Dr Jean Lee
Research Officer
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
28 Scholarly works
7 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2026
Research grants (international)
Towards a Rapid, Low-Cost Point-of-Need Test for Buruli Ulcer
2025
Journal article
Detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans with IS2404 loop-mediated isothermal amplification and a fluorescent reporter probe
DOI: 10.1128/aem.00270-252025
Journal article
Genomics for antimicrobial resistance—progress and future directions
DOI: 10.1128/aac.01082-242025
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
Rational Design of Live Bacterial Therapeutics to Combat Multidrug Resistant Organisms
2025
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
Building Better Bacteriophage to Target Intractable Mycobacterial Infections
2024
Journal article
Rifaximin prophylaxis causes resistance to the last-resort antibiotic daptomycin
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08095-42018
Journal article
Increasing tolerance of hospital Enterococcus faecium to handwash alcohols
DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aar6115
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2024
Journal article
Buruli ulcer surveillance in south-eastern Australian possums: Infection status, lesion mapping and internal distribution of Mycobacterium ulcerans
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.00121892024
Journal article
Severe cases of Buruli ulcer (infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans) in common ringtail possums in Victoria adversely affect animal welfare
DOI: 10.1111/avj.133602024
Journal article
A low-cost and versatile paramagnetic bead DNA extraction method for Mycobacterium ulcerans environmental surveillance
DOI: 10.1128/aem.01021-242024
Journal article
Optimization of Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification for In Situ Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in a Micro-Air-Filtration Device Format
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c057842023
Journal article
Cryptic susceptibility to penicillin/β-lactamase inhibitor combinations in emerging multidrug-resistant, hospital-adapted Staphylococcus epidermidis lineages
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42245-y2023
Journal article
The two-component system WalKR provides an essential link between cell wall homeostasis and DNA replication in Staphylococcus aureus
DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02262-232023
Journal article
Staphylococcus aureus host interactions and adaptation
DOI: 10.1038/s41579-023-00852-y
RECENT PROJECTS
2020
Research Grant
COVID-19 Strategic Planning and Delivery of Testing