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Ash Porter

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Research officer, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity

My research explores the evolutionary dynamics of zoonotic pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2, including how pathogens emerge and adapt in new hosts. I apply evolutionary models and genomics to answer questions such as: how does a zoonotic virus jump between hosts and how does it evolve in a new host?
I am currently working with Dr Sebastian Duchene at at the University of Melbourne.

Experience

  • 2020–present
    Research officer, University of Melbourne

Education

  • 2020 
    University of Sydney, Doctor of Philosophy
  • 2016 
    University of Queensland, Bachelor of Science (Honours)