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Professor Tim Blower is an Honorary Professor in the Department of Biosciences at Durham University and a member of the Biophysical Sciences Institute Executive Board. His research focuses on toxin-antitoxin systems, bacteriophage interactions, and structural biology, particularly in the context of antimicrobial resistance and bacterial defense mechanisms. He investigates how these systems influence bacterial survival strategies and phage-host dynamics, with applications in developing novel antimicrobial therapies.
Key research interests include understanding toxin-antitoxin systems' roles in programmed cell death, phage defense mechanisms (e.g., BREX systems), and structural analysis of proteins using X-ray crystallography. His work bridges fundamental microbiology with biotechnological applications, such as engineering phage-based therapeutics and analyzing genomic defense strategies in bacteria.
Professor Blower has received notable awards, including the Lister Institute Prize Fellowship (2019) and the Springboard Award (2017). He supervises a team of PhD students, including Aditi Biswas, Beth Hardman, and others, exploring topics like phage evolution, tRNA modification, and bacterial genome defense systems. His interdisciplinary approach integrates molecular biology, biochemistry, and structural biology to address global challenges in infectious disease and antibiotic resistance.
