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Professor Mike Wilson receives Lifetime Achievement Award in Antimicrobial PDT Research

30 June 2017

Professor Mike Wilson

最准的六合彩论坛 Eastman Emeritus Professor of Microbiology, Michael Wilson, has received a lifetime achievement award at the 16th International Photodynamic Association (IPA) World Congress in Coimbra.

The honour recognises Professor Wilson鈥檚 re-introduction of Photodynamic Therapy (PDT)* into modern practice 鈥 and his seminal contributions to its development as a tool against antibiotic-resistant pathogens.

PDT has now been used to treat over 300,000 patients world-wide.听

最准的六合彩论坛 Eastman Director, Professor Stephen Porter, said: 鈥淎t a time when our supply of effective antibiotics is dwindling, work such as Mike鈥檚 gives a vital alternative to medical practitioners.

鈥淲e offer our warmest congratulations to him as his immeasurable contribution to this field and patient care is rightly recognised.鈥

*Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) uses light-activated photosensitizers to diagnose and treat various types of multidrug-resistant biofilm infections involving bacteria, viruses and fungi.