Antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) infections have been recognized globally as a significant threat to public health. In this podcast series, we're going to be talking to folks who are working to address the AMR crisis, we'll hear how they got started working with AMR and why they care about it so much...all that and more in Tales of the Resistance.Ready to learn more about AMR? Check in with the iAMResponsible team: https://iamrproject.unl.edu/
Unlocking the Chemical Mysteries of Antibiotics in the Environment: An Expert Deep Dive with Diana Aga
What happens after antibiotics leave the body? Do they simply disappear—or do they continue changing in the environment? In this episode, analytical chemist Dr. Diana Aga explains how scientists detect antibiotics in water and soil at incredibly small concentrations, why antibiotics transform into new compounds after entering the environment, and why those changes matter for antimicrobial resistance. From chromatography and mass spectrometry to unknown chemical "suspects" that researchers hav...
23 Jul 2026
How Bacteria Outsmart Antibiotics: A Conversation with Dr. Adina Howe
Bacteria are constantly adapting. They exchange genes, respond to their environment, and evolve in ways that can make antibiotics less effective over time. But understanding antimicrobial resistance requires much more than studying bacteria alone. In this episode, microbiologist Dr. Adina Howe explains how environmental microbiology helps scientists understand where antibiotic resistance develops, how it spreads, and why agricultural environments are an important part of the story. Drawing fr...
22 May 2026
From Field to Model: Tracking AMR in Agricultural Watersheds with Moriah Brown
In this episode of Tales of the Resistance, Mara and Beth continue their exploration of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the environment—this time from the perspective of a graduate researcher doing the work on the ground. They sit down with Moriah Brown, a PhD student studying watershed monitoring and modeling in agricultural systems. Moriah shares what it’s like to collect water samples in rural Nebraska streams, analyze antibiotic concentrations, and build models that help predict how ant...
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