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Sarah Garnish is a Research Fellow in the Department of Microbiology at Monash University, based in the Newton Lab at the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute. Her research focuses on the role of programmed cell death during bacterial infection, particularly exploring how bacterial pathogens manipulate host cell death pathways to enhance survival. She holds a PhD from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI), where she studied molecular signaling in lytic cell death pathways.
Education:
- Doctor of Philosophy (2019–2022), Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI)
- Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2016–2019), University of Melbourne
Research Interests: Cell death mechanisms, bacterial infection strategies, and host-pathogen interactions. Her work integrates cell biology, microbiology, and mass spectrometry to uncover bacterial weaponry that hijack host cell death pathways. She has contributed to understanding necroptosis regulation via MLKL and RIPK3 proteins.
Awards and Honors: Recipient of the Anders Early Career Award (2024), Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Fellowship (2023), Colman Speed Award (2018), and multiple thesis awards for her PhD and postdoctoral work.
Grants and Projects: Primary Investigator of the 2025–2030 project 'Cell death at the host-pathogen interface' (funded until 2030), exploring how host-pathogen interactions influence cell death pathways. Collaborates with institutions across Australia and globally.
Career Development: Active in mentoring early-career researchers (ECRs), serving as Marketing Executive for the Australasian Cell Death Society and Deputy Chair of the BioMolecular Horizons 2024 Career Development Forum.
