Professor Amanda Jane Leach
Principal Research Fellow: Leader of the Ear Health Research Program, Child Health Division and Director of the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Ear and Hearing Health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
Qualifications: MAgSc; PhD (Medicine)
The effectiveness of antibiotic treatment has been compromised due to the rise of antibiotic resistant bacteria. Patients with infections caused by these bacteria are at significant risk of severe consequences including death, due to treatment failure.