Dr. Deirdre Collins

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Biography

Deirdre Collins is an NHMRC Early Career Fellow working in Professor Thomas Riley's Clostridium difficile research group, based in the R&D laboratories of PathWest Laboratory Medicine at the QEII Medical Centre. She completed her PhD in Microbiology with a focus on Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection in the Asia Pacific region at the University of Western Australia from 2012 to 2016. Prior to her PhD, she obtained a Master's degree in Infectious Diseases from the University of Western Australia in 2011 and a Bachelor's degree in Human Genetics from Trinity College Dublin in 2007. Collins has experience as an Epidemiologist in food-borne disease surveillance at the Department of Health in Western Australia since March 2022. Additionally, she has held a position as a Post Doctoral Research Fellow at Edith Cowan University since August 2016. Her research interests include Health and Systems Dynamics approaches to reducing Clostridioides difficile infection, as well as investigating ribotypes of Clostridium difficile in circulation in Asia.

Research Interests

Experience

Adjunct Research Fellow

2017-03-08 — Present

Marshall Centre • Perth, Australia

Conducting research related to Clostridium difficile infections.

Epidemiologist

2022-03-02 — Present

Department of Health (Western Australia) • Western Australia

Involved in food-borne disease surveillance.

Post Doctoral Research Fellow

2016-08-01 — Present

Edith Cowan University • Western Australia

Research on Clostridium difficile.

Requirements for University of Western Australia

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:2.8
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:82
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in a relevant field Personal Statement Curriculum Vitae
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Requirements are standardized across the Graduate School for most Master by Coursework programs at UWA.