ISAC's Living Legends in Infectious Diseases podcast
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 and 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.
Episode Four
Ian Gould speaks with Professor Kurt Naber — urologist, antimicrobial-research pioneer and former ISAC President — about a career defined by international collaboration and scientific leadership. He reflects on renal lymph antibiotic research, building global UTI networks, partnerships across Europe, Asia and Latin America, and guiding major congresses. Alongside his medical work, he spent many years contributing to cultural, social and musical initiatives in Straubing — a career with influence across both professional and community spheres.
Listen to Episode Four
Episode Three
Ian Gould sits down with Professor Shaheen Mehtar (Stellenbosch University, Cape Town; Founding member and Past Chair, Infection Control Africa Network) to trace her remarkable journey from early training in Pakistan and the UK to shaping IPC across Africa. Through stories of mentorship, global outbreaks, WHO policy work and building Africa's first infection-control unit, Shaheen reflects on decades of change in microbiology, AMR, Ebola, COVID and the challenges of a continent "so huge people underestimate its size." A conversation rich in history, humour and insight.
Listen to Episode Three
Episode Two
Ian Gould interviews Jos van der Meer (Emeritus Professor and former Chairman at the Department of Internal Medicine of the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre in Nijmegen). Jos charts the evolution of modern infectious diseases – from his discovery of the hyper-IgD syndrome and pioneering work in innate immunity to his early leadership in antimicrobial stewardship and European science policy. He reflects on scientific breakthroughs, the struggle to revive antibiotic development, the lessons of COVID-19 and his new career as a graphic artist.
Listen to Episode Two
Episode One
Ian Gould interviews Andreas Voss (Professor of Infection Control at the University Medical Center of Groningen / Former ISAC President), tracing his career from early training in Germany to pioneering work in MRSA surveillance, infection prevention and control and global antimicrobial stewardship. Andreas shares key insights from international collaborations, the evolution of clinical microbiology, and the challenges shaping the future of infectious disease practice.
Listen to Episode One
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