Trevor Lithgow
Trevor Lithgow is a biologist who studies drug-resistant bacteria, at both the single cell and population level. He is fascinated by the bacteriophage (phage) that kill them. He led the NHMRC Program in Cellular Microbiology that used the fundamental knowledge of bacterial cell biology to better understand mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), as well as the mechanics driving entry of phage into bacteria and the mechanisms by which phages then control bacterial populations. He established and led the inter-faculty Centre to Impact AMR located at Monash University, and thereafter led the ARC Centre of Excellence (MACSYS) that uses in silico methods to predict the behaviours of bacterial cells. Trevor was an ARC Australian Laureate Fellow and is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science. He is currently working on developing a framework for ethical microbial surveillance, assessments and bioprospecting, inspired from considerations of Traditional Knowledge.
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