Dr Sarah Dunstan is a Senior Research Fellow. Sarah uses genomics to understand host-pathogen interactions of infectious diseases.
Sarah completed her PhD at the University of Melbourne in 1998 then undertook a postdoctoral at Imperial College, London. In 2001, Sarah joined the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Vietnam and headed up the Human Genetics group. Sarah developed a large program of work on enteric fever, tuberculosis and malaria. In 2013, Sarah returned to the University of Melbourne to continue infectious disease human genomics, and expanded her research to include pathogen genomics. In a separate role for the Doherty Institute, Sarah is developing and implementing a strategy to facilitate and support multi-disciplinary clinical research and to enhance its impact.
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Sarah Dunstan's highlights
FEATURED Journal article
Frequent transmission of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing lineage and positive selection for the EsxW Beijing variant in Vietnam
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GENOMICS TO INFORM TUBERCULOSIS ELIMINATION STRATEGIES
Research Grant
Could omics unlock the secret of surviving tuberculous meningitis?
Journal article
A strategic vision to drive the control of enteric fever through vaccination
Research Grant
A global reference for human genetic variation
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A strategic vision to drive the control of enteric fever through vaccination
Research Grant
Variation at HLA-DRB1 is associated with resistance to enteric fever
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Sarah Dunstan's selected work
Projects
Displaying the 10 most recent projects by Sarah Dunstan.
Project Types
11
Research Grant
2
Research Contracts
Additional Information
2017 National Institute of Health P01 (1P01AI132130-01) – Co investigator. Title: Systems Genetics of Tuberculosis – USD$
3,000,928, over 5 years (SJD Subaward USD $233,835) 2016 NHMRC Project grant (APP1101728) – Co investigator (CID). Title: Molecular networks and genomics of host response in typhoid fever - $487,813.50 over 3 years 2015 National Institute of Health R01 (1R01AI118903-01) – Co investigator. Title: Host Genetic Variation regulating Salmonella Invasion and Disease Susceptibility – USD$ 2,017,043 over 4.5 years (SJD Subaward USD $59,649) 2015 Wellcome Trust Strategic Award (106158/Z/14/Z) – Co-investigator. Title: A strategic vision to drive the control of enteric fever through vaccination – GBP £3,642,873 over 4 years 2013 NHMRC/A*STAR Joint Call (APP1056689) - Principal investigator (CIA). Title: The interaction between the host and pathogen genetics in susceptibility to pulmonary TB – AUD $379,277 plus SD $418,750 over 3 years 2012 Wellcome Trust Training Fellowship in Public Health and Tropical Medicine – Supervisor to fellow, Dr Thuong Nguyen Title: Influence of host genetics and Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain variation on macrophage function and TB clinical outcome – 3 years. 2010 Wellcome Trust Major Overseas Program- Significant stakeholder. Awarded to OUCRU for clinical and scientific research in infectious diseases relevant to Vietnam – £11,061,023 over 5 years. 2009 Wellcome Trust Project Grant - Co-investigator. Title: A genome wide association study of dengue shock syndrome in Vietnam - £1,000,000 over 3 years 2006 Gates Foundation/FNIH/ Wellcome Trust Senior Fellowship in Genetic Data Analysis for Asia. MalariaGEN Grand Challenges Program - $US 10,000 over 2 years 2006 Gates Foundation/FNIH/ Wellcome Trust - Principal Investigator. Grant to Vietnam Research Site, MalariaGEN Grand Challenges Programme - $US 104,000 over 3 years 2005 Dana Foundation Consortium Program - Principal Investigator. Title: The Influence of Genetic Variation in Toll-like Receptors on Susceptibility to TB and the Immune Response to BCG Vaccination - $US 200,000 over 3 years 2005 Wellcome Trust Major Overseas Program - Significant stakeholder. Awarded to OUCRU for clinical and scientific research in infectious diseases relevant to Vietnam - £12,000,000 over 5 years 2005 Gates Foundation/FNIH/Wellcome Trust– Co-investigator. Title: MalariaGEN Gates Grand Challenges Programme - $US 16,400,000 over 3 yearsScholarly Works
Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works by Sarah Dunstan.
Honours, Awards and Fellowships
Exceptional Merit Award, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine
Exceptional Merit Award, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine
Credentials
Positions
Positions
Senior Research Fellow
Doherty Institute
Honorary
Microbiology And Immunology
Member
Australian Infectious Disease Genomics Alliance
Member
Women in Science in the Parkville Precinct (WISPP) Gender Equity Taskforce
Member
Women in Science in the Parkville Precinct (WISPP) Gender Equity Taskforce
Associate Member
Centre for Systems Genomics, University of Melbourne
Member
Tuberculous Meningitis International Research Consortium
Member
1000 Genomes Project, Samples/Ethical Legal and Social Implications Group, NHGRI, NIH, USA
Member
MRC Centre for Genomics and Global Health, Oxford University, UK
Member
MalariaGEN genomic epidemiology network, Oxford University, UK
Education
Education
Doctor of Philosophy
University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Science with Honours
Monash University