Partnering with Community Centers to Perform ‘Environment to Bioassay’ Antibiotic Discovery

Major Goals and Objectives

This project proposes to collect samples from various parts of Lake Michigan as proof of concept for a new “Environment to Bioassay” approach being developed. Using this approach, we can accomplish many stages of the microbial drug discovery pipeline directly from single bacterial colonies in a semi-automated fashion, bringing a huge advantage in terms of scale and capacity to access diverse portions of Lake Michigan’s microbiome for rapid antibiotic discovery. Furthermore, understanding the bio-assets from Lake Michigan will be key in informing how to best sustainably manage a critical resource and preserve this area. I plan to integrate my research project with an educational outreach program in partnership with the James Jordan Boys and Girls Club of Chicago. 

Accomplishments / Benefits

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Research Information

Principal Investigator:
Jin Yi Tan
Initiation Date:
2022
Affiliation:
University of Illinois at Chicago

Contacts

Jin Yi Tan
jinyiyt2@uic.edu
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