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Inside a Brain Infection: Understanding Pneumococcal Meningitis and How We’re Fighting It
Title Image of Talk Inside a Brain Infection: Understanding Pneumococcal Meningitis and How We’re Fighting It
Title Image of Talk Inside a Brain Infection: Understanding Pneumococcal Meningitis and How We’re Fighting It
2025-11-21 ✨ Open to juniors* ✨ Simona Serra

What actually happens inside the brain during a severe infection? In my research, I explore one of the most dangerous infection scenarios: pneumococcal meningitis.

I am Simona Serra, PhD student in Karolinska Institute. My projects focus on fighting antibiotic resistance by the surprising, groundbreaking discovery of a new strong potential drug: AnnexinA1. It shows strong antimicrobial properties against a wide spectrum of bacteria. Another key point of my projects is the investigation on the mechanism of action of Streptococcus pneumoniae’s major weapon: the toxin pneumolysin.

If you are curious to learn more about bacterial biology and new promising strategies to fight bacterial infection, don’t miss next ScietifiFika!

*Junior audience is a term that encompasses undergraduate, master's, and PhD students, as well as postdocs.
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