Mark Blaskovich Australian Society for Microbiology Annual Scientific Meeting 2023

Mark Blaskovich

Professor Mark Blaskovich is an ‘antibiotic hunter’ and Director of Translation for the Institute for Molecular Bioscience at The University of Queensland, as well as Director of the ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre for Environmental and Agricultural Solutions to Antimicrobial Resistance (CEAStAR), and the Community for Open Antimicrobial Drug Discovery (CO-ADD). Blaskovich obtained a PhD in Organic Chemistry from U Waterloo (Canada), followed by a commercial career in medicinal chemistry for 15 years at Molecumetics (USA), CEPTYR (USA) and Mimetica (Brisbane). Since 2010 he has been developing new antibiotics, non-antibiotic therapies and diagnostics to detect and treat resistant bacterial and fungal infections in an academic environment, including multiple industry collaborations focused on antimicrobial resistance. He cofounded CO-ADD, a global antibiotic discovery initiative that has collaborated with over 350 research groups. Blaskovich’s research has led to >160 publications, 11 patent families, and recognition as a Highly Cited Researcher.