Michelle Buckner is a Associate Professor in the Department of Microbes, Infections and Microbiomes and the Institute of Microbiology and Infection at the University of Birmingham. Her team’s research focuses on understanding plasmid-mediated antimicrobial resistance in clinically-relevant Gram-negative bacteria. Research in Michelle’s group focuses primarily on: Understanding how plasmids impact the host bacteria, understanding plasmid dynamics among populations, devising strategies to reduce the impact of plasmid-mediated resistance.