Linda Ward

Menzies School of Health Research

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20072024

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 Linda is a biostatistician who was employed at the Menzies School of Research from 2004 until 2023, when she commenced a PhD and
relocated to Queensland. Having work worked as a software developer for several years prior to joining Menzies, one of Linda’s first
projects at Menzies was the development of a database to manage the B. pseudomallei isolates collected as part of the Darwin Prospective
Melioidosis Study, and other studies of B. pseudomallei. Linda has co-authored more than 30 papers on melioidosis and B. pseudomallei.
Her PhD will assess the extent to which B. pseudomallei Multi Locus Sequence Types (MLST) submitted to Public databases for molecular
typing and microbial genome diversity (PubMLST) can be used to attribute B. pseudomallei geographic origin; assess whether there are
any associations between MLST sequence types and clinical presentations of melioidosis; perform a targeted phylogenetic analysis of a B.
pseudomallei MLST sequence type that has recently emerged and expanded in urban Darwin; and quantify the relationships between
melioidosis incidence and weather events and environmental disturbances in the Top End of the Northern Territory.
 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 5 - Gender Equality
  • SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  • SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

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