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Polly Yap obtained her PhD in Medical Microbiology from the University of Malaya, focusing her thesis on the temporal dynamics of the gut microbiome metabolome in preterm neonates. She characterized multidrug-resistant bacteria isolated from neonates using microbial genomic methods. In 2021, she joined Monash University Malaysia as a postdoctoral fellow to investigate health and genomic transmission dynamics of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. Her work involves isolating clinical, water, soil samples, and studying healthy Malaysian and indigenous (Orang Asli) populations. This research adopts a multidisciplinary approach, integrating microbiology, microbial genomics, microbiomes, and health data to explore the complex interactions of environmental and human health factors, particularly in identifying antimicrobial resistance (AMR) transmission patterns for targeted interventions. In 2022, she was a principal investigator in an international partnership to enhance capacity building for viral infection surveillance in low- and middle-income countries, utilizing portable Oxford Nanopore sequencing technologies. Polly is committed to building sustainable local research capacity through international collaborations and effective skills transfer.
Monash University Malaysia • Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Teaching and research in Medical Microbiology and related fields.
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