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Kate Worthing's research integrates molecular clinical epidemiology to answer questions regarding antimicrobial-resistant zoonotic pathogens. She graduated with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science (Honours) from the University of Sydney in 2010 and spent several years working in general and specialist small animal practice. In 2014, she returned to the University of Sydney to undertake her PhD focused on the molecular epidemiology of antimicrobial-resistant staphylococci isolated from Australian animals and veterinary personnel. After completing her postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Melbourne and the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunology, and at the University of California, San Diego, she worked as an Assistant Professor at the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Arizona, where she developed and led courses in Health and Research Methods Foundations. In 2023, Kate returned to the University of Sydney as a Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Microbiology, employing active learning strategies and case studies to illustrate clinically relevant examples of host, pathogen, and environment interactions that lead to disease in veterinary patients. Her current research focuses on harnessing the skin microbiome to develop novel therapeutics for dogs and humans with skin disease and on the epidemiology of antimicrobial-resistant zoonotic pathogens in Australian companion animals, particularly methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus pseudintermedius. Kate's work aligns with the Faculty of Science Research Strength in Healthy Animals.
University of Sydney • Sydney, Australia
Kate returned University of Sydney undertake position of Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Microbiology.
University of Arizona • Arizona, USA
Developed and led courses in Health and Research Methods Foundations.
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