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Email

tstinear@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Professorial Fellow
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Education
Post Graduate Certificate
University of Melbourne
Doctorate (Research)
Monash University
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
Monash University
Bachelors Degree
Monash University
ORCID

0000-0003-0150-123X

Prof Tim Stinear

Professorial Fellow
Department of Microbiology and Immunology

373 Scholarly works
71 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Conserved CD4 T cell staphylococcal and streptococcal epitopes enable broad-acting vaccines in mice
    DOI: 10.1038/s41564-026-02265-y
  • 2026

    Research grants (international)

    Towards a Rapid, Low-Cost Point-of-Need Test for Buruli Ulcer
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Macrophage MR1 antigen presentation promotes MAIT cell immunity and lung microbiota modulation
    DOI: 10.1126/science.adr6322
  • 2026

    Journal article

    547. An Open-label Multicenter Phase 2 Trial of Telacebec for Adults with Buruli ulcer: the TREAT-BU Trial
    DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaf695.020
  • 2021

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Understanding Complex Genomic and Biochemical Landscapes in Human Health Microbiology
  • 2018

    Journal article

    Increasing tolerance of hospital Enterococcus faecium to handwash alcohols
    DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aar6115
  • 2018

    Research Grant

    An Evidence Based Framework for Establishing Public Health Microbial Genomics in Australia
Tim Stinear

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2020
Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology
2020
Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences
2017
Fellow of the Australian Society of Microbiology (FASM)
2005
Dean's Award, Research Excellence Monash University

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Integrated multi-omics reveals coordinated Staphylococcus aureus metabolic, iron transport, and stress responses to human serum
    DOI: 10.1128/msystems.01183-25
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Extensive Endemic Transmission of Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Bhutan: A Retrospective Genomic-Epidemiological Study
    DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaf802
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Regulation of airway fumarate by host and pathogen promotes Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-62453-y
  • 2025

    Journal article

    The gastrointestinal microbiome in critical illness: A Clinician's guide to mechanisms, emerging tools, and therapeutic questions
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ccrj.2025.100132
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Definingnew Buruli ulcer endemic areas in urban southeastern Australia using bacterial genomics-informed possum excreta surveys
    DOI: 10.1128/aem.01602-25
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Microbiota-derived butyrate promotes a FOXO1-induced stemness program and preserves CD8 T cell immunity against melanoma
    DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2025.10.004
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Autocycler: long-read consensus assembly for bacterial genomes
    DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btaf474

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Genomics-Informed Exploration of Drug Susceptibility Testing for Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria

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