Contact Day 1

Preparation

Essential: Introduce yourself on the Padlet under the 'Pre-Course Activities' tab.

Recommended: Watch the bite-sized, mini lectures by clicking the links below: 

• 'What are microbes, and why do they matter?'

• 'Bacteria'

• 'Fungi'

• 'Viruses'

• 'Parasites'

• 'Studying antimicrobial resistance - Part 1'

• 'Studying antimicrobial resistance - Part 2'

 While watching the videos, you might like to write down any questions you have for the speaker.

Essential: Pick one of the lab techniques covered in the 'Studying antimicrobial resistance' mini lectures. Then, do your own literature search for a paper that uses one of these techniques to study antimicrobial resistance, and read it. Be prepared to share some details with the group on your paper in our first live session, for example, purpose of the study, technique used, key results or what you found most interesting. 

Schedule

11:00-12:00

Welcome and Introduction to course - Dr Anne Leonard, Lecturer, University of Exeter and Dr Aimee Murray, Lecturer, University of Exeter (course leaders)

The ‘Big Picture’: An introduction to Antimicrobial Resistance - Professor William Gaze, Professor of Microbiology, University of Exeter

12:00-12:30 

Break

12:30-13:20

Antifungal resistance - Dr Dhara Malavia, Postdoctoral Research Associate University of Exeter

13:20-13:50

Environment Agency report on antifungal resistance - Emily Stevenson, researcher at the University of Exeter

13:50-14:00

Break

14:00-15:00

Interactive activity, wrap up and feedback