Dr Patrick Musicha
International Fellow at the Sanger Institute and Research Fellow at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme in Blantyre, Malawi.
Research interests
Patrick is interested in understanding genomic diversity, evolution and transmission dynamics of bacterial pathogens and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in different ecological niches. Current ongoing work focuses on understanding and quantifying the contributions of contaminated environments, antibiotic exposures and gut microbiome on the acquisition/amplification of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in humans. He has further interests generating evidence for effective interventions for AMR and how such interventions shape pathogen population dynamics when implemented.
Career to date
Patrick’s biomedical research career started in 2014 when he enrolled for a PhD with the University of Liverpool. His PhD research focused on the genomics and epidemiology of AMR in Malawi. He then undertook postdoctoral fellowships with University of Oxford (based at the MORU Tropical Health Network in Thailand, 2017-2020) and the Wellcome Sanger Institute (2020-2022).
In 2021, he was awarded a Wellcome International Training Fellowship, which took him back to MLW in May 2022. At MLW, he leads a growing team of researchers and supervises PhD, MSc students. Patrick studied mathematics for his undergraduate and master’s degrees. Prior to his PhD, he had worked as a Lecturer in Mathematics and Statistics at Catholic University of Malawi (2009-2013) and as an Analyst for Nico-Life Insurance Company (2013).
In 2024, Patrick was selected for the LSTM Career Track Fellowship programme, recognising his excellence in research and teaching.