Improving Generalizability in Whole-Cell Antibiotic Discovery Through Active Learning
Lia R. Serrano, Andrew Zhou, Ziming Wei, Kee-Lee K. Stocks, Yasha Ektefaie, Peter J. Gwynne, Eric Chen, Inna V. Krieger, James C. Sacchettini, Bree B. Aldridge, Linden T. Hu, Maha Reda Farhat
This paper evaluates active learning strategies for whole-cell antibiotic discovery, finding an optimal approach that significantly improves hit rates and generalizability across bacterial species.
bioRxiv · Jul 5, 2026 · PreprintBioinformatics