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Lucy Furfaro

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NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow, The University of Western Australia

Dr Furfaro is a NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow within the Medical School, Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. As a microbiologist, she is interested in microbes in the context of pregnancy and early life. Her research explores targeted antibiotic alternatives such as bacteriophage therapy to treat leading neonatal pathogens such as Group B Streptococcus. Lucy has a strong discovery to translation focus to her research and is an active science communicator.

Experience

  • 2023–present
    NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow, The University of Western Australia
  • 2021–2022
    Forrest Prospect Fellow, Forrest Research Foundation / UWA
  • 2020–2022
    Raine/Robson Fellow, The University of Western Australia

Education

  • 2019 
    The University of Western Australia, PhD (Microbiology, Obstetrics & Gynaecology)

Professional Memberships

  • Australian Society for Microbiology
  • International Society for Viruses of Microbes
  • Australasian Virology Society
  • American Society for Microbiology

Research Areas

  • Microbiology (0605)
  • Bacteriology (060501)
  • Virology (060506)
  • Infectious Agents (060502)
  • Infectious Diseases (110309)
  • Microbial Genetics (060503)