Pathogen genomics · evolution · One Health

We use population genomics, epidemiology and AI to study transmission, antimicrobial resistance and disease across people, animals and environments.

University of Oxford · Ineos Oxford Institute for Antimicrobial Research

Scientific illustration of a bacterium with ecological and floral motifs
CampylobacterAntimicrobial resistanceOne HealthHost adaptationOpen genomic toolsAI and prediction

Research themes

Transmission

How do bacteria move between people, animals and environments?

Evolution

How do bacteria adapt to new hosts?

Open tools

How can genomic analysis be made accessible?

Prediction

Can genomics and AI predict resistance and disease?

Flagship projects

Poultry and food-system fieldwork in an urban market

Child health in the Peruvian Amazon

Child health, carriage and antimicrobial resistance.

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One Health pathogen genomics in Thailand

One Health genomics across food systems.

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Recent publication

BMJ Open · 2026

Protocols for genomic epidemiology and source attribution of enteric bacteria causing diarrhoeal disease across Africa

Paper

People & supervision

Researchers and opportunities.

Meet the current doctoral researchers and learn how projects are supervised.

Meet the team

Open resources

Protocols, code and data.

Reusable laboratory procedures, genomic workflows and project infrastructure.

Browse resources