Peter Oelschlaeger

Peter Oelschlaeger is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences. His research focuses on elucidating mechanisms of bacterial antibiotic resistance, particularly through studying beta-lactamases and their evolution. He holds a PhD in Biology from the University of Stuttgart and an MS in Biology from the University of Hohenheim.

• Education:
  • PhD in Biology, University of Stuttgart (2002)
  • MS in Biology, University of Hohenheim (1999)
  • Postdoc, Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California (2007)
  • Postdoc, Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology (2004)
  • Sabbatical Leave, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California (2018-2019)
  • Graduate Certificate in Bioinformatics, Harvard University Extension School (2022)

His research combines microbiological, biochemical, molecular modeling, and bioinformatics approaches to study antibiotic resistance mechanisms, with recent focus on synonymous mutations' roles in enzyme evolution. He has secured grants as Principal Investigator (PI) for projects like 'Developing a website for metallo-beta-lactamase standard numbering' (2023-2024) and 'Studying the evolution of metallo-beta-lactamases' (2009-2010).

Awards: None explicitly listed. Grants include NIH-NIAID R15 subcontract (2014-2017), WesternU Intramural Grant, and Research Corporation for Science Advancement awards.

Labs/Teams: Directs a research lab focused on antibiotic resistance mechanisms and beta-lactamase evolution.