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babiggs@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Professor
Department of Infectious Diseases
Education
Bachelors Degree
University of Melbourne
PhD
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0002-2961-9793

Prof Beverley-Ann Biggs

Professor
Department of Infectious Diseases

234 Scholarly works
31 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Spatial distribution of and socio-ecological risk factors for strongyloidiasis in Australia
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2026.106677
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Host iron deficiency protects against Plasmodium infection and drives parasite molecular reprofiling
    DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aeb0828
  • 2023

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Walking Together to Reduce Blood Sugar and Other Cardiometabolic Risk in Remote Indigenous Communities,using Co-Designed, Innovative, Culturally Appropriate Methods
  • 2021

    Journal article

    Benefits and Risks of Iron Interventions in Infants in Rural Bangladesh
    DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2034187
  • 2020

    Journal article

    Immediate impact of stay-at-home orders to control COVID-19 transmission on socioeconomic conditions, food insecurity, mental health, and intimate partner violence in Bangladeshi women and their families: an interrupted time series
    DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30366-1
  • 2020

    Research grants (international)

    Use of IV Iron to Treat Anemia in Pregnancy in Bangladesh
  • 2020

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Evaluation of a Community-Led Nutrition and Lifestyle Program for Weight Loss and Metabolic Health: A Randomised Controlled Trial.
Beverley-Ann Biggs

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2021
University of Melbourne
2004
Fellow of the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine (FACTM)
2004
Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP)
2004
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London (FRCP)

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Indigenous infants in remote Australia retain an ancestral gut microbiome despite encroaching Westernization
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-65758-0
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Role of hepcidin on benefits and risks of supplementation with iron syrup and multiple micronutrient powders in Bangladeshi children: a substudy to a randomized controlled trial
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2025.02.018
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Evaluating the effectiveness and sustainability of a primary healthcare strategy to reduce the prevalence of strongyloidiasis in endemically infected Indigenous communities in Northern Australia
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0013136
  • 2025

    Conference Proceedings

    The Influence of Hepcidin on Benefits and Risks of Iron Supplementation in Bangladeshi Children
    DOI: 10.1016/j.cdnut.2025.106719
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Refugee health The impact of recent global events
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Improving cardiometabolic risk factors in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in northeast Arnhem Land: single arm trial of a co-designed dietary and lifestyle program
    DOI: 10.5694/mja2.52593
  • 2025

    Journal article

    The relative validity of the updated Menzies Remote Short-Item Dietary Assessment Tool (MRSDAT) for use with remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and adults
    DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-23233-x
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Economic returns on investing in early childhood development in Vietnam: a cost-benefit analysis
    DOI: 10.1186/s12913-025-12516-z

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