AMPSEC, an AntiMicrobial Peptides SECretion platform to identify alternatives to antibiotics

Grant no.: NFRFE-2021-00913                             Period: 2022/04 – 2024/03

ABSTRACT

This project aims to tackle the challenge of antibiotic resistance by an interdisciplinary approach including the development of a new technology – the AMP secretion platform by means of synthetic biology, quantitative modeling of natural AMPs, and to design novel, potent, and specific AMPs.

TEAM
F-X, Campbell-Velois
(PI, uOttawa)
Shirley Siu
(co-PI, USJ)

Jielu Yan
(member, UM)

Jianxu Cai
(member, MPU & USJ)