Date: Monday 17 March 2025
Time: 17:30 - 18:30
Location:
Michael Heron Theatre (Tooting campus) and online via MS Teams,
View map
About this lecture
"Of drugs, bugs and sprogs - journeys in antibiotic research."
In her inaugural lecture, Professor Julia Bielicki will reflect on her journey in antibiotic research. Julia will be discussing her relationship with drugs, bugs and sprogs, and how she likes to approach the challenges of “optimal” antibiotic treatment and Anti-Microbial Resistance. She might even let herself get carried away and muse on the topics that she and the CNPI team would like to address next!
Refreshments will be provided in H0.1/0.2 at 6:30pm.
About Professor Julia Bielicki
Professor Julia Anna Bielicki is part of the Centre for Neonatal and Paediatric Infection at City St George's, University of London and holds the position of Professor of Paediatric Infectious Diseases. Her research interests are the optimal antibiotic use for neonates and children across different country-income settings as well as innovative approaches to infection prevention and control. Within the Centre, Julia leads the Clinical Research Antibiotic and AMR group, working closely with Professor Mike Sharland and the Policy Research Antibiotic and AMR group.
Julia studied at University of Cambridge, obtaining a degree in Social and Political Sciences and graduating from the School of Clinical Medicine in 2004. As the top finalist in her year, she was awarded the George Peter Baker prize. Julia then trained in Paediatrics and Infectious Diseases in the UK and Switzerland, holding Swiss board accreditations in both specialties.
Julia joined St George's as a Research Fellow in 2012, focusing on methods to improve use of routine and surveillance antibiotic prescribing and microbiology data for clinical decision-making. Rapidly, she discovered her passion for trials, focusing on antibiotic treatment and interventions to address drug-resistant infections. Since then, Julia has led or co-led several randomised controlled trials supported by a diverse range of funders, including NIHR, Horizon 2020, EDCTP, IMI and the Wellcome Trust.
Julia enjoys thinking about challenges in antibiotic treatment and AMR, and how these can be addressed in interventional research. She is fascinated by the power of randomisation, and unsurprisingly Bradford-Hill is one of her heroes.
About our inaugural lectures
Newly arrived or promoted professors at our Tooting campus are invited to give an Inaugural Lecture to mark this milestone in their academic careers.
Professors use the opportunity to introduce themselves, update colleagues on current and future research plans and share their research with wider audiences. It is also a chance to celebrate the support from friends and family, and from colleagues, mentors and collaborators past and present.
Register
Contact Details
communications@sgul.ac.uk