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Alison Holmes
FRCP, FRCPI, FMedSci
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
St George's Medical School
Harvard
Scientific career
InstitutionsImperial College London
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Alison Holmes is a British microbiologist who is Professor of Infectious Diseases at Imperial College London, Director of the NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare associated infections and Antimicrobial Resistance and Consultant at Hammersmith Hospital. Her research considers how to mitigate antimicrobial resistance.

Early life and education

Holmes went to school in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Her father was a doctor in Nigeria [1]. Holmes completed her undergraduate degree in medicine at the University of Cambridge and St George’s Medical School. She specialised in Infectious Diseases. In 2017 Sriskandan was made a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences.

Research and career

Antimicrobial resistance represents a major threat to healthcare. There are increasing numbers of bacteria that can no longer be treated with antibiotics. [2].

Holmes leads a large multi-disciplinary research group and network, with strong collaborations nationally and internationally, and is Director of the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and AMR. Holmes is on the Executive Committee of the International Society of Infectious Diseases, and she serves on a variety of WHO Expert groups related to antimicrobial use, AMR, infection prevention and sepsis. [3].

Selected publications

Birgand G, Castro-Sánchez E, Hansen S, et al., 2018, Comparison of governance approaches for the control of antimicrobial resistance: Analysis of three European countries, Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, Vol:7, ISSN:2047-2994 https://spiral.imperial.ac.uk/handle/10044/1/57099

Holmes AH, Holmes M, Gottlieb T, et al., 2018, End non-essential use of antimicrobials in livestock, Bmj, Vol:360, ISSN:0959-8138 https://spiral.imperial.ac.uk/handle/10044/1/56557

Ardal C, Outterson K, Hoffman SJ, et al., 2016, International cooperation to improve access to and sustain effectiveness of antimicrobials, The Lancet, Vol:387, ISSN:0140-6736, Pages:296-307 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(15)00470-5/fulltext

Holmes AH, Moore LSP, Sundsfjord A, et al., 2015, Understanding the mechanisms and drivers of antimicrobial resistance, Lancet, Vol:387, ISSN:1474-547X, Pages:176-187 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(15)00473-0/fulltext

Charani E, Holmes AH, 2013, Antimicrobial stewardship programmes: the need for wider engagement, BMJ Quality & Safety, Vol:22, ISSN:2044-5415, Pages:885-887 https://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/22/11/885

References

  1. ^ Holmes, Michael McAlister (2018). The Bearded Doctor: Stories of a Medical Officer in Northern Nigeria 1953 - 1963. Brown dog books.
  2. ^ "Antimicrobial Resistance".
  3. ^ "Alison Holmes, Imperial College London".