Sarah Kidd

Associate Professor Sarah Kidd is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Adelaide's School of Biological Sciences (Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology) and Head of the National Mycology Reference Centre at SA Pathology in Adelaide. She holds dual roles bridging academia and clinical practice in medical microbiology. Her research focuses on fungal pathogen epidemiology, phylogenetic analysis, and antifungal drug resistance mechanisms.

Education: Completed a Bachelor of Medical Science with Honours and a PhD in Medicine at the University of Sydney. Professional recognition includes Fellowships from the Australian Society for Microbiology and the European Confederation of Medical Mycology.

Research interests emphasize molecular diagnostics, fungal pathogen evolution, and public health strategies against emerging infections. Her work frequently intersects clinical microbiology with genomic approaches to understand infectious disease dynamics.

Laboratory affiliations include the National Mycology Reference Centre, a key institution for fungal diagnostics and outbreak investigation in Australia.