward creating a global phage catalogue and search tool! We're excited to share a sneak-peek into our progress toward creating a global phage catalogue and search tool! At the start of

The last time we were at a conference, it was Phage Futures Congress 2020 (Feb 5-6, 2020). Since we're all working from home, it's a perfect time to reflect back on the phage development community's recent progress. In attending this year's

Can phages help COVID patients? We've been hearing chatter about this subject from the phage community over the last few days, so we've decided to start the conversation here and keep it going. What, if anything, can the phage community do