• Microbiology - Theoretical modelling

    Buying time in drug resistance

    11/07/2020 - By 

    Running against the clock in AMR The problem of pathogens acquiring resistance to the antimicrobial drugs that we have is a known issue. While we scramble to find new, improved drugs against these superbugs, researchers like Pamela Yeh are looking into how to use combination of the drugs we already have. Here she talks about using 2-, 3- and multi drug combinations and what the implications are in the field of anti-microbial resistance. References Alejandra Rodrı ́guez-Verdug, Natalie Lozano-Huntelman, Mauricio Cruz-Loya, Van Savage, Pamela Yeh. Compounding Effects of Climate Warming and Antibiotic Resistance. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2020.101024 Pamela Yeh, Ariane I Tschumi &…

  • Astronomy - Theoretical modelling

    Modelling the universe

    31/05/2020 - By 

    “We’re made of star stuff.” (Carl Sagan) We have had questions about the stars ever since we looked upwards at the sky. How was the universe born? How do stars live and die? How will the universe itself end? And when? I interviewed Dr. Jan Eldridge, who studies stars in our galaxy and those on the edge of observable space, using an algorithm that she built called the Binary Population and Spectral Synthesis code (BPASS,  bpass.auckland.ac.nz). Jan gave me some fantastic insights not only into the life cycle of stars, but also about her important work in the LGBTQI sphere and…