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Professor Boyce is a group leader in the Department of Microbiology at the Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University. His research focuses on elucidating molecular mechanisms of antibiotic resistance, bacterial pathogenesis, and host immunity to infections. He works with a wide range of Gram-negative and Gram-positive pathogens, including Acinetobacter baumannii, Pasteurella multocida, Burkholderia pseudomallei, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Dichelobacter nodosus, and Clostridium perfringens. His specialty lies in high-throughput sequencing, bacterial genomics, and transcriptomic analyses. Professor Boyce is also a founding member of the Centre for Impact AMR, promoting community engagement and developing environmental engineering strategies to combat antimicrobial resistance. His research interests include understanding the mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii, examining virulence mechanisms in Pasteurella multocida, and investigating novel antibiotic combinations for treating multi-drug resistant pathogens. He is committed to teaching various microbiology courses at Monash, contributing actively to the academic development of students in the field.
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