Background
Dulcie is currently completing a PhD at the University of Melbourne through the Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research and the Burnet Institute. She is supervised by Professor Alyssa Barry & Professor Leanne Robinson. Her PhD project investigates Plasmodium falciparum antimalarial resistance in malaria endemic populations in Papua New Guinea using next generation sequencing methodologies and population genetics. Prior to her PhD she worked as a senior scientific officer with the Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Vector Borne Disease Unit in the Madang province
Qualifications
- 2013 Masters Infectious Disease (Laboratory diagnostics and Epidemiology), University of Western Australia
- 2010 BSc (Hons) University of Papua New Guinea
- 2006: BSc, University of Papua New Guinea
Appointments
- Member of Papua New Guinea Medical Society
- Member of Australian Society for Parasitology
Positions
- 2018 – 2023: PhD Student, University of Melbourne
- 2006- 2017 Senior Scientific Officer Vector Borne Disease Unit, Madang – Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research
Awards
- 2023 Pauline Speedy Post-Graduate Travel Award (International Travel)
- 2018 – 2023: University of Melbourne Graduate Research Scholarship/WEHI PhD Scholarship
- 2015 Harvard T.H Chan, School of Public Health – Travel Award
- 2011 - 2013 Australian Awards Scholarship
Burnet publications
Surveillance of molecular markers of Plasmodium falciparum artemisinin resistance (kelch13 mutations) in Papua New Guinea between 2016 and 2018
International Journal for Parasitology Drugs and Drug Resistance
Dulcie Lautu‐Gumal et al
Real time, field-deployable whole genome sequencing of malaria parasites using nanopore technology
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Zahra Razook et al
Current projects
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STRIVE: stronger surveillance for vector-borne pathogens
Infectious diseases are an increasing global health threat, especially in low- and middle-income countries.
Developing a novel assessment tool for entering the malaria elimination phase in the Greater Mekong Subregion
Countries in the Greater Mekong subregion of Southeast Asia have committed to eliminating malaria by 2030, but validated assessment tools are still lacking.
Malaria Synergy Program
The program brings together experts to achieve the goals of malaria elimination in the Asia-Pacific region and globally.