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Professor Charlene Kahler is a teaching and research academic specializing in bacterial pathogenesis. She obtained her Bachelor of Science with honours in Microbiology from the University of Queensland. After traveling to the USA for post-doctoral training at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, she studied pathogenesis in Neisseria meningitidis. Upon returning to Australia, she worked at Monash University, exploring regulatory pathways in N. gonorrhoeae. In 2005, she moved to the University of Western Australia, where she established her own laboratory focusing on pathogens and diversified genomic epidemiology and anti-virulence therapeutics. Currently, she serves as Head of the Discipline of Microbiology and Immunology and is the Deputy Director of the Marshall Center for Infectious Diseases Research Training at the University of Western Australia. Professor Kahler is dedicated to supervising PhD students and fostering their academic and professional success in microbiology, with many former students pursuing diverse careers, including medicine and research. Her research interests also align with global health concerns, particularly in understanding Neisseria species' impact on public health and developing innovative strategies to combat antibiotic resistance.
University of Western Australia • Perth
Head of Discipline of Microbiology and Immunology, overseeing academic and research activities.
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