Beverly Egyir

Background

About Beverly Egyir

I use state-of-the-art phenotypic and whole-genome sequencing to understand the epidemiology of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria species isolated from humans, livestock, and the environment. Specifically, I study superbugs like methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing bacteria- with an overall goal of tackling antimicrobial resistance in Ghana and on the African continent. Contributing to raising the next generation of scientists/workforce to tackle AMR-via training of laboratory staff from the human and animal health sectors to correctly identify bacteria species, perform standard antimicrobial susceptibility testing and use molecular tools/ free online databases to detect AMR and virulence genes-Training of undergraduate and postgraduate students in the field of bacteriology and AMR I co-manage StaphnetAfrica: a network of African researchers and UK collaborators working on Staphylococcus aureus: I founded Women In Biomedicine, Africa, an organization born out of a passion to provide mentorship and career guidance for young women in biomedical careers; to harness their skills to significantly improve health care in Africa: See more here: seersapp.com/beverlyegyir/