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Microbiologist Mario Feldman warns "we are losing the battle against bacteria"

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Mario Feldman, the first graduate in Biotechnology from the National University of Rosario and now a professor of Molecular Microbiology at Washington University in St. Louis, warns about bacterial resistance to antibiotics, a "silent pandemic." His laboratory studies Acinetobacter baumannii and strategies that target virulence factors instead of killing the microorganism. He also co-founded Omniose, which develops bacterial vaccines with a biological platform and collaborates with AstraZeneca, and received about 15 million dollars in research grants.

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  • Feldman leads research on antibiotic-resistant bacteria at Washington University's School of Medicine in St. Louis.
  • His laboratory works with Acinetobacter baumannii, linked to severe hospital-acquired infections.
  • He studies targeting bacterial virulence factors instead of directly eliminating the microorganism.
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