Researchers at Babeș-Bolyai University are working on a vaccine against antibiotic-resistant bacteria that integrates molecular modeling with artificial intelligence.

The Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj is collaborating on the development of a vaccine aimed at antibiotic-resistant bacteria, as part of the European doctoral training network EVADERE, funded through the Marie Skłodowska Curie program. Two researchers, Vlad Cojocaru and Andreas Bender, contribute their expertise in computational biochemistry and artificial intelligence, respectively. The project aims to combine molecular modeling with algorithms developed by artificial intelligence to identify new molecular epitopes, which will be included in vaccines to stimulate an effective immune response. Epitopes are portions of bacterial proteins recognized by the immune system, and their discovery is essential to combat the challenges posed by resistant bacteria.