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Email

christopher.mcdevitt@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Professor
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Education
PhD
The University of Queensland
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
The University of Queensland
ORCID

0000-0003-1596-4841

Prof Christopher McDevitt

Professor
Department of Microbiology and Immunology

115 Scholarly works
26 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Distinct structural features of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATP synthase revealed by cryo-electron microscopy
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-67100-0
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Dormancy regulon reduction was pivotal to the evolution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-71566-x
  • 2025

    Thesis / Dissertation

    Mechanism and antimicrobial potential of copper ionophore, CuII(GTSM), with antibiotics in Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Harnessing Structural Insights Into Bacterial Zinc Efflux for New Therapeutics
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Metabolic profiling unveils enhanced antibacterial synergy of polymyxin B and teixobactin against multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
    DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-78769-6
  • 2023

    Research grants (international)

    CARB-X Lead Optimisation Project - Novel Ionophore Antibiotic Combination Therapeutic Treatment for CABP
  • 2023

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Breaking Drug Resistance in Community Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia (CABP)
Christopher McDevitt

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2017
Research Excellence Faculty of Sciences, University of Adelaide
2011
Research Award School of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Adelaide

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2024

    Journal article

    Intracellular zinc protects tumours from T cell-mediated cytotoxicity
    DOI: 10.1038/s41418-024-01369-4
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Spatial distribution of trace metals and associated transport proteins during bacterial infection
    DOI: 10.1007/s00216-023-05068-w
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Maternal selenium dietary supplementation alters sociability and reinforcement learning deficits induced by in utero exposure to maternal immune activation in mice
    DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2023.12.024
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Hfe Permease and Haemophilus influenzae Manganese Homeostasis
    DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.3c00407
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Adaptation to zinc restriction in Streptococcus agalactiae: role of the ribosomal protein and zinc-importers regulated by AdcR
    DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00614-24
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Copper(II) Complexes of 2,2′-Bisdipyrrins: Synthesis, Characterization, Cell Uptake, and Radiolabeling with Copper-64
    DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c01551
  • 2023

    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.02262-23

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2026

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Deciphering the Molecular Architecture of the Pneumococcal Manganese Transport for New Therapeutics

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