Student

Diptomit Biswas

Adviser: Scott Medina

Email dzb5866@psu.edu

Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences IGDP

A triptych of microscope images that shows the binding of a host defense peptide, named MAD1-RI, to the membrane of tuberculosis pathogens, leading to destruction of the bacterial cell wall and death. Credit: Scott Medina / Penn State. Creative Commons

February 11, 2026

Flipping and reversing mini-proteins could improve disease treatment

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