Robbie is a PhD candidate investigating novel methods to measure microbial interactions - this work forms the basis for understanding how and why microbiomes develop, stabilise, deteriorate or ebb and flow. As a former intensive care clinician, Robbie saw the severe disease that antimicrobial resistant bacteria are capable of causing, and he developed a passionate research interest in antimicrobial resistance, antimicrobial drug discovery, and host protective factors for colonisation. In 2021, he completed his masters dissertation with a first-class honours grade. Currently, Robbie is a research assistant for Assoc/Prof. Katherine Hammer.

Antimicrobial resistance

• Antimicrobial drug discovery
  
  • Exploiting the biodiversity of Australian native plants as a reservoir for novel antimicrobials.
• Biofilms as a therapeutic barrier
  • Disruption/dispersal of biofilm as a major factor in antimicrobial resistant infections.
• The microbiome as a protective factor
  • Identify bacteria associated with health and exploit these bacteria for probiotic purposes.

Clinical Background:
A/Clinical Nurse Specialist (Intensive Care)
Clinical Nurse (Intensive Care)
Registered Nurse (Emergency)
Registered Nurse (Rural and Remote)