JudginG in ABRCMS [December 2020]

It was a great pleasure for Public Health Microbiology Laboratory to support endeavors of this great conference.

Am pleased to share the news that one of the great graduate students of the Public Health Microbiology laboratory was recently inducted as a member of Phi Tau Sigma, the Honor Society of Food Science and Technology. Congratulations, Sabrina, for this wonderful and well-deserved recognition. 

Congratulations to Ms. Jyothi George, one of the outstanding PhD students of the Public Health Microbiology laboratory, who successfully passed her 5-week qualifying examination today and became a PhD candidate. As part of her examination she also received a certification from the World Health Organization. 

 If you are intellectually curious to know the relationship between climate change, safety of our food and water supplies, and antibiotic resistance in hospitals, you are cordially invited to read our new editorial article (Microorganisms, IF=4.1). This publication is made freely available to the public. You can access the article using the below link.

Title: The Threat of Antibiotic Resistance in Changing Climate
Link to the article:   

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/8/5/748/pdf
Link to the Special Issue:  https://www.mdpi.com/journal/microorganisms/special_issues/foodborne_waterborne_diseases 

 This is a true human tragedy in the United States. Qualifications and competence matters, evidence-based decision making is important, ethics and honesty is a necessity, and proper education and climbing the ladder to get important leadership positions is critical.

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” ― Benjamin Franklin 

Avialable: https://researchoutreach.org/articles/changing-climate-threat-multiplier-foodborne-waterborne-infectious-diseases-antibiotic-resistance/

Learning is a life-long process. Even as teachers and faculty members, we should always strive to widen our horizon. I was pleased to complete this very new and emerging topic during my weekends. The Edx has many great learning opportunities for detail- and career-oriented scientists and life-long learners. 

World Health Organization has recently initiated an on-line platform for delivering free and knowledge-based courses and certifications for stakeholders. I would recommend you spend some time and make yourself familiar with these great resources that are delivered in several languages. I particularly recommend all courses specially “Pandemic and epidemic-prone diseases,” and “Antimicrobial Stewardship: A competency-based approach.” As a faculty member with public health training, I greatly appreciate the leadership of World Health Organization and the great programs they are offering. Kudos to our colleagues in many important and critical divisions of WHO in all their regions around the globe. WHO open courses: https://openwho.org/