Webinar on antimicrobial resistances in the environment, 20 January 2026, 4 p.m.

The Ecotox Centre invites you to a webinar with Prof. Ed Topp (INRAE) on Tuesday, 20 January 2026, at 4 p.m. on the topic of ‘The environmental dimension of antimicrobial resistances’

The webinar will be held in French with simultaneous translation into German.

Location: Zoom
(Access code: 143185)

Summary: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major public health problem worldwide. As part of the ‘One Health’ approach, measures are being implemented in policy and practice to slow down its development. The environmental aspect of AMR mainly concerns the management of contamination from human or animal faeces and from the production of antibiotics. The transmission of AMR to humans via the environment, particularly via water, is problematic, especially in low-income countries where wastewater treatment infrastructure is often inadequate. This presentation will cover various aspects of AMR in the environment, with a focus on wastewater treatment, wastewater disposal and agriculture. The main knowledge gaps and research recommendations will be presented.

Since July 2023, Ed Topp has held the ANR/INSERM Senior Research Chair, Priority Research Program: Antibiotic Resistance, and is Director of Research at the UMR Agroecology at the INRAE research center in Dijon. Before his arrival in France, he was a Principal research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC). He holds an adjunct faculty position in the Department of Biology at the University of Western Ontario. Ed is an environmental microbiologist and chemist, conducting research on animal and plant production practices that are protective of food safety, environmental and human health. A particular focus is on understanding and managing the development of antimicrobial resistance in food production systems. Ed was a member of the European Joint Programming Initiative on AMR (JPIAMR) Science Advisory Board (2019-2021). He co-authored the 2023 United Nations Environmental Programme report “Bracing for Superbugs: Strengthening environmental action in the One Health response to antimicrobial resistance” that has been foundational for the UN Quadripartite’s global action on AMR through a One Health lens.

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