
Benjamin Howden
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Professor Public Health Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Director MDU PHL @TheDohertyInst; Lead @AusPathoGen
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http://microbiol.unimelb.edu.au/research/microbiology/howden_laboratory 08-05-2015 06:23:31
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Did you know that thousands of sequences from across Australia have been contributed to the Australian Pathogen Genomics Program Program across several priority pathogens?🦠🧬You can see our monthly tracking numbers on the website and read more about the individual pathogens too👉auspathogen.org.au


Latest episode of Editors In Conversation Podcast #AACJournal, we discuss with the World Health Organization (WHO) leader Valeria Gigante analyses of the antibacterial pipeline based on a comprehensive analyses over the last 5 years. ASM ASM Texas Medical Center Chapter asm.org/Podcasts/Edito…

Beating Buruli Team Science at Melbourne CSIRO Curtin University PEARG Austin Health Agriculture Victoria is a finalist in the AIDRC Eureka Prize for Infectious Diseases Research. Learn more: youtu.be/QLNYzi5B7jc #EurekaPrizes




The panel discussion on "Implementation and accreditation" in the CDGN & Australian Pathogen Genomics Program "Introduction to metagenomic sequencing" webinar is well underway with some facinating perspectives from our panellists 🧬🦠




🦠🔬An international team of researchers has found that an antibiotic commonly prescribed for patients with liver disease, has led to the global emergence of an almost untreatable form of antimicrobial resistant superbug. go.unimelb.edu.au/4zg8 UniMelb MDHS The Royal Melbourne Hospital


Proud to see this paper from the lab out today nature showing how rifaximin use is driving dapto-R in VRE. Many years of work, great multi-disciplinary collaborations. Led by Adrianna Turner and Glen Carter Doherty Institute UniMelb MDHS Austin Health rdcu.be/dXUDt




What a whirlwind! HUGE thanks to all the global delivery and country partners in pathogen genomics 🧬 who brought all the energy and ideas to our 1st Sustainable Training and Implementation Framework for Public Health workshop #CPG Doherty Institute World Health Organization (WHO) #IPSN World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific World Health Organization South-East Asia





🧵1/ We are excited to share our Nature Communications piece where we explore methods for #onehealth genomic epidemiology and identify links between humans, animals, wildlife, food and the environment. Check it out here - rdcu.be/d5oTo. Doherty Institute Australian Institute for Microbiology & Infection


Want to help build capacity in public health pathogen bioinformatics in the Asia Pacific region? 🦘Based in Melbourne Australia with Torsten Seemann ✈️Travel to and work internationally 🧠Lead strategy, training & infrastructure Applications close soon! jobs.unimelb.edu.au/caw/en/job/918…