{"articles":[{ "contentID": "1784434", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/infectious-disease/2026/meningitis-qa-learning-from-history-and-solutions-for-the-future-/", "date": "12 June 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-06-12", "headline": "Meningitis Q&A: learning from history and solutions for the future", "summary": "In this interview we discuss the recent Meningitis B outbreak with experts Professor Mariagrazia Pizza, Chair in Microbiology and Professor Shiranee Sriskandan, Professor of Infectious Diseases.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Meesha Patel", "profile": "Professor Mariagrazia Pizza, Professor Shiranee Sriskandan", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Natural Sciences, Centre for Bacterial Resistance Biology, Department of Infectious Disease, Life Sciences", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Bacteria|Centre for Bacterial Resistance Biology|Immune System|Infectious Diseases", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1781202", "articleURL": "/news/articles/natural-sciences/life-sciences/2026/new-partnership-links-cbrb-with-waccbip-to-advance-amr-discovery-research--/", "date": "8 June 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-06-08", "headline": "New partnership links CBRB with WACCBIP to advance AMR discovery research ", "summary": "Researchers from ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ\u2019s Centre for Bacterial Resistance Biology (CBRB) hosted colleagues from the West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP) as part of an ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Global Connect\u2013funded visit aimed at strengthening collaboration on bacterial antimicrobial resistance research. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Emily Govan", "profile": "Professor Shiranee Sriskandan, Professor Mariagrazia Pizza", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres, Medicine, Natural Sciences, Centre for Bacterial Resistance Biology, Department of Infectious Disease, Life Sciences", "topic": "Science, Health, Science", "topicLabel": "Science", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Centre for Bacterial Resistance Biology|Global Health", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1777586", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2026/seven-imperial-professors-elected-fellows-of-the-academy-of-medical-sciences/", "date": "21 May 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-05-21", "headline": "Seven ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ professors elected Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences", "summary": "³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ researchers working across infectious disease, genomics, neuroscience and cardiovascular medicine are among those recognised in this year\u2019s Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Louisa Lee, Meesha Patel, Eliza Kania, Emily Medcalf, Emily Govan", "profile": "Professor Danny M Altmann, Professor Anne R Lingford-Hughes, Professor David J Sharp, Professor James S Ware, Professor Mariagrazia Pizza, Professor Michael J E Sternberg, Professor Paul Kellam", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ News, Medicine, Natural Sciences, News, Centre for Bacterial Resistance Biology, Department of Brain Sciences, Department of Immunology and Inflammation, Department of Infectious Disease, National Heart and Lung Institute, Life Sciences", "topic": "Health, Campus and community, Cross-faculty, Science", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Centre for Bacterial Resistance Biology|Dementia|Fellows|Global Health|Healthcare|Infectious Diseases|Public Health|Research|Vaccines", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1743171", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2026/3m-funding-for-breakthrough-research-to-transform-antibiotic-discovery-/", "date": "18 February 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-02-18", "headline": "\u00A33m new funding for breakthrough research to transform antibiotic discovery ", "summary": "Researchers in ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ\u2019s Fleming Initiative have been awarded new funding through a global programme to help transform the discovery of new antibiotics and tackle the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Ryan O'Hare", "profile": "Dr Andrew Edwards, Professor Ed W Tate, Dr Matthew A Child, Professor Paul S Freemont, Professor Alessandra M Russo, Professor Gad M Frankel, Professor Mauricio Barahona, Professor Ramon Vilar Compte", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Engineering, ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ News, Medicine, Natural Sciences, News, Computing, Centre for Bacterial Resistance Biology, Department of Infectious Disease, Chemistry, Vilar Group", "topic": "Cross-faculty, Health", "topicLabel": "Cross-faculty", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Antibiotics|Bacteria|Centre for Bacterial Resistance Biology", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1744635", "articleURL": "/news/articles/natural-sciences/life-sciences/2026/celebrating-25-years-of-the-flowers-building/", "date": "17 February 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-02-17", "headline": "Celebrating 25 Years of the Flowers Building", "summary": "The Flowers Building, ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ\u2019s hub for infectious disease research in South Kensington, is celebrating 25 years of scientific discovery.\n", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Emily Govan", "profile": "Professor Shiranee Sriskandan", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Natural Sciences, Centre for Bacterial Resistance Biology, Department of Infectious Disease, Life Sciences", "topic": "Science, Health", "topicLabel": "Science", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Centre for Bacterial Resistance Biology|Events", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1710941", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2025/gsk-and-fleming-initiative-scientists-unite-to-target-amr-with-advanced-ai/", "date": "18 November 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-11-18", "headline": "GSK and Fleming Initiative scientists unite to target AMR with advanced AI ", "summary": "\u00A345m in GSK funding has been allocated to new research programmes combining expertise and using cutting edge AI technology to accelerate AMR research.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Ryan O'Hare", "profile": "Professor Lord Ara Darzi", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Natural Sciences, News, Centre for Bacterial Resistance Biology, Department of Infectious Disease, Vilar Group", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Antibiotics|Artificial Intelligence|Bacteria|Drug Discovery|Industry|Viruses", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1696511", "articleURL": "/news/articles/global-health-innovation/2025/the-fleming-initiative-and-johns-hopkins-combine-forces-against-amr/", "date": "29 September 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-09-29", "headline": "The Fleming Initiative and Johns Hopkins combine forces against AMR", "summary": "The Fleming Initiative will collaborate with Johns Hopkins University to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR).", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Wiktoria Tunska", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres, Institute of Global Health Innovation, Biological Systems Engineering Laboratory, Centre for Bacterial Resistance Biology, Chemistry", "topic": "Health, Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Antibiotics|Healthcare|International|North America", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },]}