Global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), Recipharm, has announced its 2020 International Environmental Award will be presented to Dr. Amy Pruden, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.
Dr. Pruden is recognized for her work documenting antibiotic resistance genes as environmental contaminants, her most recent research focuses on advancing practical means of antibiotic resistance monitoring, mitigation and risk assessment in wastewater, recycled water, and other water systems.
“We are delighted to present the 2020 award to Dr. Amy Pruden. Her work, which has given deeper understanding of the microbial ecology of water systems, is widely recognized and highlighted. Her work concerning antibiotic resistance is particularly interesting since this is a known challenge for the pharmaceutical industry, healthcare, and agriculture sectors. Dr. Pruden’s research in this area is invaluable and will no doubt go a long way to identifying exactly how antibiotic use impacts risks in relation to antimicrobial resistance,” Lars Backsell, Chairman of the Board of Recipharm said.
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“I am very honored to receive this award and thank Recipharm for this recognition. Our success has really been a team effort, as tackling environmental and public health challenges requires expertise from many disciplines and perspectives. I especially would like to thank my many students for all of their hard work and dedication, and I hope that this award offers some inspiration for the future,” Commenting on the award win she said.