The Lifeline Project

The Billion Dollar Question

Transcript available at: https://bit.ly/4laEQfa 
AMR is a problem with a plethora of solutions...and plenty of barriers to reach them. In this episode we look at the role innovation can play – innovating new antibiotics, relatively unexplored treatments and preventing infection in the first place. 
Featuring:
Silas Holland, Executive director in infectious disease policy at Merck
Dr Michele Ritter, Infectious Disease Specialist and Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego
Michael Mosha, Pharmacist and Public Health specialist at Roll Back Antimicrobial Resistance Initiative in Dodoma, Tanzania - https://rbainitiative.or.tz/
If you want to check out the book featured in this episode, it is called The Perfect Predator written by Steffanie Strathdee and Tom Patterson.
The Lifeline Project is a podcast exploring the science and stories behind the musical, Lifeline, a show about antibiotics, Alexander Fleming, and the biggest current global health crisis you might never have heard of, antimicrobial resistance or AMR.
The podcast is produced, written and hosted by Graham Richardson https://www.gnrichardson.co.uk/ @wildgreyme
Original music is provided by Robin Hiley, the composer and lyricist for Lifeline
 

Who Killed Mrs X!?

Transcript Available at: https://bit.ly/3J5PZR3 
Who killed Mrs X?
Was it her husband, infecting her with a resistant bacterium? Was it the pharmacist, who sold Mr X the antibiotics? Or was it the system that allowed him to get the antibiotics in the first place?
Prof Bob Phillips, Professor of Paediatrics and Evidence Synthesis at at the University of York and Director of Candlelighters Supportive Care Research Centre - https://www.candlelighters.org.uk/ 
Dr Meghan Perry, a Consultant in Infectious Diseases & Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh
Michael Mosha, Pharmacist and Public Health specialist at Roll Back Antimicrobial Resistance Initiative in Dodoma, Tanzania - https://rbainitiative.or.tz/
Dr Michele Ritter, Infectious Disease Specialist and Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego
The Lifeline Project is a podcast exploring the science and stories behind the musical, Lifeline, a show about antibiotics, Alexander Fleming, and the biggest current global health crisis you might never have heard of, antimicrobial resistance or AMR.
The podcast is produced, written and hosted by Graham Richardson https://www.gnrichardson.co.uk/ @wildgreyme
Original music is provided by Robin Hiley, the composer and lyricist for Lifeline
 

My-crobes and Your-crobes

Transcript available at: https://bit.ly/45lolHc 
The Lifeline project is a podcast exploring the science and stories behind the musical, Lifeline.
The first episode is a potted history of the show and it's principal cast members - not the actors, the microbes that help make their bodies function. 
Featuring: Maren Hunsberger - a scientist, science communicator, producer and actor - @marenhunsberger on socials (or on TikTok @marenmicrobe)
Dr Jake M Robinson - a scientist, podcaster and author who studies ecosystem restoration and microbial ecology. https://www.jakemrobinson.com/ or on social media @_jake_robinson
The podcast is produced, written and hosted by Graham Richardson https://www.gnrichardson.co.uk/ @wildgreyme
Original music is provided by Robin Hiley, the composer and lyricist for Lifeline