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Email

sarah.dunstan@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Principal Research Fellow
Department of Infectious Diseases
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
Monash University
ORCID

0000-0001-7873-933X

A/Prof Sarah Dunstan

Principal Research Fellow
Department of Infectious Diseases

118 Scholarly works
20 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2024

    Research grants (international)

    Accelerating to Zero Transmission of Leprosy in Nepal (ACCELERATE)
  • 2021

    Research grants (international)

    Host Pathogen Variation & TB Pathogenesis (TBRU)
  • 2020

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Genomics to Inform Tuberculosis Elimination Strategies
  • 2018

    Journal article

    Frequent transmission of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing lineage and positive selection for the EsxW Beijing variant in Vietnam
    DOI: 10.1038/s41588-018-0117-9
  • 2018

    Journal article

    Could omics unlock the secret of surviving tuberculous meningitis?
    DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30055-0
  • 2015

    Journal article

    A global reference for human genetic variation
    DOI: 10.1038/nature15393
  • 2014

    Journal article

    Variation at HLA-DRB1 is associated with resistance to enteric fever
    DOI: 10.1038/ng.3143
Sarah Dunstan

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2009
Exceptional Merit Award, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine Oxford University
2006
Exceptional Merit Award, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine Oxford University
1996
Australian Postgraduate Award
1990
HECS exemption scholarship, Monash University

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Dormancy regulon reduction was pivotal to the evolution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-71566-x
  • 2026

    Journal article

    TB in pregnancy: a 5-year review and future recommendations in Victoria, Australia
    DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.25.0382
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Host oxidative stress primes mycobacteria for rapid antibiotic resistance evolution.
    DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8167376/v1
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Genome graphs reveal the importance of structural variation in Mycobacterium tuberculosis evolution and drug resistance
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-65779-9
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Interplay between the gut microbiome and typhoid fever: insights from endemic countries and a controlled human infection model
    DOI: 10.1186/s40168-025-02125-7
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Evolution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis transcription regulation is associated with increased transmission and drug resistance
    DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.09.005
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Myeloid cell genome-wide screen identifies variants associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis–induced cytokine transcriptional responses
    DOI: 10.1172/JCI179822
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Antenatal screening for TB disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    DOI: 10.5588/ijtldopen.25.0105

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