Christine Staatz

Dr Christine Staatz is an Associate Professor at the University of Queensland's School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, specializing in Quality Use of Medicine and Pharmacometrics. Her career spans both clinical pharmacy practice and academic research, with international experience at the University of Glasgow and Uppsala University.

• B.Pharm (Hons I), University of Queensland (1996)
• PhD, University of Queensland (2002)
• Pharmacist registration: Australia (1997), UK (2003)

Her research focuses on individualized drug therapy for transplant recipients and critically ill patients, particularly optimizing immunosuppressants (tacrolimus, mycophenolate) and antibiotics (beta-lactams, gentamicin). Recent publications examine age-related pharmacokinetics and microsampling techniques to reduce patient burden.

Key contributions include 15+ peer-reviewed articles in 2024-2025 addressing:

• Bayesian forecasting of drug exposure
• Free vs total plasma drug concentrations
• Time-dependent clearance in pediatric chemotherapy
• Immune-related adverse effects in transplant recipients

• NHMRC Neil Hamilton Fairley Fellowship (2004)
• Lions Medical Research Fellowship
• National grants exceeding AUD$2 million

With 14+ completed PhD/MPhil supervisees and ongoing projects in autoimmune diseases and hematopoietic transplantation, she actively mentors students in clinical pharmacology and drug monitoring research.