World Antibiotic Awareness Week 2022 AMR Showcase
To mark World Antibiotic Awareness Week 2022, the Edinburgh AMR Forum is delighted to invite you to join with researchers from across the University of Edinburgh and our partner institutions, and local and national industrial partners, working to address the global challenge of antimicrobial resistance.
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This will be an opportunity to hear about ground-breaking research and to meet with representatives from companies active in this space. There will be ample time for discussion and networking, to help identify and build multidisciplinary collaborations.
The day will conclude with public engagement activities and a lecture from Prof Frank Møller Aarestrup from the Technical University of Denmark, a pioneer in the links between antibiotic use in animals and the impacts on human health.
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 0900 | Arrival coffee |
| 0930 | Academic presentations session 1; Till Bachmann - Welcome and introduction; David Dockrell - Host based approaches to combat AMR; Rona Sharp - ePAMS+ Hospital Abx prescribing; Adrian Muwonge - Fleming Fund: Capacity building for AMR surveillance; Richard Mellanby - Veterinary Diagnostics |
| 1100 | COFFEE and networking |
| 1130 | Academic presentations session 2; Beth Mills - Harnessing the power of light to detect and treat bacteria: a dual imaging-photodynamic therapy approach; Katerina Guschanki - Tracking the history of human antibiotic use with ancient DNA; David Gally - Bacteriophage as alternatives to antibiotics for E. coli infections; Laurie Denyer Willis - Policymaking for AMR |
| 1250 | LUNCH and poster session |
| 1350 | Routes to Translation 1: Sander Granneman - The role of MRSA non-coding RNAs and RNA-binding proteins in controlling AMR; Debby Bogaert - Impact of antibiotics on early life microbiome and health; Nat Ring - Culture-free sequence-based diagnostics, Andrea Weisse - Biomedical data science for AMR |
| 1410 | Routes to Translation 2: Marianne Ismail, Microbira - FTIR spectroscopy for rapid, reagent-free identification of yeasts and bacteria; Helge Dorfmuller, RHAPSEDA - Novel glycoconjugate vaccine opportunities for streptococcal disease; Stuart Hannah, MicroplateDx - A cost-effective, rapid antibiotic susceptibility test for urinary tract infections |
| 1440 | Panel discussion with funders and industry partners: Claire Melville - Scottish Enterprise; Phil Packer - Innovate UK; Julie Brady - LifeArc, Rhodri Leng - Baillie Gifford |
| 1510 | COFFEE and networking |
| 1530 | Industry presentations: Joerg Hollidt - VetDx; Derek Lindsay - Infex; Fiona Marshall, Biotangents - Rapid accurate detection of Bovine Mastitis contributes to the reduction in AMR |
| 1630 | Public engagement with AMR |
| 1730 | Edinburgh Infectious Diseases Public Winter Lecture with Professor Frank Møller Aarestrup, Danish Technical University - Beating the Silent Pandemic: Global Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance |
Please note
There is no need to additionalIy register for the Winter Lecture if you have already registered to attend the AMR Showcase.
Further information
If you would like further information about the event, or would like to sponsor the event, please contact the Edinburgh AMR Forum.
