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Research Biography
After completion of a PhD in latency of herpes simplex virus, at the University of Adelaide, I undertook post-doctoral fellowships at the University of Cambridge and at Northwestern University in Chicago. In 2001 I returned to Australia to continue herpesvirus-related research at the Inst. of Medical and Veterinary Science, Adelaide. In July 2007 I accepted an offer to move to Flinders University.
Research Interests
Bacteria are becoming resistant to antibiotics. A strong potential alternative is bacteriophages -"phages" -viruses that infect bacteria. In collaboration with US/Australian company AmpliPhi Biosciences, I am pursuing the use of phages as a treatment for bacterial infections in a number of important medical settings:
-chronic rhinosinusitis: a human trial of this technology commenced in January 2016, in collaboration with ENT surgeon/scientist Prof. PJ Wormald
-diabetic foot ulcer infections
-nasal Staphylococcus aureus decolonization.
I collaborate with the US Army Medical Research Materiel Command to introduce phages into their Combat Wound Infection Control Program.
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Efficacy of the PlasmaShield®, a Non-Thermal, Plasma-Based Air Purification Device, in Removing Airborne Microorganisms
Whiley, H., Keerthirathne, T. P., Kuhn, E. J., Nisar, M. A., Sibley, A., Speck, P. & Ross, K. E., 1 Jun 2022, In: Electrochem. 3, 2, p. 276-284 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Incidence and causes of early unplanned readmission after hospitalisation with peripheral arterial disease in Australia and New Zealand
Woelk, V., Speck, P., Kaambwa, B., Fitridge, R. A. & Ranasinghe, I., Feb 2022, In: Medical Journal of Australia. 216, 2, p. 80-86 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Marine mollusc extracts—Potential source of SARS-CoV-2 antivirals
Pedler, R. L. & Speck, P. G., Jul 2022, In: Reviews in Medical Virology. 32, 4, 5 p., e2310.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Thirty-Day Unplanned Readmissions Following Hospitalisation for Atrial Fibrillation in Australia and New Zealand
Woods, T. J., Ngo, L., Speck, P., Kaambwa, B. & Ranasinghe, I., Jul 2022, In: Heart Lung and Circulation. 31, 7, p. 944-953 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Potential for bacteriophage therapy for Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia with influenza A coinfection
Speck, P. G., Warner, M. S., Bihari, S., Bersten, A. D., Mitchell, J. G., Tucci, J. & Gordon, D. L., Feb 2021, In: Future Microbiology. 16, 3, p. 175-184 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)