Bridget Barber

Bridget Barber is an Honorary Clinical Research Fellow in the Global and Tropical Health Department at Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University. Her primary affiliation is with CDU, with significant collaborative ties to Malaysian and Indonesian institutions. She holds a PhD in Tropical Medicine from Charles Darwin University (2013), supervised by Professors Nicholas Anstey and Tsin W. Yeo.

Her research focuses on the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and pathogenesis of malaria caused by Plasmodium knowlesi, vivax, and falciparum species. Key areas include zoonotic malaria transmission dynamics, diagnostic method optimization, and clinical outcomes of emerging malaria strains. Her work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goal 3 (Good Health) and Goal 17 (Partnerships).

Recent studies emphasize genomic analysis of Plasmodium adaptation, improved detection methods for zoonotic strains, and clinical impacts of non-falciparum malaria. Her work has been published in high-impact journals like PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases and The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

Barber has supervised 2 postgraduate theses and collaborates extensively with regional health organizations. Her research teams focus on field-based studies in malaria-endemic regions, particularly in Sabah, Malaysia, and Indonesia.