Laura Daniela Martinenghi

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Ph.D. candidate at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

I have a background as a Spanish teacher, but I also have a bachelor's in Molecular Biology and Chemistry and a master's in Biomedicine, and currently working on my Ph.D. research.  

Partially my Ph.D. is based on the history of medicine, particularly in the empty antimicrobial pipeline.

I am part of five research groups around Europe. We focus on this topic addressing different angles, in my case, the role of targets in drug development.

EmptyAntimicrobialPipeline

Besides I am part of the Food Safety and Zoonoses Institute at KU , on the Veterinary Public Health research group. 

My interest is mainly in antimicrobial resistance, synthesizing compounds, genetics, and the history of medicine. 

My Ph.D. consists of three parts: 

• Experimental screening of production of bacteriocins among isolates belonging to Carnobacterium maltaromaticum. 
• Synthetizing and experimental screening of antimicrobial compounds. 
• The historical role of target cultures and molecules for antimicrobial R&D in the time period from the 1980s will be examined by archival studies, interviews, and bioinformatics.