An inaugural lecture hosted by the School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. The event will be followed by a drinks reception in the D-floor social space, Biomedical Sciences Building.
Antibiotic resistance (AMR) is a global public health emergency already responsible for over 1m deaths per annum worldwide. Countering the threat of AMR requires multiple approaches crossing multiple disciplines that include exploiting knowledge of how resistance works to identify ways of blocking it; identifying new antibiotics that evade known resistance mechanisms; and identifying new ways to detect and identify infecting bacteria to ensure that appropriate drugs are used most effectively.
In this lecture I will introduce some of the remarkable ways in which bacteria adapt to resist antibiotics; describe how new technologies provide new understanding of resistance and drive development of inhibitors; and introduce possible approaches to new diagnostics and new drugs.
An inaugural lecture is an occasion of significance in an academic staff member's career at the University. Inaugural lectures provide newly appointed professors with the opportunity to inform colleagues, the campus community and the general public of their work to date, including current research and future plans. This free event is open to all university staff, students and invited guests.