Budget Amount *help |
¥18,590,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,290,000)
Fiscal Year 2026: ¥5,460,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,260,000)
Fiscal Year 2025: ¥5,720,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,320,000)
Fiscal Year 2024: ¥7,410,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,710,000)
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Outline of Research at the Start |
The rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a major public health concern. Bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, offer an alternative treatment method. They kill bacteria differently than antibiotics and can be engineered for specific targets. This project aims to understand the structures of T4 and T5 phages and use this knowledge to modify bacteriophages to target specific bacterial strains. This could help combat hard-to-treat human, animal, and marine pathogens. The goal is a modular system for designing bacteriophages against specific bacterial threats.
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