Translational research
Research at AMRID is conducted with tangible outcomes in mind. Our science is for the world, not for the satisfaction of personal curiosities.
Performed by industry leaders
AMRID employs experts from a diverse range of backgrounds, with broad skill sets spanning all facets of the infectious diseases discipline.
STAFF
Professor
Sam Abraham
Founder & Director
Professor
David Jordan
Epidemiologist
Emeritus Professor
David Hampson
Veterinary Microbiologist
Doctor
Rebecca Abraham
Research Fellow
Doctor
Hui San Allison
Research Fellow
Shewli Mukerji
Research Fellow
Doctor
Amanda McGuire
Research Officer
Doctor
Marin Milotic
Research Fellow
Susan Leen
Research Fellow
Doctor
Jasim Uddin
Veterinary Virologist
Alec Truswell
Technical Officer
Josie Mansfield
Research Officer
Kittitat Lugsomya
Research Officer
Aparna Sreekumar
Research Assistant
STUDENTS
Nikki Asuming-Bediako
PhD Candidate
Breanna Knight
PhD Candidate
Soraya Haynes
PhD Candidate
Michaela Burton
PhD Candidate
Ashiqur Rahman
PhD Candidate
ALUMNI
Doctor
Shafi Sahibzada
Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness
Doctor
Tanya Laird
DPIRD,
Western Australia
Doctor
Zheng Zhou Lee
PhD Graduate
Doctor
Shafi Sahibzada
Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness
COLLABORATORS
Adjunct Professor
Marc Stegger
Statens Serum Institut,
Denmark
Abstract
Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is critical to reducing its wide-reaching impact. Its reliance on sample size invites solutions to longstanding constraints regarding scalability. A robotic platform (RASP) was developed for high-throughput AMR surveillance in accordance with internationally recognized standards (CLSI and ISO 20776-1:2019) and validated through a series of experiments.
While adhering to internationally accepted guidelines, RASP was superior in throughput, cost and data resolution when compared with an experienced human technician. Integration of robotics platforms in the microbiology laboratory is a necessary advancement for future One Health AMR endeavours.
Alec Truswell
Dr. Rebecca
Abraham
Featured Article
Robotic Antimicrobial Susceptibility Platform (RASP): a next-generation approach to One Health surveillance of antimicrobial resistance
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RASP-AMR
A next generation model for one health surveilLance of antimicrobial resistance
DETECTION
QUANTIFICATION
PHENOTYPIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES
WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING
PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS
Mass screen on selective agars
Organism specific agar
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Antimicrobial-infused organism specific agar
Determine level of resistance carriage
Enumeration of antimicrobial resistant target organisms (CFU/mL)
Identify antimicrobial resistance phenotype(s)
Select isolates are screened for additional drug resistances
Classify strain and identify gene carriage
Multi-locus sequence typing and detection of specified genes
Trace isolate genetic lineage and evolution
Global comparison to historic isolates to provide epidemiological context
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Murdoch University
90, South Street Murdoch WA 6150.
Building 240, Level 2, Room 2.047c.
Email Address
s.abraham@murdoch.edu.au
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