N. Banaei

A Blueprint for Broadly Effective Bacteriophage Therapy Against Bacterial Infections

This paper develops broad-spectrum bacteriophage therapy cocktails effective against multiple bacterial strains and infections.

A Rationally Designed Antimicrobial Peptide from Structural and Functional Insight of Clostridium difficile Translation Initiation Factor 1

The paper designs an antimicrobial peptide based on the structure of C. difficile translation initiation factor 1, showing strong antibacterial activity against C. difficile and other bacteria.

Rare transmission of commensal and pathogenic bacteria in the gut microbiome of hospitalized adults

This study identifies potential bacterial transmission between hospitalized HCT patients through metagenomic sequencing, finding shared strains in some pairs but not widespread colonization.

Multiplexed imaging of human tuberculosis granulomas uncovers immunoregulatory features conserved across tissue and blood

This study uses multiplexed imaging and transcriptomics to identify immunosuppressive features in TB granulomas and blood, linking local and systemic immune responses.

Electric-field-driven microfluidics for rapid CRISPR-based diagnostics and its application to detection of SARS-CoV-2

This paper develops an electric-field-driven microfluidic system for CRISPR-based diagnostics, achieving SARS-CoV-2 detection in 30 minutes from raw sample to result.

Filamentous Bacteriophage Delay Healing of Pseudomonas-Infected Wounds

This study shows filamentous bacteriophage delays wound healing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections by inhibiting keratinocyte migration, supported by a patient cohort study.

Liquid biopsy for infectious diseases: Sequencing of cell-free plasma to detect pathogen DNA in patients with invasive fungal disease

This paper describes a next-generation sequencing assay that detects pathogen-derived cell-free DNA in blood to diagnose invasive fungal infections non-invasively.