Senior Prod & AI solutions Manager@lifebit. Founding Steward @join_microdao
London, England
Joined December 2013
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We need better and alternate models for sustainably funding innovations in #AMR join the community at microDAO.bio
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The cause?
A multidrug-resistant infection linked to pet store puppies.
Mike was one of 113 people across 17 states affected by the outbreak.
Only one drug worked.
Read full story and what it means for #AMR in our Discord.
Link: discord.gg/se3dYfpxPe
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PUPPIES MAKE PEOPLE SICK, yes! you read that right.
Mike, a 67-year-old retired professor, brought home a puppy named Mabel. Within a week, he was in the hospital.
What started as diarrhea and fatigue quickly escalated into kidney failure, ICU admissions, and emergency surgery
Varun Kothamachu retweeted
What do we know for sure about antiviral resistance?
1️⃣ It already exists
2️⃣ It emerges fastest in immunocompromised patients
3️⃣ Viruses evolve differently from bacteria
4️⃣ Surveillance is weaker than for antibiotics
5️⃣ Prevention matters more than ever 1/2
Exactly. We can manage the risk of resistance but not eliminate it! Exactly why we need to continue to invest into new solutions for tackling AMR.
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Preventing infections doesn’t start in #DeSci labs.
It starts with everyday habits.
Clean hands, safe food, fresh air, vaccinations, and staying home when sick reduce infections and the need for antimicrobials slowing antimicrobial resistance.
Small actions. Real protection.
Varun Kothamachu retweeted
This is such an important point. AMR isn’t just a hospital problem, it’s shaped daily by simple behaviors that quietly compound at scale.
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1/2 Hygiene: A Powerful Weapon Against AMR
Antimicrobial resistance doesn’t start in hospitals alone, it often begins with preventable infections in everyday life.
Practicing good hygiene: regular handwashing and proper sanitation reduces the spread of infectious agents.
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AMR isn’t driven by hospitals alone.
Industrial and corporate activities play a critical role in accelerating resistance especially through untreated industrial effluents and pharmaceutical wastes.
link: shorturl.at/EIOQF
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Closing out the year with a reflection on what we’ve been building at @join_microdao. This year was about foundations, not hype:
• starting with evidence
• reducing friction for AMR work
• rethinking how impact gets funded
The problems are structural. solutions need to be too
AMR isn’t short on effort, but on systems that connect evidence, insight, and funding.
In 2025, MicroDAO focused on building those foundations for:
• A shared evidence layer
• A collective environment
• More resilient funding models
Link 👇: {shorturl.at/TmIXC}
We’re opening signups for the Pathogen Catalogue, a new way to organise and access the evidence behind antimicrobial resistance.
Built to reduce data friction, preserve hard-won knowledge, and help AMR research move faster.
Closed beta opens mid-Jan. ↓
In our latest Substack, @join_MicroDAO's product lead explains why the Pathogen Catalogue is being built; to turn scattered AMR data into structured, actionable evidence before the next crisis hits.
Closed beta opens Mid-Jan 2026.
Substack Link: [shorturl.at/07gLH ]
I'm excited to share that sign-ups for the closed beta of @join_microdao's pathogen catalogue are now open! We're seeking public health experts, policymakers, pharma execs, and clinicians for a one-stop pathogen intelligence solution.
microdao.bio/projects/pathog…
Join our community and become part of our working groups. Express interest at join.microdao.bio
World AMR Awareness Week has ended, but the fight against AMR hasn't.
@join_MicroDAO remains committed to building open, collaborative, and decentralised solutions to keep life-saving medicines effective.
Varun Kothamachu retweeted
World AMR Awareness Week has ended, but the fight against AMR hasn't.
@join_MicroDAO remains committed to building open, collaborative, and decentralised solutions to keep life-saving medicines effective.
Abysmal service at @DelhiAirport - for families with young children. No separate family queues during checkin. I hope atleast th security queues are vetter. Truly not international in standards
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MicroDAO AMR Awareness Livestream #WAAW
This Saturday, Nov 21st 2025; 10:00 C.E.T
Join researchers, clinicians & the Web3 community as we discuss AMR and the tools @join_microdao is building to fight it @descinews
🔗 Register: luma.com/nlwcntc5
Varun Kothamachu retweeted
Since 2015, #WAAW has brought the world together to confront AMR. This year’s @WHO theme: “Act Now: Protect Our Present, Secure Our Future” is a reminder that microbes evolve faster than our defenses.
Dive deeper in @join_MicroDAO latest Substack.
Link: shorturl.at/VmfjF
