Clare Isobel Chandler BA, MSc, PhD

Clare is a medical anthropologist and the co-Director of the LSHTM Antimicrobial Resistance Centre, which works to inspire innovation through interdisciplinary engagements.

Her research interests lie in the application of anthropological methods and theory to policies and practices relating to medicine use, diagnostic testing, management of febrile illnesses and health care improvement interventions. Her current research focus is on antimicrobial resistance.

Clare leads the Anthropology of Antimicrobial Resistance research group, a dynamic group of anthropologists addressing this issue through a number of research projects.

She is Principal Investigator for the ESRC funded Anti-Microbials In Society (AMIS) Programme, which aims to bring fresh perspectives to social studies of antimicrobial resistance. The Programme includes empirical studies in Thailand and Uganda as well as the AMIS Hub web platform, which profiles high-quality social research on AMR through a library of essential readings, people and projects listings, thematic summaries and commentaries.