Her molecular epidemiology laboratory located at Greene Hall 251E is focused on understanding contribution of the animal-human-environment interactions on the spread and maintenance of antimicrobial resistance. At her lab, her group explores the effects of policies to reduce antimicrobial use in the food- and companion- animal industries on development of resistance in the environment and the potential of human contamination with resistant pathogens.
Dr. Laura Huber’s research lab in the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Pathiobiology, focuses on understanding contributions of the animal-human-environment interactions on the spread and maintenance of antimicrobial resistance with an overarching objective of understanding transmission dynamics to inform policy to mitigate antimicrobial resistance and protect human and animal health.
Main Projects
- The impact of antimicrobial use in poultry production and persistence of multidrug-resistant pathogens in the environment of farms in Alabama, US.
- The impact of antimicrobial use in the persistence of resistant-Rhodococcus equi in horse breeding farms in Kentucky, US.
- Time trends of antimicrobial use and resistance in food-production animals (pigs, chickens, and turkeys) in Canada.
Subject Area(s): Epidemiology
