Fernando Altamura, McGill University

Research

Read how they describe their research on their McGill University profile.

Target-based drug discovery of infectious diseases.Modulation of host-microbiota interaction as a therapeutic strategy.

Latest papers

Identifying glycan consumers in human gut microbiota samples using metabolic labeling coupled with fluorescence-activated cell sorting.
Nature communications · 2023
The current drug discovery landscape for trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis: Challenges and strategies to identify drug targets.
Drug development research · 2022 · first author
Drugging the gut microbiota: toward rational modulation of bacterial composition in the gut.
Current opinion in chemical biology · 2020 · first author

All 4 publications

4 publications.

01

Identifying glycan consumers in human gut microbiota samples using metabolic labeling coupled with fluorescence-activated cell sorting.

Dridi L, Altamura F, Gonzalez E, Lui O, Kubinski R, Pidgeon R, Montagut A, Chong J, Xia J, Maurice CF, Castagner B

Nature communications202327 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36365-8 PMID: 36750571

02

The current drug discovery landscape for trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis: Challenges and strategies to identify drug targets.

Altamura F, Rajesh R, Catta-Preta CMC, Moretti NS, Cestari I

Drug development research2022102 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1002/ddr.21664 PMID: 32249457

03

Drugging the gut microbiota: toward rational modulation of bacterial composition in the gut.

Altamura F, Maurice CF, Castagner B

Current opinion in chemical biology202016 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2019.09.005 PMID: 31678829

04

Small-Molecule Allosteric Triggers of Clostridium difficile Toxin B Auto-proteolysis as a Therapeutic Strategy

Ivarsson ME, Durantie E, Huberli C, Huwiler S, Hegde C, Friedman J, Altamura F, Lu J, Verdu EF, Bercik P

Cell Chemical Biology201926 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2018.10.002

Frequent collaborators

Department of Medicine
Parasitology
Bioresource Engineering
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Department of Microbiology and Immunology

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Bastien Castagner

Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics

3 shared papers, latest 2023

Corinne Maurice

Department of Microbiology and Immunology

2 shared papers, latest 2023

Elena Verdu

Department of Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2019

Premysl Bercik

Department of Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2019

Igor Cestari

Parasitology

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Jianguo Xia

Parasitology

1 shared papers, latest 2023

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Target-based drug discovery of infectious diseases. Dear Professor Altamura, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Identifying glycan consumers in human gut microbiota samples using metabolic labeling coupled with fluorescence-activated cell sorting." (2023), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

Fernando Altamura