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The TACTIC experience: establishing an international, interdisciplinary network to tackle antimicrobial resistance
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Leena Al-Hassan1,†
, Anne Roemer-Mahler2,†, James Price3,†, Jasmin Islam1, Hadir El-Mahallawy4, Paul G. Higgins5,6, Amira F. A. Hussein7, Ignasi Roca8 and Melanie Newport1
Abstract
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major global health threat that requires an interdisciplinary international approach to address. In response to calls from policymakers and funders alike, a growing number of research networks on AMR have been created with this approach in mind. However, there are many challenges facing researchers in establishing such networks and research projects. In this article, we share our experience of establishing the network ‘TACTIC: Tackling AMR Challenges through Translational Interdisciplinary Collaborations’. Although presented with many challenges both scientific and logistical, the network has underpinned productive interaction between biomedical and social scientists from several countries and fostered true collaboration in an educative, stimulating and sustainable way that forms a platform for important research on AMR.
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Funding
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University of Sussex
(Award SSRP)
- Principle Award Recipient: Anne Roemer-Mahler
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University of Sussex
(Award IRPN)
- Principle Award Recipient: Melanie Newport
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