#177 - Dr. Noelle Noyes: Antimicrobial resistance today and how we should counter it

The more diseases emerge, the more we have to rely on antibiotics to fight them. However, fighting back with antibiotics can, of course, result in the development of antibiotic resistant strains, which makes it even harder to eliminate diseases on your farm. In today’s episode, I talk with Dr. Noelle Noyes about her research on microbiome and antimicrobial resistance. We also discuss what measures we should take in order to reduce antimicrobial resistant bacteria within swine populations.

What you’ll learn:

1. Antimicrobial resistance monitoring today

2. Deciphering which organisms impact the microbiome the most

3. Negative and positive controls in microbiome research

4. Preferred ways to analyze microbiome samples

5. Measuring whether a population is shifting away from an antimicrobial resitant gene

6. Counteracting antimicrobial resistance

Meet the guest

Dr. Noelle Noyes

Experience

      ○ Current: Assistant Professor in the Veterinary Population Medicine Department of the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota.

      ○ Past: USDA NIFA Post-doctoral Fellow; and Sustainability Leadership Fellow at the School of Global Environmental Sustainability.

Background

      ○ D.V.M./Ph.D. dual-degree (Colorado State University);)

      ○ M.A., Ethnology and European Studies (Osnabrueck University);

      ○ Post-bac, pre-vet studies;

Hobby: Play the piano, knit and run.

Favorite book, movie or TV series: She is a sucker for bad TV.

Favorite quote: "The truth lies somewhere in the middle."

A tip for success: Solicit lots of input, and then listen to your gut.

Connect with our guest on Social Media: Linkedin