Y. Peter Di
Associate professor,University of Pittsburgh, USA
Biography
Dr. Y. Peter Di is an Associate professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Director of Inhalation Exposure Facility, and Chair of Chemical and Hygiene Safety Committee at the University of Pittsburgh. His research focuses on the cellular and molecular actions of environmental or occupational exposures to toxic chemicals and microorganisms that underlie the pathogenesis of chronic human lung diseases including asthma, respiratory infection, COPD, and lung cancer. Dr. Di’s lab provided influential identification and characterization of a novel lung epithelial cell-specific secretory protein, SPLUNC1, and its roles in respiratory infection and pulmonary diseases. Dr. Di has contributed significantly to the recent development of natural and engineered antimicrobial peptides to overcome the multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacterial infection. Dr. Di’s laboratory studies the mechanisms of lung pathophysiology to provide a rational basis for the development of new approaches to treat pulmonary diseases.
Abstract
Abstract : Development of novel antimicrobials to overcome antibiotics resistance