In 2019, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) caused 1.27 million deaths around the world. Antibiotic misuse is making tried and trusted medicines ineffective against resistant superbugs.

In this episode, I speak with Prof. Urmi Bajpai, co-Founder of the International Bacteriophage Research Consortium. We dissect how phages work, what we can and cannot engineer in them today, and why global coordination is essential going forward.

Via the One Health lens, we explore the impact of climate change on AMR and how our war on bacteria is interconnected across sectors, from agriculture to medicine.

Tune in to also catch Prof. Bajpai’s take on a fictional, futuristic phage-printer and her journey creating a Biomedical Science department from scratch!

References:

R&D Gaps in Phage Therapy

Forbes Primer on Phage Therapy

WHO Antimicrobial Resistance Fact Sheet

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