Khairy Mohammed Ali

Rolff Group - Evolutionary Biology

Institute of Biology

Freie Universität Berlin

PhD Candidate

Address

Königin-Luise-Straße 1-3
Room 111
14195 Berlin

Telephone

+49 30 838 56476

khairy [at] zedat.fu-berlin [dot] de

From October 2022	PhD Candidate Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, Department of Evolutionary Biology (Prof. Dr. Jens Rolff)
2022	DAAD Research Grants 2022 : Doctoral Programmes in Germany
October 2020 - December 2021	Master’s in Microbiology and Infection control, National University, Khartoum, Sudan
October 2014 - October 2018	Bachelor’s in Medical Laboratory Science – Medical Microbiology, Elrazi University, Khartoum, Sudan

Persisters are bacterial cells that form small subpopulations and are refractory to antimicrobials, they provide a starting point for antimicrobial resistance evolution. My research investigates how pharmacokinetics influences the induction of those persisters using antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), fundamental components of innate defense mechanisms against pathogens and promising as new antimicrobials.

Speed Kills: Accelerated Pharmacokinetics Reduce Persisters in Escherichia coli https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.25.650648v3