Matthew Ames, bacterial infection survivor and advocate

Matthew Ames is tireless advocate and ambassador for The University of Queensland Institute for Molecular Bioscience’s Community for Open Antimicrobial Drug Discovery (CO-ADD), which is a global, open-access research program looking for new antibiotics to combat drug-resistant infections.

Matthew was 39 years old when what started as a sore throat resulted in the loss of all four of his limbs. He had contracted a streptococcal infection resulting in toxic shock and was never expected to survive. Matthew has now beaten the odds, spurred on by the fact that he is the father of four young children and husband of a very dedicated wife determined to grow old with him.

Matthew now shares his story of resilience with others. In addition to supporting our global open-access research program, he has also been communicating with government and the general public about disability services on behalf of those like him who fall through the funding cracks, and to raise awareness of issues affecting amputees.

CO-ADD Ambassador: http://www.co-add.org/content/ambassadors
Donate for antibiotic research: https://www.uq.edu.au/giving/donations/fund/IMB_COADD

Matthew Ames’ blog: www.renovatingmatthew.com

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