Dr Michelle Wille
NA | michelle.wille@unimelb.edu.au
- Position:
- Honorary Postdoctoral Researcher
- Theme(s):
- Viral Infectious Diseases, Host Pathogens Interactions , Influenza
- Discipline(s):
- Discovery Research, Genomics
- Unit(s):
- The University of Melbourne
- Lab Group(s):
- Stinear Group, Howden Group
Dr Michelle Wille's primary research focus is the dynamics of wild bird viruses: the ecology and evolution of influenza A viruses in waterfowl, shorebirds and seabirds, which utilise a range of migratory strategies to disseminate viruses. She is currently working on the dynamics of avian influenza in in Australia and Antarctica through detection, isolation and characterisation of viruses, but also using serology. Beyond influenza A, she is starting to assess viromes in wild birds, with a particular interest in ecological drivers of observed patterns. Current projects are being undertaken in collaboration with Aeron Hurt at WHO Collaborating Centre for Influenza, Marcel Klaassen at Deakin University and Edward Holmes at University of Sydney.
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Key Achievements
Publications
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Key achievements
Michelle has been working with influenza A in wild bird systems since 2008 in Canada, Sweden and Australia, with stays at institutions in the USA, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. To date, she has published over 40 publications and have presented at a number of national and international conferences.
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Stinear Group
Tim’s group’s research addresses priorities across four connected themes that including hospital superbugs, pathogenic mycobacteria, natural product discovery and public health genomics that aim to understand and contain the spread of bacteria causing serious human disease.
Lab Team
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Postdoctoral Researcher
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Jessica PorterResearch Assistant
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Kirstie MangasPhD Student
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Andrew BuultjensPhD Student
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Andre MuResearch Officer
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Howden Group
Ben’s group’s research uses genomics, molecular biology, epidemiology and clinical studies to address a broad range of issues related to invasive bacterial diseases in humans, especially those caused by staphylococci, enterococci and other antimicrobial-resistant species. Additionally, working closely with scientists in the MDU PHL, they investigate the epidemiology, evolution, and spread of bacterial pathogens of public health significance such as Neisseria gonorrhoea, Listeria monocytogenes, Shigella and Salmonella spp., Legionella spp., and carbapenemase-producing gram-negative bacteria.
Lab Team
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Dr Romain Guerillot
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Dr Natasha Holmes
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Dr Anders Gonçalves da Silva
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Dr Kyra Chua
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Wei Gao
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Dr Jason Kwong
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Sarah Baines
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Dr Jean Lee
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Dr Norelle Sherry
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Dr Stefano Giulieri
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Eloise Alison
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Dr Andre MuResearch Officer
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Robyn LeeResearch Fellow
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