Jenn Payne works on glycopeptide antibiotics in the lab of A/Prof Max Cryle at Monash University and EMBL Australia. She focuses on understanding the three-way interplay between antibiotic resistance, the innate immune response, and the drugs we use to combat infections.
Her work has potential for creating a new revolution of antibiotics to combat drug resistant superbugs. These new drugs against superbugs are not your typical antibiotic, in that they don’t just directly kill the bacteria. Instead, they combine multiple mechanisms of action into one molecule. These novel antibiotics unmask the superbugs and work together with the body’s first line of defence, the innate immune system, to ensure clearance of drug resistant infections.
With a love for the environment, you will often find Jenn out on adventures in the bush, whether it be a multi-day hike, or a stroll in the local bush, she always has her eye out for the little things.
- Jenn explains her collaboration with Harvard and the fellowships that have taken her to the other side of the word to learn cutting edge techniques.
- There is a pharmacy under your feet. Jenn talks about why you should like dirt.
- The super powers of superbugs– it isn’t just resistance to antibiotics.
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