CHF fellow. Researcher in @theamrhub. Passionate about research relating to microbiology, STIs, infertility and pregnancy. Views my own. She/her/Dr
Brisbane, Australia
Joined October 2013
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Hi I’m Emma and #ThisIsMyScience for @pintofscienceau. My research focuses on rapid ways to detect #AntimicrobialResistance in bacteria causing infections in #OurBody 🦠💊🧫
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Huge congratulations to Dr. @ericalplummer! 🎉 Her research in understanding of non-gonococcal urethritis, cervicitis, and bacterial vaginosis was celebrated at the recent @theamrhub symposia, highlighting emerging leaders in the field.
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📢New case study! A #REDI Fellowship brought researcher Dr Emma Sweeney together with molecular diagnostic company @speedx, to develop new precision medicine treatment strategies for sexually transmitted superbug Mycoplasma genitalium. Find out more🧪 bit.ly/40cwPQ6
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Recommend applying for this opportunity to get behind the scenes and be a part of an International editorial team at the journal STI!
#Vacancy - Editorial Fellows
bit.ly/3ZCzORl
We have an exciting for you to join our Editorial team.
We have a vacancy for 2-3 Editorial Fellows, the deadline is 21st October 2024!
So excited to be able to finally share this amazing work! 🤓
NEW ARTICLE!🚨 A murine🐁model of #Neisseria male genital infection 🦠demonstrating the utility of Neisseria musculi, a novel mouse strain, to enhance our understanding of #gonorrhoea infections in men! ♂️ #UQCCR @UQMedicine @EmilyBryanPhD @ScienceNerdEmma @Jake_T_PhD @theamrhub
Yan Zhu took out our general category, for their paper tracking Malaria cases in China that were acquired through international travel pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3859…).
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After a long gestation, the first paper from my PhD project is out! Read all about preterm blood volume 👇🏼
🩸doi.org/10.1038/s41390-024-0…🩸
Not possible without my amazing supervisors @YvonneEiby @babakrania @UQ_Perinatal #UQCCR @UQMedicine @UQ_News @UQHealth @Ped_Research
⚠️Last chance to book tickets for @pintofscienceAU! Come hang out with me while we chat about #AntimicrobialResistance in STIs 👉 pintofscience.com.au/event/g…
Congratulations @Sai_Naicker who won the #UQCCR Publication of the Month award for her paper on stability of ceftazidime/avibactam in elastomeric infusion devices! 🥳🎉Read the full article here 👉academic.oup.com/jacamr/arti… @UQMedicine
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@theMJA Insight discuss the 2023 consensus statement on the use of doxy‐PEP in Australia and highlight important considerations raised by AMR hub researchers concerning the threat of #AMR and the need to monitor the use and impact of doxy-PEP.
New clinical advice has prompted warnings from experts about a possible increase in antimicrobial resistance due to doxy-PEP use in treating STIs
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Our @theMJA Perspective
‘Response to the ASHM 2023 statement on the use of doxy-PEP in Australia: considerations and recommendations’
Takeaway:
🥇AMR monitoring system
🥈doxy-PEP implementation
@ScienceNerdEmma @Jake_T_PhD @fabian_kong @UQMedicine #UQCCR
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Hot off the press 🔥 Hub researchers respond to the @ASHM #DoxyPEP consensus statement, particularly challenges around surveillance and the threat of #AMR @SaraFEBell @ScienceNerdEmma @fabian_kong @Jake_T_PhD @MSHCResearch @MicroDx_UQ @UQMedicine #UQCCR doi.org/10.5694/mja2.52255
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Recently Australia released its statement on the use of DoxyPEP. Here is our response regarding challenges in surveillance and of course, AMR issues
doi.org/10.5694/mja2.52255
ASHM statement here ashm.org.au/about/news/doxy-…
@SaraFEBell @ScienceNerdEmma @MicroDx_UQ @SexHealthUoM
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Insane achievement by @nguyen_tmt. First grant, as CIA *and* in your PhD no less? Tick! ✅
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Ertl et al. found that dual ParC-S83I and GyrA-M95I mutations are common in Australian Mycoplasma genitalium, particularly in the MG191 STs 130 and 146:
doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkad373
@ScienceNerdEmma @OUPMedicine @OxfordJournals #JACNews
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🚨New review out now!
Congrats to first author @FazelehEtebar !
We discuss brain🧠and retinal👁️imaging tools for non-invasively studying microglia in vivo in Alzheimer's disease and MS 👇
frontiersin.org/articles/10.…
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International travel can increase the risk of exposure to sexually transmissible infections. Our paper examines how pre-travel medical consultation can be used to provide targeted sexual health travel-related advice publish.csiro.au/sh/Fulltext…