April 19, 2026

AMR Science-Policy Symposia (ESCMID 2026): Smart policies for lean times

Dear All: ESCMID Global once again held an afternoon of sessions focused on the intersection of AMR-related science and policy. With an overall theme of “Smart policies for lean times,” the well-attended afternoon comprised a pair of workshops, a plenary session, and a networking reception (I’ll also note that there was a related integrated workshop [“Aligning

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Wellcome Leap: $50m for gut-sparing approaches to antibiotic delivery

Dear All: I’ve just learned of a funding call from Wellcome Leap entitled “Focused antibiotics.” The thesis of the call is that the resistance arises (at least in part) when the gut microbiome is exposed incidentally to an antibiotic intended for an infection elsewhere in body (e.g., the lungs). So, this project seeks to support

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