Dr Susan Ballard

Dr Susan Ballard is the Principal Scientist of the Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, Doherty Institute, as well as a Molecular Microbiologist with research interests in the genomics of antimicrobial resistance and healthcare associated infections. Susan leads a team of scientists responsible for the high throughput management of sequencing for public health genomics as well as molecular testing and identification of reference, outbreak and infection control organisms as a service to the public health community. She is currently overseeing the implementation of WGS into routine public health practice and is a lead for the 'Teaching and Training' theme.