Sanjib Bhakta
Birkbeck University of London, UK
Biography
Sanjib Bhakta is a Reader (Associate Professor) in Molecular Microbiology and Biochemistry, Strategic Dean (International and Partnership) and Program Director of MRes Global Infectious Diseases at the Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, Birkbeck University of London and UCL. His continued research interest in infectious bacterial diseases is focused on developing novel therapeutics as well as repurposing existing drugs to tackle antibiotic resistance and persistence in tuberculosis (TB), a global health and economic emergency. To date, he has published more than 100 original research articles for a number of internationally acclaimed journals.