A/ProfBernadette Saunders
Associate Professor
Discipline of Medical Science
Orcid identifier0000-0003-0540-4445 (opens in a new tab)
- Associate ProfessorDiscipline of Medical Science
- 9514 8311 (Work)
- University of Technology, Sydney, School of Life Sciences, PO Box 123, Broadway, NSW, 2006, Australia
FUNDED RESEARCH
· Development of immune biomarkers for tuberculosis(TB) disease diagnosis and treatment monitoring
· Discovery and evaluation of new therapies for TB and non‑tuberculous mycobacterial diseases, including Mycobacterium avium
· Evaluation of novel vaccine platforms for TB and Alzheimer’s disease
· Regulation of host immunity and inflammation by microRNAs in infectious and inflammatory diseases
· Development and application of human organoid models for disease research, including TB and LAM
FUNDED RESEARCH
- GRANTBacteriophage lysins: a new approach to antimicrobial therapy for mycobacterial infectionsUniversity of Technology Sydney12 Mar 2025 - 11 Mar 2029People funded by this grant:
- Enosi Tuipulotu D,
- Saunders B
- GRANTBioengineering Protein Nanocages for Preventive Vaccination Against Alzheimer’s DiseaseNational Health & Medical Research Council1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2028People funded by this grant:
- Care A,
- Rennie C,
- Ittner L,
- Ole,
- Collins-Praino L
- GRANTCentre of Research Excellence in Tuberculosis: Ending tuberculosis on both sides of the borderNational Health & Medical Research Council1 Nov 2024 - 31 Oct 2029People funded by this grant:
- Saunders B,
- Marais B,
- Fox G,
- Marks G,
- Triccas J
- GRANTInvestigating the host-pathogen interface of Mycobacterium abscessus infection in cystic fibrosisUniversity of Technology Sydney15 Jan 2024 - 14 Jan 2028People funded by this grant:
- Johansen M,
- Saunders B
- GRANTAdvancing vaccine adjuvant research for tuberculosisUS Department of Health and Human Services30 Sep 2023 - 29 Sep 2027People funded by this grant:
- Faiz A,
- Saunders B,
- Briton W,
- Triccas J,
- Idrees S
- GRANTCage Fighting with Dementia: Bioengineering protein cages into a next-generation vaccine against Alzheimer’s DiseaseDementia Australia Research Foundation Ltd1 Sep 2023 - 1 Mar 2025People funded by this grant:
- Care A,
- Boyton I,
- Collins-Praino L,
- Saunders B
- GRANTDefining the impact of chronic lung disease on COVID-19 and developing effective therapiesNational Health & Medical Research Council1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2024People funded by this grant:
- Hansbro N,
- Umaimainthan P,
- Hansbro P,
- Faiz A,
- Woodruff T
- GRANTInvestigating the efficacy of Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) and Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) as novel treatments for COVID-19Maridulu Budyari Gumal - The Sydney Partnership for Health, Education, Research and Enterprise (SPHERE)1 Jul 2020 - 30 Jun 2021People funded by this grant:
- Saunders B,
- Hansbro P,
- Faiz A,
- Johansen M
- GRANTPathway to the Elimination of Antibiotic-Resistant Tuberculosis in the Pacific: the PEART studyCommonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care1 Jun 2020 - 31 May 2024People funded by this grant:
- Saunders B,
- Britton W,
- Marais B,
- Viney K,
- Fox G
- PHILANTHROPIC FUNDINGInvestigation of circulating miRNA (micro-RNA) expression in LAM for diagnosis and monitoring of disease progressionLAM Australia1 Aug 2019 - 31 Jul 2020People funded by this grant:
- Combes V,
- Saunders B
- GRANTmicroRNA and regulation of tuberculosis infectionNational Health & Medical Research Council1 Jan 2019
- GRANTCentre of Research Excellence in Tuberculosis Control on both sides of our borderNational Health & Medical Research Council1 Nov 2018 - 31 Oct 2024People funded by this grant:
- Saunders B,
- Britton W
- GRANTNational Health and Medical Research Council1 Jan 2018People funded by this grant:
- Britton W,
- Fox G,
- Denholm J,
- Saunders B,
- Marais B
- GRANTRegulating microRNA as a novel treatment of inflammatory and infectious diseases.University of Technology Sydney1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2021People funded by this grant:
- Bokil N,
- Saunders B
- GRANTNational Health and Medical Research Council1 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2018People funded by this grant:
- Bertolino P,
- Bowen D,
- Saunders B,
- Ng LG
- GRANTNational Health and Medical Research Council1 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2018People funded by this grant:
- Grau G,
- Saunders B,
- Combes V,
- Hunt EN
- GRANTAntigen Presentation in Cerebral Malaria Pathogenesis: A Role for Brain Microvascular Endothelium and MicroparticlesNational Health & Medical Research Council1 Jan 2016 - 30 Jun 2019People funded by this grant:
- Combes V,
- Saunders B,
- Grau G,
- Tiberti N
- GRANTNational Health and Medical Research Council1 Jan 2012 - 31 Dec 2018People funded by this grant:
- Britton W,
- Saunders B,
- Marais B,
- Bennett B,
- Marks G
- GRANTNational Health and Medical Research Council1 Jan 2010 - 31 Dec 2012People funded by this grant:
- Sweet M,
- Stacey K,
- Saunders B
- GRANTNational Health and Medical Research Council1 Jan 2010 - 31 Dec 2012People funded by this grant:
- Nicholson S,
- Saunders B
- GRANTNational Health and Medical Research Council1 Jan 2009 - 31 Dec 2011People funded by this grant:
- Saunders B,
- Grau G,
- Britton W
- GRANTNational Health and Medical Research Council1 Jan 2006 - 31 Dec 2008People funded by this grant:
- Saunders B,
- Rasko J,
- Britton W
- GRANTNational Health and Medical Research Council1 Jan 2005 - 31 Dec 2007People funded by this grant:
- Wiley J,
- Sluyter R,
- Saunders B,
- Britton W
- GRANTNational Health and Medical Research Council1 Jan 2003 - 31 Dec 2005People funded by this grant:
- Saunders B,
- Briscoe H,
- Britton W
