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After almost a century enjoying the action of antibiotics, as a fundamental tool in the fight against infectious diseases, we are beginning to face a world where these molecules loose their effectiveness. The use of antibiotics, sometimes in an inappropriate way, both to treat infections and for less altruistic activities, such as fattening cattle, forces and accelerates the spread of resistance among microorganisms. Illnesses that could be solved in a week are beginning to be the cause of death for many people. A policy to raise awareness of the population on this issue is necessary to allow the discovery of new families of antibiotics, as well as a decrease in the consumption of those that are already being used. We will also introduce the concept of One Health in the educational community.
Brief CV
Sergi Maicas Prieto was born in Castelló de la Plana in 1969. He received his doctorate in Microbiology from the University of Valencia in 1998, with brief stays at the University of Bath and the Cytological Research Institute of Valencia. Later he joined the Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology (CSIC) as a postdoctoral doctor. From 2002 to 2010, he combined his dedication to private business (biotechnology sector) with teaching at the Cardenal Herrera-CEU University and the University of Valencia. His lines of research focus on two areas, the microbiota of wine and infections caused by the Candida fungus.
He is currently a professor in the Department of Microbiology and Ecology and director of the Master's Degree in Research in Molecular, Cellular and Genetic Biology at the University of Valencia. Since 2011 he has actively participated in the Microbiology Teaching and Dissemination group of the Spanish Society of Microbiology (DDM-SEM), being also a member of the Community Manager group of its social networks. He coordinates different educational innovation projects in areas related to microbiology and molecular biology.
More information
- http://swi.blogs.uv.es
- http://moocbm.blogs.uv.es
- http://www.uv.es/ibmcg
- http://maicas.blogs.uv.es
- Two students of Biological Sciences, awared in an international competition on awareness in the use of antibiotics
- Research staff of the University of Valencia explain in fourteen institutes the global antibiotic crisis
- The citizen science project Small World Initiative concludes with the participation of more than 400 University of Valencia and high school students
- The MicroMundo@UV project disseminates among more than 900 students knowledge of bacterial resistance
- Por qué los virus (y el coronavirus) son tan difíciles de tratar en comparación con las bacterias
- ¿Por qué no escuchamos a los científicos cuando nos dicen que la pandemia no ha terminado?
Two students of Biological Sciences, awarded in an international competition on awareness in the use of antibiotics
Social networks
- @sergi maicas
- @SWIValencia
- @moocbm
- @BiologiquesUV
- @CdCienciaUV
- @MednightGTS
- Instagram: @maicasprieto
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Stimulating scientific vocations is a project of the Scientific Culture and Innovation Unit of the University of Valencia, which has co-funding from the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology and the Ministry of Science and Innovation.
