The patient has an infection that would have been easy to fight with antibiotics two decades ago. But now that antibiotic-resistant bacteria are widespread, this formerly simple infection could be life-threatening. Cheemeng Tan, of Carnegie Mellon’s Lane Center for Computational Biology, is working on a solution: artificial cells that slow the growth of these drug-resistant bacteria. That work was recently honored with one of eight worldwide Society in Science–Branco Weiss Fellowships, which support research that combines science with social responsibility.
—Lorelei Laird (DC’01)
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Carnegie Mellon Team Led by Lane Fellow Cheemeng Tan Wins Best Foundational Advance in iGEM Competition
Prestigious Swiss Fellowship Awarded to Lane Center's Cheemeng Tan
