World AMR Awareness Week
World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) is a global campaign that is celebrated annually to improve awareness and understanding of AMR and encourage best practices among the public, One Health stakeholders and policymakers, who all play a critical role in reducing the further emergence and spread of AMR. WAAW is held every year during the 18-24 November. You can learn more about WAAW on the dedicated World Health Organisation site »
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines, making infections harder to treat and increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness and death. As a result of drug resistance, antibiotics and other antimicrobial medicines become ineffective and infections become increasingly difficult or impossible to treat.
To mark WAAW 2025, NCCR AntiResist, in a special internal event, held the tug of war to end all tugs of war, Researchers vs Bacteria. You can watch the video below – enjoy the paradigm-shifting research being done by our researchers in the fight against drug-resistant infections!
World AMR Awareness Week 2025
For World AMR Awareness Week 2025, NCCR AntiResist held the ultimate tug of war – Researchers vs Bacteria.
Enjoy!
World AMR Awareness Week 2024
For World AMR Awareness Week 2024, NCCR AntiResist launched Bug Bust, a series of videos putting our young researchers front and centre. They talk about their research, and bust balloon bugs on camera.
Enjoy our videos!
A postdoc busts a bug on camera and explains our research approach
PhD student Sandro Jakonia talks about his work with Pseudomonas aeruginosa
PhD student Friederike Born talks about her work and walks us around the lab
PhD student Ashim Dubey talks about his work with polymicrobial catheter-associated UTIs
Masters student Elia Bottacin talks about our research and busts a bug!
Alexandra Brecht, Zoe Camenzind, and Yanna Piccini from the Dehio Lab tell us about their work
World AMR Awareness Week 2023
NCCR AntiResist is biting bact.! For World AMR Awareness Week 2023, members of AntiResist participated in Biting Bact., an event to raise awareness of AMR and to eat some cake.
Enjoy our video!
World AMR Awareness Week 2022
For World AMR Awareness Week 2022, members of AntiResist participated in Bactosmash, an event to raise awareness of AMR and to smash a Pseudomonas-shaped piñata.
Enjoy!
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