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/s41588-018-0117-92018
Journal article
Could omics unlock the secret of surviving tuberculous meningitis?
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30055-02015
Journal article
A global reference for human genetic variation
DOI: 10.1038/nature153932014
Journal article
Variation at HLA-DRB1 is associated with resistance to enteric fever
DOI: 10.1038/ng.3143
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2026
Journal article
Dormancy regulon reduction was pivotal to the evolution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-71566-x2026
Journal article
TB in pregnancy: a 5-year review and future recommendations in Victoria, Australia
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.25.03822025
Journal article
Host oxidative stress primes mycobacteria for rapid antibiotic resistance evolution.
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8167376/v12025
Journal article
Genome graphs reveal the importance of structural variation in Mycobacterium tuberculosis evolution and drug resistance
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-65779-92025
Journal article
Interplay between the gut microbiome and typhoid fever: insights from endemic countries and a controlled human infection model
DOI: 10.1186/s40168-025-02125-72025
Journal article
Evolution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis transcription regulation is associated with increased transmission and drug resistance
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.09.0052025
Journal article
Myeloid cell genome-wide screen identifies variants associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis–induced cytokine transcriptional responses
DOI: 10.1172/JCI1798222025
Journal article
Antenatal screening for TB disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
DOI: 10.5588/ijtldopen.25.0105