CHW affiliate Ramanan Laxminarayan, a senior research scholar, was awarded the Garrod Medal by the British Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC). The Garrod Medal is presented to an international authority in the field of antimicrobial chemotherapy and is the highest honor bestowed by BSAC.

“I am deeply honored to join the ranks of previous Garrod Medalists, which includes many of the greatest contributors to antimicrobial discovery and chemotherapy,” Laxminarayan said. “My inclusion as the first economist on that list is an acknowledgment of the role that the social sciences play in maintaining the effectiveness of the crown jewels of modern medicine.”

Laxminarayan’s area of study includes public health and infectious disease and the integration between the two in order to understand and address public health issues. In recent years, he has worked toward creating a greater understanding of antibiotic resistance, a growing global crisis. In 2014, Laxminarayan served on President Obama's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology’s antimicrobial resistance working group, and he is a voting member of the U.S. Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antimicrobial Resistance.