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This week we introduce the PhD student of IPT5: Megarsa Bedasa Jaleta, Veterinarian and Veterinary Epidemiologist .
Within the framework of his project "AMR spread in animal husbandry- mechanisms and possible interventions", Megarsa is comparing the occurrence of AMR in pigs under different hygienic conditions and when different feed additives are administered. Based on these results, potential strategies to control the spread of AMR in livestock breeding will be defined in close collaboration with the other IPTs, thus reducing the potential contamination of the environment.
PhD introduction of the week: Maria Karolina Börger, Forestry Scientist and Ecologist in IPT4.
The project "Arthropods as vectors for AMR microbes", studies the role of the common house fly as a vector for antimicrobial resistant bacteria.
If flies ingest antimicrobial resistant bacteria, these can be passed on to humans, sometimes causing severe nosocomial infections. Through a better understanding of the flight radii and habitat binding of the house fly, strategies will be identified to hinder the spread of antimicrobial resistant bacteria.
PhD introduction of the week: Lena Merkel, Development Economist and Historian in IPT3.
The research project "Curbing antimicrobial resistance in humans through interventions, incentives and transparency" has the overall goal of supporting optimal use of antibiotics worldwide. To this end, Lena will assess different interventions to improve infection diagnostics and the role of information and transparency in curbing AMR at micro and macro levels.
Recently we have started to introduce the PhD students of the LRA INFECTIONS. This week Claire Taylor, PhD of IPT2, has answered a few short questions for us.
Claire is located within the Interdisciplinary Project Team 2 (IPT2) "Fate of AMR microbes in mixed bacterial-fungal consortia" and will investigate the mutual interactions of bacterial and fungal microbes in mixed biofilm-forming consortia, focusing on pulmonary opportunists known to develop AMR.
From now on, we will introduce one of the six new PhDs of the LRA INFECTIONS every week. For this purpose, the PhD students have answered a few short questions. Today we start with Baban Kolte, Bioinformatician from India.
Baban Kolte is located within the LRA INFECTIONS in the Interdisciplinary Project Team 1 (IPT1) "Central metagenomic, microbiological and spectroscopic analyses". The aim of this project is to quantitatively detect antimicrobial resistant (AMR) bacteria collected within the other IPTs and also to characterize them phenotypically and genomically.
His research serves as a central hub for bioinformatic analysis of sequencing data and spectroscopic identification of AMR bacteria.