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Fabienne Benz

@fabbenz.bsky.social

SNSF Ambizione Group Leader · UZH Plasmid Ecology & Evolution · Antibiotic Resistance · CRISPR-Cas www.benzlab.ch

Fabienne Benz @fabbenz.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

I’ve started my SNSF Ambizione Group Leader position at the University of Zurich 🧬 We will study plasmid evolution, plasmid interactions, and CRISPR-Cas systems to better understand antibiotic resistance spread. Very grateful to everyone who supported me along the way.

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Fabienne Benz @fabbenz.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

4/6 – The big hurdles 🛡️ Bacterial defences — restriction–modification systems, anti-CRISPRs and mutational escape — and how to bypass them

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Fabienne Benz @fabbenz.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

3/6 – In-situ delivery 🚚 Engineered phages, conjugative plasmids & more — pros, cons, host range, cargo size and manufacturability. No one-size-fits-all!

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Fabienne Benz @fabbenz.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

2/6 – CRISPR-Cas strategies 🧰 Toolbox & design considerations to eliminate bacteria or their plasmids — and to engineer microbes in situ

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Fabienne Benz @fabbenz.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

The honor of being a 'Pasteurian' does not pay rent, certainly not in Paris… Fingers crossed for today's negotiations with @pasteur.fr

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