Research Output per year
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
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
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.
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
Development and validation of an HPTLC–DPPH assay and its application to the analysis of honey
Islam, M. K., Sostaric, T., Lim, L. Y., Hammer, K. & Locher, C., Jun 2020, In : Journal of Planar Chromatography - Modern TLC.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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
7
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)
Natural products show diverse mechanisms of action against Clostridium difficile
Roshan, N., Riley, T. V., Knight, D. R., Steer, J. H. & Hammer, K. A., 1 Feb 2019, In : Journal of Applied Microbiology. 126, 2, p. 468-479 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
2
Citations
(Scopus)
Projects
New opportunities for the production of premium and medicinal honey
Foster, K., Ryan, M., Kidd, D., Wisdom, J., Bates, T., Hammer, K. & Locher, C.
24/06/20 → 15/06/21
Project: Research
Program 2 Project 34 - Bee Pain Free: A multi-centre, double-blinded, randomised, placebo-controlled trial to investigate honey use to reduce postoperative pain and enhance children’s recovery post tonsillectomy
Locher, C., Regli-von Ungern-Sternberg, B., Lim, L. Y. & Hammer, K.
1/08/19 → 30/12/21
Project: Research
Project 12 - Development of honey bee products from a biodiversity hotspot
1/07/17 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
Program 1 Project 38 - Ngooka honey – Noongar Land Enterprise Group (NLE)
Boruff, B., Locher, C., Hammer, K. & Duncan, J.
1/10/20 → 30/03/21
Project: Research