The Antimicrobial Resistance Leadership Group (ARLG) (AAC ed.)

ARLG is changing the field of clinical research in antimicrobial resistance. We will talk with the Principal Investigators of the ARLG to discuss their strategy Objectives: • Review the history and accomplishments of ARLG • Discuss the missions of ARLG including training new clinical investigators focused on antibiotic resistance • Comment of the future of ARLG and clinical research on antibiotic resistance Joining me to talk about ARLG are the principal investigators of this ambitious effort: • Dr. Vance Fowler: Professor of Medicine, Florence McAlister Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Professor in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University. • Dr. Henry “Chip” Chambers: Professor of Medicine, Emeritus. University of California, San Francisco Visit aac.asm.org to read the current issue.

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Editors in Conversation is the official podcast of the American Society for Microbiology Journals. Editors in Conversation features discussions between ASM Journals Editors, researchers and clinicians working on the most cutting edge issues in the microbial sciences. Topics include laboratory diagnosis and clinical treatment of infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, epidemiology of infections, multidrug-resistant organisms, pharmacology of antimicrobial agents, susceptibility testing, and more. The podcast is directed to microbiologists, infectious diseases clinicians, pharmacists and basic, clinical and translational researchers interested in the microbial sciences. A particular emphasis is on basic, epidemiological and pharmacological aspects of infectious diseases, including antimicrobial resistance and therapeutics.