Biography:
Carlos-Yesid Soto is a Full Professor at the National University of Colombia, where he leads the research group Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Mycobacteria. He holds an M.Sc. in Microbiology and a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, with postdoctoral training at the University of Zaragoza. His research focuses on biomarkers of mycobacterial virulence and latency, P-type ATPases as targets for attenuation and vaccine design, and novel antitubercular compounds. Professor Soto served as President of the Latin American Society of Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacteriosis - SLAMTB (2020–2023).
Title : A double mutant of Mycobacterium tuberculosis targeting membrane transporters CtpF and MmpL7 as a promising live-attenuated vaccine candidate