The Global Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Matthew's work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
About Matthew
I am a current part-time PhD student researching how antimicrobial biocides affect Clostridioides difficile spores in order to elucidate the underlying mechanisms of spore resistance in healthcare environments. My present appointment is a Research Assistant in Anaerobic Microbiology, looking at the formations of mixed biofilms in the oral cavity using multiple anaerobic bacterial strains. My area of particular interest is the application of real-world solutions to hinder the threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) because, according to Jim O'Neill's influential review on antimicrobial resistance(2016), the cost to human life if nothing is done could exceed 50 million deaths per annum by the year 2050 globally. If I can do anything to help lower these figures, morally, I feel obliged to help.Honours & Awards
- In 2022 I was awarded an Infection Science Award for my presentation at the Microbiology Society Annual Conference in Belfast.
- In 2022 I was an invited speaker at the Federation of Infection Societies International Conference in London.
