Daniel Becker

Dec 24, 2024 | mdpi.com | Daniel Becker

1. IntroductionThe persistent overuse of antibiotics has exacerbated the emergence of multidrug resistance within prokaryotic species, resulting in life-threatening ESKAPE pathogens, at the global expense of hospitalized patients [1,2]. In response, we have identified a previously underexplored bacterial enzyme target, N-Succinyl-l,l-diaminopimelic acid desuccinylase (DapE), toward the discovery of novel antibiotics.

Feb 9, 2024 | readingkatebriggs.substack.com | Jakuta Alikavazovic |Daniel Becker |Rebecca Hussey

We are excited to host a video call for anyone able to join us! We will meet Thursday, February 15th at 8PM Eastern, 5PM Pacific. To join the meeting, just use this link. We are very sorry we couldn’t find one time that works for everyone who filled out our survey last week! We want to include all of you, but that’s an impossible dream, so we went with the day that works for the largest number of people.

Feb 8, 2024 | thelancet.com | Robyn Alders |John Amuasi |Daniel Becker |Sarah Cleveland

As scientists who are deeply engaged in reducing the risk of another pandemic, we are concerned that primary pandemic prevention—actions taken to reduce the risk of an outbreak occurring at all—gets inadequate attention in the draft text of the WHO Pandemic Agreement, released on Oct 16, 2023. 1WHOProposal for the negotiating text of the WHO Pandemic Agreement.

Mar 3, 2023 | thelancet.com | Daniel Becker |Arinjay Banerjee |Temerty Faculty

The COVID-19 pandemic and discovery of SARS-CoV-2-like viruses in Rhinolophus bats has reinforced the need to identify wildlife sources of zoonotic pathogens and to forecast where and when spillover to humans is likely to occur. Although we have long recognised that most emerging infectious diseases, especially viral infections, originate in wildlife, the global virome remains poorly characterised.