Mark completed his PhD in 2007 at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Sri Sriprakash focussing on comparative genomics of Streptococcal pathogens.
He then undertook a postdoctoral position at the University of York in the UK where he studied the evolution and functional role of lipopolysaccharide modification systems in Salmonella. In 2009 Mark was awarded an NHMRC overseas postdoctoral training fellow and between 2010 and 2014 he worked between the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, UK and the University of Queensland under the supervision of Prof Gordon Dougan and Prof Mark Walker where he employed genome sequencing methodologies to examine the genome dynamics of microbial pathogens such as Group A and Group B Streptococcus. Mark was recently recruited to the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the Peter Doherty Institute, University of Melbourne, where he is growing his own research themes around the application of genome sequencing to bacterial pathogens. Mark has grown extensive international collaborations and applies bioinformatic tools to examine the evolution of bacterial pathogens with a focus on antimicrobial resistance, virulence and transmission along with examining the genomic epidemiology of bacterial populations within geographical regions such as sub-Saharan Africa and remote populations in the Northern Territory of Australia. Mark's objective is to link bacterial genotype with phenotype with the objective of understanding disease mechanisms along with pathogen emergence and spread.
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FEATURED Journal article
Prophage exotoxins enhance colonization fitness in epidemic scarlet fever-causing Streptococcus pyogenes.
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INTEROGATION OF THE GENOMIC EPIDEMIOLOGY AND NEPHRITOGENICITY WITHIN INDIGENOUS REGIONS EN..
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Increase of emm1 isolates among group A Streptococcus strains causing scarlet fever in Sha..
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WORLDWIDE MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES SCARLET FEVER OUTBREAKS
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Updated emm -typing protocol for Streptococcus pyogenes
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CONTRIBUTION OF CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF ENDEMIC STREPTOCOCCAL PATHOG..
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Epidemiological consequences of enduring strain-specific immunity requiring repeated episo..
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Projects
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Project Types
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Research Grant
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Research Contracts
Additional Information
Defining the emergence, initiation, and evolution of invasive Streptococcal infections. (NHMRC overseas postdoctoral training fellowship). 2010-2014.
Identification and characterization of common virulence factors among groups A, C and G streptococci. (NHMRC Dora Lush PhD Scholarship). 2003-2007.
Scholarly Works
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Honours, Awards and Fellowships
Deans Commendation for outstanding thesis
NHMRC Dora Lush PhD Scholarship
CJMARTIN - C.J. Martin Research Fellowship (National Health & Medical Research Council, Australia)
Credentials
Positions
Positions
Senior Research Fellow (Bioinformatics)
Microbiology And Immunology
Society For General Microbiology
Society for General Microbiology
American Society For Microbiology
American Society for Microbiology
Education
Education
Doctor of Philosophy
The University of Queensland
Bachelor of Science (honours)
The University of Queensland
Bachelor of Applied Science (Medical and Applied Biotechnology)
Charles Sturt University