Dr Sabu Thomas heads the Cholera and Biofilm Research Group at the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, India. He has more than two decadesâe(tm) research experience in environmental and clinical pathogen biology with a special focus on diarrhoeal pathogens, antimicrobial resistance and alternative strategies in curbing bacterial infections. He has more than 75 publications to his credit in various national and international journals, as well as 12 book chapters. Currently, he is a member of the Global Task Force on Cholera Control of the World Health Organization and the State Working Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance of the Government of Kerala, India.