NEWPORT, R.I. (Aug. 3, 2016) – Members of Olympic sailing, triathlon and rowing teams competing in polluted waters at the Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro may be interested in peer-reviewed research just published by a Salve Regina University chemistry professor and co-authored by one of her undergraduate students.
Dr. Susan Meschwitz, assistant professor of chemistry, and Salve Regina senior chemistry major Emily Poulin have discovered that a class of organic molecules are proving effective in the fight against drug-resistant bacteria, a finding with the potential to impact modern medicine as the misuse and overuse of antibiotics have led to the development of widespread resistance. See the article published July 25 in the journal “Molecules” by MDPI (Basel, Switzerland):http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/21/8/971.