Bruno Silvester Lopes

Bruno Silvester Lopes is a Lecturer in Microbiology at Teesside University's School of Health and Life Sciences. He completed his PhD at the University of Edinburgh on antibiotic resistance mechanisms in Acinetobacter baumannii and conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Aberdeen on Campylobacter epidemiology.

His research focuses on antimicrobial resistance, molecular epidemiology of pathogens, and alternative antimicrobial therapies. Key research areas include:

• Genomic evolution of multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogens
• Development of bacteriophage-based therapies
• Molecular mechanisms of carbapenem resistance
• Epidemiological tracing of infection sources

He has received national recognition for science communication and collaborates globally with researchers in India, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. His work informs food safety policies through agencies like EFSA and FSA.