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rastru@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Honorary Professorial Fellow
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Education
PhD
Monash University
Bachelors Degree
Monash University
ORCID

0000-0003-0614-5641

Prof Dick Strugnell

Honorary Professorial Fellow
Department of Microbiology and Immunology

291 Scholarly works
28 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Enhanced Antibacterial Properties of Lyotropic Liquid Crystalline Nanoparticles via Curvature Modulation
    DOI: 10.1002/advs.76516
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Emergence of azithromycin and ciprofloxacin non-susceptible genotype 4.2.2 S. Typhi in Fiji
    DOI: 10.1128/aac.00588-25
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Dysregulation of Stress Erythropoiesis and Enhanced Susceptibility to Salmonella Typhimurium Infection in Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor-Deficient Mice
    DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiae304
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Corrigendum: Genetic heterogeneity in the Salmonella Typhi Vi capsule locus: a population genomic study from Fiji
    DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.001310
  • 2020

    Research Grant

    Antigen Selection Mechanisms Control T Cell Immunity Against Bacteria
  • 2020

    Research Grant

    Preparing Fiji for Pathogens With Critical Antimicrobial Resistance
  • 2017

    Research Grant

    Cell Facilitated Controlled Radical Polymerization
Dick Strugnell

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


1999
Australian Society for Microbiology
1996
Fellow of the Australian Society of Microbiology (FASM)
1986
C.J. Martin Research Fellowship (National Health & Medical Research Council, Australia) (CJMartin)
1986
Member of the Australian Society for Microbiology (MASM)

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Chemical inhibition of MrkH-dependent activation of type 3 fimbriae synthesis and biofilm formation by Klebsiella pneumoniae
    DOI: 10.1038/s41522-025-00834-3
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Distribution and diversity of classical deacylases in bacteria
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-53903-0
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Polysaccharide-Targeting Lipid Nanoparticles to Kill Gram-Negative Bacteria
    DOI: 10.1002/smll.202305052
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Genetic heterogeneity in the Salmonella Typhi Vi capsule locus: a population genomic study from Fiji
    DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.001288
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Integrative omics identifies conserved and pathogen-specific responses of sepsis-causing bacteria
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37200-w
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Vaccine-induced inflammation and inflammatory monocytes promote CD4 T cell-dependent immunity against murine salmonellosis
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011666

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2020

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Differential Function of the Chemokines CCL17 and CCL22 in the Context of Vaccination and Immunoparalysis in Sepsis
  • 2024

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Polysaccharide-Targeting Nanoantibiotics: A New Approach to Kill Gram-Negative Superbugs

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