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

Temporal genomic dynamics of sequence type 39 Klebsiella pneumoniae in a neonatal unit in Blantyre, Malawi – Journal: Microbial genomics – Published: 1st April 2026

Mapping and quantifying the spatial and temporal composition of waste piles in informal settlements of urban Malawi – Journal: Environmental Science and Pollution Research – Published: 7th March 2026

Leptospirosis Incidence at Four Sites in Sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia: An International Multi-Site Hybrid Surveillance Study – Journal: Open Forum Infectious Diseases – Published: 1st March 2026

Distribution of capsule and O types in Klebsiella pneumoniae causing neonatal sepsis in Africa and South Asia: A meta-analysis of genome-predicted serotype prevalence to inform potential vaccine coverage – Journal: PLoS Medicine – Published: 12th January 2026

Quantifying the bystander effect of antimicrobial use on the gut microbiome and resistome in Malawian adults – Journal: Nature Communications – Published: 21st December 2025

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