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Lance B. Price Faculty Member
Positions
- Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health , The George Washington University 2013 -
Lance Price is a Professor at the George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health and the Founding Director of GW’s Antibiotic Resistance Action Center. Dr. Price works at the interface between science and policy to address the growing crisis of antibiotic resistance. His research, retracing the evolution and epidemiology of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, has been published in top peer-reviewed journals and covered in media outlets around the world.
Research Areas
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Affiliation
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Publications
selected publications
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academic article
- Draft Whole-Genome Sequences of Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Derivatives of a Bacillus anthracis ΔANR Strain Lacking pXO1 and pXO2 Plasmids. Microbiol Resour Announc. 2020
- External Societal Costs of Antimicrobial Resistance in Humans Attributable to Antimicrobial Use in Livestock. Annu Rev Public Health. 2020
- The Effect of Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation on the Vaginal Microbiome in HIV-Infected Women. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2019
- Comparison of livestock-associated and community-associated Staphylococcus aureus pathogenicity in a mouse model of skin and soft tissue infection. Scientific Reports. 2019
- Diversity and Population Overlap between Avian and Human Escherichia coli Belonging to Sequence Type 95. mSphere. 2019
- Antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli from retail poultry meat with different antibiotic use claims. BMC Microbiol. 2018
- Drivers and Dynamics of Methicillin-Resistant Livestock-Associated Staphylococcus aureus CC398 in Pigs and Humans in Denmark. MBio. 2018
- Accessory Traits and Phylogenetic Background Predict Escherichia coli Extraintestinal Virulence Better than Does Ecological Source. J Infect Dis. 2018
- Escherichia coli ST131-H22 as a foodborne uropathogen. MBio. 2018
- Genomic differences between nasal Staphylococcus aureus from hog slaughterhouse workers and their communities. PLoS One. 2018
- Effects of plant species on stream bacterial communities via leachate from leaf litter. Hydrobiologia. 2018
- Combating Global Antibiotic Resistance: Emerging One Health Concerns in Lower- and Middle-Income Countries. Clin Infect Dis.. 2018
- End non-essential use of antimicrobials in livestock. BMJ. 2018
- Whole-Genome Analysis of Recurrent Staphylococcus aureus t571/ST398 Infection in Farmer, Iowa, USA. Emerg Infect Dis. 2018
- Bacterial Whack-a-Mole: Reconsidering the Public Health Relevance of Using Carbadox in Food Animals.. MBio. 2017
- Colonizing opportunistic pathogens (COPs): The beasts in all of us. PLoS Pathog. 2017
- Penile Anaerobic Dysbiosis as a Risk Factor for HIV Infection. MBio. 2017
- Food-animal production and the spread of antibiotic resistance: the role of ecology. Front Ecol Environ. 2017
- Emergence of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections in Denmark 2017
- Inactivation of transcriptional regulators during within-household evolution of Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol. 2017
- Inactivation of transcriptional regulators during within-household evolution of Escherichia coli.. J Bacteriol. 2017
- Evidence for Human Adaptation and Foodborne Transmission of Livestock-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus 2016
- Genital Anaerobic Bacterial Overgrowth and the PrePex Male Circumcision Device, Rakai, Uganda. J Infect Dis. 2016
- Household Clustering of Escherichia coli Sequence Type 131 Clinical and Fecal Isolates According to Whole Genome Sequence Analysis. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2016
- Recent Research Examining Links Among Klebsiella pneumoniae from Food, Food Animals, and Human Extraintestinal Infections.. Curr Environ Health Rep. 2016
- Separate F-Type Plasmids Have Shaped the Evolution of the H30 Subclone of Escherichia coli Sequence Type 131. mSphere. 2016
- Complete Genome Sequence of a CTX-M-15-Producing Escherichia coli Strain from the H30Rx Subclone of Sequence Type 131 from a Patient with Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections, Closely Related to a Lethal Urosepsis Isolate from the Patient's Sister. Genome Announc. 2016
- Evolutionary history of the global emergence of the Escherichia coli epidemic clone ST131. MBio. 2016
- Phylogenetic organization of bacterial activity. ISME Journal. 2016
- Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage among beefpacking workers in a Midwestern United States slaughterhouse. PLoS ONE. 2016
- The Influence of Time and Plant Species on the Composition of the Decomposing Bacterial Community in a Stream Ecosystem. Microbial Ecology. 2016
- Animal production and antimicrobial resistance in the clinic. The Lancet. 2016
- Clonal dissemination of Enterobacter cloacae harboring blaKPC-3 in the upper midwestern United States. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2015
- Greater ciprofloxacin tolerance as a possible selectable phenotype underlying the pandemic spread of the H30 subclone of Escherichia coli sequence type 131. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2015
- Industrial Food Animal Production and Community Health. Current environmental health reports. 2015
- Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC398 is an increasing cause of disease in persons with no livestock contact in Denmark. Eurosurveillance. 2015
- Meticillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus CC398 is an increasing cause of disease in people with no livestock contact in Denmark, 1999 to 2011. Eurosurveillance. 2015
- Using whole genome analysis to examine recombination across diverse sequence types of Staphylococcus aureus. PLoS ONE. 2015
- A framework to reduce infectious disease risk from urban poultry in the United States. Public Health Reports. 2015
- Intermingled Klebsiella pneumoniae Populations between Retail Meats and Human Urinary Tract Infections 2015
- Linking soil bacterial biodiversity and soil carbon stability. ISME Journal. 2015
- Penile microbiota and female partner bacterial vaginosis in Rakai, Uganda. mBio. 2015
- Staphylococcus aureus and the Ecology of the Nasal Microbiome. Sci. Adv.. 2015
- Ominous projections for global antibiotic use in food-animal production 2015
- An exploratory study of dog park visits as a risk factor for exposure to drug-resistant extra-intestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC) Public Health. BMC Research Notes. 2015
- Complete Genome Sequence of a Carbapenem-Resistant Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli Strain Belonging to the Sequence Type 131 H30R Subclade. Genome Announcement. 2015
- Quantitative microbial ecology through stable isotope probing. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 2015
- Impact of saline irrigation and topical corticosteroids on the postsurgical sinonasal microbiota. International Forum of Allergy Rhinology. 2015
- Community integrated omics links the dominance of a microbial generalist to fine-tuned resource usage. Nature Communications. Nature Communications. 2014
- Genomic epidemiology of the Haitian cholera outbreak: a single introduction followed by rapid, extensive, and continued spread characterized the onset of the epidemic. MBio. 2014
- Origin and evolution of European community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. MBio. 2014
- The semen microbiome and its relationship with local immunology and viral load in HIV infection.. PLoS Pathog. 2014
- A case control study of environmental and occupational exposures associated with methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage in patients admitted to a rural tertiary care hospital in a high density swine region. Environ Health. 2014
- Multidrug-Resistant and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Hog Slaughter and Processing Plant Workers and Their Community in North Carolina (USA). Environ Health Perspect.. 2014
- High prevalence and two dominant host-specific genotypes of Coxiella burnetii in U.S. milk. BMC Microbiol.. 2014
- The semen microbiome and its relationship with local immunology and viral load in HIV infection. PLoS Pathogens. 2014
- Complete Genome Sequence of the Epidemic and Highly Virulent CTX-M-15-Producing H30-Rx Subclone of Escherichia coli ST131. Genome Announc.. 2013
- The epidemic of extended-spectrum-β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli ST131 is driven by a single highly pathogenic subclone, H30-Rx. MBio. 2013
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chapter
- Halocins: protein antibiotics :iom hypersaline environment. Microbiology and biDgeochemistry of hypersaline environments. 1999
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conference paper
presentations
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presentation
- Antibiotic Resistance: Why the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Must Protect Public Health, Congressional Briefing 2014
- Foodborne Urinary Tract Infections (FUTIs), Antimicrobial Resistance Seminar Series Group at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 2014
- Superbugs in Food, Natural Resources Defense Council 2014
- Antibiotic use in food animal production: public health concerns, The United States President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) 2014
- Antibiotics Overuse: Why Healthcare Should Care about Agriculture Use, Food Matters webinar series 2014
- Communicating Public Health Science, Center for a Livable Future Lerner Fellows 2014
- Factory farms, antibiotics, and superbugs, TEDxManhattan 2014
- Public Health Risks Associated with Antibiotic Use in Food-Animal Production, Pew Charitable Trusts 2014
- Superbug Ecology and Food, Knight Food Boot Camp 2014
- The Role of the Scientist in Public Health Advocacy, Yale University 2014
- Public Health Risks of Antibiotic Use in Food-Animal Production, Maryland State Assembly 2013
- Is food a source of antibiotic-resistant UTIs?, GWU Board of Trustees Spouses Event 2013
- Why we should love antibiotics and protect them from abuse in food-animal production, Living Social Food Day Panel 2013
- Translating Translational Research: The challenges and rewards of communicating public health research., Health Research Alliance Members’ Meeting 2013
- Raised without antibiotics: a label that matters., Kendal College 2013
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Research
principal investigator on
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- Collaborative Research: A new paradigm for understanding how leaf litter quality affects stream ecosystems awarded by National Science Foundation
- Defining the clinical and immtne causes of disproportionately high HIV levels in semen
- Dimensions: Collaborative Research: The taxonomic, genomic, and functional diversity of soil carbon dynamics awarded by National Science Foundation
- Genital anaerobes, inflammation and HIV risk: Rakai awarded by NIAID
- Staphyloccus aureus: Is Raw Meat a Risk Factor for Colonization and Infections
- The impact of intensive livestock production on the disease ecology of antibiotic resistant staphylococcus awarded by National Science Foundation
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Teaching
teaching activities
- Applied Environmental Health Microbiology (PubH 6127.10)
- Dissertation Research-EOH (PUBH 8999_11)
- Dissertation Research-EOH (PUBH 8999_13)
- EOH Culminating Experience Course (PubH 6137.10)
- EOH Culminating Experience Course Part 2 (PubH 6199.11, PubH 6138.10, PubH 6138.11)
- Effective, Evidence-Based Public Health Communications (PubH 6199.10)
- Health and Environment (PubH 3132.10)
- Infectious Disease Epidemiology (PUBH 6245)
- Pathways to PH PhD - Env Hlth (PUBH 6080_U20)
- Public Health Genomics (PubH 6277)
- The Biologic Basis of Disease in Public Health (PubH 6001)
- US Food Policy and Politics (PUBH6099)
- communicating research results (PUBH 8116)
- culminating experience part 2 (PUBH 6138_10)
- the rise of the superbugs and how to stop them (PUBH 3199)
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Service
reviewer of
- AIDS Research (Journal)
- BMC Infectious Diseases (Journal)
- Clinical Infectious diseases (Journal)
- Clinical Microbiology and Infection (Journal)
- Current PLoS (Journal)
- Emerging Infectious Diseases (Journal)
- Environmental Health Perspectives (Journal)
- Genome Research (Journal)
- Journal of Clinical Microbiology (Journal)
- Journal of Infectious Diseases (Journal)
- MBio (Journal)
- PLoS ONE (Journal)
- PLoS Pathogens (Journal)
professional service activities
- European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Member 2016 -
- Infectious Disease Society of America Member 2014 -
- Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics Member
- American Society for Microbiology Member
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Background
education and training
- PhD degree in Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University 2003 - 2006
- MS degree in Biology, Northern Arizona University 2005 - 2000
- BS degree in Microbiology, Northern Arizona University 1989 - 1994
awards and honors
- ESCMID Fellow, conferred by The European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2020
- Pre-doctoral Fellow Award, conferred by Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future; Baltimore MD, 2005
- Best Health Communication Project, conferred by the Center for Communications Programs, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, 2004
- Outstanding Master's Thesis Award, conferred by NAU, Department of Biological Sci.; Flagstaff AZ, 2000
- Sustaining Member Travel Grant American Society for Microbiology, conferred by Washington, 1996
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Contact
full name
- Lance B. Price
mailing address
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Science and Engineering Hall (SEH)
800 22nd Street NW, Suite 7590
WASHINGTON, DC 20052
USA
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