SNSF Starting Grant for Yuping Li
The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) has awarded Prof. Yuping Li from the NCCR AntiResist, at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel, one of the coveted “SNSF Starting Grants”. The microbiologist will receive funding of around one million Swiss francs over the next five years for her research project on the interaction between bacteria and jumbophages.
With the renowned Starting Grants, the SNSF honors excellent young researchers for their innovative research and supports them in consolidating their own research program. Yuping Li is one of the top young researchers to receive one of the highly endowed grants. The microbiologist is leading a research group at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel. In her project “Fundamental phage-host biology towards next-generation phage therapy”, she is investigating the interactions and coevolution of jumbophages and their host bacteria. Jumbophages are large viruses that exclusively attack bacteria. They are considered promising players in the fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
