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Heather Deaton-Carsel

Communications Advisor

Heather Deaton-Carsel serves as a Communications Advisor to ARAC. Before officially joining the team in January of 2022, Heather worked as an intern for ARAC. In addition to advising on our overall communication strategy, Heather manages our social media platforms and creates content for ARAC. Her work brought us our beautiful new superbugsarenotfunny.com site, monthly newsletters, blogs and eye-catching videos. Heather loves interacting with our network, so feel free to say hi or send potential content and ideas her way! heathermorgan@gwu.edu

Heather earned her Masters in Public Health from George Washington University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Anthropology from the University of California at Davis. She has a background in photography, graphic design, and social media management.

The Antibiotic Resistance Action Center Unveils New Website and Monthly Newsletter

Photo of ARAC homepage image
  • Wed, 10/26/2022 - 18:07
  • By: laurarogers
WASHINGTON, DC (October 27, 2022) – The Antibiotic Resistance Action Center (ARAC) at the George Washington University’s Milken Institute of Public Health announced the recent launch of a new website, https://www.superbugsarenotfunny.com, and monthly newsletter.

Annie Roberts

Graduate Research Assistant

Annie is an MPH student in Epidemiology at the Milken Institute School of Public Health. She has experience interning in Congress, at the Office of National Drug Control Policy, and as Co-President of GlobeMed at GWU. At ARAC, Annie will be focusing on a project related to urgent care antibiotic stewardship quality improvement.

Superbugs in Stock report shows grocery stores failing to stop antibiotic overuse in meat supply chains.

Partial photo of the report's cover

  • Wed, 10/12/2022 - 20:03
  • By: laurarogers
(October 13, 2022 — New York, NY) — Eight of the 12 largest U.S. supermarket companies, including Walmart and Trader Joe’s, received an “F” on a new report card grading corporate policies regarding antibiotic usage in their private label meat and poultry supplies. Superbugs in Stock was released Oct. 13, 2022, by five members of the Antibiotics Off the Menu Coalition.

Anushka Raut

Anushka Raut is a graduate research intern at ARAC and is currently a second-year graduate student at the Milken Institute School of Public Health pursuing her MPH in Environmental Health Science and Policy. She completed her bachelor's in Dental Surgery from D. Y. Patil University, Navi Mumbai, India and graduated in 2019. Her research interests include antibiotic resistance in bacteria and fungal pathogens.

Nathan Weber

Graduate Research Assistant

Nathan is a research assistant at ARAC, working on numerous projects including characterizing the nasal microbiome. He received his bachelors in Biological Physics and Biology from Brandeis University. His previous research includes studying functions in halophilic archaea and yeast transcription. Nathan’s interests are in exploring microbial functions, particularly within exotic microbial communities.

Areesh Fatmee

Areesh Fatmee is a research assistant at the ARAC. She is currently a second year graduate student at Milken Institute School of Public Health pursuing an MPH in Epidemiology under the Fulbright scholarship program. She received her undergraduate in Human Nutrition and Dietetics from the PMAS- Arid Agriculture University, Pakistan in 2020. Her research interests include antibiotic resistance in bacterial and fungal pathogens, HIV prevalence and outbreaks in pediatric populations and infectious disease surveillances in vulnerable populations. Alongside this, she is currently working with EGPAF D.C. and Nairobi to determine the impact of COVID-19 on the access, coverage and utility areas of HIV in pediatric populations. She has demonstrated a brief research experience concerning pediatric populations in Pakistan. 

Kaeley Bush

Kaeley is a research assistant at the ARAC. She is currently a graduate student at GWSPH pursuing an MS in Public Health Microbiology and Emerging Infectious Diseases. She received her BS in Biology from the University of Dayton in 2020. Her research interests include antibiotic resistance in bacterial and fungal pathogens. She has previous lab experience in antimicrobial resistance.

Sam Nicholes

Sam is currently a Master’s student at the Milken Institute School of Public Health studying Epidemiology, emphasizing in infectious disease control and surveillance. Prior to starting his graduate studies and joining Dr. Lynch’s Lab, he attended Brigham Young University where he received a B.S. in Microbiology in 2017. Sam also worked as a veterinary microbiologist for 3 years at Utah State University’s Veterinary Diagnostic Lab.

Research Shows ‘Raised without Antibiotics’ Label Claim in Beef Cattle Lacks Integrity

Cow labeled "no antibiotics sometimes"
  • Thu, 04/07/2022 - 13:19
  • By: laurarogers
WASHINGTON (April 7, 2022) — Many consumers choose higher-priced steaks, burgers and other beef products from cattle that have been raised without antibiotics. The USDA approves meat labels with claims such as ‘No Antibiotics Ever’, ‘No Added Antibiotics’ and ‘Raised without Antibiotics’, but how confident can shoppers be that they are, in fact, getting what they paid for?

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About ARAC

The Antibiotic Resistance Action Center (ARAC) was created to preserve the effectiveness of antibiotics by engaging in research, advocacy, and science-based policy. ARAC is comprised of epidemiologists, microbiologists, communications and policy experts focused on finding out-of-the box solutions to combat antibiotic resistance.

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