Dr. Hyungjin Eoh’s lab discovered that mycobacterium tuberculosis has evolved its metabolism to in such a way that it is able to withstand drug treatments, a mechanism important to developing better, more effective drugs in treating Tb. Dr. Eoh received the American Lung Association’s 2020-2021 Innovation Award for his work in tuberculosis.
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