IDEU Seminar - The future of clinical phage therapy in the UK

Monday, 18 May 2026, 1pm to 2pm

Summary
As antimicrobial resistance erodes the effectiveness of antibiotics, phage therapy is re-emerging as a promising but uncertain alternative. This talk explores its clinical potential alongside the ethical challenges it raises, including questions of consent, equity, and responsibility in the face of treatment failure.

Bio
Associate Professor, Director of Medical Ethics and Law Education
Mehrunisha is a medically trained bioethicist and public health researcher, whose research experience spans healthcare systems analysis to empirical ethics evaluation. Her research interests lie at the intersection of global health research ethics and clinical ethics, particularly where religious, cultural, and social values of patients, clinicians, and researchers are pertinent. She has extensive outreach and engagement experience, including working with minoritised groups and diverse sectors across the UK and globally.

Speaker(s): Dr Mehrunisha Suleman (University of Oxford)

Series: IDEU Infectious Disease Seminar Series

Venue: Big Data Institute - Big Data Institute Old Road Campus Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 7LF United Kingdom

Department: Nuffield Department of Population Health (Department)

Organiser: Professor Angela Brueggemann

Host: Professor Angela Brueggemann