Dr Melinda Ashcroft
(03) 8344 4053 | melinda.ashcroft@unimelb.edu.au
- Position:
- Postdoctoral Research Officer (Bioinformatics)
- Theme(s):
- Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infections
- Discipline(s):
- Genomics, Epidemiology, Public Health, Translational and Clinical Research
- Unit(s):
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology (DMI)
- Lab Group(s):
- Williamson group
Melinda is a Postdoctoral Research Officer and Computational Microbiologist with a special interest in antimicrobial resistance, mobile genetic elements and the evolution of clinically relevant human pathogens. Melinda has skills in genomics, bioinformatics, evolutionary biology and population genetics and works both in basic research and in translating research into clinical use.
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Key Achievements
Publications
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Melinda completed a Masters of Biotechnology (commendation for academic excellence) in 2013 and was awarded her PhD from the University of Queensland in early 2019 investigating the roles of mobile genetic elements, antimicrobial resistance and DNA methylation in the evolution of Escherichia coli lineages. Melinda has presented at numerous local and national conferences, receiving the Australian Society of Microbiology Student Travel Award (2017) and the Bacterial Pathogenesis (BacPath) Conference Best Student Poster Presentation Award (2017). In late 2019 Melinda moved to the Williamson Group, working on Neisseria spp. and investigating transmission, population genetics, evolution and antimicrobial resistance.
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Williamson group
The Williamson group was established within the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Melbourne with a focus on the science of applied microbial genomics to public health microbiology. Their research interests include the molecular epidemiology and pathogenesis of infections caused by antimicrobial resistant pathogens, particularly sexually-transmitted infections, and the translation of genomic technologies to questions of public health importance.
Lab Team
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Postdoctoral Fellow and Lab Manager
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Dr Danielle InglePostdoctoral Research Fellow
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Postdoctoral Research Officer (Bioinformatics)
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George TaioraPostdoctoral Research Fellow
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Socheata CheaResearch Support Officer
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Joshua PengTechnical Assistant, MDU
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Cheryll SiaPhD Student
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Emily SotheranPhD Student
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Sigrid LangePhD Student
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Yi NongPhD Student
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Darren Lee Yeu JynHonours Student/Research Assistant
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Mona Lisa TaoukHonours Student
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