Image of petri dish illustrating antimicrobial susceptibility testing
Image of petri dish illustrating antimicrobial susceptibility testing A new digital health hub, led by UCL researchers, will bring together an interdisciplinary team to better deploy digital technologies in the fight against antimicrobial resistance across humans, animals and the environment. Antimicrobial resistance cuts across many sectors, as resistant pathogens can be transmitted between animals, humans and food, but this interconnectedness is poorly understood and data remains in silos. The new Digital Health Hub for Antimicrobial Resistance, awarded £4 million from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), aims to increase knowledge and skills sharing among diverse groups, from researchers and healthcare workers to those working in animal health and environmental agencies, to policymakers, charities, industry and the public. It seeks to transform surveillance of and action against antimicrobial resistance by harnessing digital technologies that played such a key role during the pandemic. Lead Investigator and Hub Director Professor Rachel McKendry (London Centre for Nanotechnology at UCL and UCL Division of Medicine) said: "Antimicrobial resistance ranks among the top 10 global public health threats facing humanity, and has been called the 'silent pandemic'.
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