MCB Seminar Speaker: Genetic insights from the Keio collection: from interspecies interaction to synthetic lethality

Dr. Jean-Philippe Côté, assistant professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Sherbrooke, received his BSc in Biochemistry from the Universite de Sherbrooke in 2007. He then completed his PhD under the supervision of Dr. Michael Mourez at the Universite de Montreal in 2014, characterizing the structure-function relationship of a family of secreted virulence factors of Gram-negative bacteria. After his PhD, he joined the laboratory of Dr. Eric Brown at McMaster University to explore genetic interaction networks in E. coli and discover novel molecules with activity against Gram-negative bacteria. He then joined the department of biology at the Universite de Sherbrooke in 2019 with the overall objective to define novel targets for the development of new antibiotics in conditions mimicking the environment encountered by pathogens within a host. 

All are welcome to attend. Light refreshments will be served.