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Email

deborah.williamson@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Honorary Professorial Fellow
Department of Infectious Diseases
Education
Doctoral Degree (Research) / PhD
University of Auckland
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
The University of Glasgow
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
The University of Glasgow
ORCID

0000-0001-7363-6665

Prof Deborah Williamson

Honorary Professorial Fellow
Department of Infectious Diseases

396 Scholarly works
64 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Exploring community and expert perceptions of the acceptability of an oropharyngeal gonorrhoea controlled human infection model in Australia
    DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-30975-6
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Comparative assessment of host transcriptomic- and bacteriological- markers for monitoring treatment response among active tuberculosis patients: a longitudinal study
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2026.108952
  • 2026

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    CURE-NG: A Human Challenge Model to Develop New Treatments for Gonorrhoea
  • 2023

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    RNA Powered Antiviral Antibodies
  • 2020

    Journal article

    Adaptation to the cervical environment is associated with increased antibiotic susceptibility in Neisseria gonorrhoeae
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17980-1
  • 2020

    Research Grant

    Applying Pathogen Genomics to the Prevention and Control of Antimicrobial Resistance
  • 2019

    Journal article

    Bridging of Neisseria gonorrhoeae lineages across sexual networks in the HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis era
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-12053-4
Deborah Williamson

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Multidimensional molecular profiling reveals decidual and circulating NK cell dynamics in early and late pregnancy
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2026.106495
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Expert Consensus on Controlled Human Infection Studies for Gonorrhoea.
    DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiag486
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Clearance of Treponema pallidum from oral and anal sites after treatment of secondary syphilis: results from a multi-centre, prospective, cross-sectional study
    DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2026.104153
  • 2026

    Journal article

    A comparison of a single agar plate versus a bi-plate for culturing Neisseria gonorrhoeae
    DOI: 10.1071/SH25096
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Healthcare professionals’ perspectives on point-of-care testing quality and access in Australian healthcare services: a qualitative study
    DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-115010
  • 2026

    Journal article

    High-dimensional multiomics reveals perturbations to IL-6/IL-6R axis and RUNX3 in CD4 T cells during third-trimester pregnancy
    DOI: 10.1002/cti2.70096
  • 2026

    Journal article

    CRISPR-Cas-based diagnostics for point-of-care detection of sexually transmitted infections: a laboratory development and evaluation study
    DOI: 10.1016/j.lanmic.2025.101289
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Field evaluation of a rapid antigen test for mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda: a multicentre, prospective, diagnostic accuracy study
    DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(25)00600-0

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