Hayley Newton

Hayley Newton is a Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Biomedicine Discovery Institute at Monash University. Her research focuses on intracellular bacterial pathogens, particularly Coxiella burnetii, a zoonotic pathogen requiring a One Health approach for study. She completed her PhD on Legionella pneumophila pathogenesis at Monash University and held a NHMRC Training Fellowship for postdoctoral research at Yale University, where she pioneered genetic studies on Coxiella. In 2022, she returned to Monash as part of the Infection Program.

Education:

• PhD in Microbiology (Monash University)
• NHMRC Training Fellowship (Yale University)

Research Interests:

• Mechanisms of pathogen manipulation of host cells
• Coxiella burnetii virulence factors and lysosomal biology
• Host-pathogen interactions in intracellular bacteria
• Role of autophagy and mitochondrial dynamics in infection

Projects:

• "Cell death at the host-pathogen interface" (2025-2030)
• "Coxiella pathogenesis and Effector-Effector Interplay" (2023-2024)

Awards: NHMRC Training Fellowship

Labs/Teams: Infection Program at Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute