Allen uses methods from physics to explain results from microbiological experiments. Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
Allen uses methods from physics to explain results from microbiological experiments. Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena) - Understanding how bacteria grow, survive or die in different environments can be a real game-changer in the way bacterial infections are dealt with. " It is important to use antibiotics in a smart way, because too many mistreatments can lead to resistance ", explains Prof. Rosalind Allen. She has recently been appointed Professor for Theoretical Microbial Ecology at Friedrich Schiller University of Jena and is based with her team within the Cluster of Excellence "Balance of the Microverse". Combining methods from physics with microbiology. Prof. Allen joined the University of Jena from the University of Edinburgh. Originally, she studied chemistry at Cambridge University and later became a physicist.
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