16. The Bacteriophage Therapy
Chair: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Viola Vogel, Head of the Laboratory of Applied Mechanobiology, Department for Health Sciences and Technology (D-HEST), ETH, Zürich (CH)
About: The bacteriophage therapy uses viruses to treat bacterial infections. Bacteriophages only attack bacteria; phages are harmless to people, animals, and plants. Bacteriophages are the natural enemies of bacteria.
• A Need for Bacteriophage Therapy for AMR Infections and the Complex Challenges Associated with this Endeavor
Dr. med. Carl R. Merril, NIH Emeritus Scientist and Capt. USPHS (ret), Chief Scientific Officer, Board Director, Adaptive Phage Therapeutics, Gaithersburg, MD (USA)
