“New York Times” bestselling author Dr. Matt McCarthy will share the exhilarating story of cutting-edge science and the race against the clock to find new treatments in the fight against the antibiotic-resistant bacteria in his new book. Physician, researcher, and ethics professor Matt McCarthy is on the front lines of a groundbreaking clinical trial testing a new antibiotic to fight lethal superbugs,

This trial serves as the backdrop for the compulsively readable “Superbugs”, and the results will impact nothing less than the future of humanity. Dr. McCarthy explores the history of bacteria and antibiotics, from Alexander Fleming’s discovery of penicillin, to obscure sources of innovative new medicines (often found in soil samples), to the cutting-edge DNA manipulation known as CRISPR.

McCarthy is the author of two national bestsellers, “The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly” and “Odd Man Out”. He is an assistant professor of medicine at Weill Cornell and a staff physician at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. His work has appeared in “Sports Illustrated”, “Slate”, “New England Journal of Medicine”, and “Deadspin”. He is editor-in-chief of “Current Fungal Infection Reports”.