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Email

m.silcocks@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Research Fellow - Bioinformatics
Department of Infectious Diseases
Education
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
Monash University
Bachelors Degree
Monash University
ORCID

0000-0002-1527-5168

Dr Matthew Silcocks

Research Fellow - Bioinformatics
Department of Infectious Diseases

8 Scholarly works
2 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

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

    Journal article

    Host oxidative stress primes mycobacteria for rapid antibiotic resistance evolution.
    DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8167376/v1
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Genome graphs reveal the importance of structural variation in Mycobacterium tuberculosis evolution and drug resistance
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-65779-9
  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Admixture, Adaptation and Immunity in East Asian Genomes
  • 2025

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Admixture, Adaptation and Immunity in East Asian Genomes
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Indigenous Australian genomes show deep structure and rich novel variation
    DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06831-w
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Parallel signatures of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and human Y-chromosome phylogeography support the Two Layer model of East Asian population history
    DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-05388-8
Matthew Silcocks

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2023

    Journal article

    Evolution and transmission of antibiotic resistance is driven by Beijing lineage Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Vietnam
    DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02562-23
  • 2022

    Thesis / Dissertation

    Genetic Variation Within an Indigenous Australian Cohort and its Implications for Future Studies of Genomics, Health and Disease
  • 2020

    Journal article

    Equitable Expanded Carrier Screening Needs Indigenous Clinical and Population Genomic Data
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2020.06.005

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