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LSI in the News 2017

A round-up of media stories about LSI research and researchers from 2017.
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Diving into science diplomacy

Graduate student Amy Fraley recently joined faculty member David Sherman on his latest expedition in Cuba, where strict barriers have prevented access for nearly 60 years.
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Stumping Iron

Postdoc Laura Mike, Ph.D., is targeting bacteria’s need to scavenge iron from its human host in order to survive.
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LSI in the News 2016

A round-up of media stories about LSI research and researchers from 2016.

Resistance mechanism found against new antibiotics

A team from the LSI, University of Illinois, Chicago, and University of Southern Denmark has identified a resistance mechanism against ketolides, a new type of antibiotics just entering widespread use.
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Plant-based traditional medicines to treat Buruli ulcers

Eli Benchell Eisman, a post-doctoral research fellow working in the lab of David Sherman in the LSI and a STEM-Africa Seed Scholar, spent ten weeks in Ghana investigating plant-based traditional medicines in hopes of ultimately developing new drugs.