Session C: Novel point-of-care assays and methods
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Tuesday, March 14, 2023 |
11:30 AM - 1:10 PM |
Phillip Room |
Speaker
Dr Minh Pham
Senior Research Fellow
Burnet Institute
A novel point-of-care test for screening and diagnosis of infectious syphilis
11:30 AM - 11:45 AMBiography
Dr Pham received his PhD from Monash University in 2018 and is a senior research fellow at Burnet Institute in Melbourne, Australia. He has significant experience in clinical, public health research and program implementation including development and evaluation of new diagnostic technologies in low-and middle-income countries.
Dr Jacob Tickner
Adjunct Research Fellow
UQ Centre for Clinical Research, The University of Queensland
Rapid molecular diagnostics for extensively drug-resistant Salmonella Typhi
11:45 AM - 12:00 PMBiography
Postdoctoral researcher at the UQ Centre for Clinical Research and at the Queensland Paediatric Infectious Diseases Laboratory with a focus on the development of molecular diagnostics for infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance determinants.
Dr Shivani Pasricha
Senior Research Officer
Department of Infectious Diseases and Immune Defence, Walter And Eliza Hall Institute for Medical Research
CRISPR-Cas mediated detection of Monkeypox Virus
12:00 PM - 12:15 PMBiography
Dr Shivani Pasricha is a Senior Research Officer in the Department of Infectious Diseases and Immune Defence at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute. With almost 20 years research experience in the field of infectious diseases, Shivani is passionate about improving STI detection and diagnostic outcomes through innovative assay development.
A/Prof Asha Bowen
Program Head, End RHD Program
Telethon Kids Institute
Rapid molecular point-of-care test for Strep A pharyngitis in remote-living school aged children
12:15 PM - 12:30 PMBiography
A/Prof Bowen is Head of END RHD Program, Telethon Kids Institute and Head of the Department of Infectious Diseases at Perth Children’s Hospital. Asha is recognised as one of Australia’s top scientists, evidenced by receiving the 2020 EUREKA award for Emerging Leader in Science.
Mrs Genevieve Kerr
Student
University Of The Sunshine Coast
Clinical trial of a novel molecular RDT for the detection of Plasmodium falciparum in whole blood in low resource setting.
12:30 PM - 12:45 PMBiography
Genevieve Kerr is a PhD student researching bio-engineered materials, including rapid, portable and sensitive tests for detecting malaria in blood. Her recent review in Malaria journal discusses Malaria RDT lessons learned towards COVID RAT test implementation. Her previous research includes studies in Australian spider silk strength towards smart engineered materials.
Dr Tim Inglis
Medical Microbiologist
Pathwest Laboratory Medicine WA
In vitro performance assessment of Check IT LAMP assay for SARS-CoV-2
12:45 PM - 12:50 PMBiography
Translation Fellow with WA Country Health Service, currently working on adaptive Diagnostics for Emerging Pandemic Threats (ADEPT Project) and AMR sepsis in the Western Australian Country Health . Based at PathWest, QEII Medical Centre and clinical lead of the FAST Lab at UWA.
Mavis Abaya
National Malaria Control Program, National Department of Health
Investigating opportunistic dengue virus NS1 antigen rapid diagnostic testing using sentinel febrile illness surveillance and integrated molecular diagnostics in Papua New Guinea
12:50 PM - 12:55 PMBiography
Mavis Abaya is the techincal officer - Dengue at the National Malaria and other Vector Borne Disease Control Program. She has extensive knowledge of surveillance response in the dengue and another arbovirus arena. Ms Abaya is currently the lead personnel in the development of the National Dengue Strategy Plan.
A/prof David Anderson
Honorary Associate
Burnet Institute
A dual point-of-care test strategy to identify treatment-eligible hepatitis B virus patients in Africa
12:55 PM - 1:00 PMBiography
Purnima Bhat is a hepatologist at Canberra Hospital and a scientist at the Australian National University. She is research lead for the World Endoscopy Organisation African Outreach Committee, assisting in the development of basic endoscopy throughout Africa. Her interests are in furthering universal medical care through technological innovation.
A/prof David Anderson
Honorary Associate
Burnet Institute
Visitect CD4 T-cell test – from concept to the WHO essential diagnostics list
1:00 PM - 1:05 PMBiography
David Anderson was Deputy Director of the Burnet Institute for more than 20 years and has established a portfolio of point-of-care diagnostic tests, several of which have been successfully commercialised by industry partners worldwide
Dr Nicole Ertl
Postdoctoral Researcher
The University Of Queensland
Rapid AMR diagnostics via recombinase polymerase amplification - our experiences to date.
1:05 PM - 1:10 PMBiography
Dr Nicole Ertl is a molecular biologist with a focus on the design of rapid molecular diagnostic tools for the detection of antimicrobial resistance in the infectious diseases area.
Chairperson
Yuka Manabe
Professor Of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University
Deborah Williamson
Director
United Kingdom Health Security Agency