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Rebecca Abraham is an innovative researcher at the forefront of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance, with a focus on developing scalable, high-throughput technologies to address one of global public health's most pressing challenges. Her most celebrated contribution is the development of the Robotic Antimicrobial Susceptibility Platform (RASP), a groundbreaking automation-driven system designed to overcome the critical scalability limitations that have long constrained traditional AMR monitoring. This work, published in 2021 and garnering nearly 30 citations across related publications, represents a significant leap forward in One Health surveillance — an integrated approach recognizing the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health. Building on this foundation, Abraham extended her research to demonstrate RASP's real-world impact in food safety, using augmented surveillance to detect the transnational spread of fluoroquinolone-resistant *Escherichia coli* strains into poultry populations — a finding with direct implications for public health risk assessment. Her work highlights the dangerous inadequacy of current national sampling programs and advocates for affordable, large-scale alternatives. Through her pioneering integration of robotics and epidemiology, Abraham is reshaping how scientists detect and respond to emerging resistance threats across species and borders.