LIGHTNING TALKS AND NETWORKING EVENTS
Regular ‘Lightning Talks and Networking’ sessions are an opportunity for GW4 Alliance-based ECRs and PGRs to participate in/hear short (3 min) talks from GW4 Alliance ECRs and PGRs working in a range of AMR disciplines and to network in smaller breakout groups.
NEXT Session
Autumn 2023 – Lightning Talks and Networking Session
A chance to hear about the work of ECRs and PGRs from across GW4 Alliance, in short bitesize talks, including a networking session to discuss research in small breakout groups.
Registration and programme will be posted nearer the time.
PAST SESSIONS
March 23, 2023 – Lightning Talks and Networking Session
- Dr Kelly Thornber (Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter) ‘Antimicrobials in the Environment: Systems and Solutions’
- Lorna Flintham (Department for Health, University of Bath) ‘A Qualitative Evaluation of Older People’s Perceptions Towards Optimal Diet and Antibiotic Behaviours in the Context of Antimicrobial Resistance’
- Dr Manon Pritchard (School of Dentistry, Cardiff University) ‘Long-term exposure of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms to a new inhalation therapy derived from seaweed’
- Michael Beer (School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Bristol) ‘Identifying Determinants of Carbapenemase Activity in Class A beta-Lactamases’
- Dr Ashley Hammond (Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol) ‘Improving Primary Care Antibiotic Prescribing to Reduce Antibiotic Resistant Urine Infections: The IPAP-UTI Programme’
- Sam Webster (Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter) ‘The Human Vaginal Microbiome as a Reservoir for Antimicrobial Resistance’
- Yoana Petrova (School of Biosciences, Cardiff University) ‘Burkholderia Bacteria as a Source of Diverse Antimicrobial Metabolites’
January 25, 2023 – Lightning Talks and Networking Session
- Dr Scott Lovell (Dept. Life Sciences, University of Bath) ‘Addressing the Antibiotic Resistance Crisis with Covalent Cyclic Peptides’
- Beatriz Llamazares (School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Bristol) ‘Longitudinal Study on Antibacterial Resistance Prevalence and the Molecular Mechanisms Responsible in Dairy Farms in the Southwest of England’
- Dr Michaela Serpi (School of Chemistry, Cardiff University) ‘In Search of Novel Antibiotics‘
- Emily Stevenson (Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter) ‘Microplastics as Vectors of Antimicrobial Resistance in Aquatic Systems’
- Harry Morgan (School of Biosciences, Cardiff University) ‘Using Nano-Focus Crystallography to Reveal the Mechanism of Action of Spiropyrimidinetriones against S. aureus DNA gyrase and A. baumannii Topoisomerase IV’
- Dr Dora Corzo-Leon (MRC Centre for Medical Mycology, University of Exeter) ‘AMR in Bacterial Endosymbionts’
October 31, 2022 – Lightning Talks and Networking Session
- Dr Ed Douglas (School of Life Sciences, University of Bath) ‘Exploiting the Sensitivity of Staphylococcus aureus Towards Polyamines’
- Jordan Sealey (School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Bristol) ‘An Oasis of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in an Inner-City Zoo’
- Dr Rebecca Weiser (School of Biosciences, Cardiff University) ‘Bacteriophage Biocontrol of Bacterial Onion Rot’
- April Hayes (Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter) ‘Do Non-Antibiotic Drugs Select for AMR?’
- Dr Sion Bayliss (Bristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol) ‘The Fast and the fuVREous: Rapid Spread and Dissemination of Vancomycin Resistance in Enterococcus faecium’
- Lucile Hubert (School of Biosciences, Cardiff University) ‘Testing Novel Therapeutics for Burkholderia and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Lung Infections in People with Cystic Fibrosis’
- Dr Jane Usher (MRC Centre for Medical Mycology, University of Exeter) ‘Combating Resistance to Combinatorial Stress in the Human Fungal Pathogen Candida glabrata“
September 7, 2022 – Lightning Talks and Networking Session
- Edward Barker (Faculty of Engineering, University of Bristol) ‘Precision Antimicrobial Prescribing for Sepsis‘
- Dr Helen Brown (Dental School, Cardiff University) ‘Interactions between Fibroblasts and Staphylococcus within the Chronic Wound‘
- Laura Murray (Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter) ‘Selection and Co-selection for Antimicrobial Resistance by Plant Protection Products’
- Keira Cozens (Dept. Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath) ‘Convergence of Virulence and Resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae‘
- Dr Caroline Best (Bristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol) ‘Understanding AMR on Welsh Dairy, Beef and Sheep Farms Through Environmental Sampling‘
- Naomi Hughes (School of Biosciences, Cardiff University) ‘Proteome Analysis for Possible AMR Mechanisms in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia.‘
- Dr David Walker-Sünderhauf (European Centre for Environment and Human Health, University of Exeter) ‘Using CRISPR-Cas9 to Remove AMR Plasmids from Bacteria & Communities’
June 13, 2022 – Lightning Talks and Networking Session
- Dr Vince Bakos (Dept. Chemical Engineering, University of Bath) ‘Development of AMR in Wastewater Systems’
- Rania Nassar (School of Dentistry, Cardiff University) ‘Eradication of Endodontic Biofilms’
- Dr Susan Conlon (University of Bristol Vet School) ‘Understanding everyday health and environmental management on dairy farms in Argentina (FARMS SAFE | UK – Argentina)‘
- Boglarka Kiss (College of Social Science and International Studies, University of Exeter) ‘Phage Therapy and Human-Microbe Relations’
- Dr Daniel Padfield (European Centre for Environment and Human Health, University of Exeter) ‘Will the Problem of Antibiotic Resistance Get Worse in a Warmer World?’
- Vicky Bennett (Dept. Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath) ‘Biocide Adaptation in Urinary Pathogens‘
- Lynden Rooms (School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol) ‘New Drugs, Old Scaffold; Novel Therapeutics Against Bacterial Folate Biosynthesis‘
- Dr David Gallacher (School of Medicine, Cardiff University) ‘Azithromycin Resistance in Preterm Infants‘
May 19, 2022 – ‘Our Early Career Pathways in AMR Research‘
- Dr Neil Brown (University of Bath) – Neil is a molecular fungal biologist and a BBSRC Future Leaders Fellow/Lecturer at the University of Bath. His path has taken him from Bath, to London, Edinburgh, Sau Paulo and back to Bath.
- Dr Michaela Serpi (Cardiff University) – Michaela is a medicinal chemist with a strong background in drug discovery and is in her first lectureship position. Her research journey has brought her to Cardiff from Italy via the USA and a brief stop in Denmark.
- Dr Seána Duggan (University of Exeter) – Seána’s research focuses on fungal-bacterial co-infections especially Candida albicans and Staphylococcus aureus and is an Early Career Fellow at the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology in Exeter. Her research path has taken her from Ireland, to Germany, to the UK, including spending some time in publishing.
April 27, 2022 – Lightning Talks and Networking Session
- Dr Alex Mullins (School of Biosciences, Cardiff University) ‘Biopesticides in Agriculture – Alternatives to Antimicrobials’
- Binjuan Liu (Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol) ‘Understanding Agricultural Antibiotic Use and Antimicrobial Resistance Ecologies in Eastern Rural China’
- Joe Turner (Dept. Chemical Engineering, University of Bath) ‘Hydrogel-forming Microneedles for Transdermal Antibiotic Delivery’
- Dr Emily Wood (School of Biosciences, University of Exeter) ‘Global Patterns of AMR‘
- Dr Marjorie Gibbon (Dept. Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath) ‘Virulence Factor Aerobactin is Strongly Associated with Isolates of Klebsiella spp. Recovered from Pigs’
- Olivia Turner (European Centre for Environment and Health, University of Exeter) ‘The Role of Wild Birds in Disseminating AMR in the Farm Environment’
- Brandon Marshall (School of Chemistry, University of Cardiff) ‘ New Drugs to Target Biofilm Formation’
- Dr Rachel Kwiatkowska (Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol) ‘Surveillance for Infections in Long-Term Care Facilities’
February 28, 2022 – Lightning Talks and Networking Session
- Isobel Garratt (Dept. Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath) ‘AMR in Polymicrobial Communities: From Sinks to Catheters’
- Dr Barbara Caddick (Dept. History and Centre for Academic Primary Care, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol) ‘An Historical Exploration of Antibiotic Use in Primary Health Care’
- Macaulay Winter (European Centre for Environment and Human Health, University of Exeter) ‘Testing the Adaptive Benefits of Bacterial Transformation’
- Dr Rebecca Weiser (School of Biosciences, Cardiff University) ‘Microbiota Analysis to Investigate Polymicrobial AMR Lung infections in People with Cystic Fibrosis’
- Dr Andrew Jones (Dept. Theology and Religion, University of Exeter) “Learning to Ask the Right Questions: Engaging with Stakeholders and Farmers to Understand the Impacts of Fungicides in Arable Farming”
- Claire Scott (Bristol Veterinary School) ‘Exploring Antibiotic Use and Resistance on UK Smallholdings’
- Wenya Xue (School of Dentistry, Cardiff University) ‘Effect of Epoxy-tiglianes on Chronic Wound Bacteria ‘
- Dr Maisem Laabei (Dept. Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath) ‘New Drugs to Combat Staphylococcus aureus Infections’
