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Brent Weber, Ph.D. 

Position: Post Doctoral Fellow

About: Brent obtained his PhD in Biological Sciences from the University of Alberta in 2016 where he investigated bacterial secretion systems. Brent joined the Brown Lab as a post-doctoral fellow in November 2016, and is currently investigating new ways to treat antibiotic resistant bacterial infections. He was awarded a Michael G. DeGroote Fellowship and a CIHR Post-doctoral Fellowship. Outside of the lab, Brent enjoys playing soccer and hockey. 

 

 
 

Publications:

Featured
Polynuclear ruthenium complexes are effective antibiotics against Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Authors: Weber BS, Carfrae LA, Woods JJ, Klobucar K, Bigham NP., MacNair CR, Raivio TL, Wilson JJ, Brown ED.

Reference: bioRxiv 2022 August 14; doi: 10.1101/2022.08.11.503708

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Genetic and Chemical Screening in Human Blood Serum Reveals Unique Antibacterial Targets and Compounds against Klebsiella pneumoniae

Authors: Weber BS, De Jong AM, Guo ABY, Dharavath S, French S, Fiebig-Comyn AA, Coombes BK, Magnolan J, Brown ED.

Reference: Cell Rep. 2020 July 21; doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.107927

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Mimicking the human environment in mice reveals that inhibiting biotin biosynthesis is effective against antibiotic-resistant pathogens

Authors: Carfrae LA, MacNair CR, Brown CM, Tsai CN, Weber BS, Zlitni S, Rao VN, Chun J, Junop MS, Coombes BK, Brown ED.

Reference: Nat. Microbiol. 2019 Oct 28; doi: 10.1038/s41564-019-0595-2