AMR is a problem with a plethora of solutions...and plenty of barriers to reach them.

In this episode we look at the role innovation can play – innovating new antibiotics, relatively unexplored treatments and preventing infection in the first place. So how expensive is it to make a new antibiotic? Are viruses actually our friends? And what does it have to do with the whales?

Featuring:

Silas Holland, Executive director in infectious disease policy at Merck

Dr Michele Ritter, Infectious Disease Specialist and Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego

Michael Mosha, Pharmacist and Public Health specialist at Roll Back Antimicrobial Resistance Initiative in Dodoma, Tanzania - https://rbainitiative.or.tz/

If you want to check out the book featured in this episode, it is called The Perfect Predator written by Steffanie Strathdee and Tom Patterson.

The Lifeline project is a podcast exploring the science and process behind the musical, Lifeline, a show about antibiotics, Alexander Fleming, and the biggest current global health crisis you might never have heard of, antimicrobial resistance or AMR.

Come and watch us in New York in Fall 2024!

The podcast is produced, written and hosted by Graham Richardson https://www.gnrichardson.co.uk/ @wildgreyme

Original music and editing support is provided by Robin Hiley, the composer and lyricist for Lifeline

Find out more about the show by visiting www.lifelinemusical.com and follow us on social media @lifelinemusical

Who killed Mrs X?

Was it her husband, infecting her with a resistant bacterium? Was it the pharmacist, who sold Mr X the antibiotics? Or was it the system that allowed him to get the antibiotics in the first place?

In this episode we delve into the world of antimicrobial resistance and antibiotics, finding out about the link between the two and how AMR is making our medicines ineffective. Joining us this week are:

Prof Bob Phillips, Professor of Paediatrics and Evidence Synthesis at at the University of York and an Honorary Consultant in Paediatric / Teenage-Young Adult Oncology at Leeds Children's Hospital. He is also the Director of Candlelighters Supportive Care Research Centre - https://www.candlelighters.org.uk/

Dr Meghan Perry, a Consultant in Infectious Diseases & Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh

Michael Mosha, Pharmacist and Public Health specialist at Roll Back Antimicrobial Resistance Initiative in Dodoma, Tanzania - https://rbainitiative.or.tz/

Dr Michele Ritter, Infectious Disease Specialist and Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego

The Lifeline project is a podcast exploring the science and process behind the musical, Lifeline, a show about antibiotics, Alexander Fleming, and the biggest current global health crisis you might never have heard of, antimicrobial resistance or AMR.

Come and watch us in New York in Fall 2024!

The podcast is produced, written and hosted by Graham Richardson https://www.gnrichardson.co.uk/ @wildgreyme

Original music and editing support is provided by Robin Hiley, the composer and lyricist for Lifeline

Find out more about the show by visiting www.lifelinemusical.com and follow us on social media @lifelinemusical

The Lifeline project is a podcast exploring the science and process behind the musical, Lifeline, a show about antibiotics, Alexander Fleming, and the biggest current global health crisis you might never have heard of.

The first episode is a potted history of the show and it's principal cast members - not the actors, the microbes that help make their bodies function. From the pathogens that make us sick to our microbiomes which help us digest food and fight disease, we look at the different tiny creatures that we meet in lives and ask, how do they survive, are they all ‘good’ or ‘bad’ and how on earth did we represent them on a stage?

Our guests this week are Maren Hunsberger and Jake M. Robinson.

Maren is a scientist, science communicator, producer and actor who has recently created a show, ‘Fascinating Fails’ for PBS Terra that you can find on their YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@pbsterra . You can also catch up with Maren on social media @marenhunsberger (or on TikTok @marenmicrobe)

Jake is a scientist, podcaster and author who studies ecosystem restoration and microbial ecology. His first book, ‘Invisible Friends’ is available now and his second book ‘Treewilding’ is on the way. You can get in touch with him via his website https://www.jakemrobinson.com/ or on social media @_jake_robinson

The podcast is produced, written and hosted by Graham Richardson. Find out more on his website https://www.gnrichardson.co.uk/ or on social media @wildgreyme

Original music and editing support is provided by Robin Hiley, the composer and lyricist for Lifeline

Find out more about the show by visiting www.lifelinemusical.com and follow us on social media @lifelinemusical

Come and watch us in New York in Fall 2024!