- NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow, The University of Western Australia
Dr Furfaro is a NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow within the Medical School, Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. As a microbiologist, she is interested in microbes in the context of pregnancy and early life. Her research explores targeted antibiotic alternatives such as bacteriophage therapy to treat leading neonatal pathogens such as Group B Streptococcus. Lucy has a strong discovery to translation focus to her research and is an active science communicator.
Experience
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2023–presentNHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow, The University of Western Australia
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2021–2022Forrest Prospect Fellow, Forrest Research Foundation / UWA
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2020–2022Raine/Robson Fellow, The University of Western Australia
Education
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2019The University of Western Australia, PhD (Microbiology, Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Professional Memberships
- Australian Society for Microbiology
- International Society for Viruses of Microbes
- Australasian Virology Society
- American Society for Microbiology
Research Areas
- Microbiology (0605)
- Bacteriology (060501)
- Virology (060506)
- Infectious Agents (060502)
- Infectious Diseases (110309)
- Microbial Genetics (060503)
Contact Lucy for
- General
- Media request
- Speaking request
- Consulting / Advising
- Research collaboration
- Research supervision
- Location: Perth, Western Australia
- Website
- X (formerly Twitter): @lucyleef
- Article Feed
- ORCID
- Joined
