Contact

Address

05, 5054, Peter Doherty Institute, Parkville

Phone

8344 3257

Email

babiggs@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials

Position
Professor
Infectious Diseases
Education
Bachelor of Science
University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Medicine
University of Melbourne
Doctor of Philosophy
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0002-2961-9793

Prof. Beverley-Ann Biggs

Professor
Infectious Diseases
183 Scholarly works
27 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2021

    Journal article

    Seropositivity and geographical distribution of Strongyloides stercoralis in Australia: A study of pathology laboratory data from 2012-2016
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009160
  • 2021

    Journal article

    Enteric pathogen infection and consequences for child growth in young Aboriginal Australian children: a cross-sectional study
    DOI: 10.1186/s12879-020-05685-1
  • 2021

    Journal article

    HTLV-I and Strongyloides in Australia: The worm lurking beneath.
    DOI: 10.1016/bs.apar.2020.11.002
  • 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 Grant

    EVALUATION OF A COMMUNITY-LED NUTRITION AND LIFESTYLE PROGRAM FOR WEIGHT LOSS AND METABOLIC HEALTH: A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL.
  • 2016

    Research Grant

    DEFINING THE IMPACT OF UNIVERSAL IRON INTERVENTIONS IN YOUNG CHILDREN: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL IN RURAL BANGLADESH
  • 2013

    Research Grant

    What are the clinical predictors and risk factors for child stunting and impaired cognitive development? Following up the Ha Nam cohort from birth to 3 years of age
Beverley-Ann Biggs

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships

2001
Beecham Research Award 1986 Australian Society for Infectious Diseases
2001
Postgraduate Medical Scholarship 1987 National Health and Medical Research Council
2001
Award for Advanced Research in Infectious Diseases 1993 Glaxo
2004
FACTH - Unknown

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2020

    Journal article

    A mixed-method analysis of screening for Strongyloides stercoralis prior to immunosuppression: A problem of limited bandwidth?
    DOI: 10.1111/imj.14991
  • 2020

    Journal article

    Social and economic development and pregnancy mental health: secondary analyses of data from rural Vietnam
    DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-09067-9
  • 2020

    Journal article

    Dietary intake of Aboriginal Australian children aged 6-36 months in a remote community: a cross-sectional study
    DOI: 10.1186/s12937-020-00550-y
  • 2020

    Journal article

    Using telehealth to improve access to hepatitis C treatment in the direct-acting antiviral therapy era
    DOI: 10.1177/1357633X18806651
  • 2020

    Journal article

    Importance of Follow-up Studies to Examine Sustained Effects of Early Nutrition Interventions
    DOI: 10.1542/peds.2019-3827
  • 2019

    Journal article

    Protocol for an economic evaluation alongside a cluster randomised controlled trial: cost-effectiveness of Learning Clubs, a multicomponent intervention to improve women's health and infant's health and development in Vietnam
    DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031721
  • 2019

    Journal article

    The Stunting Tool for Early Prevention: development and external validation of a novel tool to predict risk of stunting in children at 3 years of age
    DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001801
  • 2019

    Journal article

    Health outcomes of iron supplementation and/or food fortification in iron-replete children aged 4-24 months: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
    DOI: 10.1186/s13643-019-1185-3