RNA biology at the phage-bacteria interface 

We will study how bacteriophages reprogram antibiotic-resistant bacteria at the RNA level!
Our project focuses on Acinetobacter baumannii, one of the most dangerous hospital pathogens, and asks how phages deploy their own RNA-binding proteins to hijack bacterial gene expression, and how the bacterium fights back using its own RNA control machinery. By uncovering this molecular arms race, we aim to identify new antibacterial strategies inspired by phage biology rather than classical antibiotics.