Researcher Takes New Approach to Antibiotic Tolerance Wins National Award to Further Research

Researcher Takes New Approach to Antibiotic Tolerance Wins National Award to Further Research

HOUSTON, April 3– With a perfect score on his research proposal, chemical and biomolecular engineering researcher Mehmet Orman received the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Career Transition Award, meant to help initiate a successful bioengineering career as an independent research scientist. Orman will use the $250,000 prize to investigate cells that are resistant to antibiotics. “A small fraction of cells in bacterial populations enter a dormant state. Once these cells become dormant, […]