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Email

deborah.williamson@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Honorary (Professorial Fellow)
Department of Infectious Diseases
Education
PhD
University of Auckland
Post Doctorate
Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia
Post Doctorate
Royal College of Physicians
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
The University of Glasgow
ORCID

0000-0001-7363-6665

Prof Deborah Williamson

Honorary (Professorial Fellow)
Department of Infectious Diseases

385 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

    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
  • 2023

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    RNA Powered Antiviral Antibodies
  • 2022

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

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

    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
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Multiplex PCR testing for Treponema pallidum and herpes simplex virus in primary care to detect primary syphilis in Victoria, Australia: a prospective cohort study
    DOI: 10.1016/j.lanprc.2025.100091
  • 2026

    Journal article

    ‘It does fill me with a bit of unease’: a qualitative study of the acceptability, facilitators and barriers to reducing the frequency of screening for asymptomatic sexually transmitted infections among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men
    DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2025-056556
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Use of HIV Phylogenetic Analysis in Public Health in Victoria, Australia: Regulatory Considerations
    DOI: 10.1007/s11673-025-10496-7
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 genome sequence recovery from four lateral flow device products available in the UK
    DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.002144
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Sotrovimab versus usual care in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 (RECOVERY): a randomised, controlled, open-label, platform trial
    DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(25)00361-5
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Quantifying plasmid movement in drug-resistant Shigella species using phylodynamic inference
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1013621
  • 2025

    Journal article

    PathoGD: an integrative genomics approach to primer and guide RNA design for CRISPR-based diagnostics
    DOI: 10.1038/s42003-025-07591-1

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