Congratulations Bev on the defense of your thesis! Bev joined theRubinlab as a summer student in 2014, and went on to become the first DVM/MSc student in both my lab and the Department of Veterinary Microbiology. Bev’s research focused on the identification of antimicrobial resistant bacteria from imported niche market meats; for her MSc she studied reptile and amphibian meats. She found that these products are an underappreciated source of resistant bacteria including ESBL p

Communicating science is a critical part of what we do as faculty members, whether it’s to our students in the class room or through public outreach. So when CBC Marketplace got in touch about helping them with a story about antibiotic resistant bacteria in shrimp how could I say no? Since this is CBC’s story to tell, follow the link to learn more about what we found. Updates or additional coverage the story receives will also be posted here. Episode preview here Read the CBC