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Welcome
Pharmaceutical Biotechnology is an increasingly important area of science
and technology, contributing to
design and delivery of new therapeutic drugs, the development of
diagnostic agents for medical tests, and the
beginnings of gene therapy for correcting the medical symptoms of
hereditary diseases. The social implications of
Pharmaceutical Biotechnology are similarly widespread, ranging from the
many ethical issues of identifying and
treating various hereditary diseases, to changes in health care practices
and a significant contribution to national
economic development.
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Faculty Spotlight
The ribosome is an excellent antibiotic target. University of Illinois at Chicago researchers have identified new sites on the bacterial cell's protein-making machinery where antibiotics can be delivered to treat infections. "The primary challenge of antibiotic therapy has been fighting infections caused by the pathogens which became resistant to antibiotics," says Alexander Mankin, lead investigator of the study. "Not a single class of drugs has escaped the inevitable emergence of resistance." At present, Mankin said, "the constant development of new drugs is the only available strategy to keep up with the ever-growing variety of antibiotic-resistant pathogens." Mankin and his research team are looking for new vulnerable sites on bacteria where drugs can be delivered to fight the infections.
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Seminars
Thursday, May 8, Noon in the CPB Library
Biotech Rotation talks:
Krishna Kannan (Mesecar lab)
and Wenli Wang (Franzblau lab)