Urgent request! Have you received information or service from the BTER Foundation? Whether it’s helping with grants, obtaining knowledge, or receiving literature, here’s a way to share your experience with us: rate us at the Great Nonprofits. We’re just nine reviews away from achieving top-rated status by the end of this month. Becoming a top…
Read MoreA recently published article in the journal “Med” describes the use of phage therapy (PASA16 phage), successfully treating several patients with refractory Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections. This work is very important because infections with P. aeruginosa can be life-threatening, especially in people who are debilitated or immunocompromised. The publication is also important because it reminds us…
Read MoreThe Phage Directory is announcing an urgent need for Staphylococcus epidermidis phages for a patient in Canada. You can help by: sending your phages for testing on the patient’s strains, receiving the patient’s strain to test with your phages in your own lab, help spread the word about this request, or by providing Phage Directory…
Read MoreHorses in Therapy Services: Updates to Terminology and Concepts. This is bound to be an excellent presentation, Wednesday, September 20 at 10:00-11:30 am (MT). Hosted by Lynn Thomas, LSW and Nina Ekholm Fry, MSSc, participants will learn about equine therapeutic interactions in a way that aligns with legal and ethical responsibilities of a licensed mental…
Read MoreAre you interested in wound care practice or education? WoundCon Fall 2023 starts Friday, October 13, 2023. This year the interactive educational program will be conducted virtually. Although the BTER Foundation will not be participating in this conference, Dr. Sherman represented the Foundation during the Summer Program, and has been praising its speakers and organizers…
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Read MoreExciting news! The Biotherapeutics, Education & Research (BTER) Foundation was recently awarded the Silver Seal of transparency from Candid, a nonprofit that provides comprehensive data and insights about the social sector. Candid – the organization that resulted from the union of GuideStar and Foundation Center in 2019 – provides information about how nonprofits obtain and…
Read MoreThe Biotherapeutics, Education & Research Foundation (BTER) Foundation was in the news again. The Los Angeles Times’s list of 2022 “Orange County Visionaries ”includes our very own Director and Board Chair, Ronald A. Sherman, MD. Dr. Sherman was included amongthe 54 individuals honored as education and non-profitvisionaries, due to his ground-breaking research inmaggot therapy for…
Read MoreThe next BioTherapy Live! broadcast will air Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at 11:00 am PDT (2:00 pm New York time). The program, will feature YOU! That’s right: this program will focus on your questions about maggot therapy. So be sure to join the Zoom call, or watch live and ask your questions during the Facebook broadcast. If you have questions…
Read MoreThe next BioTherapy Live! broadcast will air Tuesday, March 21 at 9:00 am PST (12:00 pm New York time). The program, will feature Dr. Sílvia González Monteiro, who will discuss larval biotherapy in animals, and Dr. Janaína Brand Dillmann, who will share her experience treating injured horses, and her research with resistant bacteria. You can learn more about the webinar here: https://conta.cc/3YX3Co7.
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