Dr. Elizabeth Hartland

Biography

Professor Hartland obtained a Bachelor of Science with Honors, majoring in microbiology and biochemistry, and a Ph.D. in microbiology from the University of Melbourne. She held a Royal Society/NHMRC Howard Florey Fellowship at the Department of Biochemistry, Imperial College London, and has held Lecturer and Senior Lecturer positions at Monash University, Australia. She was the inaugural Australian Research Council Future Fellow at the University of Melbourne and served as the Head of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology and Deputy Director of the Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity. Currently, she is the Director and CEO of the Hudson Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne and the Head of the Department of Molecular and Translational Science at Monash University. Her long-standing research focuses on the pathogenesis of infections caused by Gram-negative pathogens, particularly mechanisms of bacterial colonization and immune evasion. She studies intracellular bacterial pathogens and their ability to replicate within human cells while avoiding innate immune responses. This research aims to uncover molecular mechanisms through which intracellular bacteria cause disease. Hartland is an accomplished research supervisor who has mentored 19 PhD students, many of whom received prestigious fellowships and awards for their work.

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