We are delighted to congratulate Vallee Visiting Professor Dr Bonnie Bassler (Princeton University) who has been named this year's recipient of the Royal Society's prestigious Copley Medal -- the world's oldest scientific prize. Bonnie Bassler’s research focuses on the molecular mechanisms that bacteria use for intercellular communication, a process called quorum sensing. Her work is paving the way to the development of novel therapies for combating bacteria by disrupting quorum-sensing-mediated communication.  Read more...