What are Special Interest Groups?
A special interest group (SIG) is a community with shared interest in advancing a specific area of knowledge, learning or technology where members cooperate to affect or to produce solutions within their particular field, and may communicate, meet and organise conferences.
Special interest group - AMR
The AMR SIG is co-led by Dr Jake O'Brien and Dr Ji Lu.
AMR is a looming threat to public health world-wide. AMR occurs when bacteria, parasites, fungi and viruses evolve over time and no longer respond to medicines, making infections harder to treat and increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness and death. Resistant bacteria can be found in clinical settings and throughout the natural environment. When antibiotics and antimicrobial compounds are consumed by humans or animals, they do not completely break down during metabolism and are excreted into the environment - whether that be via wastewater treatment plants, animal manure, aquaculture reservoirs, and water bodies. This Special Interest Group will explore the exposure caused by AMR using a wide range of analysis tools and sampling methods.