Pavan Asalapuram

I am a researcher in global health with a translational background in infectious-disease diagnostics and a growing focus on One Health AMR systems, implementation, and policy.

My work in the Health Systems and Policy group, led by Professor Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg, lies at the intersection of translational diagnostics, AMR surveillance, implementation, and health policy within a One Health framework. My research examines how diagnostic technologies, disease-burden evidence, antimicrobial use and resistance data, surveillance systems, health-economic considerations, and governance structures can be better connected across human, animal, and environmental health. The aim is to translate scientific evidence into operational and equitable tools for One Health public-health decision-making.

I have more than two decades of experience in infectious diseases, molecular diagnostics, bench-to-market product development, and the clinical evaluation of diagnostic technologies across Europe, Asia, and Africa. I contributed to the development of a drug-resistant tuberculosis diagnostic platform included in the Treatment Action Group’s 2024 TB Diagnostics Pipeline and referenced in the WHO Global Tuberculosis Report 2024. This work has been supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the European Innovation Council, European research programmes, and Indian research funding initiatives.

My long-term goal is to develop integrated diagnostic and surveillance approaches that enable earlier detection of antimicrobial resistance, more appropriate treatment, and evidence-informed public-health action within a One Health framework.

My current research focuses on rapid multiplex molecular diagnostics for antimicrobial resistance, diagnostic-to-surveillance data systems, One Health implementation frameworks, and AI-enabled approaches to risk detection and early decision support.

A central question guiding my work is: How can evidence on disease burden and diagnostic innovation be translated into integrated and actionable One Health surveillance systems?

I welcome collaboration in antimicrobial resistance, One Health, infectious-disease diagnostics, implementation science, surveillance, health policy, and health-system strengthening.

My teaching interests include global health, infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, One Health, diagnostics, implementation science, and health innovation.

I have supervised approximately 20 Bachelor’s and Master’s students and research projects, taught laboratory courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and delivered capacity-strengthening workshops for researchers, clinicians, and policymakers.