About

Dr Magreth is a biomedical researcher specializing in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Gram-negative pathogens, particularly Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter baumannii. Her research focuses on AMR epidemiology, diagnostics, surveillance and One Health approaches in low- and middle-income countries. She has research experience across Tanzania, Switzerland, Belgium and Uganda. She completed her PhD at the University of Bern and a postdoctoral fellowship at Makerere University. She has coordinated research and presented at the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID), American Society for Microbiology (ASM), and Swiss Society for Infectious Diseases (SSI). Awards include the 2026 ARUA Carnegie-Mastercard Early Career Research Fellowship, Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship, VLIR-UOS Scholarship and Leading House Africa Grant.

Positions

• Lecturer Department of Biochemistry and Physiology

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology and Laboratory Sciences from Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Tanzania (2015), a Master of Science in Molecular Biology with a specialization in Human Health from Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium (2018), and a PhD in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Bern, Switzerland (2025).

Research & expertise

Research interests

• AMR in Gram-negative pathogens
• ESBL- and carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales
• AMR transmission across human, animal and environmental sectors
• Molecular and genomic epidemiology
• One Health AMR surveillance
• Antimicrobial stewardship
• Infectious disease diagnostics and prevention
• AMR in East Africa and LMICs
• Bacterial genomics and bioinformatics applications in AMR research

Areas of expertise

• Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
• Clinical Microbiology
• Molecular Epidemiology
• Bacterial Genomics & Whole-Genome Sequencing
• AMR Surveillance & Diagnostics
• Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
• One Health Research
• Infectious Diseases
• Research Ethics & Governance

Memberships & honours

Professional memberships

• European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID)
• SFUCHAS Institutional Review Board

Awards and honours

• ARUA–Carnegie–Mastercard Early Career Research Fellowship (2026)
• Leading House Africa Research Partnership Grant (2023)
• Swiss Government Excellence PhD Scholarship (2021)
• PASET–RSIF PhD Scholarship (2021)
• VLIR-UOS Master’s Scholarship (2016–2018)
• University of Bern Short Travel Grant (2023)
• HOCH Research Commission PhD Research Funding (2022)
• and Best Flash Talk Presenter, University of Bern (2023).