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stor y by Ren ée Cap p s
F
ifty-ûve years later, her bequest is
still making a difference through
support for Katharina Richter, the
2015 scholarship recipient who is ûghting
the war on superbugs.
German-born Katharina is a PhD
student from the Discipline of Surgery,
and the Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery
Department at The Queen Elizabeth
Hospital. She is researching promising
new treatments targeting severe and
recurring sinus infections. These infections
are caused by bacteria that are frequently
resistant to antibiotics.
With her pharmaceutical background
and expertise in drug delivery and drug
targeting, Katharina has the ideal skillset
to develop treatments to ûght superbugs.
