ISAC's Living Legends in Infectious Diseases

Living Legends in Infectious Diseases is a new podcast series from the International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (ISAC) celebrating the individuals whose work has shaped modern infectious diseases, antimicrobial stewardship, diagnostics and infection prevention & control.

Each episode offers a window into the challenges, motivations and defining moments that shaped these leaders’ journeys—and continue to shape the future of global health.

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About ISAC

Founded in 1961, the International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (ISAC) is a federation of Member Societies that aims to increase the knowledge of antimicrobial chemotherapy and combat antibiotic resistance around the world.

Every second year, ISAC organises the International Congress of Chemotherapy (ICC) – join ISAC in Manila in December 2026 for the 34th ICC.

ISAC hosts the ISAC Academy, an online education hub which features resources from ISAC, its Member Societies and other like-minded organisations.

ISAC has two international journals, the International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents (IJAA) and the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (JGAR).

Links in the show notes.

Guest

Andreas Voss

Andreas Voss is Professor of Infection Control at the University Medical Center of Groningen, The Netherlands. His expertise is in the field of infection prevention and control, in particular the epidemiology of MDRO’s, hand hygiene and behavior change.

He currently chairs the Dutch IPC guideline organisation (SRI) and has held senior roles in multiple international societies, including ISAC (president), ESCMID (programme director), SHEA (international councillor), ICAN and the Dutch Society for Medical Microbiology.

He co‑founded the International Conference on Infection Prevention and Control (ICPIC) and is Founding Editor of Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control. With more than 400 peer‑reviewed publications and an H‑index of 81, he is recognised as a leading figure in global infection control.

https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=RPiLnxoAAAAJ&view_op=list_works

Guest appearance on:

Episode 1: Prof. Andreas Voss