• Question: what do you get to do as part of your job to do with drugs?

    Asked by Helen to Abid, Donna, Sanjib, Thomas, Avril on 13 Jun 2017.
    • Photo: Donna Johnson

      Donna Johnson answered on 13 Jun 2017:

      I use an antimicrobial thats used in a lot of cleaning and antibacterial products (triclosan). I make bacteria resistant to it (in the lab only) so i can find out how they become resistant. We want to know that because when they become resistant to triclosan, they can become resistant to antibiotics too. If we know how they do this, we can try and identify a good place to try and intervene through developing a new drug.

    • Photo: Avril Tucker

      Avril Tucker answered on 13 Jun 2017:

      I get to prescribe antibiotic and help others who prescribe them. I also help patients to make better use of them, to use them as prescribed and the importance of completing the course

    • Photo: Sanjib Bhakta

      Sanjib Bhakta answered on 13 Jun 2017:

      When drug resistance is rising alarmingly I find new antibiotics to kill superbugs and reverse the tide of drug resistance!

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