Markus Weingarth wins ICMRBS Founders’ Medal

For his ground-breaking research into the killing mechanisms of antibiotics, Markus Weingarth has received the Founders' Medal. The medal was awarded by the International Council on Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems (ICMRBS). Weingarth received medal at the 2022 ICMRBS conference in Boston. Using a technique called nuclear magnetic resonance, or NMR, associate professor Markus Weingarth aims to unfold how antibiotics work in bacterial cells. By developing new solid-state NMR techniques, Weingarth and his team are able to study the killing mechanisms of antibiotics at the resolution of individual atoms. This could lead to the development of a new generation of antibiotics, able to combat drug-resistant bacteria. After accomplishing notable achievements in developing and using NMR technology to understand antibiotics, Weingarth has now received the ICMRBS Founders' Medal.