Our project proposal, entitled "Design of an Hwp1-Based Recombinant Plasmid for the Development of a Probiotic-Based Vaccine Against Vulvovaginal Candidiasis Infection," has been accepted under the TÜSEB 2026-A1 Strong Step Toward a Productive Health Ecosystem Project Competition for Undergraduate Students, under the supervision of Tülin Özbek.

PhagOTech lab members represented our lab at the postgraduate course on "Bacteriophage Therapy and Phage-derived Proteins: Dual Strategies Against Antimicrobial Resistance and for Diagnostic Innovation" in Tbilisi, Georgia (May 11-13, 2026). The event was organized by Tbilisi State Medical University and the G. Eliava Institute of Bacteriophages, Microbiology and Virology, with the support of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID). The