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Ruth Fidelis

Laboratory Supervisor

ruth.fidelis@burnet.edu.au
Ruth Fidelis

Background

Ruth has a technical trade certificate in science technology (general lab procedures and instrumentation). Her previous employment was with the National Agricultural Research Institute in Lae, with the Biotechnology unit.

She left in early 2015 and is now with Burnet Institute in Kokopo with the Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies programme.

Qualifications

  • 2006 - 2007: Technical Trade Certificate in Science Technology, Lae Technical College, Lae, PNG

Appointments

  • Jan 2020 – present, Laboratory Supervisor, Burnet Institute, PNG
  • Feb 2015 – 2020, HMHB Laboratory Technician, Burnet Institute, Kokopo PNG

Awards

  • 2019 – Crockett-Murphy Travel Award

Burnet publications

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01 Jun 2024

Mycoplasma genitalium in pregnancy, including specific co-infections, is associated with lower birthweight: A prospective cohort study

Med

Ruth Fidelis, Michelle J. L. Scoullar, Pele Melepia, Elizabeth Peach, Eliza M. Davidson, Philippe Boeuf, Priscah Hezeri, Dukduk Kabiu, Elissa Kennedy, Alexandra J. Umbers

01 Jun 2024

Mycoplasma genitalium in pregnancy, including specific co-infections, is associated with lower birthweight: A prospective cohort study

Med

Ruth Fidelis, Michelle J. L. Scoullar, Pele Melepia, Elizabeth Peach, Eliza M. Davidson, Philippe Boeuf, Priscah Hezeri, Dukduk Kabiu, Elissa Kennedy, Alexandra J. Umbers

01 Jul 2023

Quantifying differences in iron deficiency-attributable anemia during pregnancy and postpartum

Cell Reports Medicine

Ruth Fidelis, Eliza M. Davidson, Michelle J. L. Scoullar, Elizabeth Peach, Chris Morgan, D. Herbert Opi, Leanne J. Robinson, Brendan S. Crabb, Elissa Kennedy, Philippe Boeuf

Current projects

Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies (HMHB)
Open to students

Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies (HMHB)

A collaborative research program aimed at providing life-saving health care for women and children in Papua New Guinea.

HMHB: The impact of nutrition and infections on health for pregnant women and young children
Open to students

HMHB: The impact of nutrition and infections on health for pregnant women and young children

In resource-poor regions, pregnant women experience high malaria rates, undernutrition and sexually transmitted infections. These can lead to maternal morbidity, mortality and in infants low birth weight and stunting.

Past projects

The EZARET Study: Exploring Zoonotic Association and Risks for Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in Papua New Guinea

The EZARET Study: Exploring Zoonotic Association and Risks for Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in Papua New Guinea

This project explores zoonotic tuberculosis—tuberculosis that occurs in animals and is transmitted to humans

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