Tess Johnson
@drtessjohnson.bsky.social
Senior researcher infectious disease ethics @ethoxcentre.bsky.social , University of Oxford. Research fellow at @reubencollege.bsky.social Work-related posts, views my own. Website: https://sites.google.com/view/tessjohnson/home
🧬 TARGetAMR’s Prof @ksbakes.bsky.social & @drtessjohnson.bsky.social feature in The Lancet Microbe podcast on AMR National Action Plans & microbial genomics. 🎧 The episode is available via The Lancet Microbe, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music. 👉 Listen: www.targetamr.org.uk/targetamr-le...
Podcast ep out now! I was interviewed alongside @ksbakes by @LancetMicrobe on antimicrobial resistance #AMR and the role of genomics supporting national action plan delivery! Listen here: www.thelancet.com/audio-do/ant... or on Spotify, Apple etc.
Antimicrobial resistance National Action Plans and the role of microbial genomics with with Kate Baker and Tess Johnson
In this episode, we antimicrobial resistance (AMR) priorities, as outlined in the UK National Action Plan (NAP) for AMR, and how microbial genomics can contribute to meeting them in the UK and beyond....
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AJOB call for responses closes June 19! Shorter is better - ethics of antibiotic course duration. We want to hear your views! Article and call at: mc.manuscriptcentral.com/uajb
Only a couple of months to go until #PandemicSciences26 conference in Singapore! There's still time to register--check out the promo video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=huG7...
International Pandemic Sciences Conference 2026 | Promo
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PAPER OUT NOW! Zeb Jamrozik, George Heriot and I argue doctors should prescribe shorter courses of antibiotics: longer treatments usually offer no additional benefit while increasing harms to patients and public health. Read it in AJOB www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Public Engagement Alert! 🚨🎤😄 I gave a talk at Reuben College's 'Dining with Dinosaurs' seminar series this week, where I got 100+ people chatting over dinner about whether we should pursue human enhancement, risking making 'Frankenstein's Babies'. Check out the clip: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i9j...
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Many thanks to lead authors @drtessjohnson.bsky.social and @lewiscemason.bsky.social team @target-amr.bsky.social and our wonderful stakeholders who joined in and shared their invaluable views and experiences! 7/n
Are you interested in how your genomics work can meaningfully feed into addressing the UK National Action Plan on AMR? 🧬🧫 🦠💊 Then check out our handy personal view out today in Lancet Microbe … 🧵1/n www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The role of microbial genomics in delivering the UK’s national action plan for confronting antimicrobial resistance 2024–29
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major threat to human and animal health, in addition to environmental resilience. Countries set the agenda on thei…
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It was a pleasure to work with @target-amr.bsky.social colleagues to examine how genomics can help deliver the UK's National Action Plan on AMR!
Willem van Schaik@wvschaik.bsky.social · 5mo agoDelighted by this @target-amr.bsky.social publication in @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social. Led by @drtessjohnson.bsky.social and @lewiscemason.bsky.social 'The role of microbial genomics in delivering the UK’s national action plan for confronting AMR 2024–29' www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
New paper out! Check it out for how we should use the terms 'coercion' and 'solidarity' and how they played out during the pandemic. Are they really normative terms? We think not. Dis/agree? Write an OPC response! See AJOB for details. w/ Safura Abdool Karim, Diego S Silva. doi.org/10.1080/1526...
Richard Pallardy explores the havoc that can follow when farm animals breed with wild species, and @drtessjohnson.bsky.social looks at the fraught ethical questions raised by exciting developments in genomics...
It's a pleasure to be featured in the Uehiro Oxford Institute's #WomenInEthics series! Let's work to inspire more young women to engage in the area!
Uehiro Oxford Institute@uehiro.ox.ac.uk · 7mo ago"Ethical questions are often forgotten in #health #emergencies - we need to work harder to make sure they are remembered and valued" says @drtessjohnson.bsky.social. More about Tess' work: youtube.com/shorts/sejE0... #WiE More remarkable women, every Thursday. #pandemic @reubencollege.bsky.social
HOT OFF THE PRESS! 📸📰Delighted to announce our special issue of Monash Bioethics Review is out! Authors discuss coercion, vaccination, consent, place, forced treatment, smoking, COVID visitors, and more! Many thanks to all involved 🎉🙌 link.springer.com/journal/4059...
New paper out now! We explore why we need greater breadth and scope of the idea of 'justice' to avoid an 'unjust transition' in the ways we use and regulate antibiotics to address #AMR in the future. doi.org/10.1017/pub....
📸💊🗞️News out on my paper with @phaikyeong and Lorenz Von Seidlein on the ethical differences between antimalarial resistance and antibacterial resistance, and why we should prioritise addressing antimalarial resistance more highly! Take a read 👉 www.ineosoxford.ox.ac.uk/news/ethical...
Paper now out! We look at tracking HIV transmission and how that may raise ethical considerations RE public health benefits, reduced transmission, individual liberty and privacy. doi.org/10.1111/bioe... With Francisca Faber, Zeb Jamrozik, Lucie Abeler-Dorner, and Steph Johnson
Delighted to be involved in the British Academy's summer showcase on Saturday 21st! Do come along to talk about bugs, drugs, and justice if you're in London!
The British Academy@britishacademy.bsky.social · last yr.Join us at the British Academy for our Summer Showcase 2025 on 20-21 June. See our funded researchers share their innovative social sciences and humanities research that is shaping the society we live in – and informing the one we want to create. Book your free tickets here: buff.ly/D7wxOYx
Delighted to have worked with these fantastic people and others, on a workshop and a paper that really got us thinking about coercion in public health and the work still to be done!
Maxwell Smith, PhD@maxwellsmith.bsky.social · last yr.Coercing for Public Health: Reflections on the Role of Coercion in Public Health Emergencies New paper from workshop @ethoxcentre.bsky.social with @drtessjohnson.bsky.social @dsilvaphd.bsky.social @caiheath.bsky.social @jonshaffer.bsky.social + others not on BSky? link.springer.com/article/10.1...
I’m honoured to share the news with you all that I’ve been promoted to a Senior Researcher position at the Ethox Centre! I'm delighted to continue my work on infectious disease ethics, and taking up opportunities in DPhil supervision, engagement, and international collaborations
It's time for more walks! This summer, I will be working on the Stop the Superbugs trail as a year-round add to Oxford Botanic Gardens self-guided walks offerings. Delighted to be funded by @ineosoxford.bsky.social for this work on #amr Funding announcement: www.ineosoxford.ox.ac.uk/amr/news/10-...
10 Knowledge Exchange grants awarded to early career researchers working on AMR
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The 6th #PERC final was hard-fought between Christ's Hospital School, Highgate Senior School, St Paul's School for Girls (Birmingham) and 🥇Westminster School. Congrats to all for their hard work and enthusiasm! www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/article/prac... @oxhumanities.bsky.social #PhilosophyMatters #ethics
Westminster School win the 2025 Practical Ethics and Responsibility competition!
Huge congratulations to all the Finalists and Highly Commended teams for 2025
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I'm really looking forward to co-delivering a science cafe event as part of this year's BA showcase! Do come along on Saturday to learn about bugs, drugs, and tackling AMR with justice in mind.
The British Academy@britishacademy.bsky.social · last yr.We're delighted to announce the programme for our 2025 Summer Showcase! Taking place on 20-21 June, this year's free festival of ideas returns with interactive exhibits and workshops, inspiring performances and screenings, and fascinating talks. Book now: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/summe...
Paper out now! We explore ethical questions with new clinical uses of metagenomics for diagnosis. We look at data sharing, consent, incidental findings, and more! Blogpost and link to article here: www.psi.ox.ac.uk/news-and-opi... @ethoxcentre.bsky.social @psioxford.bsky.social
New paper outlines ethical issues in clinical metagenomics
This week, University of Oxford researchers published the first paper mapping clinical ethics questions raised by new metagenomic techniques for diagnosing disease in clinical practice.
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I was delighted to see this special issue published last week, after a rewarding journey through questions of #justice and #amr
Ethox Centre@ethoxcentre.bsky.social · last yr.New special issue of the Monash #Bioethics Review - edited by @Ethox_Centre colleague Tess Johnson - brings together a collection of articles focusing on the theme of Antimicrobial Resistance #AMR and social #justice. 🔽🔽 link.springer.com/journal/4059...
New to Bluesky! I'm Tess Johnson, postdoc in #bioethics at @ethoxcentre.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk . Will be posting work-related content, views are my own.
