MGH Research Fellow Bryan Lenneman, PhD, is interested in utilizing synthetic biology to develop novel therapeutics against diseases associated with dysbiosis of the human gut microbial community.

Levy CIMAR’s own Shira Doron, MD, presented for this month’s Science Seminar on the topic of “Diagnostic Stewardship as a Tool for Antimicrobial Stewardship.” Dr. Doron is a widely recognized expert in the fields of antimicrobial and diagnostic stewardship, and among her many titles, is Chief Infection Control Officer for Tufts Medicine. There, she Infection Control and Antimicrobial Stewardship.

The Tufts Center for Integrated Management of Antimicrobial Resistance (CIMAR) hosted its first event last month to introduce the Center to the local scientific community and to offer a platform for investigators and clinicians to showcase their research and promote collaborations. CIMAR aims to address the rise and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and we believe our faculty possess the myriad unique skillsets needed to lead this fight. Roughly 700,000 human deaths are attributable to AMR each year globally, and if trends continue, AMR could contribute to a total of 350 million deaths by 2050.

Massachusetts General Hospital’s Roby Bhattacharyya, MD, PhD, presented today on “Transcriptional Profiling for Infectious Disease Diagnostics and Discovery” for the Levy CIMAR’s May 25th Science Lunch, our last seminar of the ’22-’23 season. Dr. Bhattacharyya is an Assistant Professor in the Infectious Diseases Division at MGH as well as an Associate Member of the Broad Institute and an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School.

The Levy CIMAR kicked off its 2023-2024 seminar season today with a talk from world-renowned Professor Alan F. Cowman, who among his many roles is acting Director of Australia’s Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI). An internationally acclaimed expert in malaria research, Prof. Cowman heads a laboratory at WEHI where he and his team aim to advance the understanding of how malaria-causing parasites invade human cells.