Menachem Shoham

Menachem Shoham is an Associate Professor at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry. His research focuses on drug discovery against bacterial infections, particularly targeting antibiotic resistance through antivirulence agents that disarm pathogens like MRSA instead of killing them.

• Education:
  • PhD, Weizmann Institute of Science
  • Postdoctoral Research, Yale University (Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry)

Research Themes include:

• Antibiotic resistance solutions
• MRSA pathogenesis and treatment
• Antivirulence drug development
• Toxin neutralization strategies
• Bacterial pathogen disarmament

Publication Trends span Pharmacology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, and Oncology, with key subfields like MRSA treatment, toxin inhibition, and biofilm disruption.

Collaborations involve institutions like Q2Pharma, Ltd. for MRSA therapeutic development.