• Senior Research Associate, Global Biosecurity, UNSW

Dr Ashley Quigley is a Senior Research Associate (Epidemiologist) with the Kirby Institute’s Biosecurity Program, led by Professor Raina MacIntyre. She is the Epidemiology Team Lead for EPIWATCH, an open-source intelligence tool which harnesses the power of AI and open-source data to capture early epidemic signals globally and rapid epidemic detection, leading to the prevention of global spread.

Prior to joining the Biosecurity Program, Dr Quigley specialized in molecular biology and has worked extensively on rapid diagnostic measures for infectious diseases in Southern Africa, predominantly working on multi-drug resistant and extreme-drug resistant Tuberculosis.

Experience

  • 2022–present
    Senior research associate, The Kirby Institute, UNSW
  • 2025–present
    Senior lecturer, The Kirby Institute

Education

  • 2023 
    UNSW, PhD
  • 2008 
    Stellenbosch University, MSc

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