Antibiotic resistance is a silent, but ever-growing concern in modern society, threatening the world's 'One health'.
The 'One health' concept is defined as the health of humanity, animals and our shared environment being inextricably tied to one another. If one is affected, then the others will also be affected.Anti-microbial resistance causes infections that are incredibly difficult to treat with current medical resources. We are currently in a 'void' period of no new antibiotic development.
The main objective of this project is to investigate bacteriophage therapy as a novel alternative antimicrobial agent. The success of this project would provide supporting evidence in favour of bacteriophage therapy's untapped potential as a viable alternative form of disinfectant to antibiotics. The intent of this project is not to undermine the societal contributions antibiotics have provided, but to research an alternative method of antimicrobial treatment that bypasses the concern of antibiotic resistance in micro-organisms.
I graduated from Kingston University in 2020 with a 1:1 BSc in Biomedical Science.
During the covid-19 pandemic period, I had worked at the Animal and Plant Health Agency in Weybridge as a part of the covid-19 diagnostics team from September 14th 2020 until the 30th March 2021.
I have returned to Kingston University for the 2022/2023 academic year to complete my MSc by Research. The project being Medical Microbiology related.