Here are four insights:
1. Dr. Brown and her team are focusing their efforts on the outer membrane vesicle, which are regularly shed by Gram negative bacteria, among the most challenging type of bacteria to treat.
2. During the five-year grant period, Dr. Brown and her team will seek to identify shared delivery mechanisms common among Gram negative bacteria in order to develop broad-range antibacterial molecules that could change the way medical practitioners fight pathogenic bacteria.
3. In addition, Dr. Brown plans extensive outreach activities to help improve antibiotic stewardship by teaching the dangers of antibiotic misuse to students from kindergarten to grade 12. She will also develop new courses at Lehigh University and provide undergraduate and graduate research opportunities that encourage young women to choose STEM majors and pursue related technical careers.
4. Dr. Brown earned a Bachelor of Science degree at Penn State University in State College, Pa., and a doctor of philosophy degree at Drexel University in Philadelphia.
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