Dr Jay Patel

Profile

My primary research interest is the global governance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), evaluating the policy responses, strategic commitments and actions taken by countries internationally, to mitigate the threat of AMR.

After qualifying from the University of Leeds in Dental Surgery and Oral Science, I joined as a clinical academic in 2024. I was the principal investigator on a research grant evaluating international diagnostics for AMR. This was completed in 2025, which transitioned into a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) In-Practice Fellowship, awarded over a two-year period. The Predoctoral Award develops existing research efforts into a comprehensive, longitudinal study, analysing the strength of global policy responses for mitigating AMR since 2020. Through the Fellowship, my time is equally shared between academic and clinical practice.

Former academic appointments have been held with the University of Edinburgh and University of Exeter. Previously, I served as independent consultant to the World Health Organization and International Science Council during the Covid-19 pandemic. I have provided input to various governments, organisations and academic groups on Covid-19 and AMR policy, particularly on the design of national action plans and implementation of public health measures. These include:

• UK Cabinet Office
• UK Health Security Agency
• UK National Audit Office
• Scottish Government
• Public Health Agency of Canada
• New York City Health and Hospitals
• Global Coalition on Aging
• London School of Economics and Political Science
• Imperial College London
• University of Oxford
• Heidelberg University
• Pfizer
• World Health Organization

Research funding and fellowships:

• National Institute for Health Research (Awardee)
In-Practice Fellowship, University of Leeds 2025
Monitoring international progress towards containing antimicrobial resistance: a systematic analysis and multivariate regression

• bioMérieux (PI)
Research Grant, University of Leeds 2023
Evaluating the global performance of diagnostics for antimicrobial resistance in 175 countries: a systematic review and principal component analysis

• National Institute for Health Research (Awardee)
School for Primary Care Research Programme, University of Exeter 2022
Governance of antimicrobial resistance in Argentina and the UK: a comparative action plan, policy, and stakeholder analysis

Awards:

• 2024 College of General Dentistry Award for Foundation Dentists
• 2022 University of Leeds Engaged for Impact Award
• 2021 NHS Leadership Academy Award

Review activity:

• The Lancet Infectious Diseases
• The Lancet Regional Health
• BMJ
• BMJ Global Health
• PLoS ONE
• PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Antibiotics
• European Journal of Public Health
• Elsevier (Book Proposals)

Media engagements:

The Washington Post, The Guardian, The Huffington Post, Forbes, The Irish Times, EuroNews, International Monetary Fund.

Responsibilities

• 2025-present NIHR Predoctoral (In-Practice) Fellow, University of Leeds
• 2021–present GBD and FGH Senior Collaborator, University of Washington
• 2020–present Honorary Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh

Research interests

I am a part-time NIHR Pre-Doctoral In-Practice Fellow, supervised by Dr Vishal Aggarwal and external supervisors, Dr Emma Pitchforth (University of Exeter) and Professor Devi Sridhar (University of Edinburgh).

The Fellowship explores the policy responses for AMR, and supports further training in global health and leadership.

Qualifications

• MSc, Endodontics (ongoing)
• MPH, Global Health (ongoing)
• MChD/BChD, BSc, Dental Surgery and Oral Science

Professional memberships

• BES (British Endodontic Society)
• ESE (European Society of Endodontology)
• ESCMID (European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases)

Student education

I supervise undergraduate students on the Undergraduate Research Project (DSUR3014) module.