Meet The Team

Here we introduce our VIPVis team to see the faces behind the research! The VIPVis team are working with individuals from the Glasgow school of arts and Plymouth University to create a team of multidisciplinary experts. Below are some introductions from the VIPVis team at the University of Surrey.

PhD Student, University of Surrey

Becky Thomas

Becky is the responsible researcher for this project and will be conducting the work with veterinary staff and practices.

Project Supervisor, University of Surrey

Professor Roberto La Ragione

Roberto is a co-supervisor for this project and worked as part of the team on the original AMRSim study being involved in the identification of key microbiological risk areas within the veterinary practice setting and providing expertise to aid the development of the VIPVis tool.

Project Supervisor, University of Surrey

Dr Dynatra Subasinghe

Dynatra is a co-supervisor for this project and worked with the AMRSim tool in a study utilising AMRSim with Undergraduate Veterinary Students to assess the efficacy of the tool in regards to teaching students about Antimicrobial Stewardship.

Project Advisor, University of Surrey

Professor Mark Chambers

Mark is an advisor for this project and worked as part of the team on the original AMRSim study. Mark was a co-creator in the AMRSim project idea and was co-author on the original application for that study. Mark was a Co-Investigator on the AMRSim project and a member of the project management committee.