Jack Villani

Research Associate

Jack Villani is a Research Associate at ARAC. He holds a Bachelor’s in Biology from the College of William & Mary and a Master’s in Medical Microbiology from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Prior to joining ARAC, he spent over two years at the National Institutes of Health investigating pathogenic mechanisms of poxviruses. As a graduate student, he studied orbiviruses, and as an undergraduate spent three years investigating mechanisms of bacterial gene regulation.

Is overuse of antibiotics on farms worsening the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria?

On January 5, our director Dr. Lance B. Price was featured in a segment on 60 Minutes discussing the overuse and misuse of antibiotics in food animal production and how this issue impacts human health. 

Denmark Raises Antibiotic-Free Pigs. Why Can’t the U.S.?

American pigs are raised on a liberal diet of antibiotics, fueling the rise of resistant germs. Danish pork producers are proving there’s a better way.

Liam Ruddy

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Speline Irakoze

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Report Ranking Fast Food Chains on Beef Sourcing Released by Antibiotic Resistance Action Center and Others

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 31, 2019) – The Antibiotic Resistance Action Center (ARAC), based at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH), co-authored a report released by a coalition of public health and advocacy groups on Oct. 31 examining antibiotics use in the beef supply used by fast food companies.

Alexis Carson

Graduate Research Assistant

Most Fast-Food Chains Still Serve Beef Raised With Antibiotics

When you buy a fast-food burger or roast-beef sandwich, chances are it likely was made from from cattle given antibiotics they don't need, according to the fifth edition of the Chain Reaction Report issued by six non-profits -- including ARAC.

Qi Hu

Undergraduate Research Assistant

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Most top fast food chains in the United States continue to sell beef produced with routine antibiotic use, earning them poor grades in the fifth annual Chain Reaction scorecard released October 31st by six major consumer, public health and environmental organizations.

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