Professor Nick Feasey

Biography

Nicholas Feasey is Professor of Microbiology at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and a National Institute for Health and Care Research professor of Global Health. He is also a Clinical Microbiologist and Infectious Diseases physician. His research is focused on the surveillance and management of antimicrobial resistant bacterial infection and taking a one health approach to exploring the transmission of enteric pathogens associated with invasive disease. His research group uses bacterial genomics, spatial statistics and transmission modelling and works in collaboration with the Wellcome Sanger Institute and the University of Lancaster.

Selected research publications

Human systemic and mucosal immune responses support further exploration of a Klebsiella pneumoniae protein-based vaccine – Journal: Vaccine – Published: 29th June 2026

A more complete picture: capturing single nucleotide variant diversity in extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Escherichia coli using post-enrichment metagenomics – Journal: Microbial genomics – Published: 22nd June 2026

Antiseptic Cleansing to Reduce Vertical Transmission of Pathogens to Neonates: The NeoVT-AMR Randomized Clinical Trial – Journal: JAMA network open – Published: 11th June 2026

Global burden of enteric infectious diseases, diarrhoeal diseases, and corresponding aetiologies, 1990–2023; a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 – Journal: The Lancet Infectious Diseases – Published: 2nd June 2026

Infection prevention and control in low- and middle-income countries policy, practice, and implementation challenges in sub-Saharan Africa – Journal: Clinical Microbiology Reviews – Published: 14th May 2026

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