When:
Monday, October 22, 2025 | 12:30-13:30

Where:
DC 502

Organized by:
School of Liberal Arts & Sciences, The American College of Greece

Presenter:
Dr Evangelos Mourkas
Research Fellow in Bioinformatics and Infectious Diseases, Uppsala University

About the seminar:

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the greatest global health challenges, threatening both human and animal health. This seminar explores how bacterial pathogens evolve and spread across interconnected ecosystems through a One Health perspective that integrates clinical, animal, and environmental data. Insights from ongoing research across high- and low-middle-income countries will be used to illustrate how genomics can be used to trace AMR transmission between humans, livestock, wildlife, and water systems. The talk highlights the ecological and evolutionary drivers of resistance emergence and examines how urbanization, farming practices, and wastewater contribute to the global AMR burden.

About the speakers:

Dr Evangelos Mourkas
Research Fellow in Bioinformatics and Infectious Diseases, Uppsala University
Dr. Evangelos Mourkas, PhD, holds a degree in Veterinary Medicine (ΑΠΘ – Greece), a Master’s in Infection Biology (Uppsala University – Sweden), and a PhD in Microbial Genomics (University of Bath – UK). He completed postdoctoral stays at University of Bath (2020-2022) and University of Oxford (2022-2024). His research focuses on the evolution, transmission, and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) of bacterial pathogens (E. coli, Campylobacter spp., Staphylococcus spp.) through comparative genomics and machine learning. He leads clinical and public health projects on periprosthetic joint and bloodstream infections, and investigates how wastewater and urban environments drive AMR spread. He also collaborates on studies of Campylobacter-associated diarrheal disease in Peru. Dr. Mourkas applies a One Health perspective, bridging human, animal, and environmental health to address global infectious disease and AMR challenges.