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Dr. Frank Oechslin is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology within the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa. He leads a research group focused on bacteriophages (phages) and their lytic enzymes (endolysins), investigating their potential to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria. His lab is located in Roger Guindon Hall, Ottawa, Canada.
- PhD in Bacteriology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
- Postdoctoral training at Université Laval, Québec (2018), supported by Swiss National Science Foundation
Research interests span phage therapy, antimicrobial resistance, synthetic biology, and experimental evolution. His work employs CRISPR-Cas genome editing and advanced synthetic biology to explore phage-endolysin interactions, bacterial cell wall dynamics, and evolutionary adaptation mechanisms. Publications highlight thermostable endolysins, host specificity, and phage-antibiotic synergy.
Scientific awards include a Swiss National Science Foundation Fellowship. His lab collaborates with Prof. Sylvain Moineau's team and focuses on engineering phages for clinical applications, particularly in treating infections caused by multi-drug-resistant pathogens like Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Streptococcus agalactiae.
