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Gladys Pangga: AMR Centre publication prize winners 2025
AMR Centre recognises Gladys Pangga for her outstanding contributions to antimicrobial resistance research.
The AMR Centre at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) has awarded top prizes to a student and staff member for their research on antimicrobial resistance. Gladys Maria Pangga won the 2025 Student AMR Centre Publication Prize in recognition of her research on gut health intervention strategies in poultry. Her study, published in Microbiome, showed that reliance on ionophores led to changes in microbial diversity and metabolism. This work provides valuable insights into sustainable poultry production and approaches to mitigate AMR.
The publication prizes are awarded by the AMR Centre each year to one LSHTM staff member and one research degree student for research into antimicrobial resistance (AMR) published in the previous year (2024). The papers are judged by a panel from our management committee, with criteria focused on the applicant’s authorship role, scientific excellence and impact in the field of AMR, and the recipients are each awarded £500.
Ms Pangga, a third year PhD student at LSHTM, is working on several poultry gut microbiome projects in collaboration with Pilgrim's Europe Ltd (Research & Development Team). Her focus is on using bioinformatics, veterinary epidemiology, and microbiology to control zoonotic pathogens in food animals, aiming to improve animal health, food safety, and public health.
She said: “I am deeply grateful for this recognition. After navigating numerous challenges, it is incredibly encouraging to see my research acknowledged as important and valuable. I hope that my work on the poultry gut microbiome and antimicrobial resistance will not only benefit the poultry industry but also contribute to evidence-based regulations on the use of antimicrobials and other supplements.
“This award highlights the significance of collaborative efforts, and I look forward to continuing this journey with my network of colleagues to address critical issues in animal and public health.”