David Livermore (microbiologist)

David Livermore is professor of medical microbiology at the University of East Anglia.[1]

After working at the London Hospital Medical College from 1980 to 1997, he joined the Public Health Laboratory Service (later PHE), and became director of its Antibiotic Resistance Monitoring and Reference Laboratory. He was appointed professor of medical microbiology at the University of East Anglia in 2011. His chief research has been on the evolution and epidemiology of antibiotic resistance.[2][3]

In 2020, Livermore became a signatory to the Great Barrington Declaration.[1] As of April 2021 he was a member of the Health Advisory and Recovery Team, a British pressure group opposed to COVID-19 mitigation measures and COVID-19 vaccines.[4] In September 2023 he raised doubts about the conviction of Lucy Letby.[5]

  1. ^ a b Livermore, David (10 October 2020). "Protect the elderly, but let's see life back to normal for those at low risk". Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Professor David Livermore". British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  3. ^ Rumbaugh, Kendra P.; Ahmad, Iqbal (2014). Antibiofilm Agents: From Diagnosis to Treatment and Prevention. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 473. ISBN 978-3-642-53832-2.
  4. ^ Ahmed N (1 April 2021). "Disinformation Lobbyists and Brexit Business Bosses Finance Conservative COVID Sceptics' PR". Byline Times.
  5. ^ Livermore, David (11 September 2023). "Lucy Letby Must Be Allowed an Appeal". The Daily Sceptic. Retrieved 11 September 2024.