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"When I first treated, we had no idea how much to give, how often to give... we weren't aware of what the concentration of phage should be." IPATH's Dr. Saima Aslam shares how eight years of treating patients has taught her team to achieve

"It still doesn't happen overnight — the paperwork itself, I aged like 20 years." Dr. Marisa Azad shares the real timeline and logistics behind Canada's first bone infection phage therapy case, plus why her N-of-1 approach creates a platfor

For this month, we feature a guest post about pipolin use in PCR, two podcasts from Jess, and another lab hacks episode from Jan. Hi everyone, Spring is upon us! Jess has been focused on her research — a slight deviation from phage therapy

"This feels just like the early days of the HIV crisis. People are dying, you're not hearing about it. We need a group like ACT UP to bring this to the public. We're not going to get phage therapy until people start demanding we have it." "

"As soon as investors hear 'infectious disease,' their eyes get big. When they hear 'antibacterial,' alarm bells start ringing.” And yet, Amanda Burkardt and Mayukh Das are building Phiogen Pharmaceuticals anyway. Why? We’ve all heard about

A team of Hungarian scientists created a global ‘superbug map’ for Acinetobacter baumannii strains, paving the way for scalable phage therapy to combat antibiotic-resistant infections in hospitals. A team of Hungarian scientists created a g

Roundup time! This month we explored phage therapy at Mayo Clinic with Dr. Gina Suh, Yamini Patel shared her experience at the VoM 2024 Conference in Australia, and Esme Brinsden discussed a new citizen science initiative in South England.

This week, Esme Brinsden, a recent bio grad from the University of Southampton, shares her experience working on the Phage Collection Project, an early career-led citizen science initiative aimed at advancing phage therapy research. ## What

What's it like treating patients with phages at a major US medical center? In a new Podovirus Podcast episode, Mayo Clinic's Dr. Gina Suh shares insights from 5 years of phage therapy — the successes, the challenges, and what it takes to ma

It's Phage Picks time! This week we've got the fifth rendition of our new format, where we share the papers we keep bookmarked, and keep coming back to. Hey hey phage phans, It’s time again for our most well-loved post format — Phage Picks

Round up time! This month we covered why phage researchers are flocking to Australia in July (and California in June!), discussed our 'phage picks' for this month, and shared a very special story from one of the researchers that make up the

This week, we hear from Gabor Apjok, who has responded to many of our Phage Alerts. Working out of his lab in Hungary, he has successfully isolated and supplied phages that have gone on to treat several patients around the world. Most resea

Round up time! This month we covered phages and neutrophils, reflected on Phage Directory and Phage Australia, and did our second 'Phage Picks' issue. Hey hey, phellow phantastic phage phans! I’m writing this from our new apartment in Miss

Six years ago, just as I was finishing up my microbiology PhD, I stumbled across an opportunity to help a patient. One patient turned into many, and what I used to think was 50 years away — using phages to treat infections — has become my d

This week, Prof. Urmi Bajpai shares insights (and recordings!) from a phage therapy clinician webinar series she hosted recently, which featured Gina Suh, Chip Schooley, Jon Iredell, Gopal Nath, and Mzia Kutadeladze. At the end of 2023, the

This week, we have a special guest post by Donna May Papa, who writes about the Southeast Asia Hands-on Phage Workshop run by Tobi Nagel over at Phages for Global Health! ## The Need to Address a Global Concern Antimicrobial resistance (AM

This month we heard about the ICBRAR phage conference in India, got an excerpt from The Good Virus by Tom Ireland, had a look behind the scenes of a Swiss team battling UTIs with engineered phages, and learned about speeding up the phage th

This week Jessica Sacher shares ways the Phage Australia lab team has been improving efficiency of its phage therapy system, such as dividing up work, managing expectations, overcommunicating with clinical teams, and setting up solid lab do

This week, Atif Khan, a core contributor for Capsid & Tail, tells us a bit about the history of phage work in India, and invites us to join him at the ICBRAR 2023, an upcoming phage conference in Chennai. Both Jess and I will be speaking vi

This month, we heard about PHIOGEN, a new phage startup, about how the phage therapy system works at Phage Australia, and about a biobank data platform we're building at Phage Australia. Alright everyone, just about a week away from Evergre