Genomics Lite: What is antimicrobial resistance?
Genomics Lite is a series of public webinars, in this session we explore what is antimicrobial resistance.
How are bacteria outsmarting our medicines? What can cholera outbreaks, river water, and ancient bacterial samples teach us about the future of global health?
In this Genomics Lite session, Sam and Jack speak to staff from the Wellcome Sanger Institute to unpick these questions and find out more about antimicrobial resistance.
About our speakers:
Dr. Nisha Singh, Postdoctoral Fellow, Wellcome Sanger Insitute
Dr. Nisha Singh is a scientist at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and a College Research Associate at the University of Cambridge. Her research focuses on the genomic landscape of Vibrio cholerae, offering insights into its diversity, transmission, and adaptation. Originally from India, she completed her PhD on V. cholerae, working closely with public health professionals on outbreak investigations and control initiatives. She is passionate about bridging genomics and public health to support effective disease prevention strategies.
Dr. Adrian Cazares, Staff Scientist, Wellcome Sanger Institute
Adrian Cazares is a Staff Scientist working at the Parasites and Microbes Programme at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and a Junior Research Fellow at Wolfson College, University of Cambridge. He investigates how bacteria exchange DNA and how this process fuels the spread of antimicrobial resistance and facilitates pathogens evolution across the globe.
