Project: Investigating novel antimicrobial resistance determinants in Streptococcus pneumoniae
Satzke Group
Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) is an important global pathogen and is one of the top six pathogens causing deaths attributable to antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Within our pneumococcal vaccine impact projects across the Asia-Pacific we are interested in exploring changes in AMR and AMR determinants. In this project you will investigate AMR determinants in pneumococci from the Asia-Pacific through a combination of microbial genomics and laboratory experiments. Key approaches include: bacterial culture, phenotypic AMR testing, bacterial mutagenesis and bioinformatics analyses (including using R). Your research will provide new insight into AMR determinants in pneumococci.
Project Site: Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Satzke Group
2 vacancies
The Satzke group conducts research in a clinically-relevant context. We focus on the microbiology of pathogens of major global health importance (including pneumococcus and group A streptococcus) to understand their pathogenesis, interaction with viruses, and how infections can be best prevented with vaccines.
Satzke Group Current Projects
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Understanding pneumococcal pathogenesis
PhD/MPhil, Master of Biomedical Science, Honours
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Investigating novel antimicrobial resistance determinants in Streptococcus pneumoniae
PhD/MPhil, Master of Biomedical Science, Honours
Research degrees at the Doherty Institute are administered by the University of Melbourne.