Kate Hammer

Dr, BSc Murd., PhD W.Aust., FASM

Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Infection and Immunity

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7878-4851

Phone+61 8 6457 2137
Emailkatherine.hammer@uwa.edu.au

The University of Western Australia (M504), 35 Stirling Highway, First Floor L Block, QEII Medical Centre, Nedlands
6009 Perth
Australia

4449 Citations
23 h-Index

Research output per year

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Personal profile

Biography

Dr Kate Hammer completed her undergraduate Bachelor of Science at Murdoch University before coming to The University of Western Australia in 1994 to undertake a Post-Graduate Diploma of Science in microbiology. She then worked as a Research Assistant in the Tea Tree Oil group before completing her PhD on the anti-fungal activity of tea-tree oil. She is now a Lecturer at UWA.

Funding overview

AgriFutures Australia (formerly Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation)
Raine Medical Research Foundation

Current projects

Collaborators
Dr Connie Locher, Pharamcy, UWA
Dr Gavin Flemmatti, Chemistry, UWA
Dr Christine Carson, Microbiology, UWA
Professor Thomas Riley, Microbiology, UWA

Teaching overview

Dr Hammer is unit coordinator for a number of undergraduate and postgraduate Microbiology units.

Research

Dr Hammer is currently researching the antibacterial activity of Australian honeys, in particular those from Western Australia.

She has previously investigated the possibility that Gram positive bacteria, such as Staphylococcus, could become resistant to Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) oil. Her tests showed that the bacteria do not acquire resistance to tea tree oil, probably because it is such a complex essential oil. Tea tree oil has over 100 components, which may make it very difficult for organisms to evolve coping mechanisms.

Research expertise keywords

Antifungal agents
Antibacterial agents
Antimicrobial agents
Bioactive plant compounds
Alternative therapies—infectious diseases
Medicinal properties of native plants
Plant essential oils
Tea tree oil
Honey—antimicrobial activity
Infectious diseases—alternative therapies

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Research Output

4449 Citations
23 h-Index
47 Article
6 Review article
5 Letter
3 Chapter
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Anti-biofilm effects and characterisation of the hydrogen peroxide activity of a range of Western Australian honeys compared to Manuka and multifloral honeys

Sindi, A., Chawn, M. V. B., Hernandez, M. E., Green, K., Islam, M. K., Locher, C. & Hammer, K., 1 Dec 2019, In : Scientific Reports. 9, 1, 17666.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

1 Citation (Scopus)

Cationic biaryl 1,2,3-triazolyl peptidomimetic amphiphiles: synthesis, antibacterial evaluation and preliminary mechanism of action studies

Tague, A. J., Putsathit, P., Hammer, K. A., Wales, S. M., Knight, D. R., Riley, T. V., Keller, P. A. & Pyne, S. G., 15 Apr 2019, In : European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 168, p. 386-404 19 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

6 Citations (Scopus)

Cationic biaryl 1,2,3-triazolyl peptidomimetic amphiphiles targeting Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile: Synthesis, antibacterial evaluation and an in vivo C. difficile infection model

Tague, A. J., Putsathit, P., Hutton, M. L., Hammer, K. A., Wales, S. M., Knight, D. R., Riley, T. V., Lyras, D., Keller, P. A. & Pyne, S. G., 15 May 2019, In : European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 170, p. 203-224 22 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2 Citations (Scopus)