One of the most common superbugs is MRSA, a staph infection that kills an estimated 19,000 Americans each year, mostly in hospitals and convalescent facilities.
MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is known to be difficult to treat with standard types of antibiotics and thus more dangerous. Beyond hospitals and healthcare facilities, places such as locker rooms and gyms, pediatric settings, or military recruits’ barracks among others have also reported cases.
Join us for an exciting presentation by Dr. Liangfang Zhang, Professor, NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, whose research has led to the development of the ‘nanosponge vaccine’. These nanoengineered bio-compatible particles are designed to soak up a dangerous pore-forming toxin produced by MRSA and could serve as a safe and effective vaccine against this toxin.
Learn how these nanoparticles could also be effective in detaining several toxins at once and fight other pore-forming toxins from staph to snake venom.
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