2026 CRBS-MI4 Blue-Sky Seed Funding
In March 2026, Centre de recherche en biologie structurale and the 91丝瓜视频 Interdisciplinary Initiative in Infection and Immunity (MI4) held a collaborative seed funding competition aiming to generate preliminary data听and provide evidence for collaboration across disciplines that will enable the team to seek additional funding from other agencies. The winners received a total of $40,000 for a project implementation period of up to 12 months.
Join us in congratulating the following winners:
| Project Title | 颁辞-笔谤颈苍肠颈辫补濒听滨苍惫别蝉迟颈驳补迟辞谤蝉 |
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Molecular basis of Type IV pili-mediated Pseudomonas aeruginosa 鈥� host interactions Lay SummaryPseudomonas aeruginosa is a bacterium that causes difficult鈥憈o鈥憈reat infections, especially in people with cystic fibrosis or weakened immune systems. It uses small, hair鈥憀ike structures to attach to human cells, resist immune clearance, and persist in the body. This project studies a key protein at the tip of these structures, called PilY1, which helps the bacteria interact with human tissues. By combining high鈥憆esolution imaging with infection biology, the team will examine how PilY1 works and how small changes in this protein鈥攃ommonly found in clinical infections鈥攁ffect bacterial behavior and immune responses. Understanding how this protein functions could help guide new approaches to block bacterial attachment and improve treatment of persistent infections. |
Dao Nguyen Shuaiqi Guo |
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