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Kevin Outterson
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Working towards global ecological balance with bacteria. Married to Marya 38 years and counting. Professor at Boston University. All skeets my own.

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Kevin Outterson is a lawyer, a professor of law and the Austin B. Fletcher Professor Boston University School of Law (2023-present). He is also the executive director of Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator, a global non-profit partnership that supports companies developing new antibiotics, diagnostics, vaccines and other products to address drug-resistant bacterial infections. .. more

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Kevin Outterson @koutterson.bsky.social · 18d
The UN will soon unveil a new global science panel on #AMR - what can we do to make it effective and efficient? See the great papers from our conference in Lagos earlier this year: www.cgdev.org/project/buil...
Building the AMR Independent Panel: Lessons and Insights
A collaborative initiative to explore models, lessons, and frameworks to support the Independent Panel on Evidence for Action Against Antimicrobial Resistance
www.cgdev.org

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Kevin Outterson @koutterson.bsky.social · Oct 15
Are you a researcher working in infectious diseases or #AMR, from a social science discipline (broadly interpreted?). INAMRSS has 3 great opportunities for you!

www.globalstrategylab.org/events/open-...

Abstract submission open now - move fast!
Open Call for Social Science Presentations On Infectious Diseases - Global Strategy Lab
INAMRSS was founded to advance social science research on infectious diseases, including but not limited to antimicrobial resistance (AMR). In 2026, we are partnering with ESCMID Global (17-21 April i...
www.globalstrategylab.org

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Kevin Outterson @koutterson.bsky.social · Oct 8
Issac Weldon from Univ Copenhagen describing what #AMR can learn from environmental governance www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4OS... based on our recent article w Kathleen Liddell (Univ Cambridge) in Milbank: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40876865/
The Role of Environmental Governance in Tackling AMR
YouTube video by Global Strategy Lab
www.youtube.com

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Kevin Outterson @koutterson.bsky.social · Oct 6
The world needs better science to fight drug-resistant infections. #amr

www.cgdev.org/blog/amr-pan...
The AMR Panel Playbook: Eight Lessons for Building an Independent Panel on Antimicrobial Resistance
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the greatest health challenges of our time, responsible for 1.14 million deaths a year. Failure to keep resistance in check could lead to $1.7 trillion dollars...
www.cgdev.org

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Kevin Outterson @koutterson.bsky.social · Sep 10
How should the new Independent Panel on Evidence for Action on #AMR be set up? We gathered scientists and stakeholders - mainly from Africa - to think this through in Lagos, Nigeria. Pre-print now available:

verixiv.org/articles/2-2...
verixiv.org

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Kevin Outterson @koutterson.bsky.social · Sep 8
Another gem: "The widespread prevalence of genomic resistance elements observed, therefore, likely reflects intrinsic resistance elements rather than acquired or emergent resistance mechanisms."

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Kevin Outterson @koutterson.bsky.social · Sep 8
Who should pay for #AMR innovation?

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Bridging the fair share gap for antibacterial innovation: an observational analysis of antibacterial revenues in the G7 and EU27
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses an important global health challenge, including insufficient investment in research and development. This study q…
www.sciencedirect.com

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Tara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social · Jan 5
Yale too, IME.

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · Dec 5
i wrote this a while back but i think it still holds

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John P de New 🇦🇺🇨🇦🇩🇪🇪🇺 @denewjohn.bsky.social · Dec 9
HPV vaccines work.
angushervey.com Angus Hervey @angushervey.com · Dec 9
HPV vaccine impact hitting milestone: US cervical cancer deaths among women under 25 have plummeted since 2016, far exceeding projected trends. Prevention works, vaccines save lives.
Cervical cancer deaths are plummeting among young U.S. women
A new study shows a steep drop in cervical cancer deaths among the first cohort of women who were eligible for the HPV vaccine.
buff.ly

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Anita Williams @catanita.bsky.social · Dec 17
Hey #AMR and #MicroSky people, @bonniehyatt.bsky.social is here! Bonnie is a great PhD student at @thekidsau.bsky.social with @tbarnett.bsky.social, and recently won a WCVID seed grant to investigate the microbiome-dependent antibiotic resistance in Strep A.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Dec 19
Bluetorial: Adventures with tenure-Part 2

My experiences on the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Professorial Promotions Committee with some thoughts about scholarship vs fund raising success, team science, hyperproductivity, and the age distribution of the professoriate.
a cartoon says hey everybody an old man 's talking while bart simpson looks on
ALT: a cartoon says hey everybody an old man 's talking while bart simpson looks on
media.tenor.com

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Dec 19
My main concerns relate to the question of age of retirement. I have thought about a 5 year rolling contract system whereby a faculty member would have 5 years of job security as long as they were performing at a reasonable level. This addresses the problem of truly non-contributory senior faculty.

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Christian Landry @christianlandry.bsky.social · Jan 9
While writing papers and grants, we received many comments on the role of CNVs in antifungal resistance. We thought we should formally assess how important they are. Here is what we found. #AMR #fungi #evolution rdcu.be/d5rbN
The role of gene copy number variation in antimicrobial resistance in human fungal pathogens
npj Antimicrobials and Resistance - The role of gene copy number variation in antimicrobial resistance in human fungal pathogens
www.nature.com

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Infectious Diseases @infectiousdz.bsky.social · Jan 24
The Harvard Law Review on "The Import of Zoonotic Diseases" in the US.
A timely review as climate and environmental changes, extractive and agricultural industries, and increasing human mobility heighten our risk of exposure to zoonotic infections.
harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-13...
The Import of Zoonotic Diseases
Introduction In 2020, “zoonosis”Zoonoses are “any disease or infection that is naturally transmissible from vertebrate animals to humans.” Zoonoses, WHO (July 29, 2020), https:/
harvardlawreview.org

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Marc Mendelson @southafricanasp.bsky.social · Feb 9
Looking forward to a $🚀-free, Orange-free experience on Bluesky 🙂
#AMR #InfectiousDiseases #vaccination #WASH #Pandemics #GlobalHealth #Health

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Kevin Outterson @koutterson.bsky.social · Feb 11
This time with #AMR

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Kevin Outterson @koutterson.bsky.social · Feb 11
New funding opportunity opened today for Gram-negative antibacterial discovery (as late as LO) in therapeutics! gcgh.grandchallenges.org/challenge/in...
Innovations for Gram-Negative Antibiotic Discovery
Innovations for Gram-Negative Antibiotic Discovery Grand Challenges RFP
gcgh.grandchallenges.org

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Kevin Outterson @koutterson.bsky.social · Feb 9
Welcome
southafricanasp.bsky.social Marc Mendelson @southafricanasp.bsky.social · Feb 9
Looking forward to a $🚀-free, Orange-free experience on Bluesky 🙂
#AMR #InfectiousDiseases #vaccination #WASH #Pandemics #GlobalHealth #Health

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Kevin Outterson @koutterson.bsky.social · Feb 9
Why destroy cancer research and cede global scientific leadership to China?

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Kevin Outterson @koutterson.bsky.social · Jan 24
It is not clear how Harvard Law Review peer reviews student notes.

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Kevin Outterson @koutterson.bsky.social · Jan 24
There might be many good reasons to strengthen such inspections, but is zoonotic transmission in USA a top tier risk that should be prioritized now? I’d like to hear from experts on this.

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Kevin Outterson @koutterson.bsky.social · Jan 24
This law student note presumes that important zoonotic jumps from animals to humans occur in the USA, leading to a recommendation to more tightly regulate live animal importation. For most salient examples, such as COVID and HIV/AIDS, zoonotic transmission was outside the USA.
infectiousdz.bsky.social Infectious Diseases @infectiousdz.bsky.social · Jan 24
The Harvard Law Review on "The Import of Zoonotic Diseases" in the US.
A timely review as climate and environmental changes, extractive and agricultural industries, and increasing human mobility heighten our risk of exposure to zoonotic infections.
harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-13...
The Import of Zoonotic Diseases
Introduction In 2020, “zoonosis”Zoonoses are “any disease or infection that is naturally transmissible from vertebrate animals to humans.” Zoonoses, WHO (July 29, 2020), https:/
harvardlawreview.org

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Kevin Outterson @koutterson.bsky.social · Jan 22
Which lessons can be learned from prior international science panels? How can this help the new Independent Panel on Evidence for Action on AMR? www.cgdev.org/blog/chartin...
Charting the Path to Tackle AMR: How to Create an Inclusive and Impactful Independent Panel
In 2021 alone, AMR killed an estimated 1.14 million people annually—and if countries stick to a business-as-usual approach, it could claim 39 million lives between 2025 and 2050. Beyond the human toll...
www.cgdev.org

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Kevin Outterson @koutterson.bsky.social · Jan 16
Great morning session on innovation here at this session led by Prof Sam Kariuki, KEMRI

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Kevin Outterson @koutterson.bsky.social · Jan 16
Now Mingyuan Zhang on the Chinese role in the global antibiotic supply chain, with clever use of antidumping data and trade fairs in her anthropological work.

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Kevin Outterson @koutterson.bsky.social · Jan 16
Next up was Mirza A Portillo, UC Dublin, on some unintended consequences of antibiotic narratives

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Kevin Outterson @koutterson.bsky.social · Jan 16
@chddd.bsky.social Univ Vienna, spoke today at the British Academy on his research on the antibiotic pipeline, proposes a new triad of how we could think about success.