I was thrilled to be invited to lead an interactive workshop yesterday for the 2025 Global AMR Youth Summit, organized by the World Health Students’ Alliance.
"The Global AMR Youth Summit will unite students and young professionals from health, agricultural, and life sciences to advance a unified One Health response to AMR.
Under the theme 'Innovate. Integrate. Implement: Youth Driving One Health Action on AMR,' the Summit shifts focus from awareness to accountability—empowering youth to engage in national AMR action plans, influence policy, and lead community initiatives.
Aligned with World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2025, the event calls on young leaders worldwide to drive innovation, collaboration, and action to protect our shared future from AMR."
The interactive workshop "Microbes Making Misinformation: Flipping the Script on Science Communication for AMR" engaged medical, dental, veterinary and pharmacy students from around the world.
250+ participants was by far the largest group I've ever led on a "citizen science fiction" adventure, and it was an inspiration to hear their intensely creative ideas on how microbes could conduct "Bio PsyOps" against humans, making memes and misinformation to accelerate antimicrobial resistance.
Here's hoping none of them go viral!
