Professor: Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal

Professor Sabiha Essack is the South African Research Chair in Antibiotic Resistance and One Health and Professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa.  She is Vice Chairperson of the WHO Strategic and Technical Advisory Group on AMR,  Senior Implementation Research Advisor to the International Centre on Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions in Denmark and member of the International Pharmacy Federation AMR Commission.  She also serves on the CARB-X Advisory Board and the Fleming Fund Expert Advisory Group.  Her research focuses on the molecular epidemiology, pathogenomics and metagenomics of AMR and One Health systems strengthening in the context of AMR.