(Photograph: Annick Ramp )
(Photograph: Annick Ramp ) Gregor Weiss is fascinated by the inner workings of our cells and is driven by the hope of finding a non-antibiotic therapy for urinary tract infections. Urinary tract infections often require antibiotic treatment. Could your research change that? - That's my ultimate dream. But before we can start developing new therapies, we need to understand how pathogenic bacteria can lodge in our bladder cells and cause recurring urinary tract infections. In my research, I explore the strategies bacteria adopt to evade our immune system and resist antibiotic drugs. One of the methods you use is electron cryotomography. What makes that approach so fascinating? - Cryo-ET allows us to see the tiniest details inside cells, such as proteins.
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