Innovative surveillance of healthcare-associated pathogens and antimicrobial resistance using metagenomics of composite samples from patients and healthcare environments
University of Oxford
Nuffield Department of Medicine
Research Group:
Modernising Medical Microbiology Unit
Healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) represent major threats to patients. Effective hospital surveillance is essential for identifying emerging pathogens and AMR, detecting transmission, and informing infection prevention and control (IPC) interventions. Read more
Supervisors: Dr N Stoesser, Dr A Kearney, Dr K Chau
1 December 2026
PhD Research Project
Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)