Kate Baker
@ksbakes
Prof @Cambridge_Uni Genomic epidemiologist. #Shigella and #AMR enthusiast. Views own. http://gen.cam.ac.uk/baker-group @ksbakes.bsky.social
Certain sublineages of antimicrobial resistant bacteria dominate the surveillance landscape, but what causes them to become resistant? Check out our latest work in Shigella to find out and/or read the thread below medrxiv.org/content/10.110… 1/n

📢 Final Women’s History Month Feature! Today we wrap up our interview series with Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith! 🎤✨ 💡 Her journey, insights & impact 📖 Women in science & leadership 🌟 Celebrating those shaping our world 🔗 gen.cam.ac.uk/womens-history… Join the conversation! 💬
Don’t forget to check out our current open collections on a range of topics that intersect with AMR to find the best home for your next manuscript 👇 nature.com/npjamar/collec…
📅 Don’t miss out!📅 🔬 Join Prof. Paul Flowers, Prof. Will Gaze & Dr Linda Oyama for the next TARGetAMR monthly webinar series: 🔍 Seeing Things Differently: The challenge of delivering trans-disciplinarity within AMR 👉 Sign up here: targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/apri…
📣 Tamyo Mbisa is our next associate editor to introduce to you! Tamyo leads a @WHO specialised HIV drug resistance reference laboratory @UKHSA 🦠 bbsti.hpru.nihr.ac.uk/team/tamyo-mbi…
Just finished this phenomenally beautiful book by @Elif_Safak which, for all you GI disease lovers out there, also features the broad street pump, cholera, and dysentery! Would recommend.

⏳2 days to go!⏳ TARGetAMR & Fungal ONE Health Joint Mini-Symposium is almost here! 🔬🌍Join us this Thursday, 27th March, from 1–4 PM GMT for an exciting deep dive into the intersection of AMR and fungal One Health research. 💻 Online via Teams🚀 targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/join…
🎬📡Now Live!📡🎬 💻Genomics and Beyond: A Holistic Approach to Understanding AMR in East Africa online webinar presented by Professor Matthew Holden is now LIVE on our website!🌍 ✨Don’t miss out on valuable insights into AMR and genomics – watch it now!🎥targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/marc…
🌟 Share your insights at our 2025 Applied Bioinformatics Conference! Contribute to the effective implementation of data-driven #PublicHealth with a talk or poster at #ABPHM25 Accredited by @RCPath for 12 credits🚀 ⏰Abstract deadline: 25 March 📎 Info: bit.ly/3XW3XIX
It sometimes feels less of a splash when #IWD2025 falls on a weekend unless when reading your hobby magazine to stumble across the incredible achievements of an awesome #WomenInSTEM @JasminKParis - what a boss! Keep on running Jasmin 🏃♀️
🌟International Women’s Day is tomorrow!🌟 Wishing all our TARGetAMR Network Community Members a fantastic #IWD this Saturday! We celebrate the achievements, resilience, and impact of women in AMR research and beyond.💪🔬 Let’s keep pushing boundaries and driving change together!
🌍2 exciting upcoming AMR events in March!💻 🧬Genomics & Beyond: A holistic approach to AMR in East Africa 📅20th March 2025 🔗targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/marc… 🦠Tackling AMR Together: Insights from Genomics & Fungal ONE Health 📅27th March 2025 🔗targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/join…
It's been an amazing 5 years working with this incredible team of people. Thank you to @NIHRresearch for the funding and you can check all of the great work we've done in this programme here: hprugi.nihr.ac.uk/publications/
The HPRU in GI Annual Scientific Conference gets underway here in Liverpool. @NIHRglobal @NIHRresearch @UKHSA @LivUni_IVES @livuninews @NIHRinvolvement
Get it in your calendar now guys
⏳March Webinar⏳ Storm Éowyn may have delayed it, but you won’t want to miss it!🌪️ 🔬Genomics & Beyond: A Holistic Approach to Understanding AMR in East Africa 🎤Prof Matthew Holden, @UStAResearch 📅20 Mar 2025 | ⏰12-1pm GMT 💻MS Teams 🔗 Register here: targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/marc…
🚀 Now Live! 🚀 Missed our webinar with Dr Laura Blackburn? No worries – you can watch it now on our website! 📺✨ 🌍 AMR, Genomics & Policy: Opportunities & Challenges Click below to catch up on this insightful session. 👇 🔗 Watch now: targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/febr…
⏳Less than 2 hours to go!⏳ 🚀 Our February webinar is almost here! 🌍AMR, Genomics & Policy: Opportunities & Challenges 🎤Dr Laura Blackburn, @PHGFoundation 📅 Today | ⏰12-1pm GMT 💻Teams 🔗Still time to join us: targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/febr…
⏳7 Days to Go! ⏳ 🚀Our February webinar is just 1 week away! 🌍AMR, Genomics & Policy: Opportunities & Challenges 🎤With Dr Laura Blackburn, @PHGFoundation 📅27 Feb 2025 |⏰ 12-1pm GMT 💻 MS Teams 🔗 Register now: targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/febr…
🚀 Don't miss our February TARGetAMR Webinar! 🚀 🌍 AMR, Genomics & Policy: Opportunities & Challenges 🎤With Dr Laura Blackburn, PHG Foundation 📅 Thursday 27 Feb 2025 | ⏰ 12-1pm GMT 💻MS Teams 🔗 Register now: targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/febr…
🔬💻 TARGetAMR is proud to support the 11th Microbial Bioinformatics Hackathon! Join us in @Cambridge_Uni (18–20 May 2025) to collaborate & tackle challenges in microbial bioinformatics. 🔗 Register here: bio.cam.ac.uk/11th-microbial… Don't miss this chance to connect & contribute! 🚀
Thanks Uli! We're welcoming submissions to the @npjAMR Collection on Water Testing: Antimicrobial Resistance in Water. We want to bring together impactful research on AMR & antimicrobials in natural aquatic environments and engineered water environments🦠
I have recently joined the editorial board of @npjAMR We are currently welcoming submissions to a collection on the topic of "Water Testing: Antimicrobial Resistance in Water" led by @hollytipper nature.com/collections/bj… #AMR
Great summary of the 2024 Antimicrobial Resistance Meeting @wellcomegenome nature.com/articles/s4425… @ksbakes Yonatan Grad and @sylvainbrisse