Dr Grant Hill-CawthorneSenior Lecturer in Communicable Disease Epidemiology; Sydney School of Public Health - Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases Group

 Emailgrant.hill-cawthorne(at)sydney.edu.au

I studied medicine in Cambridge and during my junior doctor years was very interested in both neurology and infectious diseases. Clinically I specialised in medical microbiology, keeping a particular interest in neurological infections. For the past 3 years I have been in Saudi Arabia developing a pathogen genomics laboratory where I have gained first-hand experience of second generation sequencing and bioinformatics.

Microbiology, Virus diseases, Bioinformatics, Genomics, Nervous system diseases

Infection and Immunological Conditions

Infection and Immunity

Infectious diseases and medical microbiology are undergoing the most significant shift since PCR was introduced. By the end of this decade, sequencing will have become the main option when investigating any outbreak or infection. I study the interface between genomics as a pure science and its translation into clinical and public health benefits.

At present I am examining the worldwide genomics of tuberculosis, the use of sequencing to characterise MRSA strains and the genomic variations in BCG vaccine strains used around the globe.

To get copies of my publications please see sydney.academia.edu

Follow me on Twitter: @drbrainbugz

And go to clinicalvirology.org for my weekly and monthly News and Journal Watch

• Founding Member of the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management, Academy of Medical Royal Colleges
• Associate Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists
• Member of the Royal College of Physicians of London
• Member of the Institute of Safety in Technology and Research
• Member of the British Infection Association
• Member of the UK Clinical Virology Network
• Member with a License to Practise from the General Medical Council