Bristol AMR investigators
Principal investigators undertaking AMR research in Bristol
Investigator/link to research area
Dr Massimo Antognozzi (School of Physics) Rapid AMR Diagnostics
Prof Matthew Avison (School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine) OH-STAR, OH-DART and Proteomics
Dr Andy Bailey (School of Biological Sciences) Antibiotic Discovery (Nature's Silent Pharmacy)
Dr Nihal Bandara (Bristol Dental School) Harnessing Microbial interactions in prevention and management of antimicrobial resistance
Prof Michele Barbour (Bristol Dental School) Antimicrobial materials (Wound care)
Prof David Barrett (Bristol Vet School) Responsible antibiotic use in farming and Diagnostic innovation & livestock
Dr Rachel Bennett (School of Mathematics) Hydrodynamic and mechanical strategies for prevention of biofilm formation (New approaches to infection prevention)
Dr Ian Cadby (Bristol Vet School) One Health Approaches to AMR
Dr Paul Curnow (School of Biochemistry) Antibiotic Discovery
Dr Stephanie Diezmann (School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine) Fighting fungal AMR with soil bacteria (Antifungal drug discovery)
Prof Andrew Dowsey (Bristol Vet School) Healthcare data linkage and precision antibiotic prescribing
Dr Maria Paula Escobar-Tello (Bristol Vet School) FARMS-SAFE project
Prof Gary Foster (School of Biological Sciences) Antibiotic Discovery (Nature's Silent Pharmacy)
Dr Ashley Hammond (Bristol Medical School) Investigating resistance of first line antimicrobials prescribed for UTIs in primary care
Prof Alastair Hay (Bristol Medical School) Antibiotic stewardship in primary care
Dr Darryl Hill (School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine)
Dr Robert Hughes (Dept. Mechanical Engineering) Diagnostics (for resource-poor settings)
Prof Catherine Kelly (Bristol Law School) Incentivising Innovation in AMR through Alternatives to the Patent System
Prof Helen Lambert (Bristol Medical School) Antibiotic use pathways (China) and Strategies to reduce the burden of AMR in China
Dr Patricia Lucas (School for Policy Studies) Antibiotic pathways/regulation (Bangladesh)
Prof Adrian Mulholland (School of Chemistry) Enzymology of resistance
Dr Angela Nobbs (Bristol Dental School) Antimicrobial materials
Prof Paul Race (School of Biochemistry) Antibiotic Discovery and UK-South Africa 'Antibiotic Accelerator Hub'
Dr Kristen Reyher (Bristol Vet School) Responsible antibiotic use in farming; Diagnostic innovation & livestock and FARMS-SAFE project
Prof Bo Su (Bristol Dental School) Antimicrobial materials
Dr Annela Seddon (School of Physics) Nanoparticle-based diagnostics and Fluourescent carbon dots for the detection of bacteria
Prof Jim Spencer (School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine) Enzymology of resistance and Inhibition of resistance
Dr Marc Van der Kamp (School of Biochemistry) Biomolecular simulation/mechanisms of Beta-lactamase resistance
Prof Chris Willis (School of Chemistry) Antibiotic Discovery
Prof Lucy Yardley (School of Psychological Science) The 'person-based' approach to reduce antibiotic use (Antibiotic usage and behaviour change in clinical practice)