Center for Integrated Management of Antimicrobial Resistance

Tufts University and the Tufts Medical Center founded the Center for Integrated Management of Antimicrobial Resistance (CIMAR) in 2018. The CIMAR was established in order to provide a response to "superbug" epidemics. The founding co-directors of the center were Helen Boucher and Ralph Isberg.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=8 March 2019|title=Tufts Medical Center takes on life-threatening superbug infections|url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/03/07/tufts-medical-center-takes-on-life-threatening-superbug-infections/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115170341/https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/03/07/tufts-medical-center-takes-on-life-threatening-superbug-infections/ |archive-date=15 November 2019 |access-date=|website=Boston Herald}}{{cite news |last1=Gormley |first1=Brian |title=Antibiotics Developers Seek a Cure for Industry Ills |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/antibiotics-developers-seek-a-cure-for-industry-ills-11563465704 |work=Wall Street Journal |date=18 July 2019 }} The center was renamed in honor of Stuart B. Levy in 2020.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=21 September 2020|title=Dedication of the Stuart B. Levy CIMAR at Tufts|url=https://www.tuftscimar.org/dedication-of-the-stuart-b-levy-cimar-at-tufts/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=16 January 2021|website=www.tuftscimar.org}}{{Cite web|date=12 September 2019|title=Remembering Stuart Levy|url=https://now.tufts.edu/articles/remembering-stuart-levy|website=Tufts Now}} Researchers associated with the Levy CIMAR include Maya Nadimpalli.{{cite journal |last1=Gewin |first1=Virginia |title=A battle against antibiotic resistance |journal=Nature |date=21 June 2019 |doi=10.1038/d41586-019-01962-5 |pmid=32561890 |s2cid=197829091 }}

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