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Chris Harmer is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences at the University of Sydney, specializing in Microbiology. His research interests focus on bacterial mobile genetic elements, particularly those that contribute to the accumulation of antibiotic resistance genes, which have led to the emergence of 'Superbugs'. He emphasizes the critical public health threat posed by bacterial antibiotic resistance and the potential consequences of failing to curb this crisis. His work particularly highlights the risk of returning to a pre-antibiotic age where routine surgeries, cancer treatments, and other modern medical procedures could lead to life-threatening, untreatable bacterial infections. Over the past eight years, he has investigated the common insertion sequence IS26 in Gram-negative bacteria and discovered a novel mechanism by which it mobilizes resistance genes, allowing them to accumulate. His research has received funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and he is an active member of the Australian Society for Microbiology, serving as Treasurer for the NSW-ACT State Branch.
University of Sydney • Sydney
Conducting research on mobile genetic elements and their role in antibiotic resistance.
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