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Innovating to Protect Humanity from the Global Threat of Antimicrobial Resistance: Integrating Solutions Across Human and Veterinary Medicine, Stewardship, and Awareness
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Tufts Researchers Find Link Between Dog-Human Antibiotic Resistance
For many people, pets are family; just as close to them as the humans in their life. However, a new study suggests that closeness can create a concerning health issue making prescribed medicines less effective. …
IDSA announces Tufts Medical Center Among Recipients of Antimicrobial Stewardship Centers of Excellence Designation
The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) announced today the recipients of its Antimicrobial Stewardship Centers of Excellence (CoE) designation. …
CIMAR Featured in Spotlight on Research and Collaboration
Given an increasingly difficult funding climate, finding the research strengths of the university and focusing resources on those areas is a priority for Tufts. After a year-and-a-half consultative process involving researchers from across the university, five thematic priority areas emerged. …
Events
Robin Patel, MD, the Mayo Clinic and the Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group (ARLG)
April 30, 2027
Sep 03, 2026
On behalf of the Tufts University School of Medicine’s Department of Molecular Biology & Microbiology and Tufts Medical Center’s Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases, we are pleased to announce that the Mayo Clinic’s Robin Patel, MD, will be our next speaker for the annual Louis Weinstein Lecture to be held on Friday, April 30th, and 12 noon.
Diagnostic Stewardship as a Tool for Antimicrobial Stewardship – Tufts Medical Center’s Shira Doron, MD
October 26, 2023
Levy CIMAR’s own Shira Doron, MD, presented for this month’s Science Seminar on the topic of “Diagnostic Stewardship as a Tool for Antimicrobial Stewardship.” Dr. Doron is a widely recognized expert in the fields of antimicrobial and diagnostic stewardship, and among her many titles, is Chief Infection Control Officer for Tufts Medicine. There, she Infection Control and Antimicrobial Stewardship.
Discovery and Development of Novel Antimalarials and Their Use as Chemical Tools to Discover New Biology of the Malaria Parasite – WEHI’s Professor Alan F. Cowman
September 28, 2023
The Levy CIMAR kicked off its 2023-2024 seminar season today with a talk from world-renowned Professor Alan F. Cowman, who among his many roles is acting Director of Australia’s Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI). An internationally acclaimed expert in malaria research, Prof. Cowman heads a laboratory at WEHI where he and his team aim to advance the understanding of how malaria-causing parasites invade human cells.
Our Trainees
Rebekah Johnson
Rebekah Johnson, High School Citizen Scientist and Antimicrobial Steward at the Little Rock Zoo
Ashley Luo
Ashley Luo, Second-Year Molecular Microbiology (MERGE-ID Track) PhD Candidate
Maryam Utegulova
Maryam Utegulova, 2025 Recipient of the Levy CIMAR Undergraduate Summer Internship in Science and Medicine
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Our Values
The Levy CIMAR is committed to a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion both within our organization and for all people who are impacted by our work. We strive for health equity for people from all backgrounds and identities, and we actively support societal and institutional structures that promote justice and equality. We are also committed to being a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment for our trainees, staff, faculty, affiliates, and partners. One Health acknowledges the interconnectedness of allhumans, along with animals and our environments. Antimicrobial resistance impacts us all.