Podcast "Inside CMFI: Potenziale der Mikrobiomforschung"

In the podcast “Inside CMFI”, we dive into the groundbreaking research of the CMFI at the University of Tübingen. Our experts share their knowledge about the world of microbes and talk about the discoveries in microbiome research.

Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest problems of our time. The development of resistance is overtaking us and we are in danger of falling back into a post-antibiotic era.

How can we fight bacteria that have become resistant to antibiotics? And what new antibiotic agents are needed for this?

Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence “Controlling Microbes to Fight Infections” (CMFI) are addressing these questions. In the podcast “Inside CMFI”, the CMFI experts talk about the exciting aspects of their research and how we might win the fight against upcoming antimicrobial resistance.

For all those who are passionate about science: This podcast offers exciting insights into current research findings and shows what we can learn from nature in the fight against antibiotic resistance in order to develop novel therapeutic approaches.

Concept: Malte Hennig and Leon Kokkoliadis
Moderation: Malte Hennig

A podcast of the Cluster of Excellence CMFI. Funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG).

The podcast can be found on all common portals and is also available without a player directly on the podcast website https://insidecmfi.podbean.com/.

Episode 1: Antibiotic resistance: The search for new antimicrobial compounds in nature

Bacterial infections are becoming more difficult to treat due to increasing antibiotic resistance. The Cluster of Excellence CMFI is therefore researching novel antibiotic agents, among other things. In this episode, Prof. Dr. Heike Brötz-Oesterhelt, deputy spokesperson of the CMFI, talks about the effects of antibiotic resistance, what this means for medical care and what we can learn from nature to combat this resistance.